My Dad’s Last Tour de France

Ian Dille | www.outsideonline.com

I fell in love with cycling while watching the Tour each year with my father. When he was dying last summer, it became so much more than just the world’s biggest bike race.

… A few years after my dad retired, my parents moved back to Texas, where my brother and I lived. They arrived in Austin not long after my first kid was born, in 2013. By the time kid number two arrived a few years later, they’d become an integral part of our support system. On weeknights, they’d pick up my three-year-old daughter from preschool and drop her off at our house.

On the warm winter evenings leading into 2020, I’d stand at the top of our short but steep driveway and watch them unload. My 76-year-old dad, square bodied with an envy-worthy head of cleanly cut hair, would challenge my daughter, “Race ya to the front door!” She’d take off before he could finish the sentence.

One day, I noticed that by the time my dad reached the porch, he’d begun breathing heavier than usual. Soon he no longer had to feign a tight race with my daughter. Eventually, despite her pleas, he told her he just wasn’t up to racing. …

Bicyclist dies in collision with truck driver in NW Harris County

Anna Bauman | www.houstonchronicle.com

A bicyclist was struck and killed by a driver early Tuesday in northwest Harris County, officials said.

Deputies responded around 1 a.m. to the 8600 block of West Little York Road where they found the cyclist dead, said Sgt. Dashana Cheek of the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.

A 61-year-old man driving westbound in a Ford F-150 struck the cyclist from …

Specialized now offers drop shipping with SmartEtailing

www.bicycleretailer.com

Boulder, CO —Specialized Bicycles has released a new digital service for retailers called “S-Fulfillment,” which integrates with SmartEtailing’s Supplier Fulfillment technology.

Approved retailers are now able to drop ship select Specialized products directly to consumers who purchased on the bike shops’ SmartEtailing website.

“There is tremendous demand for Specialized products and our data clearly shows that customers are buying online from their local shop,” shares SmartEtailing president Ryan Atkinson. “This integration helps consumers get Specialized products delivered to their homes faster while shops can reduce inventory and payroll costs for ecommerce orders.” …

… Neil Bremner, the owner of Texas’ Bike Barn and a Specialized dealer is excited to use this program. “Online sales continue to grow and are an important part of our business. We like drop ship programs because they improve our customer experience by providing quicker delivery. It’s been a great solution for Bike Barn.” …

CEO is biking 9,000 miles to bring attention to senior care

KUSI Newsroom | www.kusi.com

SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – Caring Senior Service is a national in-home, non-medical care provider committed to improving the lives of seniors so they can remain healthy, happy and at home.

To celebrate Caring Senior Service’s 30th anniversary, Jeff Salter is embarking on a 9,000-mile cross-country e-bike tour to visit all 45 Caring Senior Service locations and launch their “Close the Gap in Senior Care” movement to raise awareness for overlooked and underserved aspects of senior care.

Salter’s bike tour kicked off in San Antonio, TX on April 1, 2021, with four months of cycling ahead of him to visit and meet with Caring franchise owners, city leaders, senior citizen activists, business members and caregivers to spearhead efforts to start local conversations about senior care needs. …