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Texas Bicycling News August 3rd 2017

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Man sought in theft of high-end bicycle in Houston

By Dawn Jorgenson | www.click2houston.com

Man stole bike during test ride, police say

HOUSTON – Police are searching for a man who they said stole a high-value bike from a sports supercenter in the 7500 block of Westheimer Road on July 4.
Police said the man pretended to be a customer interested in a high-end bicycle, but when the man was given an opportunity to test ride the bike, he left the parking lot without paying and never returned.
The man is …

PEDALING TOWARD THE FUTURE

By STEVE KUHLMANN | www.theeagle.com


Texas A&M libraries install bike desks to keep with changing times
After many miles, three textbook chapters and five quizzes, it’s safe to say senior Caroline Garcia made the most of her time studying on one of the Texas A&M library’s new bike desks.
The communications major, who was studying in Sterling C. Evans Library on Wednesday, said not only was she happy with her productivity, but she even found the FitDesk Bike Desk to be more comfortable than …

Dallas Makes a Huge Jump Toward Becoming a Biking City

BY Natalie Gempel | www.papercitymag.com


No Docking Locks Required for New Bike Share Program — Who Needs a Car?
Dallas has always been a driving city, but is that about to change? The nation’s leading dockless bike-sharing service LimeBike revealed today that it’s riding into town this month. The California-based company will distribute rentable bikes throughout Dallas in an effort to provide convenient, low-cost, environmentally-friendly transportation.
Without …

This Year’s Pictures/Videos – Collin Classic

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Track Nationals continue with junior and elite competition on Wednesday

www.usacycling.org

Carson, Calif. (August 2, 2017) – Juniors continued racing at the 2017 Junior and Elite Track National Championships on Wednesday while the elite riders also entered the scene. In all, 16 national champions were crowned on day three.
During the morning session, several finals were held in the 15-16 and 17-18 age groups while the elite riders began with their qualifying rounds in the team pursuits and team sprints. …

… to take the gold medal in their age group’s team sprint ahead of the silver medalist trio of Colin Crane (Houston, Texas/Momentum Coaching Group), Max Browne (Houston, Texas/Momentum Coaching Group), and Sam Riess (Phoenix, Ariz./Strada Racing Club).

In the women’s 15-16 team pursuit, Megan Jastrab (Apple Valley, Calif./iCademy), Zoe Ta-Perez (Orange, Calif./Sho-Air TWENTY20 Development), and Emma Workowski (Kutztown, Pa./Burner Fitness) made up the team of Fast Not Furious and won the gold medal. Second place went to Zoom Zoom which was comprised of Kayla Hankins (Scottsdale, Ariz./Velo Track Cycling), Bridget Tooley (Frisco, Texas /Sun & Skit Women’s Racing), and Paige Zizka (Katy, Texas/Northwest Cycling). Later in the …

DB Rec 8-5-17, 7:00am, 71 miles to Rockwall

Ron_Shome, Plano Bicycling Association | www.planobicycle.org

This is our last 70 mile ride before we ramp up to 75 miles. We’ll travel to Rowlett, then to Rockwall, then to Rowlett, and back to the barn. The first and second rest stops are the same, so if you need, you can wait there for the group to go do a loop in Rockwall, and then continue with us. This would yield a ride of 54 miles long since the Rockwall loop is 17.3 miles long. Please check this post before heading out, if roads are wet, or there is impending rain, the ride may be cancelled.
Due to the hot weather, we’ve had many cyclists suffer heat exhaustion, and …

Want a say in Austin’s bike policies? Bicycle Advisory Council needs members

Pam LeBlanc | fitness.blog.austin360.com


Want a say in Austin’s bicycle policies?
The City of Austin’s Bicycle Advisory Council is accepting applications for new members. The council advises city officials and other jurisdictions on bike-related issues, from bikeway implementation to education and enforcement.
Nine full members and …

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