Texas Bicycling News April 11th 2022
The Great Springs Project Aims to Build a 100-Mile Hike-and-Bike Trail From Austin to San Antonio
By Megan Kimble | www.texasmonthly.com
Scott Way grew up on land his great-grandfather purchased in 1940, sprawled at the confluence of the Blanco River and Cypress Creek in Wimberley, in the heart of the Texas Hill Country. Like his father before him, he learned how to swim in the creek and spent many sweltering summer days submerged in its clean, cool water. From its source at Jacob’s Well, an artesian spring that releases thousands of gallons of water every day, Cypress Creek flows only a few miles to the Blanco. It’s all part of an interconnected network of free-flowing springs that thread through the Edwards Plateau, which contains one of the world’s most abundant artesian aquifers. The Edwards Aquifer defines life in Central Texas, supplying drinking water to …
Children’s Bike Rodeo
By Tiffany Marascio | hellowoodlands.com
[April 23, 2022] Youth cyclists are invited to ride their bikes through a bicycle obstacle course to learn valuable safety tips including how to start and stop properly, avoid hazards, yield and more! Learn More: Children’s Bike Rodeo
Upcoming Rides
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Urban South Tuesday Night Ride Tuesday, April 12, 2022 @ 6:30 PM
Shop Ride | Pearland Bicycles Tuesday, April 12, 2022 @ 6:00 PM
PushinWatts – Quick Sugarland Run Tuesday, April 12, 2022 @ 6:00 PM
HBC Tuesday Night Worlds Tuesday, April 12, 2022 @ 6:00 PM
Cycling Addicks Tuesday Tuesday, April 12, 2022 @ 6:30 PM
The Boot Ride Wednesday, April 13, 2022 @ 6:30 PM
UBG 26 mile Wednesday Night Wednesday, April 13, 2022 @ 6:30 PM
Shop Ride | Pearland Bicycles Thursday, April 14, 2022 @ 6:00 PM
HTX Brew HaHa Ride Thursday, April 14, 2022 @ 6:30 PM
HBC Rosati’s Pizza Ride Thursday, April 14, 2022 @ 6:00 PM
Wicked Boxer Thursday, April 14, 2022 @ 6:30 PM
Pushin Watts – Thursday 20PC Ride Thursday, April 14, 2022 @ 6:00 PM
Race Ready Repair Thursday Night Social Thursday, April 14, 2022 @ 5:30 PM
LookProGoSlow Recovery Ride Thursday, April 14, 2022 @ 7:00 PM
44- miles (counterclockwise) Saturday, April 16, 2022 @ 8:00 AM
HBC Saturday Social Ride Saturday, April 16, 2022 @ 7:30 AM
Bike Medicine Ride Saturday, April 16, 2022 @ 8:30 AM
Trek Bikes Atascocita Shop Ride Saturday, April 16, 2022 @ 7:30 AM
BRBR – 64mi Saturday, April 16, 2022 @ 7:00 AM
RACE READY REPAIR -48 Saturday, April 16, 2022 @ 8:00 AM
Trek Bikes Katy Sunday 32 Sunday, April 17, 2022 @ 7:30 AM
HBC 2:01 Jester Ride Sunday, April 17, 2022 @ 2:00 PM
BREAKERS SUN MS150 Training Sunday, April 17, 2022 @ 4:30 PM
Active Passion Sunday Roll Sunday, April 17, 2022 @ 7:30 AM
Christopher Knox Price 1957 – 2022
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Christopher Knox Price, a resident of the King William neighborhood in San Antonio, entered eternity on March 28, 2022, after suffering a severe stroke at age 64. He was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado on November 17, 1957, to Nancy and John Price. After graduating from Roosevelt High School in San Antonio, Chris attended Colorado College where he received a degree in Political Economy. Subsequently, Chris attended St. Mary’s University where he received his Doctorate of Jurisprudence in 1983. Fresh out of law school, Chris joined the State of Texas General Land Office under the leadership of Garry Mauro where he eventually became the Director of Asset Management, overseeing …
… Chris was also an avid cyclist and over the past 20 years, rode over 65,000 miles on his road bike, almost three times the circumference of the world. He was a cherished friend within the San Antonio cycling community. …
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Lancaster Country Ride – Greater Dallas Bicyclists
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Weekly Alkek Velodrome Update
Stuart Gardner Program Director | shoutout.wix.com
The Return of the Pink Peril & yet another Kegel on the top step! TNR #4 and the scratch championships were a blast with the Kegel’s beginning to emerge as the Alkek power family! Next week it’s team races and madisons! Spectators are welcome and if you are racing or keen please check out our racer guide…
Video: Man cycles from San Diego to Lubbock for kidney disease awareness
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LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) – Mark Scotch, 66, hit “The Organ Trail” for a fourth time, this time with a 1,361-mile bike ride. He rides his bicycle to promote kidney disease awareness, living donor awareness, and post-donation functionality.
Scotch’s fourth Organ Trail began Monday, March 21 in San Diego. From there, he traveled into Los Angeles, rode east to Phoenix, Arizona onto Albuquerque, New Mexico, and arrived in Lubbock, on April 11th – three weeks after he began his marathon ride.
“The Organ Trail is all about generating awareness for the need for kidney donors, especially living kidney donors, but it’s also about showing people that even with one kidney, you can still lead a life full of activities, even if those activities are sustained and vigorous,” said Scotch.
