Texas Bicycling News Digest September 21st 2017
Oakville to Texas cycling event raises $430,000 for Wellspring
by Marta Marychuk | www.insidehalton.com
A group of cyclists from the Greater Toronto Area raised $430,000 for Wellspring Cancer Support Foundation after completing the Wellspring Peloton Challenge, an epic eight-day, 24-hour cycling event that began in Oakville and ended 3,000 kilometres away in Austin, Texas.
The original destination was set to be Miami, Fla., but due to the threat of hurricane Irma, the riders were rerouted at the …
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Video: Autistic teen’s stolen tricycle recovered
By Rachel Knapp | www.kxii.com
DENISON, Tex. (KXII) — A 16-year-old autistic teenager’s tricycle was stolen outside his home, but police found the tricycle after anonymous tips. News 12’s cameras were rolling when the trike returned to the teen.
Reporter: Whats that?
“My bike,” said 16 year-old Aaron Webb. “Y’all got it back?”
Reporter: Yea, you got it back, how do you feel?
“Better,” said Webb.
Webb was diagnosed with autism when he was 7 years old. On …
Pedal Away Alzheimer’s
www.ready2rollcycling.com
Our inaugural Pedal Away Alzheimer’s ride is complete and we can’t thank you enough for your support. It was a great day as 762 riders, nearly 100 volunteers and 14 sponsors combined for a truly amazing and memorable event. …
FrankenBike Austin # 146
by Chris | frankenbike.net
Dallas Bike Ride Announces Methodist Dallas Finish Festival
www.prweb.com
DALLAS – September 19, 2017 – Dallas Bike Ride, a 20-mile closed-road recreational bike ride, will debut in Dallas this fall on Saturday, November 4, 2017. Today, Dallas Bike Ride announces the Methodist Dallas Finish Festival, providing entertainment for all in attendance, whether a participant or spectator of the inaugural community bike event.
“Methodist Dallas Medical Center is proud to sponsor the Finish Festival at the inaugural Dallas Bike Ride,†said …
SHE DID IT! Grandma With Diabetes for 40 Years Bicycles Across America
By Robert Swanson | www.lifepulsehealth.com
FORT WORTH, Texas, September 21, 2017 (PRESS RELEASE JET) – At 17 years old, Tracy Herbert was told she would be dead in 20 years, die with horrible complications, and never be able to have children. Now, 40 years later Tracy has no complications, healthy kids, and just rode her bicycle across the United States. She left the Golden Gate Bridge June 13th on her epic 3,527-mile bicycle trek and completed her ride at the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City on …
Fort Hood Challenge
By Kelby Wingert | www.forthoodsentinel.com
Annual State Road Championship races held on range roads
The western range roads of Fort Hood were busier than normal over the weekend as the Great Place hosted the annual Texas State Road Championship Weekend – Fort Hood Challenge for the ninth time.
Hundreds of competitive cyclists from across the state – and many from out of state – competed in the more than 10 different races over the two-day event.
This is the only completely closed course road race in Texas. The course is usually a one-way route starting at the intersection of Elijah Road and Old Georgetown Road, going north on Old Georgetown, east on Browns Creek Road, south on West Range Road and west on Elijah until the …
Damontre Moore Ready To ‘Pedal’ Into Cowboys Lineup
By Mike Fisher | dfw.cbslocal.com
FRISCO (105.3 The Fan) – Pass-rusher Damontre Moore says as a newly-activated member of the Dallas Cowboys, he feels “like I can hit the ground running.’’
But first, he’ll hit the streets of Frisco, pedaling.
“I started in the NFL five years ago,’’ Moore tells me, “but I just bought my first house. It’s here in Frisco. It’s close to work. So sometimes I ride my bike to and …
Texas couples bike the Lewis and Clark trail to raise suicide awareness
By Margaret DeMarco | www.ktvh.com
GREAT FALLS – About a year ago, Texas natives Tom and Ellen Harris along with friends Isaac and Libby Manning decided to do something extreme to bring more awareness to mental health issues.
The couples chose to bike the Lewis and Clark trail backward and …
Installation Bike Lanes on Escondido Drive
Tuesday, Oct 10, 2017 – Monday, Jan 1, 0001 6:00 PM
Cafeteria Rivera Elementary School
6445 Escondido Drive
El Paso, Texas
Parking On Designated Bike Lanes… What’s Up With That?
bikehouston.org
“Sure this is a bike lane, but it’s cool. You can still park in it.†– The City of Houston. Ok, that’s not really an exact quote, but it’s what one can gather when there is no State Law that prohibits it or any City Ordinance against it. Just take a drive down to 1901 Cullen Blvd (around the new apartment complex), Polk St (around Hutchings), and Waugh Dr (by The Flat) so you can see what we’re talking about. Those are just a few examples of this headscratcher of a problem we have here. We build a bike lane to allow cyclists to move in traffic, but we also …
Texas Bicycling from Twitter
Crazy clouds tonight & fun racing, thanks for coming out! The earthscapeslandscape RESULTS are… https://t.co/XdBxCpsOtk
— Driveway Series (@DrivewaySeries) September 22, 2017
Short video of the route scouts tonight. They are making sure the #MoonlightRamble will be fun for all. pic.twitter.com/0Qh5V4Zntx
— BikeHouston (@BikeHouston) September 22, 2017
Tonight we're scouting the route for the #MoonlightRamble this will be the part of what you can look forward to that night. Get your tix! pic.twitter.com/LTLp2z0XRl
— BikeHouston (@BikeHouston) September 22, 2017
First day back riding the paved section of Terry Hershey park, Precinct 3 crews have done a good job removing… https://t.co/0hFiR0XmmJ
— Sugar Cycles, Inc (@SugarCycles) September 22, 2017
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#KeepHoUStonRolling volunteers needed for Bike Build Days Sep 30 – Oct 2. We'll also be accepting bike donations. https://t.co/dt26mglRAy
— Houston BCycle (@HoustonBCycle) September 21, 2017
Our ED, Kristen, got a nice feature in Voyage Dallas this month! Check out how Fort Worth Bike Sharing came to be… https://t.co/nz4XynIxV1
— Fort Worth Bike Sharing (@fwbikesharing) September 21, 2017
Get to the clinic and prevent this:https://t.co/T59JgYuSjK
Online Registration for the clinic closes… https://t.co/pRXXJkx0i6
— FortWorthCX (@FortWorthCX) September 21, 2017
STOLEN – Blue GT Bicycles Helion Elite https://t.co/eCqePt0gr3
— BikeIndex Austin (@stolenbikesatx) September 21, 2017
I just published “The Austin ANTI-Bike Map: Where NOT to ride if you can avoid it†https://t.co/SZKb26pO17
— New Haven On A Bike (@NewHavenOnABike) September 21, 2017
Cyrus to lead DB1 weekly ride! (Sep 23, 2017 07:30AM)
— PBA Rides (@pbaDB1) September 21, 2017
New Events Added to Texbiker.net Calendar
New Event STORM-IMBA – Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day – San Antonio, TX What is Take A Kid Mountain Biking Day?
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) September 21, 2017
New Event Bike A Thon Fundraiser – Austin, TX https://t.co/WG8Cm2L3mn
Our second fundraiser of the season is a B… https://t.co/OwGXaQPW6i
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) September 22, 2017
New Event Wonderland – Spicewood, TX https://t.co/qLExjYzkg1https://t.co/nfV7PplPME
SPECTRUM WONDERLAND Mounta… https://t.co/7Fiu6PgpRR
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) September 22, 2017