Texas Bicycling Action for January 14, 2024
Racing groups cry foul at $1,200 fee EP Water wants for use of Lost Dog
by Elida S. Perez | elpasomatters.org
A new $1,200 administrative fee that El Paso Water is charging for outdoor racing events at the Lost Dog Trail Head is deterring some groups from wanting to use the open space.
At least two groups, one aiming to organize an outdoor trail running event and another trying to organize a mountain biking event on the land located in Northwest El Paso were told by an El Paso Water employee that they would have to pay a $1,200 administrative fee to get a permit to use the Lost Dog trail for their events.
Concerns over the new fee have …
El Paso hosts Texas’s largest mountain bike race for 17th year with a focus on including beginners
By Kerry Mannix | kvia.com
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – Texas’s largest and most difficult mountain bike race took place around El Paso’s Franklin Mountains this weekend. This year, the 17th annual Puzzler MTB Race attracted over 400 participants from all over the U.S. and Mexico.
Organizers said this year, they wanted to provide more opportunities for beginners.
“This whole year… we’re going to focus on the beginner rides,” said Fernanda Graton, one of the directors for the Borderland Mountain Bike Association (BMBA). “And we saw the results this year.”
Graton said it was a record-breaking year for …
Took advantage of this great weather before the cold front arrives tonight! pic.twitter.com/Mg6gR0oEVF
— Rodney Ellis (@RodneyEllis) January 14, 2024
Southern Tier El Paso to New Orleans
By Cortney O. | www.crazyguyonabike.com
Day 3:Sierra Blanca to Van Horn: A javelina, a move to Central time, and Youtubers Sunday January 14, 2024, 35 miles (56 km) – Total so far: 128 miles (206 km) We talked too long to too many people today. Luckily it was shorter miles and ten miles of downhill. Oh, and more of those lovely tailwinds. So we made it pretty early into Van Horn. Thought, shoot we should have pushed on to Valentine, but then I realized we lost an hour because of the time change.
We talked to Charles, the owner of the Sierra Blanca Lodge for over an hour this morning over coffee. He’s really a great guy, if you can stay at his property, we highly recommend it.
Then we grabbed breakfast burritos at Delfinas in town and as we were about to leave, we chatted with Mike. He is building an off the grid Atlantis and he is a YouTube personality. We talked to him entirely too long so we hit the road after 11. Oh, and we saw a javelina just strolling through town. No biggie.
The ride today was entirely on a frontage road and the last bit on Interstate 10. Not ideal. Really loud. But easy. So we …
