Texas Bicycling News Digest June 4th 2018
Pedal pushers: Valley-wide bike share to spread to smallest towns
By RICK KELLEY | www.valleymorningstar.com
HARLINGEN — Urban bike-sharing is about to become a thing even in the Valley’s smallest towns.
Harlingen, Brownsville and Edinburg, in conjunction with UTRGV, have been operating a bike-share program called Zagster since late summer 2016.
McAllen has a different program, BCycle, which does pretty much the same thing.
But now the Lower Rio Grande Valley Development Council is stepping in to …
Video: Amarillo firefighters brave the bike trails in 24 Hours in the Canyon
By Destiny Richards | www.newschannel10.com
CANYON, TX (KFDA) – A team of Amarillo firefighters kept up with the competition in this year’s 24 Hours in the Canyon.
Three firefighters and one retired member of the Amarillo Fire Department joined the community for the annual event.
The department has been participating in the biking marathon for the past five years. …
Group cycles to raise awareness about sex trafficking
By Reena Diamante | spectrumlocalnews.com
BASTROP COUNTY, Texas — A group of young Texan women and others want to raise awareness and thousands of dollars for a local nonprofit helping survivors of sex trafficking.
For months, a group of 11 young women from Texas, Arkansas, Alabama, and Oklahoma have been raising awareness about The Refuge Ranch. Sunday, they got to see it for the first time. …
Upcoming Rides – Chasing Watts
chasingwatts.com
Tuesday Society Cycle Works Evening Ride (3 Loops)
Tuesday, June 5, 2018 @ 6:30 PM
Tues Night Smackdown
Tuesday, June 5, 2018 @ 6:00 PM
Handlebar Cyclery TNW
Tuesday, June 5, 2018 @ 6:00 PM
HAM Cycles Taco Ride
Tuesday, June 5, 2018 @ 7:00 PM
HAM Cycles Taco Ride
Tuesday, June 5, 2018 @ 7:00 PM
McIntyre’s Sprint Zone Wednesday
Wednesday, June 6, 2018 @ 6:20 PM
West Bike Scene @ Sun & Ski Memorial Mall
Wednesday, June 6, 2018 @ 7:00 PM
Memorial Park Crit Series
Wednesday, June 6, 2018 @ 5:00 PM
SUGAR LAND WEDNESDAY NIGHT WORLDS
Wednesday, June 6, 2018 @ 6:00 PM
Thursday Society Cycle Works Evening Ride (3 Loops)
Thursday, June 7, 2018 @ 6:30 PM
Thurs Night Smackdown
Thursday, June 7, 2018 @ 6:00 PM
Catalina Ride
Thursday, June 7, 2018 @ 5:30 AM
Sugar Cycles Shop Ride
Saturday, June 9, 2018 @ 7:30 AM
Cool Cat 45 Miler
Saturday, June 9, 2018 @ 7:00 AM
Road Group Ride: Pearland Cycling Club
Saturday, June 9, 2018 @ 7:30 AM
Blue Agave Cycling Ride @ Society Cycle Works
Saturday, June 9, 2018 @ 7:30 AM
Bike Barn – Champions
Sunday, June 10, 2018 @ 7:30 AM
Pastor starts 1200 bike ride from WV to Texas
By: Falicia Woody | www.wtrf.com
MIDDLEBOURNE, W. Va – One Tyler County man is making his way to Texas on a bike with only $120 dollars on hand.
Pastor Troy Guild started his 1200 mile journey Monday, June 4th in Middlebourne and will end up in Waxahachie, Texas, just south of Dallas.
He does not have any …
TOUR DE FORT WORTH: JULY 1-22, 2018
fitworth.org
Welcome to the 2018 Tour de Fort Worth! This is a free community cycling event that challenges cyclists to ride 21 miles or more each day for 21 consecutive days. Come with us and see some of the great routes Fort Worth has to offer. This is a free event, we only ask that you complete this waiver and bring it with you to your first Tour ride.
2018 RIDE SCHEDULE AND LOCATIONS:
July 1: Opening ride at Joe T. Garcia’s-8:00am. 2201 N. Commerce Street, Fort Worth, TX 76164. This is a Mellow Johnny’s, Police and MedStar supported ride. Map Link
July 2: Club Ride hosted by Playtri- Fort Worth. We will meet at Light of The World Church 8750 N. Riverside Drive Ft.Worth TX 76244. 6:00pm start time. Map Link
July 3: Cobb Park- This is a Mellow Johnny’s, Police and MedStar supported ride.
July 4: Rest Day …
Texas Bicycling from Twitter
Proposed routes are now on the registration page. Please do not download until verified. Camping details will be emailed to registered riders tomorrow evening.https://t.co/bKYGK07yNC https://t.co/bKYGK07yNC
— The Spinistry (@Spinistry) June 5, 2018
More good training for all! https://t.co/YNWG7IBAtj
— Texas CX Project (@TexasCXProject) June 5, 2018
If only I had red shorts on, I’d look like Fire Mario 🔥 pic.twitter.com/K67pymY9jK
— I wanna be a bike. (@Fudgelump) June 4, 2018
Kick off #Summer with #CycloBia Aloha Summer this Friday, June 8, 2018, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m, on Morrison Road, in Brownsville. There will be free bicycle rentals, a luau dance party, games and more! pic.twitter.com/cbxyZxuXps
— City of Brownsville (@BTxRGV) June 4, 2018
Congrats to LeighAnn of @atxwolfpack for winning day 2 of the OKC Pro Am Classic in the pro women’s race with a solo attack off the front! On Sunday the ladies launched attacks, chased down breaks & helped Carolyn snag 11th in a stacked field!
@iamspecialized_wmn pic.twitter.com/00VoxGiweg— Bicycle Sport Shop (@BSS_Austin) June 4, 2018
Fort Worth was featured in the C-SPAN Cities Tour and they tagged along for one of @MayorBetsyPrice's Rolling Town Halls. We love seeing all the BCycles in the story! https://t.co/U9J579xhs4 pic.twitter.com/MVZO2hrTgj
— Fort Worth Bike Sharing (@fwbikesharing) June 4, 2018
We need more of this please. 👊 Photo courtesy of: East End Bike Ride @BikeHouston @HoustonBikePlan @BikeTexas @BikeLeague @MassHouston @peopleforbikes @HoustonTX @Spinn_Cycles pic.twitter.com/dVw1GrFoD7
— Critical Mass Houston (@HoustonCM) June 4, 2018
Ride after work to Movies by Moonlight Summer Series @travisparksa starting tomorrow June 5th! #supportlocal #bikeshare pic.twitter.com/kT1uQ6IEff
— San Antonio Bike Share (@SABikeShare) June 4, 2018
Helping @KeepTexasGreen #bleedorangelivegreen by diverting uneaten oranges, chips & cookies! Waste not want not! Thank you for all of the help orientation colleges🤘ðŸ½@UTorientation @UTAustin22 #longhornstate #utorientation #ut22 @UTAustin pic.twitter.com/MimzJW7z1y
— Bike UT (@bikeut) June 4, 2018
New Event Added to Texbiker.net Calendar
New Event ARR Sunday Early Ride – Austin, TX For full details, including the address, and to RSVP see: https://t.co/MtrU2aajTS
This is a social Intermediate ride! Meet in the parking lot by the swimming pool. Helmets are required along with a bike in g… https://t.co/2DJ8UmyIP2
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) June 4, 2018