Texas Biking News July 13th 2021
Corsicana hosts Texas State Criterium Championship Bike Race
By Clarissa Keenan | www.corsicanadailysun.com
Downtown Corsicana proudly hosted the Texas State Criterium Championship Bike Race July 10 and 11.
Local rider Paul Nguyen of Corsicana Rocks Cycling! placed second in the Cat 5 men’s race.
“I was so excited!†Nguyen said. “I didn’t expect to place, I just wanted to participate.â€
Cyclists from all over the United States descended on downtown Corsicana and after a large crash at the beginning of the second to last lap, top honors in the Pro 1-2 Men’s race went to Lucas Bourgoyne of Hagens Berman Axeon Cycling Team.
For the ladies, the top honor went to Jenny Parks of Team Colavita.
The weekend began with …
Arrest Made After Driver Hits Child On Bike And Flees In Fort Worth
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FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – An arrest has been made after a pickup truck driver hit a kid on a bicycle and drove away from the area without helping, police said.
Police said the driver was going eastbound in the 3200 block of Strong Avenue at around 7:40 p.m. on Saturday, July 10, when the pickup hit the child.
According to police, …
Residents weigh in on pros, cons of e-bikes on The Woodlands Township pathways
By Vanessa Holt | communityimpact.com
With more than 220 miles of pathways, trails and sidewalks in its boundaries, The Woodlands has an ample supply of facilities for recreational use for those who want to walk, bike or use other nonmotorized devices to get from one place to another.
As e-bikes, or motorized bicycles, grow in popularity, however, the township is seeking public feedback on whether it should alter that policy to allow the vehicles to be used in their motorized capacity.
The township would need to …
Balfour Beatty Joint Venture Breaks Ground on Oak Hill Parkway Infrastructure Project in Austin
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Balfour Beatty, as part of a joint venture with Fluor Corporation, recently broke ground on the Oak Hill Parkway infrastructure project in Austin, Texas. The design-build project was awarded to Balfour Beatty in April 2020 by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to reconstruct and widen seven miles of the US 290 and State Highway (SH) 71 in Travis County to improve long-term mobility, safety and reduce traffic in one of the most congested roadways in the state of Texas. …
… Additional project components include 15 miles of new bicycle and pedestrian accommodations along the entire corridor, cross-street intersection improvements, U-turn lanes, landscaping and tree plantings, corridor aesthetics, as well as upstream storm water detention and water quality treatment ponds. …
Monday night crash between bicycle and vehicle leaves one seriously injured
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LUBBOCK, Texas — The Lubbock County Sheriff’s Office responded late Monday night to the area of 9302 US Highway 87 southbound, for a crash between a vehicle and a bicycle.
One individual was transported to University Medical Center with serious injuries. Officers arrived on scene at approximately 11:28 p.m.
Authorities have not yet released other details.
woom USA and woom Europe Merge for the Love of Cycling
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AUSTIN, Texas and KLOSTERNEUBURG, Austria – July 13, 2021– The children’s bicycle manufacturer woom continues to cycle towards becoming a global brand, with the merger of woom Europe and woom USA. This merger will double woom’s workforce globally, optimize and enhance product innovation and evolve woom’s supply chain and manufacturing capabilities, all working towards the goal of becoming the market leader in children’s bicycles.
woom bikes were brought to the United States by Mathias Ihlenfeld in 2014, one year after the brand had been founded in a tiny garage in Vienna (Austria) by Mathias’s brother Marcus and his business partner Christian Bezdeka. woom USA quickly established itself as a digitally …
Biking across San Antonio stops at a mural aimed at promoting awareness of the COVID-19 vaccine.
daviddalpe | texasnewstoday.com
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San Antonio – Art and Movement-This is the latest creative way the city of San Antonio is encouraging people to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
Jeff Moore, founder and leader of SATX Social Ride, said:
According to Moore, you need to be vaccinated with COVID-19 to safely return to normal.
“So it makes more sense for all of us to spread the word and get people vaccinated sooner,†Moore said.
That’s why Moore said it’s easy for SATX Social Ride to partner with the city of San Antonio to ride a vaccine mural bike that starts at …