Texas Bicycling Adventures January 29, 2024

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Yes, Downhill Mountain Biking Exists in TEXAS

Terradrift Travel | www.youtube.com

Ever wonder why there’s a ski lift in central Texas? Well now you know. Downhill mountain biking, BABY! …

Mountain Biking in the Rain

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Throwback to 2015 at Bluff Creek Ranch when the skies opened up and the rain came down over night. Hard.

Fortunately, the soil at Bluff Creek Ranch stays pretty rideable while wet. The roots get slippery and it gets sloppy, but it doesn’t seem to turn into peanut butter the way other Texas trails can.

For the most part, mountain bikers don’t shy away from racing in the rain. We avoid riding wet trails to help preserve them and not create ruts/erosion, but on race weekends there sometimes ins’t much of a choice. …

College Station police officers find bicycles and scooters during investigation

By Rusty Surette | www.kbtx.com

Police are asking the public to share their social media post in hopes that they can return the bikes and scooters to the owners of the property.

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) – Are you missing a bike or scooter? College Station police may have it in their possession.

On Monday, the police department shared that “numerous” bicycles and scooters were located during an overnight investigation on Sunday.

Police did not share where specifically the items were recovered.

The items were taken back to the police department to be processed, but none of them have been reported stolen.

Police are asking the public to share their social media post in hopes that they can return the bikes and scooters to the owners of the property.

Upcoming Rides

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The Boot ReBooted Wednesday, January 31, 2024 @ 6:30 PM

YEE-HAW!! Girls Only Ride. Wednesday, January 31, 2024 @ 7:00 PM

UBG 26 mile Wednesday Night Wednesday, January 31, 2024 @ 6:30 PM

The Boot ReBooted Wednesday, January 31, 2024 @ 6:30 PM

Look Pro Go Kind of Slow Thursday, February 1, 2024 @ 7:00 PM

Bridgeland Thursday, February 1, 2024 @ 6:30 PM

MCC THURSDAY MORNING RIDE Thursday, February 1, 2024 @ 6:30 AM

TREK WEST U | Beginners (THU) Thursday, February 1, 2024 @ 6:15 PM

Trek West U Bridges Thursday, February 1, 2024 @ 6:30 PM

Morning SBux Crew (Thurs Detour) 41 Thursday, February 1, 2024 @ 10:00 AM

Woodlands Coffee & Love Ride Friday, February 2, 2024 @ 9:00 AM

R3 Ride 33! – ‘C’ Group Saturday, February 3, 2024 @ 7:30 AM

Bike Medicine Saturday Training Ride Saturday, February 3, 2024 @ 8:00 AM

UBG Saturday – 23 miles Saturday, February 3, 2024 @ 8:00 AM

R3- 38 mile Saturday, February 3, 2024 @ 9:00 AM

TREK WEST U | GROUP C (SAT) Saturday, February 3, 2024 @ 8:15 AM

R3-Saturday 50 Saturday, February 3, 2024 @ 9:00 AM

R3 Ride 33 Saturday, February 3, 2024 @ 9:00 AM

Saturday Miles 3.0 – Gamma (NEW START LOCATIOIN) Saturday, February 3, 2024 @ 7:00 AM

Bike Medicine Sunday Training Ride Sunday, February 4, 2024 @ 8:00 AM

MCC Blockhouse Coffee Recovery Ride Sunday, February 4, 2024 @ 7:30 AM

JL Sunday Ride thru Pearland Sunday, February 4, 2024 @ 7:00 AM

UBG Sunday – 35-50 miles Sunday, February 4, 2024 @ 8:00 AM

Racing Beyond Alkek

Stuart Gardner, Program Director – Greater Houston Cycling Foundation | shoutout.wix.com

The GHCF provides year round racing opportunities in the Greater Houston area but there is plenty of racing beyond that, in this email I’ll highlight some of that racing planned for 2024! Also check out our Facebook and Instagram pages for announcements & photos. Upcoming Alkek Velodrome Events

