Texas Bicycling News Digest December 25th 2017
Man injured biking at greenbelt and hospitalized Sunday
By Mary Huber | www.mystatesman.com
6:07 p.m. update: First responders said they have rescued a 60-year-old man that was injured at the Barton Creek Green Belt on Sunday.
According to the Westlake Fire Department, the man was riding a mountain bike at the trails when he twisted his ankle. Austin-Travis County EMS said the injury is isolated and not expected to be life threatening.
He is being taken to a local hospital, officials said.
4:50 p.m. update: Rescue crews have located a …
Texas A&M sustainability efforts on campus recognized with perfect score
By STEVE KUHLMA | www.theeagle.com
Texas A&M Director of Sustainability Kelly Wellman said after more than a decade of persistent work, the university is getting noticed for its efforts to promote sustainability across the campus.
The university was recognized this year with the top “gold” status under the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability’s 2017 Sustainable Campus Index. The perfect score of 100 was achieved by only 11 of the 280 universities surveyed by the association, with an average score of 70.4 for U.S. institutions.
The university has made major strides since …
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Texas Bicycling from Twitter
No MTB Tuesday Ride tomorrow, Tue, 12/26, with the rain in forecast and it being holidays! Back at it next year, Jan. 2, 5:30pm @ Central Market @ WestGate in South Austin. #rothetraining
— ROTHE Training (@rothetraining) December 26, 2017
#Cycling #Christmas 2017 #mountain #biking 17 miles #Cold #carbon # Orbea pic.twitter.com/eJ622JZTV9
— Denise Blalock (@BlondeBeautyDD) December 25, 2017
the most defiant bicycle lane in @BrownsvilleRGV, on a frontage road and in front of all these used car dealerships 🚲 pic.twitter.com/i9FI0SlwBF
— Edgar Gaucin 🚲 (@edgargaucin) December 25, 2017
Bikes+kids= A world that just got bigger https://t.co/ZKVJULuuwQ
— Dylan Casey (@dylancasey) December 25, 2017
Merry Christmas from the Houston BCycle team! 🎄 #bikeshare #happyholidays pic.twitter.com/QX53b9K3gj
— Houston BCycle (@HoustonBCycle) December 25, 2017
Season's Greetings from Bike MS to all of our amazing family and friends! pic.twitter.com/suS5oVhJik
— Bike MS: Texas MS 150 (@TexasMS150) December 25, 2017
Merry Christmas ya'll! pic.twitter.com/8eEYPPilI3
— Fort Worth Bike Sharing (@fwbikesharing) December 25, 2017
Merry Christmas from all of us at 24 Hours in the Canyon. pic.twitter.com/pzvBRpd7Lg
— 24 in the Canyon (@24inthecanyon) December 25, 2017
From us to you – #MerryChristmas pic.twitter.com/CVXOuJSn5C
— WheelBrothers (@WheelBrothers) December 25, 2017
Wishing all of our readers a very merry Christmas! ⛄ Here's to another brilliant year of bike riding 🺠https://t.co/9P6AiQ4m0p pic.twitter.com/z4kpNGbFbe
— BikeRadar (@bikeradar) December 25, 2017
Merry Christmas ya’ll! #drivewaylife https://t.co/UyY9HfxKHk
— Driveway Series (@DrivewaySeries) December 25, 2017
New Event Added to Texbiker.net Calendar
New Event Caprock Gravel Grind – Southland, TX Caprock Gravel Grind at Southland, TXhttps://t.co/JQ39YLsPsKhttps://t.co/s7xzt7IwNu
Category Distance Start Fee Prizes Field Limit
50K 32 miles see event details $35
100K 62 miles see event details $45
… https://t.co/CSIz8tqxP5— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) December 26, 2017