{"id":21501,"date":"2013-06-06T00:01:45","date_gmt":"2013-06-06T05:01:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=21501"},"modified":"2013-06-06T00:01:45","modified_gmt":"2013-06-06T05:01:45","slug":"texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-june-5th-3-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2013\/06\/06\/texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-june-5th-3-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for June 5th"},"content":{"rendered":"

24 Hours In The Canyon Race Report<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby djcurtin\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Bicycle Sport Shop’s Official Cycling Blog
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\nIf you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve taken your bike in for service at Lamar, you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve probably seen Andrew Andress behind the service counter. Andrew\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s always smiling and always has a great ride story to share. He recently did the 24 hour race 24 Hours in the Canyon in Palo Duro Canyon and true to form, here\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s his race report!<\/p>\n

24 Hours In The Canyon Race Report
\nThe weather was better than expected for June in Palo Duro Canyon as a cool front blew in the morning of the race keep the temps below 90, and it actually got close to 50 in the wee hours of Sunday morning. The Canyon is so beautiful, and a memory I will never forget is being on my bike to see the sun set on the…<\/p>\n

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This is not Texas bicycling but it is hometown related! I biked in this area many years ago (1980’s I think)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Local biker, kayaker retracing Putnam’s path<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nLocal biker, kayaker follows the path of a pioneer with local ties
\nby Holly Richards\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.zanesvilletimesrecorder.com
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\nDUNCAN FALLS \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Roger Murphy has several years of biking and kayaking under his belt, but he never thought he would be retracing the path of pioneers. The Duncan Falls man has been following in the footsteps of Gen. Rufus Putnam \u00e2\u20ac\u201d the namesake of Zanesville\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s former Rufus Putnam Elementary School and historic Putnam Avenue area \u00e2\u20ac\u201d who set out to explore and help settle the Northwest Territory in the late 1700s.<\/p>\n

Putnam and the Ohio Company traversed land and rivers during the winter months of 1787 to 1788 and founded…<\/p>\n

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Texas Cup Action — Bike the Bricks<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
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\nHeath Blackgrove, Elbowz, and Juan Pablo Magallanes maintained a 10 – 15 second gap lap after lap to eventually go 1 and 2 in the Pro\/1\/2 crit.
\nPhoto courtesy of Ryan Lange.<\/p>\n

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Kingwood\/Humble Group Road Bike Ride<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nHouston Cycling Club
\nSaturday, June 8, 2013\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a08:15 AM
\nNorthpark Plaza Shopping Center Gazebo
\nUS59 I69 Northbound between Kingwood Drive and Northpark, Kingwood, TX (map)
\nWe will meet at the glass gazebo in front of Sears Hardware<\/p>\n

This is a ride for Houston Cycling Club northeast members. The ride will be about 36 miles going north. The route is at this link<\/p>\n

http:\/\/ridewithgps.com\/routes\/2226493<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The ride will leave at 8:15 AM. My average speed on rides is usually 15 to 16 mph with higher speeds when the wind permits. The route is…<\/p>\n

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Advanced Mountain Bike Ride<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nTexas Parks and Wildlife
\nWhen \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Jun 09, 2013\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0from 08:00 AM to 12:00 PM
\nWhere \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Franklin Mountains State Park
\nContact Name \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Adrianna Weickhardt
\nContact Email \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0adrianna.weickhardt@tpwd.state.tx.us
\nContact Phone \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0(915) 566-6441<\/p>\n

Sunday, June 9- ($5.00 entrance fee)
\nMust have reservation to participate.\u00c2\u00a0 Please Call:\u00c2\u00a0 (915) 566-6441<\/p>\n

Mtn. Bike Ride \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Advanced:\u00c2\u00a0 Old Tin Mine\/Pole Cat\/Blue Moon\/Mad & Lazy Cow<\/p>\n

Start: 8:00 a.m.<\/p>\n

Length:\u00c2\u00a0 10 + miles\/ 3-4 hours<\/p>\n

*Difficulty level:\u00c2\u00a0 Advanced. Meet at Chuck Heinrich Park. Trail starts with a hike-a-bike up the dam, then a continuous gradual climb for about 2 miles; turn off onto Pole Cat Alley for some fun single track, climbing and introductory technical riding; link up to Blue Moon, Mad Cow and Lazy Cow trails for some good down hill sections, a couple of…<\/p>\n

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Bike to School Day in Sugar Land<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
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\nStudents prepare to ride to school in Sugar LandMother, Safe Routes to School advocate, physical therapist assistant, and BikeTexas SafeCyclist-certified Sugar Land resident Nicole Volek started “Shape Up Sugar Land” to get her community active and moving. When Bike to School Day rolled around on May 17, she was ready.<\/p>\n

Nicole worked with local police to organize safe routes for Fort Settlement Middle School students to get to school and arranged for a police escort on May 17. The students gathered at 7:30 AM at Memorial Park in Sugar Land to ride to school together in a…<\/p>\n

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Cyclists ride through Lubbock to raise funds for cancer<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nwww.myfoxlubbock.com
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\nAbout 69 undergraduate and graduate students at the University of Texas are cycling with the LIVESTRONG Texas 4000 team. The group started in Austin and is riding to Anchorage, Alaska. They stopped in Lubbock on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The group is raising funds for cancer research. This is the 10th year of the ride, which covers…<\/p>\n

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St. Cyprian’s Episcopal Church hosts Texas 4,000 riders<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nBy Michelle Reed\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.ktre.com
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