{"id":15559,"date":"2012-08-25T22:30:06","date_gmt":"2012-08-26T03:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=15559"},"modified":"2012-08-25T22:30:06","modified_gmt":"2012-08-26T03:30:06","slug":"texas-bicycling-daily-news-roundup-august-25th-2-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2012\/08\/25\/texas-bicycling-daily-news-roundup-august-25th-2-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Daily News Roundup August 25th"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hit & Run in Fort Worth<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
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\nThen, as if a light snapped off, his world went black.<\/p>\n

Next thing he knew, it was three hours later. He was in the emergency room at Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth with a concussion, road rash on his face and body, and stitches in his lower extremities.<\/p>\n

Zac, who is car free, was lucky and is already back on a bike. He is on a borrowed recumbent because he can’t ride a diamond frame yet due to his injuries. His bike was destroyed in the crash. Because it was a hit and run, he’s got a lot of medical bills. There will be a fundraiser for him on September 9. I’ll post more details as plans firm up. …<\/p>\n

Walnut Creek Wednesday Workday<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nWednesday, August 29, 2012 – 18:00 – 20:30
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\nBringing back the Walnut Creek Wednesday Night Workday (WCWNW).\u00c2\u00a0 [NOTE:\u00c2\u00a0 We are going to have to think up a better acronym…]<\/p>\n

In any case, the WC needs some love with trimming and lopping.\u00c2\u00a0 So, bring your long pants, gloves, hedge trimmers, and loppers.\u00c2\u00a0 If you have a weed eater and can bring it, we would love to have it.\u00c2\u00a0 But be sure to bring eye protection and gloves as the City will not allow use to use without the proper…<\/p>\n

Wells Does Well In Wichita<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
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\nPaul Wells wins the Cat 4 road race in the 2012 Hotter N Hell racing for Corinth Cycling\/Harden Dental.<\/p>\n

The Adam Bomb racing for Corinth Cycling\/Harden Dental at Hotter N Hell.<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
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Nearly 12,000 riders brave the Hotter ‘N Hell Hundred<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
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\nWICHITA FALLS \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Thousands of people flood Wichita Falls every year for the largest 100-mile bike ride in the nation, Hotter\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 N Hell Hundred.
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\nThey come from as close as down the street to as far away as Europe and other countries to experience the event in the hellacious Texas summer heat. This year, however, the heat relented, and highs never reached 100 degrees. …<\/p>\n

Tracey Yukich, former “Biggest Loser” competitor, prepares for bike race across Texas<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
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\nKXAS – A Texas woman who lost 118 pounds during “The Biggest Loser’s” eighth season was one of the most-talked about contestants in the show’s history.<\/p>\n

Tracey Yukich collapsed from heat stroke on a California beach during her first Biggest Loser challenge one year ago. After being airlifted to a nearby hospital, she woke up without…<\/p>\n

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With the addition of the #OzarksRoute<\/a>, our goal is to reach 100,000 lives! We're SO EXCITED to spread hope, knowledge and charity!<\/p>\n

— Texas 4000 (@Texas4000) August 26, 2012<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n