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Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for March 19th

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Buescher State Park Trail Work Day
by kerryp            forums.mtbr.com/texas
Just a reminder, the next work day at Buescher is this Saturday. Come out and help us add some trail to Bastrop’s Lost Pines. Below is the info. Contact Cullen to obtain additional info or ask questions.
Thanks,
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I would like to announce a trail workday coming up on 3/23/13 at Buescher State Park from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm. The work will be a continuation of blazing new trail in the large scale trail upgrade that is going on at the park to make it a multi-use trail system to include mountain biking. The work is…

Tuesday Night Time Trials
Fort Worth Mountain Bikers’ Association
Details and schedule.
Here is the schedule for the 2013 Spring TNTT Series!!!
March 12
March26
April 9
April 23
May 7
May 21
June 4
June 18
We will alternate locations from Gateway Park to Sansom Park. Event details will be posted here prior to each event.

Women’s Bike Brunch Ride
from Bike Friendly Richardson by jenny rilling

March is Women’s History Month and the beginning of spring, so let’s celebrate by taking a leisurely bike ride and eating some delicious brunch. This is a great opportunity to get to know other women who bike in the Richardson area! …

Bike East Dallas Launches
from Biking In Dallas by Eliot Landrum
The Bike East Dallas discount program is officially launching! Taking inspiration from the Local Discount program by Bike Friendly Oak Cliff, I’m offering free stickers and a website listing to any business that provides a bicycle discount. This is a simple and positive way to encourage folks to choose a bike to visit their local businesses. Our slogan is simple: ride your bike, support local, save money! …

On-Street Bicycle Signs Installed in McKinney
by TownSquareBuzz.com McKinney
Submitted by Anna Clark, City of McKinney
Signs going up in McKinney remind motor vehicle drivers that state laws give bicyclists the right to use a full lane on roads. The aim of the new signs is to help keep the roads safe for both riders and drivers.

The signage is in accordance with the Texas Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, a document issued by the Texas Department of Transportation to specify the standards by which traffic signs, markings and signals are designed, installed and…

Jefferson Bridge Bike Lane Ribbon Cutting!
Event for Bike Friendly Oak Cliff  By Jason Roberts
Saturday, March 23, 2013
[Time]        2:00pm in CDT
Join us on the foot of the Jefferson Bridge (Oak Cliff side) to celebrate the official ribbon cutting for the first buffered two-way bike lane in Dallas! City councilman…

Fayetteville Stage Race Report-Carnage Road
By Kim            bicyclesoutbackracing.net
Submitted by Sheri Rothe and the ladies of Jubilee Subaru
Stage One: Road Race

The race started with temperatures in the high 50s with light winds that picked up as the day progressed. With all the GC positions up for grabs and everyone starting on equal ground, the women’s open field was hungry to race. Attacks started early with a few short breaks and a couple of promising splits that ultimately came back together. The decisive break of the day began with Michelle Gacki from ThinkFinance rolled off the front followed by Sheri Rothe of Jubilee Subaru, and was quickly joined by Nicole Bevers from Shama Cycles. There didn’t seem to be much hope for this break because the girls in it failed to…

Oak Cliff residents launches Kidical Mass Dallas!
Bike Friendly Oak Cliff

Iris and Brennen Bechtol have lived in Oak Cliff for some time now.  They love the neighborhood, how bike friendly it is, and how BFOC always had great group rides for them to participate in.  One thing though, they didn’t always feel comfortable taking their 8 year old daughter with…

Police seek help finding tractor-trailer driver who hit Alice bicyclist
By Erica Quiroz            Corpus Christi Caller
ALICE — A man riding a bicycle was hit by a tractor-trailer Tuesday morning in Alice.

Luis David Wyles, 30, was riding his bicycle eastbound on the shoulder of state highway 44 about 7 a.m. Tuesday. A white Kenworth tractor-trailer towing a tanker pulled out of the Tex Best Travel Center and hit him, according to Texas…

Annual Tour de Braz Bike Race revs up
By Megan Mattingly-Arthur            www.chron.com
The Associated Credit Union of Texas invites the community to join the Tour de Braz Bike Club and the Friends of Alvin Parks Foundation for the annual Tour de Braz Bike Race at 8 a.m. Sunday, April 7, at Alvin Community College, 3110 Mustang Road.

The noncompetitive Tour de Braz bike ride features five scenic routes that wind through Brazoria County. Participants can choose 10-, 30-, 50-, 62- or 100-mile routes, all of which depart from the college. …

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