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Texas Biking News October 20th 2021

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‘Team Debbie’: How one Houston family exceeded their goals in a bike fundraiser for Alzheimer’s.

Lindsay Peyton | www.houstonchronicle.com

Neil Dougharty, left, Paul Dougharty, and Benjamin Dougharty, right, are shown at Buffalo Bayou Park Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021 in Houston. The brothers along with their dad rode in Texas’ first Ride to End ALZ race on Oct. 10.

Avid cyclist Paul Dougharty can often be found cruising the bike path by his home in the Heights.

He’s also a regular at rides for worthy causes, such as the BP MS 150 and Bike Around the Bay.

When Paul, 67, discovered that the Alzheimer’s Association was debuting the Ride to End ALZ — and the second event would be scheduled in Texas — he quickly signed up and shared it on Facebook.

Then, his son Benjamin Dougharty, 45, saw the post. Benjamin called his dad …

Rice applies for Bicycle Friendly University Designation

By Hajera Naveed | www.ricethresher.org

Rice Transportation Demand Management recently submitted an application for a Bicycle Friendly University designation, after being awarded a bronze designation in 2017. The American League of Bicyclists will announce awards early next year.

According to Lisa Lin, transportation demand management manager, the university’s previous designation expired this year. Since then, the university was able to improve the application with more student engagement activities related to biking over the past few years.

“[In terms of] the programming aspects and encouragement side of things, I feel like we did …

David on the Southern Tier

By David Jelmini | www.crazyguyonabike.com

Day 31: Navasota to Shepard, 3,000’ of climbing, 6:20 hrs in the saddle. Another long day in East Texas

Tuesday October 19, 2021, 80 miles (129 km) – Total so far: 1,621 miles (2,609 km) We got an update on Gail this morning, worse than we thought. She’s being transferred to a larger hospital for surgery, apparently some broken bones. Her husband is flying in today from California. Nobody got bit (some dogs tried) or fell off their bike, so a good day. The morning had lots of hills going through Sam Houston state park; surprisingly quite a bit of traffic. …

Day 32: Shepherd to Silsbee. 600’ of climbing, 4:25 hrs saddle time. And then there were 10

Wednesday October 20, 2021, 60 miles (97 km) – Total so far: 1,681 miles (2,705 km) Lost another rider today. Romaine flew back to Boston due to her hand injury. She really hasn’t ridden in over a week since she missed the hill country trying to get a root canal. She couldn’t find good medical attention and needed to see her own doctor back home. Hope this is it for accidents. Today was easy compared to previous days. The only issue is the humidity is very high now and I’m sweating all day. …

Video: Community rallies around Austin’s shoeshine man, surprises him with new electric bicycle

by: Candy Rodriguez | www.kxan.com

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Dapper from head to toe, Phillip Wiggins has style and he takes pride in looking good when he is working. For the last three weeks, he’s been out of work after his homemade shoeshine cart and bicycle were stolen.

The Army veteran first started his mobile business “Boots Shoes & Pumps” in 2019 after facing several difficult years where he battled alcohol addiction, the loss of his wife and he almost ended up on the streets. He was homeless in terms of the word’s definition. He was a man without a home. However, Wiggins was able to connect with Caritas, which helped him back on the right track and find housing. …

New downtown holiday attraction coming soon to Bagby Street corridor

By Hunter Marrow | communityimpact.com

A series of unique illuminated attractions along downtown Houston’s Bagby Street will be available for Houstonians this holiday season.

Winter Wanderland, designed by Blachere Illumination, will comprise more than 100,000 LED lights installed between Lamar and Franklin streets and will be on view from Nov. 19 through Jan. 2, according to an Oct. 20 news release, and will be managed by the Houston Downtown Management District. …

… Attractions will include elements such as an 80-foot-long tunnel of LED lights arching over the new bicycle and pedestrian walkway across from the Hobby Center; a series of 11 constellation arches on the boardwalk at Sam Houston Park; 3D trees at City Hall; 22 blinged-out arches across from Downtown Aquarium; and giant illuminated angel wings at …

Your guide to San Antonio’s Howard W. Peak Greenway Trails System hike and bike trails – all 84 miles of them

Richard A. Marini | www.expressnews.com

As the weather cools and the outdoors beckon, there’s no better place for bike riders than the Howard W. Peak Greenway Trails System. The 84 miles of wide and smooth hike-and-bike trails have slowly encircled the city like a necklace since construction began in 2007.

The trails are designed so they can be navigated by all but the most inexperienced bike riders. They have mostly gentle slopes, are paved with either concrete or asphalt and usually are wide enough for two bikers to ride abreast.

Most run along the river banks or on utility rights of way, providing a safe …

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