{"id":49781,"date":"2019-06-04T22:53:15","date_gmt":"2019-06-05T03:53:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=49781"},"modified":"2019-06-04T22:53:22","modified_gmt":"2019-06-05T03:53:22","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-digest-june-4th-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2019\/06\/04\/texas-bicycling-news-digest-june-4th-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News Digest June 4th 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-markdown\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/starlocalmedia.com\/allenamerican\/news\/cycling-rally-aims-to-change-lives-and-culture\/article_65c27514-86d7-11e9-93f1-7fed91e92474.html\">REINVENTING THE WHEEL<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>starlocalmedia.com<\/h3>\n<p>Cycling rally aims to change lives and culture<\/p>\n<p>There\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a sports renaissance coming to Oak Point Park in Plano. On June 8 the 28th Annual Collin Classic Bike Rally, sponsored in part by the TAFF Foundation, will be held with a goal of fundraising $100,000 for the Boys &amp; Girls Clubs of Collin County. The rally is set for 7:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday at Oak Point Park in Plano. &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com\/starlocalmedia.com\/content\/tncms\/assets\/v3\/editorial\/2\/8d\/28d45626-86d8-11e9-afa2-1fe2f1edf0b0\/527cfff4bf51d.image.jpg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/adudeabikes.com\/2019\/06\/03\/my-meh-may-2019-strava-statistics-slowing-not-stopping\/\">My Meh May 2019 Strava Statistics: Slowing, Not Stopping<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>A DUDE ABIKES | adudeabikes.com<\/h3>\n<p>May is the fifth month, the last one until October when we Texans can hope for a few cool, low humidity days. Melinda May \u00e2\u20ac\u201c she goes by just May \u00e2\u20ac\u201c is the name of kick-butt ABC television show MARVEL\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. played by Ming-Na Wen. I didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t know it had come back on so I got caught up on the first four episodes. Silly, outlandish, preposterous, and not exactly the height of the performing arts, I enjoy it because of all that \u00e2\u20ac\u201d it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s fun. And may &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kagstv.com\/article\/news\/texas-4000-rides-through-the-brazos-valley\/499-11cfaf9b-8a4b-469e-87e9-0dcdb55c5396\">Texas 4000 rides through the Brazos Valley<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>Author: Kacey Bowen | www.kagstv.com\/<\/h3>\n<p>Over 20 University of Texas students rode through College Station in part of a 70-day cross country bike ride to fight cancer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" style=\"border-width:1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#e6e6e6;\" src=\"https:\/\/media.kagstv.com\/embeds\/video\/499-c795972a-c7d9-4fcf-9ccb-d155650fd954\/iframe\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"true\" mozallowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-markdown\"><p>COLLEGE STATION, Texas \u00e2\u20ac\u201d It&#8217;s not all the time when a group of Longhorn fans ride into College Station and are greeted with praise.<\/p>\n<p>But, that&#8217;s what it was for the 27 University of Texas students who came into town Monday afternoon as part of Texas 4000.<\/p>\n<p>Texas 4000 is a cross-country bike ride that starts in Austin, Texas and ends in Anchorage, Alaska. Students who participate raise money and awareness for cancer. &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-markdown\"><h1>Texas Bicycling from Twitter<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Best part of summer in Houston? Wednesday nights at Memorial Park Crits! Repost from meowmymiller &#8211; This is what supporting women&#39;s bike racing looks like. Thanks to Bike Barn for rotating the\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uQ1UvVvbEN\">https:\/\/t.co\/uQ1UvVvbEN<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Haute Wheels Racing (@hautewheelsrace) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hautewheelsrace\/status\/1136082289170034688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 5, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/goodvibesonly?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#goodvibesonly<\/a> We are hopeful that the weather will be ah-mazing for our clinic tomorrow! Can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t wait to see all your pretty faces as we get down to the nitty gritty, learning how to properly wash our bicycles, on a\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1bk6ALd50G\">https:\/\/t.co\/1bk6ALd50G<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Dirt Side Sisters (@DirtSideSisters) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DirtSideSisters\/status\/1135991898273771520?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 4, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Shoutout to the unofficial official Mellow Johnny\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Bike Shop BMX Team! Second place squad at last weekend\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s state race.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/rideyourbike?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#rideyourbike<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/bmx?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#bmx<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qeBQJPeQwY\">pic.twitter.com\/qeBQJPeQwY<\/a><\/p>&mdash; mellowjohnnys (@mellowjohnnys) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mellowjohnnys\/status\/1135905610988433414?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 4, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">That is a great picture of a ride dedication circle. Every day riders and locals come together to make ride dedications for those whose life has been touched by cancer. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/texas4000?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#texas4000<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IX24tTvzPu\">https:\/\/t.co\/IX24tTvzPu<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Texas 4000 (@Texas4000) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Texas4000\/status\/1135769235484028928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 4, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Thanks Lampasas for a great Day 1 of the 70 day journey to Alaska in the fight against cancer! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Texas4000?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Texas4000<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pgXODBF1tO\">https:\/\/t.co\/pgXODBF1tO<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Texas 4000 (@Texas4000) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Texas4000\/status\/1135772815460831233?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 4, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Honoring the memory of those lost to cancer. Fighting cancer every mile for everyone. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Texas4000?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Texas4000<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/akgJ2LNSed\">https:\/\/t.co\/akgJ2LNSed<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Texas 4000 (@Texas4000) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Texas4000\/status\/1135776964739051520?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 4, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2019\/06\/04\/texas-bicycling-news-digest-june-4th-2019\/\"><span class=\"more-msg\">Continue reading &rarr;<\/span><\/a>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-49781","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bicycling-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-cWV","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49781","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49781"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49781\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49782,"href":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49781\/revisions\/49782"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49781"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49781"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49781"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}