{"id":11623,"date":"2012-01-30T22:39:24","date_gmt":"2012-01-31T04:39:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=11623"},"modified":"2012-01-30T22:39:24","modified_gmt":"2012-01-31T04:39:24","slug":"texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-january-30th-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2012\/01\/30\/texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-january-30th-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for January 30th"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bike rider struck by vehicle in northwest Harris County<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nBy Mike Glenn\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Houston Chronicle
\nA bicycle rider was hospitalized after being struck by a vehicle in northwest Harris County, authorities said Monday.<\/p>\n

The rider was hit about 4 p.m. along Texas 249 at Antoine, Harris County sheriff’s deputies said. …<\/p>\n

Apply for a Capacity Building Grant<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nBy Carolyn Szczepanski \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.peoplepoweredmovement.org
\nAdvocacy Advance is offering $25,000 in Capacity Building Grants this year to member organizations of the Alliance for Biking & Walking and League of American Bicyclists.<\/p>\n

Capacity Building Grants support the development and professionalization of state and local advocacy organizations to increase rates of biking and walking. These matching grants, funded by Planet Bike, can be…<\/p>\n

Texas Independence Bike Tour rolls through Deer Park<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nBy RICHARD TEW\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0yourDeerparknews.com
\nNearly 800 riders took part in this year\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Texas Independence Bike Tour, hosted by the Deer Park Rotary Club on Sunday (Jan. 29).<\/p>\n

The bike tour, now in its third year, has continually exceeded expectations, according to the Rotary Club\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Ed Mills. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Last year we had 250 riders,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d he said. Mills notes that last year, inclement weather may have keep some from participating.<\/p>\n

Mills says this year\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s riders have been complimentary about the registration process, the ride and the overall experience. He also notes that this year\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s route was slightly different than last year and had more presence both…<\/p>\n

HCBTC Donates Bikes to “Kids at Risk”\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nHill Country Bicycle Touring Club
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\nKudos to Yvonne Campos for organizing this event!!\u00c2\u00a0 Each fall the Hill Country Bicycle Touring Club sponsors a cycling event in Fredericksburg, called the Fredericksburg Fall Foliage Frolic. A portion of the proceeds of that event goes to providing bicycles to a school promoting perfect attendance as an incentive.\u00c2\u00a0 Beacon Hill Elementary School was chosen as 75% of their student…<\/p>\n

Dominate Your Heart Rate<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby Shawn\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Texas Mountain Bike Trails
\nWhy should you use a heart rate monitor while training on your mountain bike?<\/p>\n

Maybe because it will make you more efficient at achieving what you want to achieve. There are a few different reasons that people get on a mountain bike in the first place:<\/p>\n

to burn fat
\nto increase your cardio endurance
\nor to get on a bike and dominate.<\/p>\n

Guess what? A heart rate monitor will help with all of…<\/p>\n

The 2012 Texas Road Race Season is here!<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nViolet Crown Sports Association
\nThe Megan Baab Memorial Road Race in Copperas Cove starts the road race season. Violet Crown racers look forward to a successful season.
\nmost recent Violet Crown race results…
\nJanuary 28-29 | Tour of New Braunfels
\nSaturday
\nCat 4 – Carey Jung 2nd, Weston Giunta 31st, Ken Greene 33rd
\nCat 4\/5 – Carey Jung 9th, Ben Groenewald 11th
\nCat 5 – Ben Groenewald 21st
\nSunday
\nCat 4 – Ken Greene 10th, Carey Greene 16th, Bill Neale 26th, Weston Giunta 28th
\nCat 5 – Ben Groenewald 15th
\n40+ 1\/2\/3\/4 – Frank Kurzawa 10th<\/p>\n

Exxon \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Rio Medina Ride<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nHill Country Bicycle Touring Club
\nStart: February 11, 2012 9:00 am
\nEnd:\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 February 11, 2012 11:00 am
\nVenue:\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Exxon Station
\nAddress:\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 15355 W FM 471, San Antonio, TX, United States, 78253
\nSaturday, February 11th: Ride starts at 9:00. Meet at the parking area next to the Exxon Station (15436 Culebra) on FM 471 outside Loop 1604 for an easy 16 mile ride to Rio Medina with a 32 mile longer ride from the Exxon Station to the Haby Bakery in Castroville.\u00c2\u00a0 The 16 mile ride is a great ride for beginners.\u00c2\u00a0 Directions: Take Culebra Road past 1604, where it becomes FM471, until you come to the Exxon station on your right.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Bike rider struck by vehicle in northwest Harris County By Mike Glenn\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Houston Chronicle A bicycle rider was hospitalized after being struck by a vehicle in northwest Harris County, authorities said Monday. The rider was hit about 4 …<\/span> Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","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":[3309,492,3208,660,2559,3372,2455,2896],"class_list":["post-11623","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bicycling-news","tag-alliance-for-biking-walking","tag-bicycle-accident","tag-bikes-for-kids","tag-digest-of-bicycle-blog-posts","tag-hill-country-bicycle-touring-club","tag-megan-baab-memorial-road-race","tag-texas-independence-bike-tour","tag-texas-mountain-bike-trails"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-31t","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11623","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11623"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11623\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11623"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11623"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11623"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}