Texas Bicycling Activities – September 20, 2023
Mayor proposes $500k bailout for BCycle, on brink of bike sharing shutdown
Dug Begley | www.houstonchronicle.com
The end of the road for Houston’s bike sharing system might be a little further off into the distance after all, provided a funding boost from the city comes in.
Mayor Sylvester Turner said he will ask the City Council, likely next week, to approve $500,000 in funding for the nonprofit bike system, aimed at keeping it running another public bike rental service is in place.
“I don’t want the end user to lose,” Turner said during the Wednesday’s City Council meeting. …
TMBRA FORREST CREEK MTB RACE Sept 17, 2023: A New Mountain Bike Track in Central Texas
Just Me MTB | www.youtube.com
I was Invited to be an additional photog for the very cool TMBRA FORREST CREEK MTB race this last Sunday. This new course in Dale Texas is a 9 mile spaghetti bowl with something for everybody: turns and berms, ups and downs, dips and whips, with fast flowy tacky loam. Wish I brought my bike! See all our race photography from this event at HeatherBonhamPhotography.com
Happy hour.#rideyourbike pic.twitter.com/ui77Yb0xJk
— mellowjohnnys (@mellowjohnnys) September 20, 2023
Council will be asked to approve money to keep system operating as Metro mulls bringing bike system in-househttps://t.co/x2DdJqNBDo
— Houston Chronicle (@HoustonChron) September 20, 2023
Mayor @SylvesterTurner proposes $500k bailout for @HoustonBCycle , on brink of bike sharing shutdown https://t.co/30PWAIGEGH via @houstonchron
— Dug Begley (@DugBegley) September 20, 2023
USA Cycling Announces 2023 Gravel World Championships Team
By Cycling West | www.cyclingutah.com
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (September 18, 2023) – The 2023 UCI Gravel World Championships are set to take place in Veneto, Italy on October 7-8, 2023. In the event’s second year, USA Cycling is sending a team with goals of a podium for the American racers.
As part of the UCI’s Cycling for All initiative, the Gravel World Championships qualification process is multi-faceted. Riders can qualify for their age group by finishing in the top 25% of one of the Trek UCI Gravel World Series events. Additionally, riders who won their National Championship category at the 2023 National Championships were also nominated, including the top three of the elite races. Then, USA Cycling has the opportunity to enter an additional 20 athletes across all categories, including …
… Elite Women’s Gravel National Champion Lauren Stephens (Dallas, Texas; EF EDUCATION-TIBCO-SVB) will be leading the charge along with fellow Road Worlds team member Heidi Franz (Seattle, Wash.; DNA Pro Cycling), and returning Gravel Worlds members Emily Newsom (Fort Worth, Tex.; Roxo Racing) and Sarah Sturm (Durango, Colo.; Specialized/ Rapha/ Wahoo). Alexis Skarda (Grand Junction, Colo.; Santa Cruz Bicycles) and Crystal Anthony (Bentonville, Ark.; Liv Racing Collective) will also be ones to watch after their silver and bronze medal performances at the inaugural Gravel National Championships. …
Video: Update: Two bikes found from Tuesday’s bike shop break-in
By: Sophia Englehart | www.kristv.com
UPDATE: 10:15 a.m. – According to CCPD, two of the three stolen bikes have been recovered, including one that’s worth $15,000.
“They came in the store and immediately grabbed the most expensive bikes in the store, so it’s kind of an off coincidence that they did that unknowingly,” Bay Area Bicycles owner David Pena said.
Pena said that police told him that one of the suspects was arrested when police spotted him riding the stolen $15,000 bike.
Unfortunately, the bike now has $3,000 in damages. …
Man throws bike in front of cyclist causing crash, then assaults victim
By Annie Gimbel | www.cbsnews.com
MCKINNEY (CBSnewsTexas.com) – He reportedly threw his bike in the path of another cyclist who only minutes before has passed him on the trail, causing the victim to flip over his handlebar.
Now detectives with the McKinney Police Department are asking for the public’s help identifying the suspect in an unprovoked assault on Aug. 26.
It was about 9:30 in the morning when the victim was riding his bike on the trails through Erwin Park. He told police that the suspect starting cursing at him after the victim rode by him.
The victim then sped up to distance himself from the man but as he …
Video: Longview City Council considers walking trail expansion
By Bob Hallmark | www.kltv.com
LONGVIEW, Texas (KLTV) – An East Texas city considers plans to expand their network of walking trails, with the help of some handy grant money.
Longview City Council will take up the issue, on how to do it, and overcome possible obstacles.
With its beginnings in the early 1980s, the Longview trail system has become popular with runners, cyclists and walkers.
“Having heard from so many people that the trail system is one of those things that draw people in from everywhere,” said Longview’s director of parks and recreation John Albertson.
And now a plan to expand on it.
“We’ve been looking at …
Evening Ride San Antonio, Texas
Steve Gutierrez | strava.com
Plan C for Dinner Bulverde, Texas
Francisco Simas | strava.com
HUMPDAY MTB ride w the Wifey Huntsville, Texas
Brad Didier | strava.com
