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Kid Trips Event – Powder Horn at Camp Tahuaya<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nSunday, September 9, 2012 – 08:00 – 15:00
\nAustin Ridge Riders
\nKid Trips will be conducting a ride with BSA Troop Leaders at\u00c2\u00a0 Camp Tahuaya on Sunday September 9th.<\/p>\n

It’s that time of year again folks!\u00c2\u00a0 The Boy Scouts have invited us to train their Troop Leaders in mountain biking skills at their Powder Horn training event.\u00c2\u00a0 This is a yearly event where Troop Leaders are exposed to many outdoor recreational activities.\u00c2\u00a0 This…<\/p>\n

Flagpole Ride – Saturdays<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nBrazos Valley Cyclists
\nNB: Due to construction, we are temporarily meeting at the entrance to the small parking lot at Houston St and Old Main, about 30 meters west of the flagpole!<\/p>\n

8:45 a.m. at the center flagpole on the main quad of the Texas A&M campus, about 50 meters west of the statue of Sul Ross. This ride consists of two groups going approximately 55 and 45 miles respectively. Both groups ride together from campus for the first nine miles to \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Twister\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s\u00e2\u20ac\u009d, the minimart\/gas station at the corner of highways 60 (a.k.a. University Ave closer to town) and 50. After a very short stop at the minimart, the two groups typically separate. Note: We try very hard to be welcoming toward beginners, but the Flagpole ride is not a beginner ride. New riders should know…<\/p>\n

GDB Annual Summer Bash Wrapup<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nGreater Dallas Bicyclists
\nThe 2012 GDB Summer Bash was a huge success. This year, the event was held at Sunnyvale Town Center.
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\nSpecial Thanks to Randy Rogers for making the reservation happen. The pavilion was perfect and the riding terrain was excellent! …<\/p>\n

R.I.P. Randy Eller<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nwww.txbra.org
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\nA truly unique, one of a kind, friend – father – husband – teammate – boss. Thank you, Randy Eller, for the memories and for being a part of our world. You will be remembered and missed by many.<\/p>\n

4,500 miles for cancer: Bicyclists train, raise money for fundraising trip to Alaska<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby Victor R. Martinez \\ El Paso Times
\nWhenever Aurora Mayte Salazar-Ordo\u00c3\u00b1ez feels like giving up, she looks no further than her mother, Aurora.
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\n“She is one of the strongest people I know,” Salazar-Ordo\u00c3\u00b1ez said, then paused to reflect on what she had just said. “Anytime I want to quit and not do anything else, I just think of her.”<\/p>\n

Salazar-Ordo\u00c3\u00b1ez is going to need every bit of her mother’s inspiration as she and University of Texas at Austin classmate Jos\u00c3\u00a9 Gallegos prepare for a 4,500-mile bike ride from…<\/p>\n

Bicycle Sports Shop hosts book release party Wednesday<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nBy Pam LeBlanc\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Fit City
\nThe Olympic track cycling events don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t kick off until Thursday at the velodrome in London. That means you can still make it to Wednesday\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s book release party for Austin writer Ian Dille, whose recently released book, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The Price of Gold: The Toll and Triumph of One Man\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Olympic Dream,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d tells the story of Olympic track cycling champion Marty Nothstein\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s quest for Olympic gold in 2000. …<\/p>\n

2012 DORBA Fall Series Race at Oak Cliff Nature Preserve (OCNP)<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby Shawn McAfee\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Texas Mountain Bike Trails
\nhttp:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GFXDX3NQkFM
\nOak Cliff Nature Preserve, DORBA Fall Series Race 2012 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c The 2012 Fall race series is upon us and starts this Sunday August 5th. I took some time over the weekend to check out the trail and grab some trail footage. …<\/p>\n

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BAM! T-shirt included for early registrations. Also, prices go up 9\/1. http:\/\/t.co\/0RpvIkxA<\/a><\/p>\n

— The Spinistry (@Spinistry) July 30, 2012<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n