Texas Biking News December 19th 2019
Happy New Rear
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The Happy New Rear page, provides you with the official registration information, ride distances etc. and if you scroll down a bit, videos, interviews and ride reports for this event. If you don’t see a ride report and you participated in the event in the past, feel free to type something up and we’ll add it here! Date: January 4, 2020 …
Greens Bayou and Halls Bayou Greenways Ribbon Cutting
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Friday, December 20, 2019|9469 N. Green River Dr. Houston, TX 77078 Join Houston Parks Board, Houston Parks and Recreation Department, State Senator Carol Alvarado, State Representative Harold Dutton Jr., and Houston Vice Mayor Pro-Tem Jerry Davis to celebrate the connection of Halls Bayou Greenway to Greens Bayou Greenway with a ribbon cutting ceremony. The essential connection is a first for the Northeast Houston community, linking together the two sides of …
Cyclist killed by vehicle on Loop 12 in northwest Dallas
By Loyd Brumfield | www.dallasnews.com
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A vehicle struck and killed a bicyclist traveling on Loop 12 near Interstate 35E Wednesday night in northwest Dallas, officials said.
A spokesman from the Dallas County Sheriff’s Office said the crash happened around 11:15 p.m. and involved one vehicle and a bicyclist, who died at the scene.
The driver of the vehicle stopped and cooperated with investigators, sheriff’s officials said. …
Trails – Things To Do
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When it comes to hiking and biking, Beaumont, Texas has a multitude of options. Local favorites include the Gulf Terrace Hike & Bike Trail and the Big Thicket National Preserve. …
Cycling series will return to Fort Worth in 2020
By Aardvark Communications | www.ntxe-news.com
The Gran Fondo Hincapie – Fort Worth ride will start and finish in Sundance Square Plaza on March 28, 2020
Fort Worth, Texas — The acclaimed Gran Fondo Hincapie cycling series returns to Fort Worth for the second year in a row, this time at a new location: Sundance Square Plaza in downtown Fort Worth. The Plaza is located at the center of Sundance Square, a 35-block development filled with shops, restaurants, and entertainment.
The 2019 ride was overwhelmingly successful, bringing more than a thousand cyclists from around the world to …
Hardin-Simmons leadership students prepare for January bike ride across Texas
by: Adam Singleton | www.bigcountryhomepage.com
Leadership students at Hardin-Simmons University are preparing to use the skills they learned in the classroom on a bike ride across Texas. We learn about the trip that has become an HSU tradition.
Bike Ride Across Texas 2020 January 4th – 10th
Purpose and Mission of the Bike Ride Across Texas
The bike ride adventures provide Leadership Studies students with a real and very complex project to plan, organize, and execute. Responsible for all aspects of the project, students learn valuable skills through their interactions with the team and others during all phases of the ride. In particular, the participants on the Bike Ride Across Texas gain leadership, organization, and …
Margaret C. (Trott) Goerke
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Margaret C. (Trott) Goerke, 80, a longtime resident of Fort Davis, Texas, passed away peacefully at her home on Dec. 16, 2019 after a long illness.
Margaret was born to Emil and Margaret (Kerr) Trott in 1939 in Iowa City, Iowa. She was the valedictorian at Iowa City High School in 1957, and attended the University of Iowa where she earned a Bachelors degree with Highest Distinction (1962) and a Masters degree (1965), both in Sociology. She was awarded Phi Beta Kappa distinction. …
… If you hadn’t met Margaret, you’ll probably have known her as the “bike lady.†She rode her bicycle everywhere, from Hoffman apple orchard to the state park, befriending all she met. All will remember …
John Tyler alum, NFL player Teddy Williams becomes Santa for Tyler ISD elementary students
Zak Wellerman | tylerpaper.com
With a mission to give back to his hometown, John Tyler High School alumnus and NFL player Teddy Williams became Santa Wednesday for several Tyler ISD elementary students.
Williams, 31, visited each elementary school to give one boy and one girl at each school a brand-new bicycle and helmet through a partnership with Tyler ISD and Christus Trinity Clinic, which donated the helmets. Griffin Elementary School was one of the 17 schools that Williams visited. …
Do you like techy climbs?! | Mountain Biking Isle du Bois Trail | North Texas Video
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Most likely my last ride at IDB!
The first time I rode here, I struggled with Loop D, and had to walk most of the rock gardens. By now, I can clean most of them. After completing Loop D on the way back to the parking lot, the trail actually starts to …
Student rides his bicycle from Mexico every day five miles to attend school
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EDINBURG, Texas – Many times going to college means struggling to get by, especially for a poor student living along the border.
For Brandon Ramirez that struggle is now over. Brandon recently graduating from UTRGV with a degree in Manufacturing Engineering. It is a big deal because he did it by riding his bicycle all the way from Matamoros every day for five years. Each day he would get on his bike at 5:00 a.m. come across the border to the UTRGV Brownsville campus and take …
Fort Worth students win bikes just in time for Christmas
BY YFFY YOSSIFOR | www.star-telegram.com
Matthew Newman, founder of For the Life of You Mentoring Foundation, dream came true when he gifted 25 bikes to students at Waverly Park Elementary School. His organization gave away 100 bikes total this year.
Secret Santa Buys New Bikes For Fort Worth Elementary School Students
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FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – A Secret Santa made it an early Christmas for hundreds of Fort Worth elementary school students on Thursday.
An anonymous donor bought bicycles for every third, fourth and fifth grade student at Joy James Elementary School.
Volunteers took each …