Texas Bicycling News Digest September 21st 2019
Waco Wild West 100 Rides for Good Cause
by: Colby Kirk | www.fox44news.com
WACO, Texas- Hundreds gathered in downtown Waco today for the annual Waco Wild West 100 Bike Race, all benefiting a good cause.
Riders gathered from all over central Texas and even beyond to participate in this mornings ride, benefiting the Be The Match Registry
“When you see people for whatever cause, we just did a ride in the valley for the Boys and Girls club,its really cool. Its kind of like a win-win, we’re helping somebody and we’re doing what we …
TxDOT wants to hear public input for state roadway 30-year plan
www.kztv10.com
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — If you have ideas or thoughts about roadways, you have a chance to voice them directly to the Texas Department of Transportation.
The Texas Department of Transportation will hold a public meeting locally on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019, to discuss the future of transportation in Texas. The meeting will serve as a guidance for the Texas Transportation Plan 2050. This plan will help TxDOT develop planning and programmng for the next 30 years. It will set long-range goals for all transportation modes including roadways, transit, pedestrian, bicycle and freight. …
Saturday Club Rides 2019 Start Time – 7 a.m.
MAVERICK CHAIN GANG | maverickchaingang.org
28 SEPTEMBER 2019 Elysian Fields – 32 mi Meet at: EPC, 4700 Victory Dr, Marshall, TX
5 OCTOBER 2019 Scottsville, Marshall/Leigh – 29 mi Meet at: EPC, 4700 Victory Dr, Marshall, TX
12 OCTOBER 2019 Sabine River – 22 mi Meet at: Cypress Valley Church, 4190 W Pinecrest Dr, Marshall, TX
Get ready to enjoy outdoor activities this season
By Mel Jimenez | www.chron.com
… Bike Around the Bay: From Oct. 12-13, this fully supported two-day, 170-mile bicycle ride around Galveston Bay showcases the area’s natural beauty. There is an option for a shorter, one-day ride. Cyclists begin in Baytown, and will spend the night in Galveston, including dinner at Moody Gardens, One Hope Boulevard. For more information, visit bikearoundthebay.org or call 281-332-3381. …
Shoal Creek Bike Lanes: Wheels Are in Motion
A DUDE ABIKES | adudeabikes.com
The Austin Transportation Department has made good on plans to enhance bike lanes on Shoal Creek Boulevard. This may not be earth-shattering news considering how the US — currently led by a sociopathic, deranged lunatic — may go to war with Iran at any moment over bombing Saudi Arabian oil production facilities. We may not be able to do much about that, but riding one’s bicycle down a safer street with a protected bike lane reduces …
H2G28 #Century #100%#TooHot!
Jose Gonsalves-Barreiro | www.strava.com
Five Years Later, I Finally Got that KOM!
Carlos A. Moreno | www.strava.com
Killer awesome ride today! Met awesome people today. It was so HOT! I almost missed the ride. Woke up late. Then TT to the start. I got dropped after going for the KOM because I made the wrong turn. The group made me chase them for 18 miles ouchhhh! Awesome ride everyone …