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Texas Bicycling Headlines October 25th, 2022

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Getting to know the UTSA Cycling Team

Mason Hickok | paisano-online.com

The Roadrunner Cycling team has been experiencing a resurgence, coming out of a state of limbo due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Cycling is an activity that can be considered both a hobby and a means to compete. The team at UTSA welcomes all types of skill levels. In October 2021, the team celebrated one of their cyclists as a national champion in a USA Cycling mountain bike competition. Miles Jones is the current president of the UTSA Cycling Team. The team is considered a club sport; thus, some funding does come from the Campus Recreation Center. In the spring, the team competes in the South Central Collegiate Cycling Conference (SCCCC) alongside other colleges such as Texas State, Texas A&M and Midwestern State University.

Jones described the …

Road friendly XC bike or Gravel bike for dirt road and light trail riding? from BikingATX

Victim of deadly bike hit-and-run identified

by: Courtney Delaney | www.texomashomepage.com

WICHITA FALLS (KFDX/KJTL) — A hit-and-run wreck involving a bicycle claimed the life of one Wichita Falls man Monday morning.

The victim has been identified as 64 -year-old Jose Guadalupe Medina Martinez by WFPD. Medina Martinez was struck by a vehicle on Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

Police said they have some leads they are following up but the case is still under investigation.

According to Wichita Falls Police Sergeant Sean Sullivan, around 5:15 a.m. Monday, October 24, an …

Driver flees after boy on bike struck in Denison

By Walt Zwirko | www.kten.com

DENISON, Texas (KTEN) — Denison police are looking for the driver of a vehicle that struck a child riding a bicycle on Monday evening.

Investigators said the incident happened around 6 p.m. in the 2500 block of Easy Street. The child is going to be okay.

Witnesses said the driver was behind the wheel of a purple truck with a red underglow. Contact Denison police if you have any information to help identify the driver.

Sidewalk & Trails Master Plan Awarded Gold

texasborderbusiness.com

BROWNSVILLE, Texas – The City of Brownsville Sidewalk and Trails Master Plan has received the Gold Award in the Transportation Planning Category from the American Planning Association (APA). This award recognizes efforts to increase transportation choices for all populations, reduce automobile transportation and help ease street congestion and reduce climate change. This award was announced Wednesday, October 5 to the Multimodal Transportation Department. The City accepted the award at the APA conference in El Paso, Texas held last week.

“We, as a city, are proud to be recognized by the American Planning Association for our Master Plan whose goal is to improve the city’s sidewalks and trials. It is essential to become a …

Track Racing Concludes for 2022

Stuart Gardner, Program Director Alkek Velodrome | shoutout.wix.com

We had racing, beer, food and plenty of fun on Tuesday at our awards night. Congrats to all the RoY winners and everyone who took part in the team races. Track will be back in 2023 with the race season starting in April, in the mean time check out BellVelo and HTXCXLights!

Upcoming Events CX Under the Lights #1 – 7pm Oct 26th

CX Under the Lights #2 – 7pm Nov 2nd

BellVelo Gravel Race #1 – 8:30am Nov 5th

CX Under the Lights #2 – 7pm Nov 9th

CX Under the Lights #2 – 7pm Nov 16th

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ACA Southern Tier

By Terry Rimmer | www.crazyguyonabike.com

Day 30 Johnson City: Many rivers to cross

Sunday October 23, 2022, 73 miles (117 km) – Total so far: 1,698 miles (2,733 km) Heavy rain and thunderstorms have been predicted today for over a week which would make today’s ride very difficult. The route takes us through some beautiful Texas hill country to Johnson city on quiet country roads but along the way the creeks that drain the area run across the normally dry roads. This is normal and local folk usually have large 4x4s. The dips between hills can become flooded with the slightest rainfall. There are signs everywhere warning of dips with running water. We came across these in New Mexico on day 15. So the scene was set for some serious water crossings.

The wind did blow last night and I had to re secure some of my tent pegs but the storm came to nothing. I awoke early and it was a light drizzle with a slight breeze. The storm was somewhere but not directly over us.

The country road we took was like riding on somebody’s private drive and I had to check at times it was the right route. There were lots …

Day 31 Austin: Racing in the streets

Monday October 24, 2022, 49 miles (79 km) – Total so far: 1,747 miles (2,812 km) The storm came very close last night. It did not drop any rain but the wind was quite vicious. Kelly and Adam thought about taking refuge in the laundry room but in the end decided to sit it out only to be awakened at 5:30 by what seemed to be the peak of the storm. I slept peacefully through all this commotion and even slept through my alarm because I had wax earplugs in which was necessary due to the close proximity of tents with occupants ‘sawing wood’.

Breakfast and coffee was a bit of a frozen affair avoiding the wind but we managed it and it wasn’t long before we all left camp and headed for Austin and a well deserved rest day.

The route today was planned for us by someone in the mapping section of the ACA headquarters in Missoula who had local experience of the roads into Austin. Again, this is one of the advantages of the trip. The route we took was undulating and typical of the Texas Hill country but moreover wasn’t too high or low and the road surface was incredibly smooth. At times I was buzzing along and felt as though I was in a velodrome, I had a very big smile as I pushed Bob ever faster. Recently, I seem to have been pushing gears that previously I could only have managed for a few minutes but now I can …

Southern Tier West to East 2022

By Jim Elicker | www.crazyguyonabike.com

Day 23: Fort Howard to Van Horn: Another Beautiful W. Texas Day

Wednesday October 26, 2022, 77 miles (124 km) – Total so far: 1,096 miles (1,764 km) It was a perfect day for biking! Started out very cool (40F) but warmed up quickly as the sun rose. We had a great peaceful 16 mile ride on a quiet side road early in the day. Mountains of Mexico in sight. The rest of the day was on or next to Interstate 10. Mostly on a frontage road that paralleled I-10. It was a bit noisy from the trucks, but we mostly had the road to ourselves. The locals warned us about the mountains we would have to climb today. Pfft! They were but molehills, especially compared to what we climbed in CA and NM. (Texans do have a tendency to exaggerate the size of things. But, honestly, the grasshoppers here are gigantic!!) I had some wheel worries today. First, strange popping sounds started coming from my front wheel. I think somehow some …

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