{"id":7525,"date":"2011-03-03T00:02:51","date_gmt":"2011-03-03T06:02:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=7525"},"modified":"2011-03-03T00:02:51","modified_gmt":"2011-03-03T06:02:51","slug":"daily-news-roundup-march-2nd-texas-bicycling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2011\/03\/03\/daily-news-roundup-march-2nd-texas-bicycling\/","title":{"rendered":"Daily News Roundup March 2nd – Texas Bicycling"},"content":{"rendered":"

Houston Bicycle Club<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nUpcoming Rides
\nWhen: Program: Tuesday 03\/08\/11 at: 7:00 PM Boone’s Cycles – 5318 Crawford Joy Boone will tell us about plans for the Houston Bicycle Museum. Also, Kenneth Jessett will talk about the upcoming Bessie’s Creek 24 Hour race, May 27-28 Next Club Meeting…<\/p>\n

Fort Worth Bicycling Association<\/strong><\/a>
\nNext Meeting March 7
\nThe National MS Society, Bicycles Inc and Jodi Ryan will be talking about the 2011 Frisco to Ft. Worth Bike MS Tour. George Buxbaum from the Lonestar Chapter of the National MS Society will cover procedures for signing up for the ride as well as the different options for this year’s ride, such as Day 1 and Day 2 riding choices. Rodney Bailey from Bicycles Inc will talk about…<\/p>\n

Violet Crown Sports Association<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nThanks to everyone for another successful Violet Crown Sports Association Webberville Cycloscross presented by Louis Garneau & The Law Office of Bradley Houston.\u00c2\u00a0 See Scott Yates’s photo gallery of the event. …<\/p>\n

Retired nurse to bike cross-country<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby San Diego Union Tribune
\nThe ride will include four days in California, six in Arizona, four in New Mexico, 17 in Texas and five in Louisiana. The trip is scheduled to be completed April 29, exactly eight weeks after it begins, on the East Coast. This will be the second such …<\/p>\n

Fort Worth City Council adopts Safe Passing Ordinance<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby Pegasus News
\nThankfully, instead of giving up, the Texas Bicycle Coalition began working on a strategy to get the law passed as an ordinance in as many cities as possible, to keep the pressure on for statewide protection. Many other states, including our neighbors …<\/p>\n

Pace Bend Race & Festival Details<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nfrom bicyclesportshop.com
\nA 5k ride for beginners led by Austin Cycle Camp; A friendly ride for intermediate riders led by the Bicycle Sport Shop Mountain Bike Team; The Bike Texas …<\/p>\n

UTPD catches crooks with bait bikes<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby Austin News<\/p>\n

\"UTPD\"
\nAUSTIN (KXAN) – The University of Texas Police Department is using technology to fight a big spike in bicycle thefts. Thieves stole 36 bicycles on campus in January 2011, according to police, up from 6 in January 2010. The campus saw a total of 185 …<\/p>\n

Share the Road donates bicycle signs to TxDOT<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby Amarillo.com
\nBy Globe-News staff Share the Road Amarillo, a road safety advocacy group, recently donated state-approved bicycle signs to the local office of Texas Department of Transportation. The signs have been installed in 12 locations outside the Amarillo city …<\/p>\n

Recreation calendar, sign-up sheet<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby San Antonio Express
\nBicycling: Apr. 30, 8 am, Comal Elementary Ride, 28, 48, 55 and 72 miles, parking lot across from Comal Elementary School. Bicycling: May 1, 8 am, Castroville Ride, 11, 25 and 40 miles, park-and-ride off highway 90 by Sammy’s Restaurant in Castroville. …<\/p>\n

MCDC awards biannual grants, paves way for spring events<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby McKinney Courier Gazette
\nLast year, participants included more than 300 cyclists from 56 Texas cities and from places such as Australia, New Zealand and Mexico. Main Street Program Director Ty Lakes is hopeful that the word has spread since a year ago. “When cyclists race …<\/p>\n

Results Posted<\/strong><\/a>
\nfrom Texas High School Cycling League by League Director
\nWe had a great first weekend of racing at the UT races in Austin, Texas.<\/p>\n

The competition was tough and we saw a lot of brand new racers competing in their first ever bicycle race so the season looks to be a lot of fun and full of fierce competition. …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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