March 11-13th Spring Break LCYCL

11am Sat Mar 16th – Intro to Track Class

6:45pm Tues 19th Mar – TNR Bunch Racing

6:45pm Tues 26th Mar – TNR Bunch Racing

6:45pm Tues 9th Apr – TNR Track on Speed

11am Sun 14th Apr – Intro to Track Class

6:45pm Tues 16 Apr – TNR Aussie Team & Mado

9am Sat 20th Apr – Atomic TT Series p/b Hammertime ProShop #1

9am Sun 21st Apr – Super Sunday #1

6:45pm Tues 23rd Apr – TNR USAC Sanctioned

6:45pm Tues 30th Apr – TNR Sprint & Keirin Night …

Texas Mountain Bike Racing | Flat Rock Ranch | Miles of Discomfort Mountain Bike Marathon 2024

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We take on the 2024 Miles of Discomfort Half Marathon. Almost 20 miles and 2,000 feet of vertical and some of the best trails in all of Texas.

This was our final testing race before the start of the 2024 TMBRA Texas MTB Race Series and not a bad showing with Will coming in 3rd in under 40 and Dave coming in 5th in the over 40 age groups.

Two Strava Local Legends Riding New Caney – Roman Forest Blvd – Oakhurst

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I planned on riding my Cervelo Caledonia on today’s bike ride but as I was about to lift it off the rack I squeezed the rear tire, it was flat. So I switched to the Canyon Endurace CF 7 bike. Nice to have options when something like this happens.

When I woke up this morning I wasn’t sure today would be an outside bike ride because of the 36 degree temperature. the warmed things up rather quickly and by 11:30 I started getting ready to ride. I went over route options in my head and settled on riding north but not which specific route. I left it with two options: ride to Caney Creek and back or to Roman Forest Blvd. and back. I made the decision after starting at 12:13 PM as I warmed up riding: New Caney – Roman Forest Blvd – Oakhurst. This would the first ride this far north in 2024 which isn’t saying too much since this only my fourth road ride this year. The sun and light wind helped. I dressed for 63 degrees: shorts, leg warmers, long sleeve thermal jersey, and a wind jacket. I was comfortable once I warmed up and from the sun. I rode 34.82 miles and finished at 2:53 PM. There aren’t enough days left in January to reach my 334 road mile goal but today got me a little closer. The next two days should be road rides and narrow the shortfall.

I reclaimed one Strava Local Legend on KPHS Sprint by riding it twice today. The other Local Legend on VR’s Step UP! I didn’t plan on.

Weather: Start 65 degrees, humidity 43%, dew point 41.5, mostly clear, wind W 3 mph; Finish 68 degrees, humidity 38%, dew point 41.1, mostly clear, wind W 5 mph.

1-29-2024 Strava Ride Summary New Caney-Roman Forest Blvd-Oakhurst
1-29-2024 Strava Ride Summary New Caney-Roman Forest Blvd-Oakhurst

Texas Bicycling News for January 28, 2024

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Reveille Peak Ranch 2nd Annual Downhill Slalom with MTB GRAND TOURS

Just Me MTB | www.youtube.com

Fun time last night at Reveille Peak Ranch for the 2nd Annual Team Trail Party Downhill Slalom with Brant Hatton of MTB Grand Tours and friends. First time there for me, rode some fun trails and jumps (no POV this time) and met everybody… cool crowd! Did his some jumps well, but did loose my feet on the way down of one jump, recovered but close enough to make me go hmmmmmm. Didnt lock in on the lippy launch.

Howdy from Amarillo Texas

StevenWray | ratrodbikes.com

Hey yall! My girls and myself clean up and lube bikes in our back yard and give them to people that need them. Every once in a while, when the bone pile adds up, we’ll do a “trashcan” build. Heres my favorite little cruiser. This sarted life as a Huffy USA Built Western Flyer Quasar 15 speed Mountian bike. We drug it out of a trash pile in a back yard. The tires, cables, and brake pads where roached, no life left in the bearings, rims where rusted through, so we did this! Now shes …

Mountain Biking at San Angelo State Park, Texas

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Trial of former Waco educator charged in hit-and-run death of Baylor student set to begin this week

By Tommy Witherspoon | www.kbtx.com

WACO, Texas (KWTX) – The trial of a former Midway school administrator charged in the 2016 hit-and-run death of a Baylor University student is set to begin this week.

