Texas Bicycling Happenings – October 12, 2023
Round the Block: The last leg
By Curtis Stoker | www.crazyguyonabike.com
Day 20 – El Paso to Fort Hancock, TX: WIND – pushing is along!!
Thursday October 12, 2023, 64 miles (103 km) – Total so far: 1,077 miles (1,733 km) It was nice to sleep in a bed last night, but dozed off sooner than I should have and woke up at about 5:00 and felt that was all the sleep this body needed. I needed to get up a bit early anyway to get breakfast ready for the group. It was just the normal breakfast. Nothing needed to be cooked or anything, just water heated up, coffee made and stuff put out for breakfast and for lunch preparations. Beth and I were in charge of breakfast today and because of all that, we were the last ones leaving the hotel this morning. One of the leaders always tries to stay in the sweep position, so it was the three of us getting out of town together.
There was a bit of a climb getting out of El Paso, but after that climb was done, the rest of the route was slightly downhill. We rode about 30 miles just getting out of El Paso and it’s suburbs. Another thing we had in our favor today was …
Monthly Ride from Dallas to Fort Worth with TRE Back to Dallas https://t.co/5nUCx4i6N5 #Meetup via @Meetup
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) October 12, 2023
Pretty harrowing cloud(s) this morning pic.twitter.com/l4m2qcCKn0
— Wilson (@WilsonCalvert) October 12, 2023
Casimiro Tijerina Memorial Bike Ride/Run or Walkhttps://t.co/8K01Ym1gFW
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) October 13, 2023
Scenes from #Biketober Movie Night, happening right now at @axelradhouston. pic.twitter.com/2gwFuB8KuM
— BikeHouston (@BikeHouston) October 13, 2023
Video: Bicycle donation
Courtesy of Temple ISD | www.tdtnews.com
‘Care and support for our kids’: 50 Garcia Elementary students receive free bicycles and helmets
Fifty students at Hector P. Garcia Elementary School had broad smiles on their faces Thursday …
Bridgeland @ Craft Beer Cellar – 10/12/2023 Harris County, Texas
Marjoe Q. Borromeo | strava.com
