Texas Biking News November 1st 2021
Driver walks free after hitting six cyclists, killing one in Liberty County
Jay R. Jordan | www.chron.com
A Massachusetts man was killed outside Houston Saturday when a driver crashed into a group of cyclists who were near the midway point of a 2,400-mile cross-country bicycle ride.
Police identified the slain cyclist as 51-year-old Kent Joshua Wosepka from South Hamilton, Massachusetts. He was among six cycling enthusiasts making their annual trek from San Diego to St. Augustine, Florida, when the collision occurred. The group was heading east on FM 787 in Liberty County, approximately three miles outside Rye, Texas, around 11 a.m. when a 66-year-old man driving a Ford Escape "failed to maintain [his] speed" and …
The Texas 4000 Crew Remembers a Ride Unlike Any Other
By Jason Cohen | alcalde.texasexes.org
The only thing harder than biking thousands of miles across America and Canada? Not biking thousands of miles across America and Canada—after you’ve spent more than a year of your life training to do just that.
So it was in 2020 for the UT students meant to participate in the Texas 4000, an annual charity ride—“Fighting Cancer Every Mile†is its slogan—that has seen hundreds of cyclists trek from Austin to Alaska since its founding in 2004 by Chris Condit, BS ’04, MSE ’11, and Mandy Condit, BS ’05. Collectively, the event has raised more than $12.1 million, both from the ride itself—each of the current 85 participants personally secures at least $4,500 in pledged donations—and an annual tribute gala. It’s a fundraiser, an awareness-raiser, and a consciousness-raiser all in one, as well as …
Places to bike that aren’t flat and open? from BikingATX
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New hills, new heights and new records. Wild action with the 4 and 6 yr olds at 9th Street Pump Track this afternoon. #GrammyAndPopPreschool â¦@woombikesUSAâ© â¦@BMXWETHEPEOPLEâ© pic.twitter.com/TW1FkPa5oa
— Pop 🚲ðŸðŸ¿ï¸ (@russell_dallas) November 1, 2021
This morning the 4 yr old took Grammy and Pop on a big #MuellerATX trail ride. The whole tour— around past the spider sculpture and a circle of the â¦@ThinkeryATXâ© lake and home. #GrammyAndPopPreschool pic.twitter.com/fs40fIyGa5
— Pop 🚲ðŸðŸ¿ï¸ (@russell_dallas) November 1, 2021
Endurance House – Wichita Falls sponsored the FREE Spook & Spoke Kids’ Ride last night. There were two co-1st place awards for awesome costumes and plenty of refreshments! pic.twitter.com/1kBoSuvuzF
— Hotter'n Hell 100 (@HotternHell100) November 1, 2021
New Events Added to Texbiker.net Calendar
New Event Spring Creek Greenway Ride – Spring, TX Join the group ride if you enjoy riding along the Spring Creek system on your bike. Ride your pace and enjoy the Harris County system. November 30, 2021 at 08:45AM https://t.co/eMLU2hY1aH
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) November 2, 2021
New Event Spring Creek Greenway Ride – Spring, TX Join the group ride if you enjoy riding along the Spring Creek system on your bike. Ride your pace and enjoy the Harris County system. November 10, 2021 at 08:45AM https://t.co/LVIdck4U45
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) November 2, 2021