Texas Bicycling Highlights – October 7, 2023
Boomtown Bike Ride and Burkburnett’s Friendship Festival a success
by: Ariel Reed | www.texomashomepage.com
BURKBURNETT, TX. (KFDX/KJTL) — Burkies were up and moving today with lots of exciting things going on in the city.
Starting off the morning, the Boomtown Blowout Bike Ride had racers competing in 5, 15, 25 or 50-mile rides throughout town and surrounding areas. The event also hosted a community-wide paint-by-numbers mural.
Part of the registration fee from those events went back into the community via The Bright Stars Chamber Scholarships which is given annually to Burkburnett graduates. Not too long after the ride commenced Burkburnett’s friendship festival kicked off allowing local vendors and businesses to set up for a shopping extravaganza. …
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) October 7, 2023
Neighbors taking safety into their own hands pic.twitter.com/YbYoZRdzlm
— Emmanuel Núñez (@emmanume) October 7, 2023
Autumn in Bonham Bike Rally graced by cool weather
By Allen Rich | www.ntxe-news.com
Bonham, Texas – The timing couldn’t have been better. On the first brisk fall morning of the year, bicycle enthusiasts converged on Bonham for the Autumn in Bonham Bike Rally.
The Bonham Area Chamber of Commerce brought this event to historical downtown Bonham this year; Autumn in Bonham was established in 1982, but the last bike rally was held in 2019.
Autumn in Bonham offered riders four paved routes and two gravel routes through …
Lunch Ride Pasadena, Texas
Rick Hernandez | strava.com
2023 MS150 San Antonio, Texas
Mark Noblitt MTCCSA | strava.com
Windy, then it was windy, and after that, it was windier. Rode 70 with Nikki Johnson and finished solo. River Road was the best part!