{"id":21194,"date":"2013-04-29T23:16:21","date_gmt":"2013-04-30T04:16:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=21194"},"modified":"2013-04-29T23:16:21","modified_gmt":"2013-04-30T04:16:21","slug":"texas-bicycling-daily-news-roundup-for-april-29th-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2013\/04\/29\/texas-bicycling-daily-news-roundup-for-april-29th-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Daily News Roundup for April 29th"},"content":{"rendered":"

NRC: New men’s leader; women closer after Joe Martin Stage Race<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nwww.usacycling.org
\n…Alison Powers (Pinecliffe, Colo.\/NOW and Novartis for MS) remains in the top spot of the NRC women’s standings with 520 points after placing second overall in the Joe Martin Stage Race. Her closest competition, Claudia Haeusler (GER\/Team TIBCO\/ To the Top), topped the final results in Arkansas and has racked up 360 points to move into second place, 160 points behind Powers. Joelle Numainville (CAN\/Team Optum p\/b Kelly Benefit Strategies) has moved into third place with 334 points, 120 points ahead of Lauren Stephens (Dallas, Texas\/FCS-Cycling: p\/b Zngine + Mr. Restore), who is in fourth place with…<\/p>\n

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Kristin Butcher\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s guide to introducing people to bike riding (without ruining their day)<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby Kristin Butcher\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0People for Bikes Blog
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\nIf you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re reading this, chances are you already love biking. You have fond memories of weaving through trees, finding serenity in the blur of asphalt passing beneath your wheels, and enjoying a soundtrack made up entirely of your own heartbeat and the hum of rotating tires. And there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s probably someone out there who you wish felt just like you do about riding bikes.<\/p>\n

Go ahead and make a convert out of them. But before you do, read this quick and dirty list of do\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s and don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ts for sharing the cycling love: …<\/p>\n

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Bike The Woodlands to host get-together May 17<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nwww.chron.com
\nBike The Woodlands will host an informal Bike The Woodlands Day get-together from 7-9 a.m. Friday, May 17, at Starbucks in The Woodlands.<\/p>\n

According to a press release from the group, the gathering is scheduled as part of National Bike Month. It is also hosted by The Woodlands GREEN, The Woodlands Township, the Woodlands Cycling Club, the Houston Advanced Research Center and the…<\/p>\n

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Reveille Peak Ride Pics – 4-28-13<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nwww.austinbike.com
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\nThis was a great weekend to get out there before the heat of summer really starts up. We pulled in a 12+ mile ride with plenty of rocky features and some interesting paths.\u00c2\u00a0 Mike had a bit of a challenge at the “crack” and ended up down the side of the hill.\u00c2\u00a0 All I…<\/p>\n

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Zube Park Ride<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nHouston Bicycle Club
\nSaturday May 11 8:00AM
\nDistances: 33(B), 40(C), 49(C) miles
\nFlat county roads in Harris, Waller, and Montgomery Counties. Pay attention to the map – there are a lot of turns. Only one store on the route. …<\/p>\n

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May RIDE SCHEDULE<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nGeorgetown Cyclopaths<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
RIDE SCHEDULE – May 2013<\/td>\nShort Rides<\/td>\nLong Rides<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Day<\/td>\nDate<\/td>\nTime<\/td>\nMeet at<\/td>\nMiles<\/td>\nMap<\/td>\nMiles<\/td>\nMap<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Saturday<\/td>\n5\/4\/2013<\/td>\n8:00 AM<\/td>\n Dale’s Essenhaus Restaurant in Walburg<\/a><\/td>\n28 miles<\/td>\n WA5<\/a><\/td>\n41 miles<\/td>\n WA9<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sunday<\/td>\n5\/5\/2013<\/td>\n9:00 AM<\/td>\n Berry Springs Park<\/a><\/td>\n32 miles<\/td>\n B39<\/a><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Saturday<\/td>\n5\/11\/2013<\/td>\n8:00 AM<\/td>\n Catholic Church in Andice<\/a><\/td>\n35 miles<\/td>\n A13<\/a><\/td>\n48 miles<\/td>\nA15<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sunday<\/td>\n5\/12\/2013<\/td>\n9:00 AM<\/td>\n Berry Springs Park<\/a><\/td>\n35 miles<\/td>\n B45<\/a><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Saturday<\/td>\n5\/18\/2013<\/td>\n8:00 AM<\/td>\n Liberty Hill Elementary School<\/a><\/td>\n33 miles<\/td>\n L12<\/a><\/td>\n39 miles<\/td>\n L11<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sunday<\/td>\n5\/19\/2013<\/td>\n9:00 AM<\/td>\n Berry Springs Park<\/a><\/td>\n35 miles<\/td>\n B23<\/a><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Saturday<\/td>\n5\/25\/2013<\/td>\n8:00 AM<\/td>\n Union State Bank in Florence<\/a><\/td>\n29 miles<\/td>\nF5<\/a><\/td>\n43 miles<\/td>\nF3<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sunday<\/td>\n5\/26\/2013<\/td>\n9:00 AM<\/td>\n Berry Springs Park<\/a><\/td>\n34 miles<\/td>\nB48<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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Club Picnic and Ride at McAllister Park<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nHill Country Bicycle Touring Club
\nSaturday, May 18th:\u00c2\u00a0 The 18 mile ride along the Salado Creek Greenway starts at 9:00 am from McAllister Park at Pavilion 1.\u00c2\u00a0 Picnic will begin after the ride at about 11:15.\u00c2\u00a0 The club will provide the sandwiches, chips and water\u00c2\u00a0 Club members are encouraged to bring salads, fruit, desserts and anything they want to drink besides water.\u00c2\u00a0 For more information contact Ann Caldwell…<\/p>\n

