Here are some write ups from our Texas Spoke Members. Thanks to all who sent in or posted your activities this past month!
Jim Boland - (Farmersville Area) - Due to grandson JV Baseball, I haven't been able to attend weekend rides. Butu, I have been working on the Sister Grove Mountain Bike Trail. Giving back to community. Coach Bonnie says hi.
Also a reminder from Jim - NATIONAL BIKE MONTH
May is National Bike Month, promoted by the League of American Bicyclists and celebrated in communities from coast to coast.
Established in 1956, National Bike Month is a chance to showcase the many benefits of bicycling — and encourage more folks to giving biking a try. Get a friend who doesn't ride much and invite them to ride!!!!!!!!!
(This would be a great month to recruit new subscribers!)
Alan Trammell (Lindsay Area) - Alan worked hard with the Germanfest Bike Ride and was able to get Christian Cycling water bottles with the gospel tracts in about 800 SWAG bags for the event! He also was instrumental in getting Fire Ant Tour cards in every SWAG bag for this huge event. He also rode the longest route of the event. With all the work and items donated, our logo made the back of the event shirt! Great job Alan!!
From Art Garcesa (Little Elm/North Dallas Area) - 04/13/2024 in Ferris, TX at the 28th Annual Bike the BlueBonnets Ride 2024:
Our North Texas members & family had a great time at our first rally of the season at the Bike the BlueBonnet 2024 Ride. We joined nearly 1,000 other riders and had a blast! I did not get everyone for a pic but tagged our FB family members.
This ride was hosted by the Greater Dallas Bicyclist Club (GDB) and benefits their club. The GDB missions are is to promote bicycling as a lifetime activity and encourages good heatlh, wellness, friendship, skill and personal accomplishment. The GDB works together as a club to have a greater impact on bicycle safety and the community as well as to provide education to enable bicyclists and motorists to share the road safely.
The support was awesome, and this has quickly become one of our favorite rallies. We hope to see everyone next year. For His Kingdom and For His Glory!
L/R - Samarth, Aditya, Art, Meredith, Fabian, Maria, David, Thomas.
From Robert Gonzales (Woodway/Waco Area) -
I am one week away from heading to San Antonio to begin the @r2rprojecthero #texaschallenge. We will be covering 373.3 mile with a total elevation gain of 12,250 Ft. The journey will begin in San Antonio on May 6th. Our schedule is as follows.
(If you are available and near one of these stops - stop by and cheer him on!)
May 6th: San Antonio to Buda
M/16.3 – Covenant Baptist Church – 19204 FM 2252 San Antonio, TX 78266 (Rest Stop)
M/27 – New Braunfels Police Department – 3030 W San Antonio St New Braunfels TX 78130 (Lunch) M/44.6 – San Marcos Fire Department Station #3 – 2420 Hunter Rd San Marcos, TX 78666 (Rest Stop) M/64 - Buda Fire Department Station #1 – 209 Jack C Hays Trail (Rest Stop/Pick up Escort)
M/66.4 – Hotel Comfort Suites – 15295 S I-35 Frontage Rd Buda, TX 78610
May 7th: Buda to Georgetown
M/ 11.7 - Mendez Middle School – 5106 Village Square Austin, TX 78744 (Ride-by)
M/15.2 – Smith Elementary School – 4209 Smith School Rd Austin, TX 78744 (Ride-by)
M/16.5 – OJEDA Middle School – 4900 McKinney Falls Pkwy Austin, TX 78744 (Ride-by and Rest Stop)
M/31.3 – Austin Subaru – 8100 Burnet Rd Austin, TX 78757 (Rest Stop)
