Texas Bicycling News September 30th 2022
El Paso Capital Improvement Department wants to bring bike paths to East El Paso
by Ariana Parra | kfoxtv.com
El Paso, TEXAS (KFOX14) — The City of El Paso is looking to improve transportation safety for pedestrians and cyclists.
Partial funding for the project would come from the Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside (TASA) Program.
TASA provides funding for projects and activities defined as transportation alternatives including: …
Riders brave heat and wind Saturday at Texas Tumbleweed 100
John Key | www.moorenews.com
“It was harder than hell,” said Judy Fleming of Lubbock Saturday, September 17 as she collected her $300 prize money for winning first place in the women’s division of the Moore County YMCA’s Texas Tumbleweed 100 bicycle ride/race. She had left McDade Park at 8 a.m. that morning and had traveled 100 miles in six hours and 30 minutes. She was drenched in sweat, and her face was red. Still, she was smiling, and she was not too surprised by the way the day unfolded. She had been here before.
“It was challenging,” said Fleming. For a mid-September day, the weather was hot (over 90 degrees), and the riders had to contend with a steady crosswind for many miles as they peddled across the Panhandle. But as difficult as the conditions were this year, they were much improved over 2021, when the temperature exceeded 100 degrees and the wind was blowing at over 30 miles per hour. Undeterred, Fleming won then too. In fact, Saturday was her fourth Dumas win in five years.
MISSING: Police searching for teenage boy last seen Wednesday morning riding his bicycle
foxsanantonio.com
SAN ANTONIO – Authorities are looking for a teenage boy who was last seen Wednesday morning riding his bicycle on the West Side.
Aiden Anthony Guevara, 13, also known by the nickname "Tato" was last seen off Bradford Avenue near Culebra Road.
He is 4 foot, 8 inches tall and weighs 110 pounds with brown hair and eyes. Aiden was last seen wearing a grey T-shirt, camouflaged pants and Timberland boots. He was riding a black beach cruiser.
If you have any information Aiden’s whereabouts, call the San Antonio Police Missing Persons Unit at (210) 207-7660.
Merkel Woman trains for first race since being paralyzed from the neck down
by: Noah McKinney | www.bigcountryhomepage.com
Merkel Woman trains for first race since being paralyzed from the neck down https://t.co/B9FEyOLdNI
— KRBC News (@KRBCnews) September 30, 2022
MERKEL Texas (KTAB/KRBC)- Heidi Wachtel has been running most of her life. A constant driving force and hobby that kept her always pushing her limits and winning medal after medal.
“I believe grade 5…I started in middle school, ran through high school, ran in college just kinda kept running…I enjoy the solitude, but also, It’s a endurance of almost a higher proportion. You’re pushing your body beyond what it thinks it can do,” said Wachtel. Wachtel in Firefighting dress blues
Whether in her careers as a firefighter and later paramedic, being mother to three sons or her hobbies as a marathon runner and black belt martial artist, no horizon has ever …
Group Ride – Pop A (full) – 9/29/2022
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First cool night since this brutal summer here in Texas.
My Southern Tier Bike Dream
By Marese | www.crazyguyonabike.com
Day 23: Sanderson TX to Comstock TX
Friday September 30, 2022 91 miles, rolling hills, with temps in low 90s. Last night, we enjoyed the hospitality of Mrs Kelly ( local magistrate) and her husband the Pastor at Sanderson First Baptist. He is an ex border Patrol officer. He is also the local school’s custodian and moonlight as an electrician/plumber. There are no qualified electricians or plumbers in the entire area. Whilst eating their delicious food, he regaled us with stories about the illegal immigrant issues that have dire effects on communities like Sanderson. I came away with the …
Bike shop Society Cycle Works goes under new ownership
By Hunter Marrow | communityimpact.com
Society Cycle Works, a Sugar Land bike shop at 13425 University Blvd., Ste. 100, went under new ownership in mid-September, store officials told Community Impact.
The store was bought out by Trek Bicycle Corp., a bicycle and cycling product manufacturer and distributor under brand names Trek, Electra Bicycle Co., Bontrager and Diamant Bikes. The store posted on social media that despite the new ownership, the staff and gear remains the same. From Sept. 13-20, Society Cycle Works closed for renovation and reopened Sept. 21 as Trek Bicycles.
The store continues to offer mountain, road, city and electric bikes as well as parts, accessories, apparel and repair services. 346-291-1214.
Texas Biking from Twitter
Finally Feels Like Fall Friday w/ @Lobsterlove777 @marcridesbikes @paolo_tiamson @raffytaffy213 | #OptOutside #cycling #dawnpatrol #alliteration | @Strava: https://t.co/4hkL8XI2pq pic.twitter.com/KkmyvJvnyW
— Nate Eguia (@N8d0gg7) September 30, 2022
New Events Added to Texbiker.net Calendar
New Event Houston Bicycle Club HOUSTON SANS CAR October 2, 2022 at 08:30AM https://t.co/6FPJNrwIjo
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) September 30, 2022
New Event Renegade Rambler – Farmersville, TX February 25, 2023 at 08:00AM https://t.co/b1LSYibWOV
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) October 1, 2022