Scotch, who is originally from Wisconsin, chose to …
Easter Egg Hunt Bike Ride – Benefitting the Hill Country Ride for AIDS
by Team Snacks Cycling | www.facebook.com
SUNDAY, APRIL 17, 2022 AT 11:00 AM CDT Come ride your bike and hunt Easter Eggs with us Easter Sunday! Ride our 5 mile route with Easter Egg Hunt Stops along the way. Eggs stuffed with candy, and goodies of all kinds. What prizes will you find inside your Easter Eggs?? Ride Start Window from 11AM – 1PM, heading out from Project Transitions on Woodrow Ave., and ending with a big Easter party at Black Star Co-op! Raffles, prizes, candy, & treats! Everyone is welcome to participate in this fundraiser for the Hill Country Ride for AIDS with a suggested donation of $15 to register, and kids join for free!! Follow the Ride With GPS route here: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/35363492
Coast to Coast via the Southern Tier – Spring 2022
By Fletch Dobbs | www.crazyguyonabike.com
Day 33 – Kerrville to Fredericksburg
Monday April 11, 2022, 31 miles (50 km) – Total so far: 1,454 miles (2,340 km) I’m told that in celebration of the group successfully passing the half-way point on the Southern Tier, we are rewarded today in several ways. First, breakfast was served at 7:30 rather than 6:30 so those interested could get a little more sleep. 2nd, our planned start time this morning was 9:30, as much as two hours later than usual! 3rd, todays route was quite short and involved only a couple short but steep climbs. As a result, everyone was done riding, camped, showered, and fed before 12:30. Finally, since we’re camped on the outskirts of Fredericksburg at Lady Bird Johnson Municipal Park, we will …
Woman Tours Southern Tier
By Shelly Nevard | www.crazyguyonabike.com
Day 33: Bastrop, TX to La Grange, TX
Monday April 11, 2022, 41 miles (66 km) – Total so far: 1,899 miles (3,057 km) Today started out when I was awakened around 5 AM by the sound of torrential rain, hail and thunder. I checked the weather and it looked like a localized storm that was heading out. By the time we loaded our luggage and got ready to leave at 7:30 it had passed and the pavement was almost dry. Our whole group left together and in about 1 mile we crossed the Colorado River on a foot bridge and in about two miles we entered Bastrop State park. We had to wait for SAG driver Alli to pay the entry fee and for the next 16 miles we were first in Bastrop State Park and then Buescher Park. There were some …
Texas Biking from Twitter
This is just a good oak tree to rest your bike against in Bay City. There are a lot of good oak trees in Texas. pic.twitter.com/gs8Eui3PyX
— Aaron N. Chamberlain (@elmachuca) April 12, 2022
Be part of the inaugural @redbull Rio Grande Gravel with us at @CiboloCreek in Marfa on May 7. More info and registration: https://t.co/Xuw0uixmos pic.twitter.com/Y0AscQzI9G
— mellowjohnnys (@mellowjohnnys) April 11, 2022
STOLEN – Blue Schwinn S5483A in Houston, TX https://t.co/PUCnVW8Gsn pic.twitter.com/olZpFdPoWv
— Bike Index (@bikeindexstolen) April 11, 2022
STOLEN – Black Surly Karate Monkey in Richardson, TX https://t.co/eJl7b44gFr
— Bike Index (@bikeindexstolen) April 11, 2022
STOLEN – Gray Cannondale CAAD12 in Dallas, TX https://t.co/xuEcseoXUa
— Bike Index (@bikeindexstolen) April 11, 2022
The Great Springs Project wants to build a 100-mile hike-and-bike trail between Austin and San Antonio and preserve 50,000 acres of land over the fragile Edwards Aquifer recharge zone. I wrote about the effort—and why we need it—for @texasmonthly https://t.co/pSckVvOEvD
— Megan Kimble (@megankimble) April 11, 2022
Our hometown favorite Spencer Jones crossed the line first in yesterday's @LetapeSATX Men's race and got a Yellow Jersey (together with the Women's winner, Annie) from no other than @albertocontador! Congratulations Spencer!#elbowzracing #iamspecialized #letape #sanantonio pic.twitter.com/Ao6cMgT3KX
— ELBOWZ Racing (@elbowzracing) April 11, 2022
Incredible drone footage video from trail friend David Morgan of recent @TxDOTDallas progress on the bridge over Central Expressway: https://t.co/qDnXJk0YQA
— Northaven Trail (@NorthavenTrail) April 11, 2022
More than 3,000 cyclists gathered Sunday at UTSA for L'Étape, a first of its kind bike race in San Antonio. https://t.co/BHPFqGvx8O
— San Antonio Report (@SAReport) April 11, 2022
New Events Added to Texbiker.net Calendar
New Event ARR All Level Ride @ Walnut Creek – Austin, TX June 19, 2022 at 09:30AM https://t.co/kzKRQJTWSU
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) April 11, 2022
New Event Lone Star Cyclists Rose Park Rambles – Mansfield, TX https://t.co/f7no0eP2Ni
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) April 12, 2022
We'll meet at Katherine Rose Memorial Park in Mansfield and leave from there on a sight-seeing excursion to Lillian, Rendon, Retta, Burleson, Everman, and Kennedale… https://t.co/1osXDMNPmo
New Event FWBA Weatherford to Lipan – Weatherford, TX April 16, 2022 at 08:00AM https://t.co/aAjpMgC56d
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) April 12, 2022