Texas Bicycling News Digest December 27th 2017
Here’s what happened when two brothers tried to run 50 miles to Weikel’s Bakery in LaGrange
Pam LeBlanc | fitness.blog.austin360.com
Will Flanagan, left, ran 50 miles from Bastrop to Weikel’s Bakery in LaGrange to raise money for the Gazelle Foundation. Todd Flanagan, right, in green helmet, switched to a bicycle after 30 miles. FAMILY PHOTO
Chalk up the Flanagan brothers 50-mile kolache run as a success – mostly.
Will and Todd Flanagan of Austin finished their fund-raising jaunt from Bastrop to Weikel’s Bakery in LaGrange with mixed success. Will ran all 50 miles; Todd pulled up after about 30 miles because of a sore knee and rode a bike the rest of ..
San Antonio Mission Walk/Lunch/Bike Adventure
By Robert C. Deming | texashillcountry.com
Ready to stretch your legs? Try this piece of the San Antonio Missions Trail. Start at Mission San Jose and walk three miles south to Mission San Juan Capistrano. Much of the way the trail follows the San Antonio River. The starting point is known as the Queen of Missions; it was restored in the …
Texas State Parks Are Once Again Hosting ‘First Day Hikes’
GAIL DELAUGHTER | www.houstonpublicmedia.org
… One of the First Day events locally is at Galveston Island State Park, where visitors can take a guided kayaking tour of Galveston Bay. At Shelton Lake State Park there’s a one-mile dog walk. First Day events also include a seven-mile bike ride at Brazos Bend State Park. …
Our Saturday Morning Rides – still going strong!
North West Cycling Club | nwcc.bike
No other city in the nation can boast a cycling club like NWCC. And no other city has anything approaching NWCC’s famous “Saturday Morning Ridesâ€.
For over 25 years, 52 Saturdays a year, rain or shine, cyclists numbering from 75 to well over 200 converge on the parking lot at Zube Park in far northwest Harris County. Many are club members; and many are non-club members who are always welcomed guests. …
Start Time:
January – March 8:00 AM
April thru September 7:30 AM
October – December 8:00 AM
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Palo Duro and Surrounding Area
sleestak | forums.mtbr.com
A friend and I are driving down from CO to ride around the canyon Friday and I was just wondering if anyone had any info/tips/etc. Any trails that are best ridden in one direction or another, best places to eat, good bar recommendations, things like that. I would also ask about must hit trails, but I’m thinking we will likely cover them all over the course of a day and a half. But I am …
Texas Bicycling from Twitter
Today's cold long ride was made better by chile y queso machine and @Gatorade road treasures less than 300ft from my house! #chileconqueso #roadtreasures pic.twitter.com/NyK1BtsSML
— Stefan Rothe (@stefanrothe) December 27, 2017
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— San Antonio Bike Share (@SABikeShare) December 27, 2017
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— SA Wheelmen (@sawheelmen) December 27, 2017
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— Hotter'n Hell 100 (@HotternHell100) December 27, 2017
Two weeks left for CX in TX. North Texas Cyclocross at Rockwall is followed directly by 2017-18 Skill and Age… https://t.co/FTamTWW2UZ
— FortWorthCX (@FortWorthCX) December 27, 2017
New Events Added to Texbiker.net Calendar
New Event Bike MS: Cactus and Crude Ride – Midland, TX https://t.co/zsoyAXnGyGhttps://t.co/P1Fsr9DMf1
Join us in 2018 for the Bike MS: Cactus & Crude and tour the scenic countryside of West Texas. Day one begins in the crude capital of Texas, Midlan… https://t.co/f2cdwU4X6C
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) December 27, 2017
New Event Barber Hills Winter Blast Endurance Fun Race – Paris, TX Barber Hills Winter Blast Endurance Fun Race at Paris, TXhttps://t.co/ZWVDPuI4M7
Category Distance Start Fee Prizes Field Limit
Open Men 28 Mile – 2 Loops 28 miles 10:00 AM $30 100
Ope… https://t.co/TzK5zDXIyC— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) December 27, 2017