Texas Biking News December 14th 2020
New Kilgore mountain bike trail to get new ‘pump track’
By LUCAS STROUGH | www.news-journal.com
Improvements are already being examined for a new mountain bike trail in Kilgore after city officials in October officially opened the trail along with a new dog park, completing its Creekside Trail.
City Manager Josh Selleck this past week told the City Council that the city wants to put Kilgore on the map with additional trail improvements.
During this past Tuesday’s meeting, Selleck asked the council’s approval to begin a fact-finding operation for a project that would add a “pump track†to the mountain bike trail and to kick off a marketing campaign to draw cyclists to the attraction. The operation …
USA CRITS names nine host cities as season pushed into late September
By Cyclingnews | www.cyclingnews.com
The organisers of the USA CRITS series of elite criteriums named nine host cities for the 2021 edition, with the bulk of racing shifting to July, August and September as hopes that the new COVID-19 vaccine will end the pandemic that shuttered the 2020 season. …
2021 USA CRITS schedule
Race Date Location
1
Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System Criterium April 23rd Spartanburg, SC
2
Saint Francis Tulsa Tough June 11th Tulsa, OK
3
ASWD Twilight Criterium July 10th Boise, ID
4
Salt Lake Criterium – Gateway July 17th Salt Lake City, UT
5
Salt Lake Criterium – Holladay July 18th Holladay, UT
6
Audi Denver Littleton Twilight Criterium July 31st Littleton, CO
7
Birmingham Hammerfest Fueled by BOLT24 August 14th Birmingham, AL
8
AOC Twilight Criterium August 21st Athens, GA
9
Sun City Crit September 11th El Paso, TX
10
Winston-Salem Cycling Classic – USA CRITS Finals September 24th Winston Salem, NC
11
Winston-Salem Cycling Classic International Crit Challenge September 25th Winston Salem, NC
Bicyclist severely injured after collision with vehicle on Holly Road
Ashlee Burns | www.caller.com
A 71-year-old man was severely injured Monday morning after he was hit by a car while traveling on his bike.
Around 7:30 a.m., officers were dispatched to the 4300 block of Holly Road after a vehicle traveling east in the right hand lane moved into the turning lane and struck a cyclist, said Lt. Michael Pena, a spokesperson for the Corpus Christi Police Department. …