My extracurricular work meant sore muscles for today’s bike ride. I was slow to get start not rolling until 10:45 AM on the Canyon Endurace CF 7 bike. The route went south and east as most Tuesday rides following the ### Atascocita – Walden – Huffman route including the workaround for the closed greenbelt along Kingwood Drive at Kingwood High School. With the sore muscles I wasn’t sure how much energy and speed would happen but as I warmed up my sore leg muscles loosened enough to power into the headwind on the way to FM2100. The weather changed from yesterday as tropical storm Francine moves up the Texas coast but offshore enough to not be a direct threat. It looks like the folks in Louisiana will get the brunt this time. The lower humidity and dew point was nice while it lasted. At FM2100 I made the left turn and rode into the wind until FM1960. Riding west on FM1960 the wind helped me boost the overall average speed to 13.1 mph. Back on the west side of the lake I rode through Atascocita Shores and Kings River to W. Lake Houston Parkway to cross the river. I finished the ride at 1:36 PM with 35.67 miles. I’m now at 312 miles for the month leaving 554 more to reach my goal.
Weather: Start 78 degrees, humidity 76%, dew point 70.0, overcast, wind NE 12 mph; Finish 83 degrees, humidity 74%, dew point 74.2, overcast, wind E 10 mph.
The third Thursday in August was a hot one — triple digits. Hot enough to subdue the resident wasps outside of Silver Grizzly Espresso, but not enough to dampen enthusiasm for a bike ride staging under the downtown Longview coffee shop’s awning.
In a city engineered to move cars as fast as possible, only the most dedicated cyclists venture off Longview’s trails and onto the streets — fewer still in the heat of late August. Yet the 20-plus riders gearing up that evening didn’t fit the mold of hardcore endurance athletes.
CCPD said the man was hit by a car as he was travelling north in the southbound lanes late Sunday evening. The highway was shut down for several hours.
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A bicyclist was found dead on Hwy. 358 on Sunday night, causing the interchange to be shut down for several hours, the Corpus Christi Police Department said.
Officers were called out to the scene near 1500 SH. 358 South around 10:30 p.m. on Sunday for a major traffic crash.
68-year-old Chuck Henson, an avid cyclist, was riding in a group of 10 on Saturday when he was struck straight on. The driver stopped and is not expected to be charged.
68-year-old Charles Henson was riding his bike when he was hit and killed by a driver on Saturday. Now, his friends are honoring him.
BENBROOK, Texas — Longtime cyclist Javier Lucio vows never to forget fellow cyclist Charles Henson, who is affectionately known as Chuck. The two are part of Fort Worth’s cycling community who ride as part of staying healthy and enjoying fellowship at the same time.
“We had a lot of wonderful times with Chuck,” Javier Lucio said, “and we’re going to miss this one.”
Lucio shared several photographs of Henson on his bike. He was the one who often motivated Henson to join them on rides even when he didn’t feel up to it. On Saturday, September 7th they met at Press Cafe in Fort Worth for a group ride. On this particular ride, there were 10 …
Stuart Gardner, Program Director | alkekvelodrome.com
This weekend it’s our final State Championship event of 2024 with Elite TT on Saturday and Omnium/Match Sprint on Sunday. Before that we have TNR Sprint Night tomorrow. Last week we were busy with TNR Track on Speed, several Alkekian’s headed to Fort Cavazos for State Road Championship and Jessica found herself on the podium in Italy!
Upcoming Events
6:45pm Tues 10th Sept – Sprint Night
8:30am Sat 14th Sept – Atomic Elite TT State Championships p/b Hammertime ProShop
8:30am Sun 15th Sept – Super Sunday #3
6:45pm Tues 10th Sept – USAC Space City Interstellar Omnium
As I began today’s bike ride I was suffering from Vuelta a España withdraw after watching 21 stages. The road racing calendar has some blank days which doesn’t help either.
I decided to counter the withdraw symptoms by riding the Community Drive – The Highlands – Oakhurst route for the second time (previous ride was May 22nd this year). This route goes north along US59 to TX99 with a short segment to Loop 494 before returning to US59. I stayed on the TX99 frontage road to Valley Ranch Blvd. then under TX99 to Valley Ranch Bend Drive. Following side streets to Forest Colony took me to Azalea Blvd. Valley Ranch Parkway (lot of Valley Ranch names) to FM1314 where I turned to the NW. A quick visit to Porter High School and back to FM1314. Cumberland Blvd. was the way to The Highlands. I rode to the far west end of The Highlands where the golf course resides. Back to FM1314 and the NE wind escorting me to Old Sorters Road. Through Briar Tree and Oakhurst on streets I rode yesterday in the opposite direction. Returning to US59 taking the u-turn at Kingwood Drive, over to Loop 494 and into Kings Manor meant the ride finish was about 5 miles away. I started at 10:29 AM and finished at 1:44 PM with some pretty abnormal Houston weather: Start 78 degrees, humidity 52%, dew point 58.8, partly cloudy, wind NE 10 mph; @ The Highlands 84 degrees, humidity 40%, dew point 57, a few clouds, wind NE 12 mph; Finish 86 degrees, humidity 53%, dew point 66.7, a few clouds, wind NE 15 mph. Humidity this low is super special and the dew low dew point added to that. I barely noticed I was sweating until I saw the salt stain on my gloves and arm sleeves. My Cervelo Caledonia performed smoothly, too. I rode 40.63 miles compared to 37.87 the previous time on this route. September now totals 276.42 miles or 32% of the way to my goal of 866 miles. I have a slight edge on the miles per day to reach the goal.
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9-9-2024 Strava Summary Community Drive – The Highlands – Oakhurst
A couple tied the knot right before leading Waco’s Wild West Bike Race
WACO, Texas (KWTX) – A Texarkana couple was married in front of 1,800 bikers at the Waco Wild West Bike Race.
15 minutes before the race, Stanley Woods and Bonnie Webb were married at the race’s starting line in downtown Waco. They were dressed in athletic wear made to look like wedding attire.
“When you’re on a bike it’s like you get to see the world in slow motion,” Webb said.
The couple met through cycling. Webb, new to cycling at the time, attended a group ride organized by Woods. Woods said that bond is what made them decide to get married at a bike race. …
A 68-year-old man was killed while riding his bike in the 7700 block of West Vickery Blvd.
FORT WORTH, Texas — A 68-year-old bicyclist has died after a morning crash, according to the Benbrook Police Department.
BPD says the accident happened around 8 a.m. Saturday in the 7700 block of W. Vickery Blvd. 68-year-old Charles Henderson was riding his bike when he was hit by a driver.
Henderson was taken to the hospital, where he died.
According to BPD, the driver stayed on the scene and cooperated with police. Police say no criminal charges are expected.
