Texas Bicycling News July 16th 2019
Volunteers needed for 35th annual Tour de Paris || Cook talks intersection safety
By Trent Reed | eparisextra.com
According to David Cook, a volunteer with Tour de Paris, there’s a need for volunteers to help with intersection control during the 35th annual Tour de Paris to reach the preferred 60 volunteers.
“For ten years, when we started doing this, I coordinated all the volunteers to guard at the intersections from the civic center, toward the cemetery, toward town and around the plaza, then back,†Cook said. “I normally get …
Letter to the Editor: Texas 4000
www.walkermn.com
Texas 4000 riders stop in Walker
Twenty-five college students from the University of Texas rode their bicycles into Walker from Brainerd in a driving rain July 9. The cyclists are on a 70-day road trip that started in Austin, Texas, June 1 and will end in Anchorage, Alaska, Aug. 9. The group, called Texas 4000 (TK4 for short), is one of three teams of cyclists — 75 in all — making …
Citywide Learn To Ride Event Scheduled In Austin
By Tony Cantu | patch.com
Kids needing to learn how to ride a bicycle are invited to attend upcoming free event with their parents in South Austin.
AUSTIN, TX — So you want to learn to ride a bike, eh? Then the Citywide Learn to Rideevent this Saturday is for you!
The free July 20 event is scheduled to take place from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Dittmar Recreation Center, 1009 W. Dittmar Rd. The event will feature Bikestart classes from 10 a.m. to noon, a parent clinic from 10:15 to 11 a.m., bring-your-own-bike …
Texas Mamma Jamma Breast Cancer Charity Training Ride #2: Bipping and Bonking Over 45 Miles
A DUDE ABIKES | adudeabikes.com
On Wednesday, I formed a neighborhood bike gang. On Friday, one of my intrepid new bike friends said that she might want to join me on this training ride the next morning. She (we’ll call her Max until I know I can use her real name) offered to pick me up in her mini-van. This was good news because of the start time being an hour earlier due to the Austin, Texas heat, so I wouldn’t have to bike the extra six miles.
A Dude is trying to become an early riser again, but it’s a struggle when people around you are so …
Trail audio tour podcasts
By mack_turtle | austinmountainbiking.com
I live in the middle of SATN. I know my way around it pretty well at this point, although I don’t know the names of every segment.The network is very difficult to navigate due to its patchwork format, so riders new to the area will need a guide present or spend a lot of time staring at maps to get the most out of it. A physical guide is not always available and, from personal experience, guiding someone whose skills don’t match mine (either they are too fast or too slow) through the …