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Texas Bicycling News April 23rd 2016

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Bastrop State Park – New Trail Coming

by kerryp

www.bikemojo.com

For years we in the Bastrop and Centex area have hoped for more mountain bike trails in the TPWD parks here.
Those hopes came to fruition a couple of years ago when TPWD agreed to build trails in Buescher.
Those trails turned out great IMO and we had a fun place to ride that was friendly for all levels of riders.
The recent fires in Buescher have been a setback, but the trails will be repaired and re-opened some time in the near future.
Before the Bastrop Complex Fires (the bigger fires prior to the Buescher fires) there was a push to build mtb trails in Bastrop State Park (BSP) too, but those haven’t made it off the ground because the fires badly damaged BSP and there were bigger issues to concentrate on.
TPWD staff released news at last nights Friends of the Lost Pines meeting that …

Southern Tier – Finishing at the Start

By Tom Mobley

www.crazyguyonabike.com

Finishing Where We Started: Las Cruces, NM to El Paso, TX
Friday April 22, 2016, 54 miles (87 km) – Total so far: 949 miles (1,527 km)
On April 15, 2015 we departed the El Paso Airport Townplace Suites for a tour of Big Bend and west Texas. Today, we finished at that same hotel, thus completing the entire Southern Tier. Granted, we did it in 4 sections, but that has worked well for us.
The final day was certainly no “triumphant” ride in. About 5 miles into the day, a local racer type came in from the right and rode along with us for a bit. “Windy today” were his first words, followed by “It never comes from this direction. It always blows the other way.” This direction, of course, meant from the SSE, which was the exact direction we had to ride all day.
This was no big surprise for us as we were about to enter Texas and …

9 AM start- Tour de Southern Walnut Creek Trail

Tuesday, Apr 26, 2016, 9:00 AM

Govalle Park
5200 Bolm Rd. Austin, TX

5 Austin Cyclists Went

Start Time is 9 AM!Weather permitting…A D-pace ride (roughly 11 to 13 mph) on The Southern Walnut Creek Trail from the trailhead at Govalle Park up to the Abrupt End at Lindell Lane just north of Decker Lake.  Round trip is about 20 miles.  The trail is paved for the entire distance,with a 1/2 mile hill on the outbound.  We’ll regroup periodical…

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Visit Dallas rider loses memory after racing crash

By VeloNews.com


Denver’s KDVR reports that 25-year-old Lauren De Crescenzo (Visit Dallas – DNA) is suffering from memory loss after a brain injury sustained in a racing crash.
De Crescenzo was competing at the San Dimas Stage Race in California on April 2 when she caught a handlebar in the metal fencing that lined the road near the stage 2 finish. Sustaining multiple injuries in …

VIVA STREETS!: Community gets active in Downtown Harlingen

www.valleymorningstar.com


HARLINGEN — Hundreds turned out for a first of its kind event in Harlingen yesterday.
Viva Streets offered residents a safe, fun, and open environment in which to walk, ride their bicycles, skate, jog and enjoy all the other activities being offered.
The Bermea family was drawn to the event because it offered an opportunity to be active. …

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