Texas Bicycling News April 7th 2022
Could Fiesta FitFest help San Antonio become a cycling-friendly city?
by Robert Rivard | sanantonioreport.org
San Antonio is a long way from making the list of bicycle-friendliest cities in the United States, but this Sunday’s inaugural L’Étape San Antonio, a cycling event affiliated with the Tour de France, could be the start of something big.
The question is: Will San Antonio build on it going forward?
The Sunday event features organized cycling rides of 100-, 60- and 25-mile distances starting and ending at UTSA’s Main Campus. Riders on the longer route will head west toward Bandera and Comfort and back through Helotes. An impressive 2,200 riders are registered, proving that if you …
Coast to Coast via the Southern Tier – Spring 2022
By Fletch Dobbs | www.crazyguyonabike.com
Day 27 – Marathon to Sanderson: Downhill and downwind!
Tuesday April 5, 2022, 56 miles (90 km) – Total so far: 1,127 miles (1,814 km) We left Marathon this morning at the first rideable light. About 7:40 or so. The ride started with a gentle climb of maybe 300 vertical feet spread over about 15 miles. Winds were calm and the temp was in the high forties. A great start to a great ride. Following the climb, we met a few very gentle rollers under the same conditions, except the temperature had risen to somewhere near the seventies. Time to shed a layer. At some point that I don’t recall exactly, the …
Day 28 – Sanderson to Seminole Canyon State Park
Wednesday April 6, 2022, 82 miles (132 km) – Total so far: 1,209 miles (1,946 km) A long ride today. Wind was our biggest worry today. The NWS had issued a wind advisory for today predicting northwest winds with gusts over 40 MPH. While the wind was definitely up, the worst we saw was gusty cross winds and later on in the day we actually got a little tailwind.
Scenery today was once again unremarkable. Much the same as the past several. The highlights for me were the total mileage of 82 (and I’m still able to stand and walk under my own power), the Judge Roy Bean visitor center in Langtry, and crossing the PECOS River. My childhood memories of Pecos Bill have been rekindled …
Spring 2022 Tours
By Doug Yotty | www.crazyguyonabike.com
Day 0: Meet in El Paso
Friday April 8, 2022 Adventure Cycling’s intro into this ride:
This ten-day, van-supported trip explores the wild and picturesque terrain of the west Texas Big Bend region. A road rider’s dream come true, this tour offers low-traffic byways, an abundance of stunning scenery, and ample opportunities to discover the secrets of Big Bend National Park, the Chihuahuan Desert, the Davis and Chisos mountain ranges, and the Rio Grande Wild & Scenic River
Our journey through this …
Texas Hill Country Loop 2022
By Tom Camp | www.crazyguyonabike.com
Day 9: Leander to Inks Lake State Park: Headwinds again… Will we ever get to Inks Lake?
Tuesday April 5, 2022, 49 miles (79 km) – Total so far: 322 miles (518 km) We did check the weather forecast before starting today and saw that it was going to get up to about 97(!) degrees this afternoon. Because of that, we got an earlier start than usual at 7:53AM (approximately). We knew the heat would be a challenge but really did not expect to be riding into a headwind (again) most of the day. This made for some long, ssssllllloooooooowwwwwwww miles.
We are definitely back in the hill country again. From the start of the ride to the high point, the elevation difference was about 1,400′ but we ended up climbing about 1,800′ because of the rolling hills. The roads continue to be, for the most part, low traffic with a few exceptions around some towns.
The elevation profile for today’s ride was a bit deceiving. I was thinking that once we got to Burnet, that it would be a nice downhill coast into Inks Lake State Park. Wrong. We headed directly into the wind for a long 9 mile mostly uphill grind. We then hit some nice downhills and thought we were done with the hills. Wrong again. It’s absolutely beautiful countryside, but we were pretty sapped by the time we finally got to …
Woman Tours Southern Tier
By Shelly Nevard | www.crazyguyonabike.com
Day 27: Bracketville, TX to Camp Wood, TX
Tuesday April 5, 2022, 49 miles (79 km) – Total so far: 1,522 miles (2,450 km) It was already warm in Fort Clark Springs when we left at 8 AM. Emily made us breakfast and we ate in the same room where we had dinner last night. We finally left route 90 and traveled on more rural roads until we turned left on TX-55. There was some road construction and we had to watch for traffic. There were more greener trees and entrances to ranches. Occasionally you might see a cow or other animal. It was a little hazy and slightly overcast. You didn’t see any ranch houses but you might see some ornate gates for the ranches. At 45 miles we crossed a bridge over the Nueces River and we went down to the river to a swimming hole created by damming the river. The water was so refreshing. I went in in my bike shorts and sports bra. It was starting to get really hot out. A short ride took us to …
[ Day 28: Camp Wood, TX to Vanderpool, TX
Wednesday April 6, 2022, 39 miles (63 km) – Total so far: 1,561 miles (2,513 km) Since we had no breakfast at this hotel but we all had coffee in the rooms we each got a bagged breakfast. I had oatmeal a couple of hard boiled eggs a banana and a dairy free yogurt. I never had dairy free yogurt so I tried it but I will avoid in the future. We expected a headwind but i never expected 20 mph with 40 mph gusts. After about 9 miles the first steep climb begins. There are three on this route. I was having trouble making enough speed to stay upright on the bike so I got off and walked on some steep parts. We’ll, if the van wasn’t there i might of kept going but I didn’t think it would be safe. So I joined almost the whole group except our 5 strongest riders and Linda Gardner who had already taken the SAG to the top of the first climb. The van went up a very narrow mountain road with no shoulder, rough pavement and …
Police still looking for hit-and-run driver that crashed into bicyclist in South Austin
By Carissa Lehmkuhl | www.fox7austin.com
AUSTIN, Texas – It’s been one week since a witness unintentionally captured video of Nicolas Gardiner getting hit by a car while biking down Riverside Drive.
