{"id":20359,"date":"2013-02-21T22:59:04","date_gmt":"2013-02-22T04:59:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=20359"},"modified":"2013-02-21T22:59:04","modified_gmt":"2013-02-22T04:59:04","slug":"texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-february-21st-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2013\/02\/21\/texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-february-21st-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for February 21st"},"content":{"rendered":"

ARR March Ride & Campout at Reveille Peak Ranch<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nThe Austin Mountain Bikers Meetup Group
\nSaturday, March 9, 2013\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a010:00 AM
\nReveille Peak Ranch
\n2046 County Road 115 , Burnet, TX (map)
\nMeet near the big pavilion. Look for the ARR banner
\n10:00 a.m. Group Ride Start Time
\nLunch 1-ish at the Pavilion<\/p>\n

The first day of spring isn’t officially until March 20 but we are betting on early flowers and hoping for clear, sunny skies.\u00c2\u00a0 Since we are planning a camp-out, clear skies will give those who spend the night an excellent opportunity to view Spica, the brightest star in the…<\/p>\n

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Pre – It’s My Park! Day Trail Work at City Park\/Emma Long<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nThe Austin Mountain Bikers Meetup Group
\nSaturday, February 23, 2013\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a09:00 AM
\nCity Park – Emma Long Motorcycle Trails
\n7548 Oak Shores Dr, Austin, TX (map)<\/p>\n

Look for the group with tools@
\nLed by Michael Linden, City Park Trail Steward<\/p>\n

Volunteers for this workday please sign up here: http:\/\/austinparks.org\/calendar.html.
\nWe thank you in advance for your service at City Park
\nWe work from 9am to 1pm. We eat from 1pm to 2pm. We ride at approx 2pm. BRING YOUR BIKE! …<\/p>\n

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Bicycle collision lawsuit ends in plaintiff\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s favor<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nBy John Suayan, Galveston Bureau\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Southeast Texas’ Legal Journal
\nGALVESTON \u00e2\u20ac\u201c A January 2012 lawsuit arising from a collision involving a bicyclist recently came to a close. bicycle_crash<\/p>\n

Galveston County jurors heard the case between plaintiff James Lovell and defendant Karen Phillips earlier this month and ruled in favor of Lovell.<\/p>\n

Lovell sued Phillips in the Galveston County 405th District Court on Jan. 21, 2012. Lovell claimed Phillips knocked him off his bicycle near a League City grocery store on…<\/p>\n

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Craft beer scene spawns bike and bus brewery tours in North Texas<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nBy TINEY RICCIARDI\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0PegasusNews.com
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\nA colorful crowd of 20-somethings gathers round a picnic table, each with a freshly poured pint. They toast to a beautiful weekend afternoon and savor the flavor of a hoppy local brew. Their next one lies nearly two miles down the road.<\/p>\n

Before 2012, just one or two breweries existed in North Texas. Today, Dallas is a boomtown for craft beer, with more than 10 independent establishments.<\/p>\n

A new way to enjoy craft beer is to take a bus or bike to several…<\/p>\n

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River Walk to the Missions<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nHill Country Bicycle Touring Club
\nSunday, March 17th:\u00c2\u00a0 We will start at 8:30am at Lion\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Field Senior Center at 2809 Broadway St. San Antonio,TX 78209.\u00c2\u00a0 This ride is about 29 miles. We will ride the bike trails along the river, ride through a bit of downtown, through King Williams district, past Blue Star to the Missions Trails. We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll ride to San Francisco De La Espada Mission and, if the road isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t closed, go on to Mission San Juan and continue on back. We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll ride back thru Hemisphere Park, past the American Orient Express and ride over the Hays Bridge (bring camera) and make our way back.\u00c2\u00a0 There will…<\/p>\n

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Waco Race 2013 Team Report<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nNeilson Development Team
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\nThe Waco Race was the team’s first trip together to a TMBRA XC series race this year. Patrick and Richard drove over Friday to pre-ride the course, while Andrew and Justin followed along Saturday morning. Early reports indicated the course was in great shape, a TON of fun, and the final section of the cat. 1 & 2 course, Highlander, was super tough.<\/p>\n

Richard kicked things off early in the cat. 2 35-39 race. His race would be 3 laps of the full 5.5 mile course. This was a bit of a departure from the normal structure of a 2 lap race for cat. 2 racers, but feedback on the format was generally positive. After a slow start left him entering the…<\/p>\n

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Women on Bikes Mean Business: Heading to DC<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby Elly\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0takingthelane.com
\nDespite years of immersion in all things bicycle, I have yet to partake in the annual circus known as the National Bike Summit.<\/p>\n

This year, that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s changing. Next week I head out to DC, a trail of giant carbon footprints in my wake, to join the fun. The NBS is a festival of wonkery, consisting of wonky panel sessions and keynote talks by the biggest wonks in advocacy, and followed by everyone splitting up and laying out the wonk for their congressional leaders.<\/p>\n

This year the summit\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s theme is \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Bikes Mean Business,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d which I expected meant the whole thing would focus on making the business case for bicycling. Based on a look at the program also…<\/p>\n

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Atkinson leads Centenary at Texas Race<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nwww.gocentenary.com
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\nAUSTIN, Texas – Junior Taylor Atkinson began the 2013 spring collegiate road racing season on a high note at the University of Texas Race Weekend on Feb. 16-17 by taking top 10 finishes in two race stages. This was the first race of the South Central Collegiate Cycling Conference 2013 road race season which ends with the conference championships on April 20-21 at Baylor University.<\/p>\n

On Saturday he took ninth place out of 45 finishers in the 31-mile, Men’s Category D road race at Pace Bend Park, west of Austin. Atkinson stayed with the lead pack throughout the race, trying to animate the pack with…<\/p>\n

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Tweets<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/MitchellGSides\/status\/304775326205100032<\/p>\n

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Nelo & Giovanni Battaglin. The road racing history between these two is too much! @ Nelo's Cycles http:\/\/t.co\/5wVwXFN169<\/a><\/p>\n

— Nelo's Cycles (@NelosCycles) February 22, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n