Texas Bicycling News – January 14, 2023
Pedal the Pacific’s 2023 team meets for first time in Austin before seven-week bike tour
By Jessica Rivera | www.fox7austin.com
Good morning! Hanging out with the Pedal to Pacific team. They are raising awareness about sex trafficking through a 1,700 mile bike ride down the pacific coast. We’ll share their story tonight on @fox7austin pic.twitter.com/dkmzDKizEc
— Jessica Rivera (@JessicaonFOX7) January 14, 2023
AUSTIN, Texas – Pedal the Pacific, a nonprofit group raising awareness about sex trafficking, is getting ready for its 1700-mile bike ride down the Pacific Coast.
"We thought why we don’t we do something when we graduate to spread awareness about this subject, so our friends and family have to ask us why are we doing what we’re doing," says Savannah Lovelace, co-founder of Pedal the Pacific.
With no cycling experience, Savannah and two other friends decided to ride their bikes down Seattle to San Diego.
Savannah brought the idea to …
Blue Agave Camp – Day 3 – Lime Creek Travis County, Texas
Frank Cano | strava.com
Saturday Group Ride San Antonio, Texas
Alex Sungho Hong | strava.com
A derailleur will turn you around…turn you around
Brent Wells | strava.com
How incredibly awesome just to ride OUTSIDE on a beautiful day! I’ve been without my “Red Mistress” for the last week due to the fact that my SRAM Red eTap rear derailleur just mysteriously quit working. Thankfully #VicMaitland Wrong Greg loaned me a Tarmac Disc Sl5 to ride in the meantime. Today’s ride had a nice turn out, and was once again put together by David Patterson who I’m very grateful to. I am also very grateful to Perry Stegall for stopping to wait for me at the beginning of the ride when my computer wasn’t functioning properly. He then bridged us back up to the group at a record pace! As always, I am most thankful to my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, for allowing me to return to this sport that I love, and for yet another safe ride with great friends
Of course, I had to get a photo as we reached the summit of “The Old Tunnel” also called The Bat Cave, which is really an old railroad tunnel for The Old #9 train which I love!
El Paso Puzzler taste El Paso, Texas
Maga S | strava.com
Harmonie Hall Gravel Austin County, Texas
Amanda Hollenbaugh | strava.com
Day of many mechanicals
Colavita Ride San Antonio, Texas
Mark Noblitt MTCCSA | strava.com
Fun, short morning ride today with a ton of cycling friends — new and old!
Hey Tim! Tyler, Texas
Mike Buenaventura | strava.com
Great ride with the athletes I coach. Some got bike upgrades. Some thought we needed to call out bumps. ? “Hey we ride gravel” ?? . Everybody had a great time.
NICA practice at Warda Fayette County, Texas
Danny Dutton | strava.com
Best route from Port Isabel to CC from bicycletouring
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Texas Biking from Twitter
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— Aaron N. Chamberlain ? (@elmachuca) January 15, 2023
New bike detector on the MKT trail! We don’t have to push the button any more. (And yes, this is a typical signal queue on a nice Saturday.) pic.twitter.com/er0WKdNyhJ
— Christof Spieler (@christofspieler) January 15, 2023
And a new crossing at Houston Avenue in the works! That’s a median so bikes can pause halfway and so that cars can’t turn left. Both make this a lot safer. pic.twitter.com/exDmGAtv5W
— Christof Spieler (@christofspieler) January 15, 2023
What a gorgeous day for a bike ride with my parents – @LloydDoggettTX and @LibbyDoggett – around #LadyBirdLake . The trail was crowded, but we loved seeing so many people outside enjoying the weather. #AustinTX #MSWarriors #Austin #Biking pic.twitter.com/GqSbBNI2sz
— Lisa Doggett (@lisadoggettmd) January 14, 2023
Pedal the Pacific is getting ready for its 1700-mile bike ride down the Pacific Coast, and this weekend the team of ten people from nine different US cities will meet for the first time in Austin. https://t.co/FUBdDSHrBA
— FOX 7 Austin (@fox7austin) January 14, 2023
La Grange. Only one broken spoke. pic.twitter.com/GAYn5595fD
— Aaron N. Chamberlain ? (@elmachuca) January 14, 2023
Sunday's ride has changed to our Spechts-Phantom Crossing ride. Meet us at Spechts tomorrow morning. Wheels down at 9 AM. https://t.co/KuXd5drKlR pic.twitter.com/IN8RwxxUjZ
— SA Wheelmen (@sawheelmen) January 14, 2023
Cold start to our ride this morning and have taken note last couple of months, rides below 35 degrees, my lungs have a hard time breathing in the cold air
— Jesus (@SrCampy) January 14, 2023
Cedar Creek pic.twitter.com/6PSFDWJxw0
— Aaron N. Chamberlain ? (@elmachuca) January 14, 2023
— Aaron N. Chamberlain ? (@elmachuca) January 14, 2023
Check out my activity on Strava: https://t.co/LWhMAHmLqY#iamspecialized #SWorks #Tarmac #SL7 #Lola #FitMcAllen #CorazonRacing #PoweredbyTheHealthNut #DaleCorazon pic.twitter.com/sxpKWI6W8B
— Daniel Cruz (@DCRUZ547) January 14, 2023
#saint2saint starts now pic.twitter.com/EIb5nWMoZj
— Aaron N. Chamberlain ? (@elmachuca) January 14, 2023
They finally upgraded my parking space at work. #BikeToWork #CarFree #NoParking #BikeParking #AllOthersWillBeTowed pic.twitter.com/F76nZ271ZI
— Ricky Cardenas ? (@emelbee24) January 14, 2023
Good morning! Hanging out with the Pedal to Pacific team. They are raising awareness about sex trafficking through a 1,700 mile bike ride down the pacific coast. We’ll share their story tonight on @fox7austin pic.twitter.com/dkmzDKizEc
— Jessica Rivera (@JessicaonFOX7) January 14, 2023
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— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) January 14, 2023
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