Texas Bicycling News Digest July 30th 2018
Video: Tour de Gap brings in hundreds of bicyclists
By: Katie Garcia | www.bigcountryhomepage.com
BUFFALO GAP, Texas (KRBC) – Hundreds of bicyclists took to Buffalo Gap for the 36th annual Tour de Gap, benefiting Abilene’s Big Brothers Big Sisters organization.
Participants were able to ride in either the 11-mile, 27-mile of 100k races, in addition to a timed trial on Sunday up Steamboat Mountain.
The 11-mile ride is known as the fun group, meaning beginners are welcome and so are families of six.
The Rogers family participated in the 11-mile ride.
“This is probably ten or eleven in a row, so we …
MTB @ RCP! The best way to bring the rain is schedule a mountain bike ride.
Dallas Cycling Trail Riders and Weekend Pub Crawler | www.meetup.com
Saturday, August 4, 2018 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Rowlett Creek Preserve
2525 Castle Drive
Garland, TX 75040
Beginner friendly, off road. Starting on south side and taking north side after as an option, skipping 7, 14, and 13. If the group is large enough, we can have a “beginnermediate” faster group too. Afterward, we can visit Intrinsic Smokehouse & Brew …
Man accused of punching, kicking San Antonio bike patrol officers
By Fares Sabawi | www.mysanantonio.com
San Antonio police arrested a man Saturday accused of assaulting two bike patrol officers.
Anthony Burdette, 47, was charged with assault causing bodily injury on a public servant in connection to the July 14 incident, records showed.
On that day, two bike officers were …
Sunday Shop Ride/Midnight Crit Warm Up
Cody Esparza | www.strava.com
Space City Cycling Monday Ride to the Levee
Rosa Guerrero | www.strava.com
Tour de South Texas – Stage 1: Corpus Christi
Martha Morin | www.strava.com
2018 Tour de Bike Barn with the Haardvarks and Friends
Troy Serrano | www.strava.com
Karbach
Meggin Crawford | www.strava.com
Abilene Wide Open: Tour de Gap
Ronald W Erdrich | www.reporternews.com
It was a beautiful morning for a bicycle ride Saturday. While there have been plenty of years when the Tour de Gap started at the top-end of the mercury, this year wasn’t one of them. …
Texas Bicycling from Twitter
That sucked! Double flatted had to walkout and call a friend to pick me up! https://t.co/LdS60fUw7N
— Stan Paoli (@StanPaoli) July 31, 2018
Below 100°??? Got to go for a bike ride! pic.twitter.com/W7syetBsSv
— Stan Paoli (@StanPaoli) July 30, 2018
Bikes on my mind pic.twitter.com/GeCHeIFzop
— Michael Pincus 🧢 (@pincus1) July 30, 2018
MOUNTAIN BIKING REVEILLE PEAK RANCH [VIDEO] https://t.co/l5o7zVl8d4
— Reveille Peak Ranch (@RPRTexas) July 30, 2018
60 miles on my fav bike..
How do you recover?#2xu #drpepper #recover #trekbikesrock #coolshower #crossiscoming #over50andfit#iridebikes #texasheat #stillgotit #fyeah #supyall… https://t.co/9QnWDy5ekZ— Streamline Cycles (@Streamlinecycle) July 30, 2018
The Bike World Alamo Heights: Sunday P.M. Road Ride crew enjoying a well-deserved break at La Tuna Ice House this weekend. Here's a look at the route on Strava: https://t.co/M9ujPZ6JCr
— Bike World (@BIKEWORLDsatx) July 30, 2018
Nice shot of our own Fast Freddy at Road Nationals.. a great weekend resulting in a 5th place in Crit and 15th on the road! Congrats @fredisriding #madduckracingfamily #roadnats #roadcycling https://t.co/nXwGSiQtuK pic.twitter.com/D0WvkUbfiy
— Mad Duck Cyclery (@MadDuckCyclery) July 30, 2018
https://twitter.com/AndarooWillis/status/1024004142950506502
Day 58: Only 12 days to go until they arrive in Anchorage! Check out this great interview with #t4ksierra Ride Director, Ruthvik Allala, from Prince George, BC: https://t.co/BgCouNzujX
— Texas 4000 (@Texas4000) July 30, 2018
Bikin' Shorts – The Rides of August 2018 https://t.co/1mPIBlaUB1 pic.twitter.com/crl9Qp49RS
— Bikin' Mike (@TheBikinMike) July 30, 2018
Four new #HoustonBCycle stations were installed in the Texas Medical Center last week! We're extremely proud to play a role in changing the transit landscape of one of Houston's most vital and unique communities. Find the new locations on our station map: https://t.co/wL0565NvMY pic.twitter.com/198WRZo8FL
— Houston BCycle (@HoustonBCycle) July 30, 2018
Police nab suspect in deadly hit-and-run that left bicyclist dead on West Side https://t.co/dtMr2Dc813
— Bike Friendly Cedars (@BikeCedars) July 30, 2018
New Events Added to Texbiker.net Calendar
New Event King Racing Group RCP 24HR Endurance MTB Race – Garland, TX King Racing Group RCP 2&4HR Endurance MTB Race at Garland, TXhttps://t.co/6Q4ugoycZJhttps://t.co/NzgyZaEW4t
Category Distance Start Fee Prizes Field Li… https://t.co/JO9RCxLvKw
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) July 30, 2018
New Event Tour de Groves – Groves, TX Tour de Groves 2018 at Groves, TXhttps://t.co/jFzFikXJfUhttps://t.co/J3u1ZahNy5
Category Distance Start Fee
40-Mile Route 40 miles 8:00 AM $20
This route will take you throu… https://t.co/fRhncoBTvL— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) July 30, 2018