{"id":15053,"date":"2012-07-26T00:01:51","date_gmt":"2012-07-26T05:01:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=15053"},"modified":"2012-07-26T00:01:51","modified_gmt":"2012-07-26T05:01:51","slug":"texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-july-25th-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2012\/07\/26\/texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-july-25th-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for July 25th"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tour de Paris 2012 Ride Report<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nBy: Phillip D. Dye\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 The Wheel Brothers
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\nI rode Tour de Paris 68 mile (110K) last Saturday for the second time. The people in Paris are very accommodating with a true gratitude for riders participating in the event. We choose to participate in the $5 Spaghetti Dinner on Friday and the after ride burger fest with all of the trimmings. …<\/p>\n

Henderson takes over ownership of Trialtir<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nHOUSTON, TX (BRAIN) Wednesday July 25 2012 4:34 AM MT\u00e2\u20ac\u201dTrey Henderson, Trialtir USA\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s general manager, has taken over ownership of the Texas distributor from Massimo Bartolini.<\/p>\n

According to Henderson, the two \u00e2\u20ac\u0153remain the best of friends\u00e2\u20ac\u009d and it was an amicable sale. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153A couple years back Massimo moved back to Italy as his business interests became increasingly centered there,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Henderson said.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153He wanted his company to continue on, and I had already been working with him and knew the potential this company could attain,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d he added.<\/p>\n

The Houston-based company is the exclusive importer for De Rosa bicycles, LAS helmets, Enervit energy…<\/p>\n

Fort Worth Receives Grant for Bikeshare<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nBikeTexas | Texas Bicycle Coalition
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\nThe Federal Transit Administration (FTA), a division of the U.S. Department of Transportation, has awarded The T in Fort Worth a $941,728 grant for \u00e2\u20ac\u0153bus livability.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d The T will use this grant to implement a new bikeshare system in Fort Worth as a component of the city\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s transit system. According to the FTA, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Bike stations will be placed in areas that have dense neighborhoods with high activity and access to a variety of transit connections. Bike stations will also be placed at the…<\/p>\n

Ride a bike: Build a house<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nBY SUZANNE LOUDAMY Reporter\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.tricountyleader.com
\nAs of now, 17 otherwise intelligent people, will gas up their vehicles, load up their sleek bicycles and head for Wichita Falls to ride 25, 50 and some even 100 miles in the 31st annual Hotter\u00e2\u20ac\u2122N Hell Hundred. All are members of the First Baptist Church of Whitehouse cycling group.
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\nThis ride promises to be the toughest that most of the group have ever attempted. With record numbers of riders from all over the country expected as well as the ever-present extreme summer…<\/p>\n

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How the #Rockies<\/a> riders got to Dease Lake….talk about impressive http:\/\/t.co\/leIXUI79<\/a><\/p>\n

— Texas 4000 (@Texas4000) July 25, 2012<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n