MSU cycling team raring to roll into championship opportunities

Andy Newberry | www.timesrecordnews.com

MSU Texas cycling coach Pablo Cruz Trochez can’t hide his excitement about the Spring 2023 season.

He can’t wait for the conference championships in April or the Collegiate Road Nationals in May. Cruz Trochez’s team is the reason for his optimism.

Pavle and Dusan Kalaba lead a talented group of returnees from the fall mountain bike season. The brothers were first and second in the Hotter’N Hell Hundred last August and competed at nationals. …

Nichols Sawmill is one of Magnolia’s most dangerous roads, residents say, as mobility plan takes shape

Michael Garcia | www.houstonchronicle.com

Brent Frenchak crosses Nichols Sawmill Road as he takes Helen Cooper and Alice Riley for a ride on his modified bike, Friday, Feb. 17, 2023, in Magnolia. Frenchak does not feel that the city is safe for pedestrians and cyclists.Jason Fochtman/Staff photographer

Brent Frenchak has provided a bicycle service for older adults in the Magnolia area for seven years. Three days a week he travels on his customized bike, where a bench big enough to hold two people fits between two wheels.

Before embarking on an hour-long journey around the city, Frenchak, 64, checks-in with his two passengers from Love On ‘Em Assisted Living, making sure they are comfortable and strapped-in.

Alice Riley, 86, has been using his service for three years, and said she feels comfortable with Frenchak ‘behind-the-wheel.’ …

Cyclists take a break in Floresville

www.wilsoncountynews.com

Riders with the Chain Reaction cycling club of San Antonio brave the cool temperatures Feb. 11 to ride into Floresville; their route took them a bit more than 60 miles that day, entering Floresville on U.S. 181 south. The group stopped at the H-E-B convenience store for a quick break and to wait for some stragglers. Watch for more cyclists on area roadways as the weather warms up!

Ying San Antonio, Texas

Michael Eichman MTCCSA | strava.com

##Off-Roading it and Surprise Encounter w/the One & Only Chuck Lutz San Antonio, Texas

Steve Wellington-USMES | strava.com