El Paso Puzzler mountain bike race kicks off two-day event

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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – One of the biggest mountain biking races in the region is taking place this weekend, the El Paso Puzzler.

According to the organization, each course is considered epic by most mountain bikers’ standards with all distances riding to the far north end of the Franklin Mountain State Park.

Saturday’s Race is a 35 and 50 mile race day, it begins at 8:00 a.m. at Bowen Ranch off MLK Blvd in the northeast El Paso.

There is set to be close to 400 racers over the two day event.

Sunday Race’s race is a 15 Mile Race, Gates open at 6 a.m.

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Waverly St mysteriously does not have any traffic control even as the Heights Hike and Bike Trail continues to blossom. Let’s make 2024 the year we make this intersection safer ? pic.twitter.com/j9tjhGuTr2

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Video: New bike lanes connecting cyclists to downtown

By Blake Hill | www.newschannel6now.com

WICHITA FALLS, Texas (KAUZ) – Some new stripes have been painted on some roads in Wichita Falls, they’re the new bike lanes being marked by the city to hopefully keep cyclists safe.

While safety is a large part of the city’s decision to implement the bike lanes, it also connect cyclists to central parts of the city, like connecting downtown to the circle trail.

“The next step is kind of these dedicated bike paths that you see in more places, so we had a few of them already, Hamilton, but now you’re going to see a lot more of those. They’re kind of strategically placed to connect people to the trail and and more …

Success of Texas A&M’s new bike-sharing program overshadowed by bicycle being placed on the dome of the Academic Building

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An Instagram photo has gone viral, showing what appears to be someone with the VeoRide bicycle that wound up on top of the dome of Texas A&M’s Academic Building. The image of the person’s face is covered by a happy face emoji, and their left hand with an Aggie ring giving the “horns down” sign.

That followed a tweet from Texas A&M that also went viral, showing the bicycle on top of the dome.

An A&M spokeswoman says scaffolding at the base of the dome…which could have been the way the …

Upcoming Rides

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Southern Tier El Paso to New Orleans

By Cortney O. | www.crazyguyonabike.com

Day 2:Fort Hancock to Sierra Blanca: A day of a car free roads Saturday January 13, 2024, 42 miles (68 km) – Total so far: 93 miles (150 km) Leaving Fort Hancock was a breeze. Jumped on Hwy 20 and then Texas Farm Road 192. There was no shoulder but we didn’t need one. For almost 20 miles we didn’t see any cars. Amazing! We did see a Border Patrol station and lots of ruins of towns of the past. The interstate really killed these small towns.

We stopped at Tiger Town Truck Stop and grabbed a couple bean burritos and they let us fill our water bottles. You can camp here and get a shower, just ask inside.

Then we joined Interstate 10 for 2 miles. Not great but when is interstate riding great? Then we were able to get on a frontage road and climbed a 4 to 5 % grade through the Sierra Blanca mountains for about 10 miles before arriving at a picnic area off the highway. No bathrooms but shaded tables which is nice. The …