Around Texas Bicycling News – March 18, 2024
Day 27 Southern Tier Bike Tour
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Off-duty SAPD officer crashes his bike into SUV critically injuring himself, police say
Author: Andrea Carden | www.kens5.com
Police say the officer was riding in downtown San Antonio when he passed through a red light and crashed into an SUV.
SAN ANTONIO — An off-duty SAPD officer was critically injured after he crashed his bike into an SUV in downtown San Antonio last Wednesday, police say.
San Antonio Police responded to the intersection of McCullough Avenue at North St. Mary’s Street around 4:30 p.m. for reports of an accident involving a bicycle rider and a vehicle.
Police say the 26-year-old officer was riding his bike southbound on North St Mary’s Street approaching the intersection at McCullough Avenue when he passed through a red light and crashed into a white Dodge Durango.
Austin Bicycle Meals rallies cyclists to deliver meals to Austinites experiencing homelessness
London Gibson | atxtoday.6amcity.com
Since launching in Austin in 2021, the group has grown to distribute ~450 meals per month.
Just under three years ago, Kelly Wourms and his girlfriend were making 50 sack lunches per week in his kitchen to distribute to people experiencing homelessness in Austin. Now, he works with fellow Austinites to distribute ~450 meals per month — via group bike rides.
Wourms, the founder of Austin Bicycle Meals, learned the concept from a group of cyclists in Koreatown, Los Angeles. When he moved to Austin in 2021 (for that same girlfriend who helped him make sack lunches), he decided to launch the same concept in the Capital City. …
Ken Hoffman explains the easy way to ride the 40th anniversary MS 150
Ken Hoffman | houston.culturemap.com
There’s still time and limited space to sign up for the 40th anniversary Texas MS 150 charity bike ride from Houston to College Station, April 27-28. The MS 150 is limited to 13,000 riders, and you don’t want to get shut out. The Texas pedal pusher is the largest, most successful, and money-makingest charity bike ride in the U.S. The goal this year is $9.4 million.
Things have changed for the better – and by better I mean shorter. It was a longer and winding road when I pedaled my first MS 150. …
I spent some time biking around Houston with Betirri Be and Omar Kiggundu.
— Rodney Ellis (@RodneyEllis) March 18, 2024
We had the chance to discuss the importance of the Columbia Tap Trail and their plans for Goal Park! pic.twitter.com/KvC5N1tXFz
And please sign our petition in favor of continuous protection for walking AND bicycling on Shoal Creek between Lamar & 34th St!https://t.co/AXKix9VCag
— Safe Streets Austin (@safestreetsatx) March 18, 2024
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) March 19, 2024
Pace Bend Crit Masters • Mar 8 2024 • Austin, TX
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Pace Bend Crit Masters • Mar 8 2024 • Austin, TX
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Categories » Men Cat 1-234 Master 40+ » Men Cat 1-234 Master 50+ » Men Cat 1-234 Master 60+
Pace Bend Crit Masters • Mar 8 2024 • Austin, TX
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Categories » Men Cat 1-234 Master 40+ » Men Cat 1-234 Master 50+ » Men Cat 1-234 Master 60+
Pace Bend Crit Masters • Mar 8 2024 • Austin, TX
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Categories » Men Cat 1-234 Master 40+ » Men Cat 1-234 Master 50+ » Men Cat 1-234 Master 60+
Driveway Series • Mar 14 2024 • Austin, TX
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Categories » Men Cat 3/4 » Men Cat 4/5 » Men Masters 40+ Cat 1/2/3/4 » Men Pro/Cat 1/2/3 » Women Open
TxDOT expands #EndTheStreakTX campaign to pedestrians & bicyclists, Abilene on track to surpass ‘unprecedented’ year of crash fatalities
by: Karley Cross | www.bigcountryhomepage.com
ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – You may have noticed a rise in pedestrian-involved wrecks on Abilene roads recently. It’s a trend the entire state is feeling. In response, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has issued a campaign to urge all Texans to follow laws for safe driving, walking, and biking. TxDOT calls it: “Be Safe. Drive Smart.” …
Mountain Biking at Pedernales Falls State Park: 1 Day to Hit the Best Trails
ByBecky Timbers | /www.twowheeledwanderer.com
On my first visit to Texas Hill Country, I really didn’t know what to expect. I’d heard good things about the mountain biking outside of Austin, but what – exactly – that entailed, I had no idea.
One of my first destinations to ride was Pedernales State Park. I’d booked a campsite for 4 nights as a basecamp and did a big day of riding on my first day there. I think my total mileage was 23 miles but with only about 1,100 ft of climbing (spoiler alert: Texas Hill Country has hills, not mountains).
At first, I didn’t really enjoy the trails at Pedernales, but that was before I got on Juniper Ridge Trail. Juniper Ridge is awesome if …