Saturday August 13th
started out a cool clear day for a ride, it is to be the day for a memorial ride
to remember our fellow cyclist who have been injured, either slightly or fatally
by motorist. This ride in particular was for Don Albietz a
Las
Vegas, Nevada police
officer, who was on a training ride for the Police Games taking place this week
in Las
Vegas when he was struck and fatally
injured by a hit and run semi truck driver. Lance Slack a Captain on the
Lubbock,
Texas police
department, who also recently was struck by a hit and run driver, organized the
ride to remember his good friend Don and would like to incorporate this ride
into the “Ride of Silence” next year. Both
Lubbock cycling
clubs and the Texas Bicycle Coalition had a good representation. There was a
total of twenty riders who rode in the memorial ride.
