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Texas Bicycling News Digest June 26th

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Junior Category Road Races Finish in Dramatic Fashion

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Megan Jastrab (Apple Valley, CA/Southern California Velo) won the junior women 13-14 race on the line on Thursday, offering the closest sprint finish in the past two days thus far. In contrasts, Lucas Bourgoyne (Houston, TX/Shama Cycles) won the junior men 13-14 on a solo breakaway that formed after two of the five scheduled laps around a slightly rolling 5-kilometer course that surrounded Serene Lakes in Soda Springs, CA.
Young Racers With Big Hearts

The peloton of the junior women 13-14 race stayed together for nearly all five laps, as riders hesitated to attack. The uphill finish to the line would be the deciding factor of the race, as Jastrab launched her attacking sprint and maintained her effort to put the Stars-and-Stripes on her back. Katie Clouse (Park City, UT) and Jane Tullis(Rome, GA/Frazier Cycling) rounded out …

#crossisboss : Meet Luke Fleming

by Anne Clarrissimeaux        texasbikeracing.com


A Cross Racer, Born and Bred Right Here in Texas. Meet Luke Fleming.
The summer heat has finally arrived in Texas. Yet, in less than 90 days, cyclocross season begins anew. With a cross-season countdown clock on the TBR site and rumors of teams getting their cross-specific kits ready and racers already getting a jump on cross-training for the CX season, it seems as though cross is, indeed, becoming boss in Texas.
As road-racing season enters its hot summer slowdown, the thoughts of many racers throughout the Lone Star State turn to cross. But for some racers, cross is a year-round focus. Meet 16-year-old Luke Fleming of Sugar Cycles Racing who’s coming up as a cross racer more than anything else. He and Rob …

USA Cycling Announces Spring 2015 Academic All-Star Class

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USA Cycling is pleased to announce the spring class of Collegiate Academic All-Stars! The Spring 2015 class of riders is composed of 60 riders from 17 different schools. All collegiate cyclists face the challenge of balancing school while racing, and the Academic All-Star program seeks to recognize those that go above and beyond by achieving top grades in the classroom while also competing at USA Cycling Collegiate National Championships.
Many of the riders recognized in this year’s class not only competed at the 2015 USA Cycling Collegiate Road National Championships, but also finished highly in the individual events with riders such as …
Luke Allen – Midwestern State University
Cameron Lowery – Midwestern State University
Hannah Ross – Midwestern State University

HJC, Wilson and Downeast now shipping Reid Cycles

by BRAIN Staff        www.bicycleretailer.com

DALLAS (BRAIN) — Hans Johnsen Company, Wilson Bicycle Sales, and Downeast Bicycle Specialists are now shipping bikes from Reid Cycles, a British brand offering bikes that retail for between $280 and $535.
Reid has signed an exclusive U.S. distribution agreement with Hans Johnsen, which owns Wilson and Downeast.
“We have a separate website for our international business, www.reidbikes.com, which has links to retailers and also includes distributor information,” said Rob Akam, the head of Reid’s U.K. office. “We’ve only been doing international distribution for 10 months or so and it’s going quite well. The biggest challenge has been …

Central grad raising funds for charity ride for cancer

by Bill Cullins        www.gosanangelo.com

Josh Holtkort, a 2012 graduate of Central High School and current Mechanical Engineering major at the University of Texas, will be joining 80 other UT students in May of 2016 to complete a 70 day, 4,500 mile charity bike ride from Austin, Texas to Anchorage, Alaska.
Full story available to subscribers only.

A Happy Hour Rockin’ The Indian Ghosts Bike Ride In Arlington’s Interlochen

by Durango Texas        durangotexas.blogspot.com


Can you see the Indian Ghosts sitting on the supposedly empty bench, looking out over the land on which their village was built a long long time ago?
What with there being Indian Ghosts sitting on a bench this would seem to indicate my handlebars are in …

BikeHouston chair Regina Garcia about the Houston Bike Plan

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Thursday June 25th BikeHouston chair Regina Garcia and City of Houston Planning department planning leader Cathy Halka joined KPFT Open Journal to talk about the upcoming Houston Bike Plan.

Transit Oriented Developments: Bikable, Walkable Cities or an Economic Double Standard?

by Johnny Guzman        bicyclepointofview.blogspot.com


Discussing the modern effects of mixed used zoning, both good and bad
As a former resident of the Las Colinas/Greater Dallas area, I am a huge fan of Transit Oriented Developments and mixed used zoning. When I lived in the area, I could ride my bike to the library, the post office, the local pizza shop and even the grocery store. Las Colinas has a 10 mile bicycle trail connecting it to the neighboring suburb of Valley Ranch. Valley Ranch is a township of the city of Irving, with an extensive trail and canal system running through it’s core. Back in 2007 it was the place to be if you were a twenty-something, young, single person or a …

Reimers 150% good to go

by Bamwa        www.bikemojo.com

Except for some tall grass and this fatty

Rolled the two black loops and the “back 9”. Grass is pretty tall is the only thing. Didn’t want to ride “snakefinder” so I hung back. Didn’t help as I wizzed 2″ from the nose of this guy.
Lead rider didn’t even ..

Walnut Creek Update – 6/25/15

by Austin Bike        www.bikemojo.com

Went out there today to explore.
The crossing by the maintenance shack is green, I walked it but I could see someone easily going down hard.
Point six is hosed and closed because of the construction.
At the main creek crossing the water was moving too fast for me to cross. Not crazy fast, but seeing the other rocks in water and not being able to adequately judge the depth made me highly question the logic of trying to see what the back side was like.
Windy loop was rideable but there are a few puddles you will need to …

ARR Free Beginners Skills Clinic

Sunday, Jul 5, 2015, 8:30 AM

Walnut Creek Metropolitan Park
12138 North Lamar Boulevard Austin, TX

30 Mountain Bikers Went

Austin Ridge Riders Free Beginners Skills ClinicJoin ARR Sunday morning, July 5, at Walnut Creek Park for a free beginner skills clinic led by Aric Meyer. Arrive early enough to prepare yourself and your bike, the clinic starts promptly at 8:30am.In this month’s clinic Aric will cover the basics of: ratcheting, tight turns, and if time permits: s…

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Summer Crit Cycling Series to be Held at the Houston Sports Park

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HOUSTON, TX (June 24, 2015)  – Unique Cycle Series Coming This July! The Houston Sports Park will host Houston’s inaugural cycle race series, open to beginner and intermediate cyclists, on Sunday, July 5th.  Races categories are open to boys, girls, women and men ranging in experience from beginner to intermediate levels. Prizes will be awarded to top racers in each category.
The Summer Crit series will take place on …

Nolanville PD puts new bike patrol program into rotation

Rachael Riley | Herald staff writer        kdhnews.com


NOLANVILLE — Nolanville Police Department is rolling out with a new program.
Just two weeks ago, residents saw Police Chief Gary Kent was not above hopping on a bicycle to set the standard for the department’s new bike patrol.
“The inaugural day that I went out, the looks and the comments were priceless — people were in disbelief or amazed that this day and …

Man Reportedly Assaulted While Biking In Austin

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(ABC 6 News) — Austin police are investigating an assault and possible robbery that happened Wednesday evening.
Authorities say a man was biking near 3rd Avenue and 5th Street NW when a group of four to five men stopped him.
The group allegedly knocked him off his bike and began to kick and punch him, with one person grabbing the man around …

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