{"id":21074,"date":"2013-04-21T23:18:56","date_gmt":"2013-04-22T04:18:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=21074"},"modified":"2013-04-21T23:18:56","modified_gmt":"2013-04-22T04:18:56","slug":"april-21st-texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2013\/04\/21\/april-21st-texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-3\/","title":{"rendered":"April 21st Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cycling club competes throughout region<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby William A. Darnell \/ Staff Writer\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0wordpress1.cws.unt.edu
\nPre-English senior Matt Iserman\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s legs ache, the hundreds of ounces of water he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s consumed pour from his body, he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s already burned thousands of calories and yet he keeps riding for 50, 60, 70, 80 miles.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Your legs are screaming at you, but you have to push through it,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Iserman said.\u00c2\u00a0 \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Surprisingly you can, and your legs recover. You\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re gasping for air, trying to catch your breath, your heart rate is maxing out, you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re physically out and you realize your output is going down even though you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re giving it everything you have.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Iserman is the president of the UNT cycling club, which races against universities from Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana in the South Central Collegiate Cycling Conference. Iserman rides 70 to…<\/p>\n

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Texas 4000 for Cancer!!!!<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby iOS\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.bikeforums.net\/
\nHey everybody!
\nI’m a long time lurker and have only posted a few times. This is my current commuter (No thanks to hours of research on this site), but not the one I’ll be using for this awesome charity ride:<\/p>\n

Anyways, a little about Texas 4000:
\nTexas 4000 is a group of about ninety University of Texas at Austin undergraduate and graduate students with a passion for finding a cure and spreading hope for a future without cancer. In the summer of 2014, LIVESTRONG Texas 4000 riders will embark on our annual 4,500-mile journey across North America in hopes of inspiring communities across the country to join us in the battle against cancer. Starting in June 2014, we will ride our bikes from the University of Texas at…<\/p>\n

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MS-150 rider puts heart to the test<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nBy Ryan Rockett\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.chron.com
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\nThe hilly stretch from Bastrop to Austin is a difficult endurance test for all BP MS150 riders, but 57-year-old Peter Dodd faced it Sunday with an extra challenge: he received a heart transplant just 17 months earlier.<\/p>\n

“The hills were a nightmare,” the Katy resident said. “I wondered, ‘Did I bite off more than I can chew?'”<\/p>\n

A former maintenance mechanic who loved to exercise, Dodd was diagnosed with genetic heart disease 16 years ago. His health continued to deteriorate until…<\/p>\n

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Bicycling team set to ride for fallen officers<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nwww.theeagle.com
\nA San Antonio law enforcement bicycle team will honor officers who died in the line of duty as part of the 2013 State Memorial Trek Across Texas.<\/p>\n

Every year, the Memorial Trek riders visit the cities of officers who died the previous year. At the ceremony, the widow receives a handmade fallen officer flag designed by…<\/p>\n

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

https:\/\/twitter.com\/BikeMSValero\/status\/326121081222098944<\/p>\n

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Last riders cross the finish line! #bpms150<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/0vncVfLqJf<\/a><\/p>\n

— Bike MS: Texas MS 150 (@TexasMS150) April 21, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n