Gardiner and witnesses told FOX 7 that it was intentional. The person responsible has still not been caught.
"I got to say it’s pretty violating," said Gardiner on Wednesday. "Apparently you …
Photos of car that swerved, struck bicyclist on Riverside Drive released
www.fox7austin.com
AUSTIN, Texas – The Austin Police Department (APD) has released photos of a vehicle they say "intentionally swerved and struck" a bicyclist on W. Riverside Drive in late March.
APD says that on March 30, just before 8:30 p.m., officers responded to a call about a crash in the 700 block of W. Riverside Drive. Nicolas Gardiner had been riding his bike when a white vehicle intentionally swerved and struck him. The driver did not stop or render aid after hitting Gardiner.
Gardiner received medical treatment at a local hospital, says APD. He told …
Downtown Texarkana Bicycle Tours
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The City of Texarkana, TX in partnership with the Texarkana Museum System has brought back Downtown Bicycle Tours starting this Spring.
This season’s theme is “A Cycle Through Public Art.” Expect a thorough showcase of all the art in downtown Texarkana you might have missed!
Fiesta Leisure Ride
Esther Barrientez -TEAM TACO | strava.com
Add the Hills to the Wind Tonight
Francisco Simas – US MES | strava.com
BA Training Ride
Jason Wipf | strava.com
Texas Biking from Twitter
We’re psyched out of our minds about riding bikes (and having some @karbachbrewing beers) with the good people at @OutdoorVoices this Friday evening.
— BikeHouston (@BikeHouston) April 8, 2022
Join us! https://t.co/FfixyDoxlz pic.twitter.com/FBd7rfIgDG
From @rivardinsa: The Sunday event features organized cycling rides of 100-, 60- and 25-mile distances starting and ending at UTSA’s Main Campus. https://t.co/R0nYfUfEbV
— San Antonio Report (@SAReport) April 7, 2022
Tuesday Night XC racing rolls into Northshore on 4/12. Winners score these sweet shirts! @ Northshore Mtn Biking Trails https://t.co/M7TBF4CZf5
— The Spinistry (@Spinistry) April 7, 2022
There will be none of this kind of action this weekend.
— Mario Arroyave (@marroyave35) April 7, 2022
No race on the calendar and no time with the fellas.
Plenty of training however so the next time we toe the line we'll be ready. @ Palestine, Texas https://t.co/52r4RJiZW5
Will you be taking the start line at @boneshakerpacebend on April 30th? We'll be there! You can sign up at https://t.co/Lx6PwsqW51 pic.twitter.com/TVJzAIwt0a
— Violet Crown (@VioletCrownATX) April 7, 2022
Could Fiesta FitFest help San Antonio become a cycling-friendly city? https://t.co/FC11fQincD via @SAReport
— BikeTexas (@BikeTexas) April 7, 2022
Man, tough to see former 2x collegiate mountain bike conference champ Dave Talley left off this bracket of all-time great Red Raiders. https://t.co/bcFgzbGxon pic.twitter.com/xVnvBi4i3v
— Dave (@rdavidtalley) April 7, 2022
Have some fun with us on Saturday. We're doing our Ghost Track Crossing ride. Wheels down at 8:30. https://t.co/5iyphjdElj pic.twitter.com/HVaeoSMpP1
— SA Wheelmen (@sawheelmen) April 6, 2022
New Events Added to Texbiker.net Calendar
New Event Wednesday Night Ride (WNR) – El Paso, TX El Paso Bicycle Club
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) April 8, 2022
It's Back !! Wednesday Night Ride (WNR) – An El Paso cycling tradition!! Leaderless ride for all groups. Organize your group for your particular speed range. Ride as hard as you c… https://t.co/bX1dZ4AJ50
New Event Houston Bicycle Club Chappell Hill West – Chappell Hill, TX April 9, 2022 at 08:30AM https://t.co/k8frgonVeo
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) April 8, 2022