M/42.2 – Wayne/Dover Fueling Systems – 3814 Jarrett Way Austin, TX 78728 (Lunch)
M/56.6 – Hotel Fairfield Inn and Suites Georgetown - 930 W University Ave Georgetown TX 78626
May 8th: Georgetown to Killeen
M/18.6 – Florence Middle School – 12551 TX-195 Florence, TX 76527 (Ride-by)
M/17.8 – Florence Fire Department – 301 S. Patterson Ave Florence, TX 76527 (Rest Stop)
M/37.2 –Texas Central Veterans Cemetery – 11463 TX-195 Killeen, TX 76542 (Wreath Laying - Rest Stop)
M/44.7 – Hotel – (Parking Lot Party – Lunch) Holiday Inn Express Killeen - 2603 Gateway Drive, Killeen, TX 76542
May 9th: Killeen to Waco
M/4.4 – Fort Hood III Corps - 1001 761st Tank Battalion Ave – (Ceremony)
M/10.4 – Fort Hood Regroup After Gates
M/28.2 – Lakewood Elementary School – 11200 W. Adams Ave Belton, TX 76513 (Ride-by and Rest Stop)
M/43.6 – 1st United Methodist Church – 504 6th St. – Moody, TX 76557 (Lunch)
M/58.3 – Hewitt Fire Dept – 100 Patriot Court Hewitt, TX 76643 (Rest Stop)
M/67.3 – Hotel La Quinta - 6003 Woodway Drive, Woodway, Texas 76712 ARRIVAL TO HOTEL IS ABOUT 4:45pm. IF YOU CAN MAKE IT PLEASE ATTEND
May 10th: Waco to Cleburne
M/13.7 – Life Point Waco – 6328 Gholson Rd Suite 2 Waco, TX 76705 (Rest Stop)
M/26.3 – Sykora Family Ford – 519 S George Kacir Dr. West, TX 76691 (Rest Stop)
M/42.7 – Hillsboro Chamber of Commerce – 115 N Covington Street Hillsboro, TX 76645 (Rest Stop) M/61.1 – Grandview Elementary School – 301 Zebra Parkway Grandview, TX 76050 (Ride-by)
M/62 – United Forest Products – 200 E Criner Grandview, TX 76050 (Lunch)
M/79.3 – Hotel Hampton Inn & Suites Cleburne - 1996 W Henderson St - Cleburne, TX 76033
May 11th Cleburne to Bedford
M/11 – Keene City Hall – 310 N. Old Betsy Rd – Keene (Breakfast)
M/28.9 – Harbison-Fischer Manufacturing – 901 N Crowley Rd – Crowley (Lunch)
M/45.7 – Bowman Springs Park – 7003 W. Poly Webb Rd – Arlington (Rest Stop)
M/59.1 – Closing Celebration – Hotel Parking Lot Party
La Quinta Inn and Suites DFW Airport West - 1809 Highway 121 South, Bedford, TX 76021-8188
From Jack Thompson (Gatesville Area) - This past month, we was honored and blessed by God to be able to bless my Brother In Christ Jack Brown and a youngster at our local school with bikes! To God the Glory!!
Jack Brown with his "new" bike
Art Garcesa - April 27th & April 28th: Austin, TX to College Station, TX
We are very blessed to have been able to participate in the 40th Texas MS 150 ride. This ride benefited the National Multiple Sclerosis Society’s mission to cure MS while empowering people affected by MS to live their best lives.
Our fellowship team this year doubled from last year with Zina McCrory, Jack Carmicheal Thompson, and David Bridgewater joining Pastor Monty Van Horn, Thomas Goes, and Art Garcesa.
The Texas MS-150 has become a yearly tradition for Christian Cycling - Texas and we plan to continue support for ride for as long as they have it.
We would like to thank (YOU) all of our family, friends, and donors for all of the help, support, and encouragement.
L/R - Zina, Lysette, Thomas, Art (kneeling), Jack, David and Monty
From the Spoke Director (Monty) - I enjoyed riding in the MS150 again this year and enjoyed the fellowship with the above pictures people! We also talked about the upcoming Gatesville Fire Ant Tour.
Feel free to check out the Gatesville Fire Ant Tour facebook page.
A big thank you to all for sending in or posting your event activities so I can harvest for this blog post.
God bless all!
