Texas Bicycling News Digest May 8th
How does Austin rank on the latest bike-friendliness list?
by Pam LeBlanc     fitness.blog.austin360.com
Time for another list of America’s most bike-friendly cities, class.
The latest study, from BetterDoctor, uses three values – the percentage of commuters who bike to work, the number of bicycle fatalities, and the amount of federal funds spent on pedestrian/bicycle projects – to determine each city’s score. It used data from the U.S. Census Bureau, the Alliance for Biking and Walking, and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Austin came in 14th out of 52 cities on the list, making it the highest-ranking Texas city. No surprise there. We ranked well above …
APD officers caution against inebriated biking
###Â BY WES SCARBOROUGH Â Â Â www.dailytexanonline.com
Students bike around campus in all sorts of conditions — exhausted, focused, when running late for an exam. One condition they might want to avoid is intoxicated — according to the Austin Police Department, biking while drunk could lead to a driving while intoxicated citation.
According to APD officer Nathan Blake, operating a bicycle at or above a blood alcohol content of .08 is a punishable crime.
“[Motor vehicle] is one of the elements of a …
Wildflower Centurion
by Ray Garza     rgvcycling.com
Back in late April I traveled over to San Antonio for theFiesta Wildflower Ride. I knew the route was hilly and coming from the flat lands of the Rio Grande Valley, I didn’t know if I could complete that ride or not. I was already completing a training plan for a century ride but felt it wasn’t enough. I went back to Training Peaks and found a plan for a hilly century by Allen Hunter and decided to follow that. My plan was to ride the sixty and see how I felt and decide if I could ride on and attempt the one hundred miles.
The new training plan that I was following was a lot more intense with more VO2max intervals than my previous plan. I headed out to the only hills we have around here, west of La Joya, and did some of my rides over there. Our hills are more like rolling hills but that’s all we have. I also used a …
Taking the Long Way Home: Impromptu In-Town Ride
by June Bug    www.bikemojo.com
Ride report for long, impromptu in-town ride.
Bike: hardtail ti 29er set up as commuter with rack and 1 pannier with U Lock, spare inner tube, tools, CO2 cartridges
2.1 small block 8s pumped to max. pressure, with tire liners for extra flat protection
flat pedals
hi-viz jersey, blinky on handle bar
I started going to weight training once a week about three months ago and sometimes ride my bike over from the Braker/Parkfield area (leaving home at 9 am) to the GrassIron gym near the intersection of Koenig/North Lamar, via my old commuter route to UT. After that (11 am), over to Wheatsville food bar for lunch, continue south through the state capitol grounds, over to Shoal Creek, down to Lady Bird Lake, west to the pedestrian bridge under MoPac and then a big loop around Lady Bird Lake and take Metro Rail home from the downtown station.
Tuesday, I followed that routine, but I felt good and instead of looping back around the Hike n Bike to catch MetroRail, I continued on a route that I’d had in mind for awhile:
Use little bike/pedestrian underpass under Pleasant Valley Rd and continue through Roy G. Guerrero park
Over Montopolis Bridge/183
To Southern Walnut Creek Multi-Use path to the end at Dafin Lane
Jog over to Decker Lane to 290 (Decker Lane = construction hell, not safe, not recommended)
290 to Berkman Dr. to 51st Street
51st Street at Duval — stopped in at The Peddler, topped off …
Motherhood on Two Wheels
### By Kristin Lucido    texasbikeracing.com
As Mother’s Day approaches, my thoughtful family asks how I’d like to spend the day. Nothing against flowers and brunch reservations, but ideally I like to combine my favorite sport with my favorite people and get out for a family bike ride. Sounds simple enough, but this seemingly basic answer got me thinking: I really do owe a great deal to the bike and how it influences my family life and my role as a mother.
Riding a bike ultimately led me to my spouse and soulmate, Jeff. It gave me an outlet for stress management and personal athletic achievement, introduced me to a community of amazing friends, and …
World T.E.A.M. Sports Veteran Trio Ride Warrior 100K with President Bush
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Injured veterans from past World T.E.A.M. Sports sporting events actively participated in the April 30-May 2 Warrior 100K ride with President George W. Bush at his Prairie Chapel Ranch in Crawford, Texas.
