Texas Bicycling News Digest June 29th 2019
Same camp, same problem | Police recover more stolen bikes from Austin homeless camp
Molly Oak | www.kvue.com
A few weeks ago, police recovered 38 bikes from a homeless camp in Austin. Since then, they’ve found more than a dozen more stolen bikes at that same camp.
AUSTIN, Texas — It happened again.
Police recovered more than a dozen stolen bikes from a homeless camp in Austin off Cesar Chavez Street and Pleasant Valley Road.
"We’ve cleaned this camp out, I would say, three times already," said District Rep. Officer Armando Perez. …
I Just Passed 20,000 Miles (17,000 Strava Verified) Bicycling in 4.5 Years!
A DUDE ABIKES | adudeabikes.com
Strava Statistics Show Serious Stuff Here’s what I wrote in Strava after my fifth 20-mile ride in a row this week: …
Martinez family asking for help after father killed in bicycle crash
By Katie Main | www.kcbd.com
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) – A man died Monday after he was seriously injured in a crash in Central Lubbock. According to Lubbock Police, 56-year-old Benjamin Martinez was traveling west on a bicycle toward the intersection of N. Detroit and Emory around 9:30 p.m. when a woman driving a pickup truck turned the corner and collided with him.
Benjamin’s wife, Maria, remembers him as a great father, step-father and husband. …
Fort Worth police, MedStar team up for life-saving help in popular West 7th district
Alex Rozier | www.wfaa.com
Last September MedStar added bike units that work alongside Fort Worth police so they can provide a medical response at a serious scene as soon as it’s needed.
FORT WORTH, Texas — West 7th in Fort Worth remains one of the popular hangouts for North Texans on the weekend.
As thousands take to the streets, it makes it very difficult to get fire trucks and ambulances through the crowds as they are needed. But now, MedStar and Forth Worth Police have …
Heat exhaustion got me like
Meggin Crawford | www.strava.com
PCC out to Sandy Point..Century #11
Troy Serrano | www.strava.com
Texas Gravel State Championship
Katy McCleskey | www.strava.com
Morning Ride
Cristian Colonello | www.strava.com
Vite Ride – it stayed "chill"
James Jimenez | www.strava.com
Texas 100 Miles Gravel Championship – Cat 50+: 1st Place
Kenneth Petersen | www.strava.com
This was just about my hardest race ever. First gravel race. Crashed in a pool of mud @~30 miles. Went chasing front group but an impossible task. Caught up with various groups along the way. Haven’t been this dirty since childhood …
Bike Polo at Metz park in East Austin. Newbies welcome. from Austin