{"id":37252,"date":"2017-10-10T23:32:26","date_gmt":"2017-10-11T04:32:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=37252"},"modified":"2017-10-10T23:32:26","modified_gmt":"2017-10-11T04:32:26","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-digest-october-10th-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2017\/10\/10\/texas-bicycling-news-digest-october-10th-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News Digest October 10th 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

Waco Wild West 100 bike ride: Oct. 7, 2017<\/a><\/h2>\n

Photos by Rod Aydelotte | www.wacotrib.com<\/h3>\n

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Austin cyclist gears up for 1,000-mile No Country for Old Men race<\/a><\/h2>\n

Pam LeBlanc | fitness.blog.austin360.com<\/h3>\n


\nThis weekend, while you are curled on the couch watching a football game, Austin endurance cyclist Andrew Willis will be pedaling 1,000 miles across the West Texas desert.
\nFueled by a steady stream of cookies, doughnuts, brownies, fast-food hamburgers, tater tots and Sour Patch Kids candy (because when you cover that kind of distance, who cares what you eat, as long as you eat), Willis will attempt to …<\/p>\n

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Edge City Cycling<\/a><\/h2>\n

OCT14
\nAvery VFD Fall Fish Fry and bicycle ride. 2017
\nSat 8:00 AM CDT \u00c2\u00b7 135 N Austin St Avery, TX 75554<\/p>\n

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Upcoming Rides<\/a><\/h2>\n

Fort Worth Bicycling Association<\/h3>\n

Leakey 2017 (session 1 of 3)
\nFri, October 13, 2017 8:00 AM
\nFrio Pecan Farm, Leakey, TX
\nLeakey 2017 (session 2 of 3)
\nSat, October 14, 2017 8:00 AM
\nFrio Pecan Farm, Leakey, TX
\nLeakey 2017 (session 3 of 3)
\nSun, October 15, 2017 8:00 AM
\nFrio Pecan Farm, Leakey, TX
\nBicycles Inc. – Century of the Month
\nSat, October 21, 2017 8:00 AM
\nBicycles Inc. – Arlington
\nNo Wind No Hills
\nSun, October 22, 2017 9:00 AM
\nSublett and 287, Arlington, Tx
\nOld Brock Rd Double
\nSat, October 28, 2017 9:00 AM
\nWright Elementary, Weatherford, Texas
\nBicycles Inc. – Century of the Month
\nSat, November 11, 2017 8:00 AM
\nBicycles Inc. – Arlington<\/p>\n

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Video: City of Laredo to become more cycling friendly<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Brenda Camacho | www.kgns.tv<\/h3>\n

LAREDO, Texas (KGNS) – The city is working on making Laredo a little more biker-friendly with some new bike lanes.
\nBoth Councilman Roberto Balli and Councilwoman Nelly Vielma are looking to add some bike lanes in their district.
\nCouncilman Balli says it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s all part of the master plan that the city adopted.
\nCertain routes along major roads like Santa Maria will have some …<\/p>\n

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Texas Transportation Officials Schedule Open House Centered On FM 812 Improvements<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Tony Cantu | patch.com<\/h3>\n

FM 812 corridor project aims to improve safety and mobility, accommodate future population growth and land-use development in the area. …<\/p>\n

… Enhancing bicycle and pedestrian access with a 10-foot shared-use path. …<\/p>\n

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0910-16-135- Construct Hike & Bike Trail<\/a><\/h2>\n

www.texasbids.net<\/h3>\n

Owner Solic Number: 0910-16-135 Status: bidding Report: 8112339
\nCountry : United States State: TX County: Smith Location: Smith County
\nEst. Low Value: $5,114,595 Est. High Value: $5,114,595
\nSet Aside Types: MBE\/DBE (Minority \/ Disadvantaged)
\nScope: Construct hike & bike trail. Excavation, sodding, mulching, landscaping, irrigation, riprap, 279 LF of 18″ class III RC pipe. 365 LF of 24″ class III RC pipe. Concrete sidewalk. Metal beam guard fence. Pavement marking.
\nNotes: DBE 7%.
\nPlans: From Owner. See outside link. …<\/p>\n

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POLICE REPORTS: 14-year-old hurt when car crashes into his bicycle<\/a><\/h2>\n

By AUSTIN KING\/The Lufkin News<\/h3>\n

The Texas Department of Public Safety responded to a crash Friday evening involving a 14-year-old on a bike.<\/p>\n

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