Texas Biking January 25th 2020
Mountain bike club tackles outdoor rec needs
By Autumn Owens | www.weatherforddemocrat.com
The Weatherford Mountain Bike Club was established as a non-profit in 2015 and since that time has created natural trails throughout the county to address the outdoor recreational needs of the public.
“I was president of the Fort Worth Mountain Bikers Association and I led that club for seven years and learned how everything worked running a non-profit. I wanted to start something where I lived because I was working in downtown Fort Worth but living here in Weatherford, so I asked the city of Weatherford if …
Flower Mound Police Blotter — January 2020
by CTG Staff | www.crosstimbersgazette.com
… On Dec. 3, Flower Mound bicycle officers were patrolling the Target parking lot in the 5900 block of Long Prairie Road when they heard an emergency exit door alarm going off, and they saw a vehicle driving away at a high speed. Police were eventually able to locate and stop the vehicle and they found that the suspects stole merchandise from the store valued at $800. Officers also located a device used to falsify narcotic testing. Ashley Tomek, 22, was arrested on suspicion of evading arrest with a vehicle, possession of a drug test falsification device, possession of drug paraphernalia and theft. Abraham Martinez, 27, was arrested on suspicion of theft with two or more previous convictions.
10 races on tap for USA Crits’s 2020 schedule
www.velonews.com
USA Crits on Friday revealed its 2020 schedule, which is comprised of 10 criteriums spread across the country. For the second consecutive season the series will kick off at the Birmingham HammerFest in Birmingham, Alabama on March 14, and conclude with the Benchmark Twilight Classic in West Chester, Pennsylvania on September 12. …
… March 28 Sun City Crit, El Paso, Texas …
Can Meditation Improve Your Bicycling?
A DUDE ABIKES | adudeabikes.com
We humans are always looking to improve, make progress, get ahead. If we can find a short cut, a hack, a trick, we’ll more often than not take it. The path of least resistance isn’t necessarily laziness either. There’s a fine line between sloth and smart. When it comes to cycling, whether you ride 5,000 miles a year (as I did in 2019) or 500, the easier the better. Mindfulness is all the rage now, although meditation has been around for thousands of years. So, can meditation improve your bicycling? …