Texas Bicycling News Digest February 18th 2018
Wilmington veteran ‘Chris-crosses’ America for for Snipes Academy
By David Dean | portcitydaily.com
WILMINGTON — For Wilmington resident Chris Brown, his grandchildren were a welcome sight. Standing in the sand of Wrightsville Beach, one held a sign reading, “52 DAYS 3082 MILES†memorializing the two-month cross-country bicycle trip his grandfather had just completed. …
… Chris Brown, 64, and his wife Carol, 63, started their cross-country journey in San Diego at Torrey Pines State Beach, a familiar spot for the Browns and their three children many years ago when they lived in California. Plotting their course with the help of the Adventure Cycling Association, the couple found bike-friendly highways and byways, such as the famous Route 66. They made their way through California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Virginia and North Carolina, with Chris on his bike and Carol keeping tabs on him from the comfort of their 27-foot recreational vehicle. …
Texas 2018
By Mike Booth | www.crazyguyonabike.com
Sunday February 18, 2018
Our last full day at home ( Saturday) we should have been packing but there was spring sunshine so we cycled up the steep hill from nearby Clapham onto the top of Halden ridge.A quick coffee and then descent via the village of Ide..
Our car journey drive,Sunday, to …
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Halfway point Ranger Station on the 60-mile Epic Ride. Couldn't ask for a better group to ride with, especially my right hand man and 📸: @machadoatx pic.twitter.com/KicR5zqZCs
— Dan Pedroza (@beagleracing) February 19, 2018
Podiums from the top division! Amy walks away your conference leader, with brissia second. Pablo in third in the men's tip flight, Josh 4th.
— MSU Cycling Team (@MSUCyclingTeam) February 18, 2018
Andrew Tilin (center in picture below) died when a chain reaction crash slammed into while he was fixing a flat on his bicycle on RM 620 near Lake Travis. https://t.co/bQbkruoy72 pic.twitter.com/gAWl22Ds0D
— KXAN News (@KXAN_News) February 18, 2018
Another new #HoustonBCycle station hit the ground this week at the beautiful Montie Beach Park in the Heights. Come take a ride through this essential neighborhood gathering place! pic.twitter.com/ouvJ9aAkvq
— Houston BCycle (@HoustonBCycle) February 18, 2018