Tammy Renee Blankenship, 56, is charged in Waco’s 54th State District Court with manslaughter and failure to stop and render aid, both second-degree felonies punishable by up to 20 years in prison.

She is charged with leaving the scene after hitting Baylor sophomore David Grotberg, 19, of Fergus Falls, Minnesota, who was riding a bicycle on Franklin Avenue.

A panel of 65 prospective jurors will report Monday morning to fill out questionnaires to …

RIDE SCHEDULE

Georgetown Cyclopaths | www.cyclopathsoftexas.com

RIDE SCHEDULE Short Rides Long Rides ex-Long Rides February 2024 Self Guided No Drop Tempo Start Time: 9:05am 9:05am 9:00am Day Date Meet at Miles Map Miles Map Miles Map Pierre’s Happy Birthday Ride!! Saturday 02/03/2024 Barking Armadillo 36 miles BAB36 49 miles BAB49 75 miles BAB75

Saturday 02/10/2024 Baptist Church in Andice 34 miles A34 44 miles A44 63 miles A63

Saturday 02/17/2024 Barrow Brewing 34 miles SA34 45 miles SA45.2 63 miles SA62.7

Saturday 02/24/2024 Georgetown Rentsch Brewery 36 miles GT36 42 miles GT42 64 miles GT64

Cycling Ware Road McAllen Texas Rio Grande Valley

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Cycling Rio Grande Valley McAllen Texas Ware Road from Nolana to Texas State Highway 107. This Ware Road is listed as a bike route and has bike lane signs.

Alliance – Keller – Ottinger Rd. With Chad & John. Garmin mount BROKE 2 miles into ride, glad I had it tethered. Fort Worth, Texas

Brian Waldrop | strava.com

Afternoon Ride – Beep The Woodlands, Texas

Chander Kasiraj | strava.com

Urban South Sunday Houston, Texas

Nate Eguia | strava.com

Southern Tier El Paso to New Orleans

By Cortney O. | www.crazyguyonabike.com

Day 17:Hondo to San Antonio: Busy roads, a little bit of France in Texas, and arriving in Alamo city Sunday January 28, 2024, 42 miles (68 km) – Total so far: 615 miles (990 km) We knew today would be hard. Navigating into an unknown big city on bicycles is always a little stressful.

We left Hondo and made our way over more hills to Castroville. The highway is still a four lane divided highway but the traffic has really picked up. The shoulder is wide but littered with debris. My tire was still giving me trouble but we just …

Sprinting And Climbing Zwift France R.G.V.

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Visiting France on today’s Zwift ride. The last time I rode the R.G.V. route was December 23rd, 2022. That time was in an event. Today is just me and whoever is riding there. A high-speed sprinter’s course (not sure I’ll be sprinting that much) that traverses the flatter roads of the French countryside. There are 3 sprints over the 15.5 miles plus the Aqueduc KOM about halfway through the ride. The KOM averages 5%. Overall there is 437 feet of climbing. The route description was a little misleading for the France R.G.V route. I expected most of the climbing on the Aqueduc KOM but the climbing up to that point didn’t come near half of the 437 feet total for the ride. There were a number of smaller climbs after that to make up the difference waiting for my legs to tackle. Strava recognized one PR 2nd fastest time on Les Intestins – Inbound (6:37) while Zwift recorded four in the last 90 days: Marina Sprint Reverse, Pave Sprint Reverse, Aqueduc KOM Reverse, and Marina Sprint Reverse.

1-28-2024 Strava Ride Summary Zwift France R G V
1-28-2024 Strava Ride Summary Zwift France R G V
1-28-2024 Strava Ride Map Zwift France R G V
1-28-2024 Strava Ride Map Zwift France R G V