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Biking to work not for faint of heart<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nBy Ben Wear\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.statesman.com
\nI was, of course, woefully unprepared to bike to work.<\/p>\n

Austin City Council Member Chris Riley, looking to publicize Bike Month and Bike-to-Eat Week, both of which start Wednesday, had suggested a group ride involving the transportation reporter. Always on the hunt for a column, and maybe some exercise, I said yes. Friday was the appointed day.<\/p>\n

But there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a reason I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t currently bike to work. OK, there are several reasons.<\/p>\n

Start with where I live, off MoPac Boulevard (Loop 1) just south of Barton Creek. Which means I would have had to brave the MoPac bridge over the creek, where the northbound lanes don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t…<\/p>\n

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2013 National Bike Challenge<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby jril\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.bikeforums.net
\nWho’s in?<\/p>\n

BikeDFW is the local advocacy host for much of North Texas – so far we have 160 riders, 17 teams, and 30 cities represented. We’re also featuring local photography on our landing page – a different photo each month of the challenge.<\/p>\n

Here’s some info on the Challenge from the League of American Bicyclists:<\/p>\n

“Last year, the National Bike Challenge brought 30,000 riders together to ride an incredible 12 million miles. This year we’re going bigger and farther: 50,000 riders and 20 million miles.
\nTo get there, we need your help!<\/p>\n

The 2013 Challenge begins on May 1. It is an opportunity to challenge yourself — and your friends, family, and colleagues — to ride more often.<\/p>\n

Participation is…<\/p>\n

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Bike Out Hunger hits Waxahachie<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nANDREW BRANCA Daily Light Staff Writer\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.waxahachietx.com
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\nCyclists left Waxahachie Saturday morning to complete the remaining 46 miles to Arlington as a part of the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Bike Out Hunger\u00e2\u20ac\u009d ride that started six-days ago in the Woodlands.<\/p>\n

The Bike Out Hunger ride goal is to raise awareness and funds for hunger issues in Texas, across the country and around the world.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153We help turn people into cyclists and cyclists into hunger advocates through Bike Out Hunger. People who come to ride in Bike Out Hunger learn to incorporate helping the hungry into their daily, weekly and monthly routines,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Baptist General Convention of Texas Director of Communications…<\/p>\n

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HSI seizes 10 domain names selling counterfeit cycling products<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby IVN\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.yumanewsnow.com
\nHouston, Texas – Special agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) on Friday seized 10 Internet domain names that were illegally selling counterfeit cycling equipment and apparel globally.<\/p>\n

The 10 seized domain names are a continuation of “Operation In Our Sites” (IOS), an HSI sustained law enforcement initiative that began in 2010. These seized domain names are now in the custody of the U.S. government. Visitors typing those domain names into their web browsers will now find a banner that notifies them of the seizure and educates them about the federal crime of trafficking in…<\/p>\n

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

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We dodged the rain clouds today on the weekly Monday ride from @atctrishop<\/a> Great group and loop w\/ #rainbow<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/1yBozIlofj<\/a><\/p>\n

— Stefan Rothe (@stefanrothe) April 30, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n