{"id":10015,"date":"2011-10-07T23:38:58","date_gmt":"2011-10-08T04:38:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=10015"},"modified":"2011-10-07T23:38:58","modified_gmt":"2011-10-08T04:38:58","slug":"texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-october-7th-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2011\/10\/07\/texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-october-7th-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for October 7th"},"content":{"rendered":"

Art Errywhere is the place to be Saturday<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nSecond annual crawl features students, local artists
\nBy Sarah Nielsen\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0thedailycougar.com
\nHouston will be enriched with the second CounterCrawl culture and art bike crawl this Saturday.<\/p>\n

UH students, local artists, musicians and creative culture pioneers have put together a biking route that takes people through non-profit urban farms, art car graveyards in a defunct grain silo and a secret bike-only stop that promises intrigue and satisfaction.<\/p>\n

The Facebook page for Countercrawl will bring up a black and white ad with a bicycle and the name of the event.<\/p>\n

Beyond that, the houstoncountercrawl.tumblr.com link brings the visitor to a…<\/p>\n

Texbiker.net Adds the Location Map to Events<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Starting with events added to the Texbiker.net calendar today the location map will be included. The event information page will have an interactive map at the top of the event. From that map bikers can find directions and other information. The Bike for Little Heroes<\/strong><\/a> ride is an example.<\/p>\n

Destination: Leakey by Austin Cycle Camp<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby elliott\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Austin on Two Wheels
\nDubbed Destination: Leakey, our weekend kicks off Friday, October 21 and covers up to 175 miles of riding over three days on some of Central Texas\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s most scenic and peaceful roads. We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re not talking training camp here, so this is a chance to maybe put the racing season behind you, get back to regular riding after a long, hot Summer, or tune-up for the…<\/p>\n

Jagoe street reopens with sharrows, wider sidewalk<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby bikedenton
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\nThe freshly resurfaced Jagoe St block between Oak and Scripture reopened with new sharrows, bike signs, and a widened sidewalk. City engineer Noreen Housewright explained that road was narrowed to fit a 5\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 sidewalk while keeping parking on both sides, and sharrows and \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Bikes May Use Full Lane\u00e2\u20ac\u009d signs were added. Sharrows encourage riding outside of the car door zone, riding the right direction, and they signal to cars that \u00e2\u20ac\u0153bikes belong…<\/p>\n

Forts Tour bike ride to visit Graham<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nThe Texas Forts Tour, a three-day bicycle ride, will be held over Columbus Day Weekend, Saturday through Monday, Oct. 8-10.
\nThis year, riders will be able to choose from short, medium or long routes each day, making the total distance traveled anywhere from 108 to 276 miles. Three frontier forts, six historic county courthouses and a variety of other notable sites…<\/p>\n

200 cyclists stop off in Orcutt on way to Santa Monica<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nTaking up a golden Challenge
\nBy Brian Bullock\/Staff Writer bbullock@santamariatimes.com
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\nJuan Carlos Hernandez of San Antonio, Texas, began cycling to rehabilitate a body that was badly broken while serving in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n

Angel Neal is a Cincinnati native currently stationed at the U.S. Army base at Ft. Bliss, Texas, after two tours in Iraq.<\/p>\n

Edsel Hopkins, 48, from Bristol, Va., and also stationed at Ft. Bliss after three tours in Iraq, began cycling just three months ago.<\/p>\n

Together they are part of the Ride 2 Recovery’s fourth annual Golden State Challenge – a ride from San…<\/p>\n

Tour de Goliad offers bike ride through historic county<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nEvent offers four routes in different lengths, from 10 to 85 miles long, crossing ranch land, farming communities
\nErin Pradia \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.victoriaadvocate.com
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\nThe Goliad Chamber of Commerce will have its 20th annual Missions Tour de Goliad Bicycle Ride on Oct. 15.<\/p>\n

The ride offers four routes – 10, 30, 50, and 85 miles.<\/p>\n

The routes wind through rich countryside filled with live oak trees and rolling hills. The 10-mile route is more flat and geared toward families. It travels through the Historic City of Goliad, Goliad State Park, the Fannin Monument and Presidio La Bahia. …<\/p>\n

Outlaw Trail Cycling Tour to be held Oct. 8<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nimpactnews.com
\nSaturday, October 08, 2011, 08:00am – 05:00pm<\/p>\n

Each year, the Round Rock Parks and Recreation Department hosts the Outlaw Trail 100 bike tour featuring 10-mile, 25-mile, 40-mile, 50-mile, 63-mile, and 100-mile loop courses on county roads through historic Williamson County. The 2011 Outlaw Trail Cycling Tour will be held Saturday, Oct. 8, at Old Settlers Park at The Dell Diamond. 100-mile riders will be taking off at 8 a.m. with a staggered start. No rider will start after…<\/p>\n

San Antonio Wheelmen October’s The Pedaler Newsletter<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nWelcome to fall.\u00c2\u00a0 Start searching for your arm warmers!<\/p>\n

We’ve got some great rides planned for this weekend.\u00c2\u00a0 On Saturday, you can challenge yourself the with rolling hills in the Bullis County Park ride.\u00c2\u00a0 Sunday calls for a…<\/p>\n

Off-Season Update<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby Ken\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Texas Racing Life
\nI figured it would be good to update and keep a log of how the off-season is going for me.\u00c2\u00a0 If you follow my blog you know that I will not be racing again until February, which is 18 weeks away.\u00c2\u00a0 The off-season.<\/p>\n

The last two weeks have been spent doing a lot of nothing.\u00c2\u00a0 Letting my body rest. Letting my brain rest.\u00c2\u00a0 I did mix in a little bit of running and weight lifting, but at a drastically reduced volume from what I was doing.\u00c2\u00a0 It has been great. I have been able to get some things done around the house that I have been meaning to do since we…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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