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Texas Bicycling News Digest May 2nd

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Elbowz Racing lead out train at the Driveway

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A look into the Elbowz Racing lead out train when we led Michael Sheehan to another sprint victory at the Driveway.

Houstonians celebrate new White Oak Bayou bridge

By Rebecca Hennes        www.chron.com


The MKT Railroad Bridge – better knows as the BBQ Bridge- between Shepherd Drive and Moy Street was badly burned from the bottom up, but Houston residents still used it to cross the White Oak Bayou.
“It created a very dangerous, unsafe situation,” said Brian Brown, a member of the Memorial Heights Redevelopment Authority and Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone 5.
After nearly two years and about $1.2 million, the new White Oak Bayou Greenway Bridge is complete, offering Houston cyclists and runners a path that connects to the Heights’ hike and bike trail. Community members celebrated the completion of the bridge Saturday with snow cones, races and face painting activities at the Houston Parks Board’s “Bridge Bash” off Shepherd Drive. Among the crowd was …

Warrior bike ride at Bush ranch lifts spirits of vets, spouses

By JULIE FANCHER        www.dallasnews.com


CRAWFORD — Monika Flom will never forget driving home in October 2007 when she noticed she had 20 missed calls on her cellphone.
Flom, who was living in Fort Hood while her husband was away at war in Iraq, finally got in touch with someone who asked, “Monika, where are you?”
“I knew exactly with his tone — I knew something was wrong with Brian,” she said. “I don’t remember the rest of the ride home.”
Command Sgt. Major Brian Flom recovered from …

Houston Texas Memorial Park Mountain Bike Trails

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Ex-commander in chief leads wounded warriors on 62-mile bike ride

JC Jones | Herald staff writer        kdhnews.com


CRAWFORD — Through the winding, scenic trails of his ranch near Crawford, former President George W. Bush led a fleet of wounded warriors on a 62-mile mountain bike ride Friday morning.
In the company of the veterans, the former commander in chief seemed like a man among old friends, laughing and joking as they pedaled alongside one another in the annual W100k.
“I’m proud to be their friend,” Bush said. “I was proud to …

Bessies Creek 2015 race report

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Neither thunder nor lightning nor sheets of darkening rain could slow down the intrepid riders at Bessies Creek over the weekend of April 9/11, 2015, for these were no ordinary Sunday afternoon riders, these were the elite of ultra-distance cycling.
The rain came in waves, black scudding and forbidding in intensity, day turned to night, wind howling from the south quickly headed from the north as the storms rolled in. The daytime skies flew into night, the thunder shook the heavens, the shards of lightening gave glimpses of Dante’s world; yet the courageous racers donned their rain jackets, set their lights, lowered their heads, shrugged off the streaming rivers running down their faces and pushed on into the abyss. These were no ordinary men and …

Mountain biking with Charlie in Memorial Park Houston

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Charlie is a 1.5 yr old female Rhodesian Ridgeback who loves to ride the trails in Memorial Park. She’s pretty fast for a 120lb dog. GoPro4, Ibis Mojo SL

Bikeabout TX

By Gordon Hodge        www.crazyguyonabike.com

Day 16- Ft. Parker SP to Hillsboro, TX: Last day ride on this tour.
Friday May 1, 2015, 52 miles (84 km) – Total so far: 673 miles (1,082 km)
weather: 73-81F, sunny, light winds W.
Broke camp and departed at 0800, another new record early departure. I stopped at park entrance and put more air in tire. My leak must not be fixed. I chatted for awhile with park workers. Lost all my time from the early start. Oh well, I am enjoying the social aspects and not in a race for distance. I rode FM 2705 NW to near Lake Mexia on decent roads and the stopped at gas station/grocer/bait shop/café store at 1000. Had breakfast sandwich freshly cooked, not premade. These multi stores do it all. I could have got my fish reel serviced and maybe even a marriage license also. I then took LCR 198(Limestone county road)as a shortcut to get to TX hwy 171 which would go to Hillsboro my goal for day. This county road was paved starting out but very rough. I ran into a short unpaved limestone surface which was better than the paved. There must have been a …

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