Texas Bicycling News Digest June 22nd 2019
Why this pastor is biking across America
By Jason Yates | www.christianpost.com
At a time when people seem almost irreconcilably divided over political and cultural issues, something needs to be done to cut through the discord and bring people back together. Neil Tomba, senior pastor of Northwest Bible Church in Dallas, TX, is doing something a little untraditional this month in an effort to do just that: biking across America.
His journey isn’t for exercise or competition, but to have civil, caring conversations with every …
Longhorn Cyclocross (CX) Series
San Angelo Bicycle Association | angelobike.org
The Longhorn Cyclocross Series, held in September and October, is a race series on a cyclocross course at the South Shore area of the San Angelo State Park. Cyclocross involves sand, dismounts and remounts over obstacles, logs, and up and down sections. The course is usually over a mile long on a loop and involves 6 laps for the course.
Cyclocross riding can be accomplished on a Cyclocross (CX) bike, Gravel bike, or trail bike.
This year’s Longhorn series is projected to begin September 18th and run for 5 weeks. The …
6 Hours of the Dinosaur
San Angelo Bicycle Association | angelobike.org
The Dino Race and Ride is on October 5th 2019! Registration is now open! San Angelo Bicycle Association hosts a six hour mountain bike race and ride at the North Shore of the San Angelo State Park. The event is an endurance mountain bike race and a favorite of mountain bikers from all over. Riders from Lubbock, Abilene, Midland, Odessa and many other surrounding towns travel to San Angelo to compete. We expect 2019 to be just as spectacular.
The course is a nine-mile loop through the trails of the park. Riders may choose to ride one-lap only or take on the 6 hours as a solo riders or team. Teams competition is male team, female, or coed team. The winners will have completed the most laps in six hours. (Ties will be decided by # of laps, then 1st in). There is also a fun team ride where …
Video: Teen struck by pickup truck in Fort Bend County dies at hospital
By Sophia Beausoleil – Reporter, Daniela Sternitzky-Di Napoli | www.click2houston.com
FORT BEND COUNTY, Texas – A teenage boy has died after he was hit by a pickup truck Friday evening in Fort Bend County, deputies said.
The Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office said it was informed overnight that the 14-year-old did not survive his injuries. …
Happy ride
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Sugar Last Stand
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