Texas Bicycling News March 4th 2017
Bicyclist injured in Sherman wreck
by KXII TV | www.kxii.com
SHERMAN, Texas (KXII) — A Taco Casa employee was riding his bicycle Friday on Texoma Parkway when he was hit by a car.
Jana Robinson was pulling out of the parking lot of La Mesa Restaurant on Texoma Parkway at around 2 Friday afternoon when she says she saw a truck hit a man on a bicycle.
“He was actually still rolling by the time I saw it happen. The bike was stuck under the truck.”
Police say a Taco Casa employee was riding that bike to work when he was …
Fallen officers honored by Texas Peace Officer Memorial Ride
By Deanna Kirk | www.corsicanadailysun.com
Tragic events occur in life that make us want to jump in and help any way we can.
But some tragedies are just so big, it leaves us uncertain how to help, or if there is any way we can make things better.
Dante Johnson is attempting to do just that.
He was new on the job working for the Navarro College Police Department, when he was mentored …
Simply on a Bike: the Southern Tier
By David Dalley | www.crazyguyonabike.com
Hunt to Fredericksburg
Saturday March 4, 2017, 47 miles (76 km) – Total so far: 1,569 miles (2,525 km)
This was a water day. Rain was forecast for the whole day so we got out as early as possible to try and beat some of it. Didn’t work. Got soaked. Thankfully the temperature stayed above 50 so I didn’t get too cold. In this part of Texas, hill country, the road often dips into stream crossings with signs predicting dire flooding at the bottom. Up until today they were all dry but now they are covered with stream flow and silt. Have to slow down to cross it and that means no momentum to climb up the other side of the “dip”.
The landscape here is rolling hills with live oak, mesquite, pinyon pine, pecan and …
Across Texas
By Rick Light | www.crazyguyonabike.com
Stockdale, TX to San Marco, TX
Friday March 3, 2017, 51 miles (82 km) – Total so far: 303 miles (488 km)
Texas Bicycling from Twitter
https://twitter.com/maxebernhardt/status/838186104884985857
Lago Vista Cat 2 Road Race. Belgian style today in the cold and rain. Glad I could get it done for the boys. #WeAreRBM @RichBikeMart pic.twitter.com/6UbEww6bDc
— Evan Bausbacher (@EBausbacher) March 4, 2017
https://twitter.com/i/web/status/838158182161739776
Just finished a Ride on Strava for 4 hours, 23 minutes, 53 seconds going 65484.5m. https://t.co/BjzJymL85m pic.twitter.com/s4Lm9d2MBU
— Russell Pecot (@rpecot) March 4, 2017
https://twitter.com/Cyclistlaw/status/838059589811716096
Good luck to the Bicycle Sport Shop Club at the Holey Roller! #itstimetoride #holeyroller pic.twitter.com/LDwkeE4NKK
— Bicycle Sport Shop (@BSS_Austin) March 4, 2017