Texas Bicycling News June 25th 2017
Barton Creek bike bridge built, but few coming so far
By Ben Wear | www.mystatesman.com
I tweeted out just after sunrise Friday that I was hanging out at the new Barton Creek bike bridge in Southwest Austin to see how many cyclists and others might be using the $14.5 million edifice. I noted that in the half-hour or so I was there, I had seen one commuting cyclist cross the 1,045-foot span over the creek gorge.
Not surprisingly, the qualifiers quickly started appearing in my feed. Well, you’re doing your count on a Friday, clearly a light commuting day. Don’t you know the kids are out of school? The high is supposed to be 100 degrees for …
Video: Charity Donates New Bikes to Tornado Victims
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Spokes 4 Hope donated new bikes to the children who live near Canton, after many of the childrens’ homes were damaged in the tornado outbreak.
After the donation, several of the children shared what it was like as those deadly storms approached them.
“We saw a tree and it was going in a circle and we all ran into the bathroom and when my dad shut the door, that’s when you could …
Cyclocross Clinics
Bicycle Sport Shop | www.bicyclesportshop.com
Is it too early for Cyclocross? We don’t think so, not when the race season starts mid-September! It’s time to dust off your cyclocross bike, or get some dust on your new bike, AND refresh or gain some new skills. BSSCX will host a 4-week refresher/beginner clinic to sharpen your skills on mounts/dismounts, cornering, braking, sand, barriers, bike carries, race starts, etc. Each week a different batch of skills will be covered. Our Club Captains and members with all their CX knowledge and skills will be there to teach, encourage, and make you more confident in your CX skillset. Here is our schedule: …
Bike riding for a cause
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Bike MS: Cactus and Crude Ride 2017, presented by Apache, has been scheduled July 15-16.
The ride starts in Midland and travels to Lamesa for an overnight stay before finishing up at the Caprock Winery in Lubbock.
The annual two-day fundraising ride is an opportunity to raise funds to support Multiple Sclerosis research and …
Carroll grad bikes from Austin to Alaska to raise money for cancer research
Julie Garcia | www.caller.com
Seventy riders ride for about 70 days through the country. Murphy is about of a 24-person team biking the Sierra route, one of three riders could choose. The team started training last October.
“It took about six months to complete the 2,000 training miles,” she said. “The Austin cycling community feels like a family.” …
Texas Bicycling from Twitter
thank you, once again, for your generous donations to @SBTX_SA…until next year! #SB250 â¤ï¸ pic.twitter.com/UK9jCq4X2I
— Edgar Gaucin 🚲 (@edgargaucin) June 26, 2017
Reddit Ride Finger Guns pic.twitter.com/wfcHaQOfFo
— Sarah Kamien (@sarahkamien) June 26, 2017
No, we didn't win anything but my mate Kevin pulled off a solid 21st in today's @usacycling #USPro & we had a great time in @visitknoxville pic.twitter.com/2Z77h6cVBX
— Stefan Rothe (@stefanrothe) June 26, 2017
happy to have participated in #SB250, a 250-mile annual charity bicycle ride benefiting @SBTX_SA…$40,000 were fundraised! pic.twitter.com/C9qXf1LbLH
— Edgar Gaucin 🚲 (@edgargaucin) June 25, 2017
We had such a blast at our #ridewithpride in the Houston Pride Parade! #pridehouston2017 #houstonpridebike #bikeshare #HoustonBCycle pic.twitter.com/vEP1h43ODZ
— Houston BCycle (@HoustonBCycle) June 25, 2017
New Events Added to Texbiker.net Calendar
New Event Bike MS: Cactus and Crude Ride – Midland, TX https://t.co/CQXPbZI9mu
Join us in 2017 for the Bike MS: … https://t.co/BiGD2UXaCE
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) June 26, 2017
New Event Third Thursday Time Trial Series Race 5 – Lubbock, TX https://t.co/vXcyQmm74y
Contact: Bobby stewart
Details: Chaparral Cyclin…— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) June 26, 2017