The Woodlands ranked Number One biking community in Texas

By: Woodlands Online Staff | www.woodlandsonline.com

THE WOODLANDS, TX – The Woodlands has recently been listed as the top biking community in Texas by PeopleForBikes, a coalition of more than 325 supplier members and 1.4 million supporters in its grassroots network.

PeopleForBikes’ City Ratings measures the quality of a city’s bike network, a connected system of protected bike lanes, off-street paths, slow shared streets, and safe crossings that enables people to comfortably bike around a city. Each city receives a City Ratings score on a scale of 0 – 100. A low score (0-20) indicates a weak bike network, meaning the city lacks safe bikeways or there are gaps in the network. A high score (80-100) indicates that most common destinations are accessible by safe, comfortable bike routes that serve people of all ages and abilities.

The Woodlands scored …

Tour de Boerne saddles up Saturday

Author: JEFF B. FLINN | www.boernestar.com

More than 1,000 cyclists are expected to traverse the hills and valleys of the Texas Hill Country during Saturday’s sixth annual Tour de Boerne bicycle event.

Event Director Greg Pratt detailed the specifics of the three-course challenge, known for its steep hills, epic views and continual curves, not to mention Texas-sized hospitality.

The event starts at the Don Strange Ranch, where the 1,003 cyclists who submitted entries will begin gathering at 5 a.m. Saturday for the 7 a.m. start.

Charity Bike Ride

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The Texas 4000 charity bike ride rode into Florence yesterday. The ride is the longest charity ride for cancer. The group started in Austin Texas and is heading to Anchorage Alaska. The ride is broken up amongst three routes with the second and third groups traversing the Rockies and the Ozarks. The rides raise money for cancer research and support services. The Florence Elks Lodge hosted their group last night with dinner at the lodge and camping at their north camping grounds near Sutton Lake. The group heads out today for Eugene. Every year the University of Texas competitively selects students for the rides. Students must raise $4,500 each, complete a 2,000 mile training ride and devote 50 hours to community service.

Sentencing underway for drunk driver who killed cyclist in 2021

by Stephanie Esquivel | www.foxsanantonio.com

SAN ANTONIO – Sentencing is underway for Samantha Castillo, who pleaded guilty to intoxication manslaughter after hitting and killing a bicyclist in 2021. The family of the victim, Beatrice Gonzales, and cyclist advocates hope the case is used as an example. …