Joining the President in the 100 kilometer ride on challenging mountain bike trails were Marine Corps Lance Corporal Adam McCann of Oberlin, Ohio, Army Combat Medic José E. Santiago of Centennial, Colorado and Army Sergeant First Class Manuel A. Colón of Orlando, Florida.
McCann rode in his first Warrior 100K. Injured through April 2005 mortar explosions while in service in Iraq, McCann returned to his Cleveland area hometown, where he enrolled in college for a degree in sports management. Riding the 110-mile Face of America from World T.E.A.M. Sports in 2013, he …
10 days of criteriums in DFW May 19-28
by creakyknees www.bikeforums.net
May 19 Tue Sun & Ski Tuesday Night Crit (r) Richardson Scheduled
20 Wed Bicycles Inc. Wednesday Night Crits (r) Fort Worth, TX Scheduled
21 Thu KingRacingGroup Thursday Night Crits (r) Dallas, TX Scheduled
22 Fri Texas Cup Bike the Bricks VI (r) McKinney, TX Scheduled
23 Sat Texas Cup State Age-Based Criterium Championship (Glickman) (r) Dallas, TX Scheduled
24 Sun Texas Cup Bicycles Plus GSTz Criterium (r) Murphy, TX Scheduled
25 Mon Texas Cup State Skill-Based Criterium Championship (r) Greenville, TX Scheduled
26 Tue Sun & Ski Tuesday Night Crit (r) Richardson Scheduled
27 Wed Bicycles Inc. Wednesday Night Crits (r) Fort Worth, TX Scheduled
28 Thu KingRacingGroup Thursday Night Crits (r) Dallas, TX Scheduled
details /flyers etc: …
No New Bicycle Friendly Businesses for Texas This Round
BikeTexas.org
On April 22, the League of American Bicyclists announced the latest list of new and renewing bicycle-friendly businesses. This time around, no Texas businesses were on the list.
However, there’s no need to despair! Texas still has 25 recognized Bicycle Friendly Businesses, representing 42,548 Texas employees, and that’s in addition to the 6,230,230 Texans who live in a Bicycle Friendly Community, and 84,223 Texas students who attend a Bicycle Friendly University. We know these bicycle-friendly places will continue to work hard to be …
Tweets
A $900 Ladies Prime Lap winner at @TheGrandCrit! $400 more than the boys. Ladies rule! @wca_tweet @txbikeracing pic.twitter.com/NGoeTYxdnX
— markpurnell (@ispeakforyou) May 8, 2015
And here's Hannah Ross sprinting to 5th in the #collnats d1 national championship http://t.co/5a6ejYHvUd
— MSU Cycling Team (@MSUCyclingTeam) May 8, 2015
https://twitter.com/BikerideKiwanis/status/596760690355933186
Gruppo compacto pic.twitter.com/ExBwZSH2Fm
— MSU Cycling Team (@MSUCyclingTeam) May 8, 2015
We can just see the bridge the ladies will cross before climbing through thefeed zone. #collnats pic.twitter.com/4nEJbpvTsh
— MSU Cycling Team (@MSUCyclingTeam) May 8, 2015
Getting ready for a little 200 mile recovery spin with @andaroowillis after the @drivewayseries… https://t.co/TYPidqYt73
— Driveway Series (@DrivewaySeries) May 8, 2015
2 day event alerts
2 Day Alert: Castroville Time Trial Series – Castroville, TX, May 10, 2015 08:00AM – 842 FM471, 842 Farm to Market Road 471, Castroville
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) May 8, 2015
2 Day Alert: CycloFemme 2015 – Houston, TX, May 10, 2015 08:00AM – Houston, TX, USA(CST) http://t.co/QrPAAEAaiu
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) May 8, 2015
2 Day Alert: Garden Ridge-Gruene Latte Ride, May 10, 2015 08:00AM – Garden Ridge, TX, USA(CST) http://t.co/2sGeMT70mj
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) May 8, 2015