Texas Bicycling News Digest June 18th 2019
Remembering Shane Memorial Ride
by El Paso Bicycle Club | www.facebook.com
Saturday, June 22, 2019 at 7:15 AM – 12 PM MDT River Run Plaza El Paso, Texas 79932 First Annual Remembering Shane Boyd Bike Ride
Join us to celebrate Shane’s Memory and his love for cycling and the outdoors.
We will meet at River Run Plaza at 7:15 am ready to roll to Memory Gardens of the Valley for a prayer at Shane’s grave site.
From there, we will have several rides to accommodate all levels. 11 miles, 26 miles, and 41 miles. Maps will be posted. No one left behind. …
A Mellow Evening at Austin’s Cool Yellow Bike Project
A DUDE ABIKES | adudeabikes.com
A friend who did me a big solid the other day has had a bike in a storage unit collecting cobwebs for a while. He’s been wanting to fix it up but was a little intimidated by going to the community shop, Austin’s own Yellow Bike Project. So I figured I’d help him out by assessing the situation and then get him going while I paid some attention to the neglected brakes of Sophie, my Fairdale. He’s shy and didn’t want his photograph or name mentioned, but I can still talk about the evening. …
Tuesday Night Crits • Jun 11 2019
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Coach died Mtn Biking at Stephenson Preserve
Bartman | www.bikemojo.com
I met coach at Zavala Elem school many years ago when I had volunteered for their reading rally day where we would ride around the best readers on some borrowed pedi cabs..last month, Coach and I were talking about how much fun the trails in south Austin have gotten over the last several years where he died while doing what he loved. He was a good dude and loved the trail. RIP Coach. …
Video: Man biking across country to bring awareness to ‘K9s for Warriors’
By Erika Fernandez | www.kbtx.com
COLLEGE STATION, Tex. (KBTX) — One man and his best friend are biking across the country with one mission in mind. He wants to help those who have given the ultimate sacrifice for our freedoms.
John Tate and his best furry friend Jax are taking a small break from their country-wide trek in College Station on Monday.
“He goes where I go. We’re together,†Tate said.
Tate has been traveling for two months from Oregon. He says he’s making his way to Florida while fighting for those who struggle every day. …
Video: Cyclist ready for Wichita Falls City Council to approve Bike Safety ordinances
By Tila Grant | www.newschannel6now.com
WICHITA FALLS, Texas (TNN) -Wichita Falls is continuing their efforts to make the city a more bike-friendly community so at tomorrow city council hoping the city approves some changes.
Cyclist and many others are in support of two ordinances that will improve cyclist safety, including the mother of a cyclist that was almost killed last year after being hit by a motorcycle. She says she wishes more could be done, but this is a step in the right direction. …
Plans Call for Pedestrian Bridge at Longhorn Dam
BY VICTORIA MARANAN | spectrumlocalnews.com
AUSTIN, Texas — If running, biking or walking along Longhorn Dam is part of your daily routine, this story is for you.
Longhorn Dam only offers narrow walkway Plans call for pedestrian bridge Residents asked to weigh in on plan Austin Transportation and Public Works are working together to make some changes along the dam.
On top of keeping water levels in Lady Bird Lake, the dam is also a popular route among joggers and cyclists. However, the walkway is pretty narrow; enough for only one person or cyclist to come through. …
COLDSPRING RR
by Roberto Castano | chasingwatts.com
Training/Group on Normal Road Sunday, June 23, 2019 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM 21.68 miles @ 18 – 20 mph 301 FM 2025, Coldspring, TX Coldspring RR route. Do it as many times as you like.
DOUBLE LAKE GRAVEL
by Roberto Castano | chasingwatts.com
CX/Gravel on More Dirt Sunday, June 23, 2019 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM 29.71 miles @ 12 – 15 mph 301 FM 2025, Coldspring, TX
Spots filling up for new HHH race
By Christian Hamilton | www.newschannel6now.com
WICHITA FALLS, Texas (TNN) – Registration is filling up for the newest addition to the Hotter’N Hell Hundred weekend – the “Grava del Fuego†gravel grinder race.
More than half of the 400 total race slots have been filled. As well, only 51 spots are left for the “Chupacabra 200," which includes the endurance ride and the gravel race. …
MPO study highlights trail route options
By Courtney Borchert | www.oaoa.com
The Permian Basin Metropolitan Planning Organization has identified trail routes that could be established between Midland and Odessa to improve bicyclist and pedestrian safety.
MPO concluded the first phase of a multi-use corridor study last month and shared findings with the Permian Basin Bicyclist Association on Monday during a …
‘Bike and Build’ stops in Amarillo to help Habitat for Humanity
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AMARILLO, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) — A cycling group is traveling across the country to raise money and awareness for affordable housing.
Today, members of the Philadelphia group "Bike and Build" made a stop at Amarillo Habitat for Humanity to help build their 113th home.
Each bike-and-build group raises money that they distribute to the people they help along their route. …
University Of Texas Cyclists Stopping In Estes Park On 4000 Mile Ride
www.estesparknews.com
Twenty-nine students from the University of Texas will arrive in Estes Park on Wednesday, June 19 by bicycle from Denver. And the next morning, they will head on to Steamboat Springs. But that is just part of their journey – the students are participating in the Texas 4000, a ride from Austin, Texas to Anchorage, Alaska, to raise money and awareness for cancer. It is the longest annual charity bike ride in the world.
After Wednesday’s ride (about 100 miles, climbing 4300 feet) the students will be hosted in comfort thanks to the Estes Park YMCA of the Rockies. Volunteers will …
Biking across America
Jesse Cosens | www.am-news.com
BLACKFOOT– Most people have heard the song "500 miles" by The Proclaimers, proclaiming love would make him walk five hundred miles twice, but how about 4000+ miles on a bicycle? A group of students from Texas are doing just that. A labor of love is driving them to ride thousands of miles across the country from Austin, Texas to Anchorage, Alaska to give hope to those that have been touched cancer. Texas 4000 was founded by Chris and Mandy Condit in 2004. Chris a cancer survivor was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma when he was eleven years old. Cancer free, Chris along with his wife Mandy have continued the fight against cancer by founding Texas 4000 who’s …