{"id":15302,"date":"2012-08-10T23:13:10","date_gmt":"2012-08-11T04:13:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=15302"},"modified":"2012-08-10T23:13:10","modified_gmt":"2012-08-11T04:13:10","slug":"texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-august-10th-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2012\/08\/10\/texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-august-10th-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for August 10th"},"content":{"rendered":"

National Bike Challenge logs 10 million miles<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nDENVER, CO (BRAIN) Friday August 10 2012 4:21 PM MT\u00e2\u20ac\u201dAs of Thursday, the National Bike Challenge, a nationwide initiative to inspire Americans to ride, has engaged nearly 30,000 bicyclists and has surpassed its goal of logging 10 million miles. The competition, which kicked off in May, ends August 31.<\/p>\n

“We knew 10 million miles was an ambitious goal but\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 we knew it was possible,” said Andy Clarke, president of the League of American Bicyclists. “Reaching this milestone is a true testament to the many benefits of biking and the growing number of Americans who are riding their bikes for fun, fitness and transportation.” …<\/p>\n

Race Week Preparation, with Grayson Keppler<\/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
\nRace Week Preparation – How do you prepare your body the week leading up to a race?<\/p>\n

I had planned on a great post about the type of clothing to wear when riding. (What you wear when riding is really important, especially in the heat we have here in Texas.)<\/p>\n

But then I got a great message on the Texas Mountain Bike Trails Facebook page, it was a question about race preparation. The question is listed below, and I edited out the readers name with some really sweet looking…<\/p>\n

Summer TT #8 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Aug 2, 2012 \/ TT #9- August 9, 2012<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby msrarkitex\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Brazos Valley Mountain Bike Association
\nTime Trial #9
\nName \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Time
\nJoel Reyes \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a00:48:57
\nJustin Fylnn \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a00:45:45
\nJames Munnerlyn \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a00:45:39
\nJP Rheault \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a00:37:21
\nJonathan Lidbury \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a00:46:30
\nTravis Prochaska \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a00:43:31
\nPatrick Farnsworth \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a00:50:35…<\/p>\n

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Thinking about tires. I enjoy the Challenge Fangos here in Texas. Any other all-arounders you recommend? Tubular.<\/p>\n

— the ghost of TexasCX (@TexasCX) August 10, 2012<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n