{"id":21903,"date":"2013-07-13T22:54:59","date_gmt":"2013-07-14T03:54:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=21903"},"modified":"2013-07-13T22:54:59","modified_gmt":"2013-07-14T03:54:59","slug":"texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-july-13th-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2013\/07\/13\/texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-july-13th-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for July 13th"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.wacotrib.com\/sports\/ultra-cycling-competition-returns-to-waco\/article_7e5f2e13-8efb-5709-bc8d-ffb8432dda97.html\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wacotrib.com\/sports\/ultra-cycling-competition-returns-to-waco\/article_7e5f2e13-8efb-5709-bc8d-ffb8432dda97.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Ultra cycling competition returns to Waco<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nBy BRICE CHERRY\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.wacotrib.com<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com\/wacotrib.com\/content\/tncms\/assets\/v3\/editorial\/f\/0d\/f0dc3a81-8205-5353-8069-47758a89a92f\/51e0ef2f38e98.image.jpg?resize=573%2C759\" width=\"573\" height=\"759\" \/><br \/>\nWith high temperatures expected to reach triple digits Saturday, it wouldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t seem like an ideal day for a bike ride.<\/p>\n<p>Yet that won\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t stop several dozen cyclists from burning up the road in the Tonkawa Ultra Cup Race.<\/p>\n<p>The event is new to Waco, and it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s drawing competitors from both the Central Texas area and all&#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/texomashomepage.com\/fulltext?nxd_id=291622\" href=\"http:\/\/texomashomepage.com\/fulltext?nxd_id=291622\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>90 for Dad Bike Ride Wraps Up Strong Fifth Year<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nBy: Summer Rascoll\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0texomashomepage.com<br \/>\n(Video)<br \/>\nWichita Falls, TX. &#8211; If you were driving around Texoma Saturday you may have been stopped by a caravan of bikes and cars.<\/p>\n<p>Police escorted dozens of bike riders and their support team for the fifth annual 90 for Dad bike ride.<\/p>\n<p>And friends and family were at the finish line to welcome home the riders who biked 90 miles to raise money for Hospice of Wichita Falls.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s organized each year by Wichita Falls resident Dail Neely, as a thank you to&#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.texasmountainbiketrails.com\/erwin-park-summer-series-july-18th-race\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.texasmountainbiketrails.com\/erwin-park-summer-series-july-18th-race\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Erwin Park Summer Series July 18th Race<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nTexas Mountain Bike Trails<br \/>\nTo register for the July 18th Erwin Park Summer Series race, follow the link below.<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texasmountainbiketrails.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/July-18th.jpg?resize=660%2C300\" width=\"660\" height=\"300\" \/><br \/>\nThis is the first race of Series #2. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s all about consistency for the overall series points, so come on out and enjoy some great racing! &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Tweets<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hot day of cycling in Texas. My bike&#39;s computer temp gauge reached 115F!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chris Rodeheffer (@ChrisRodeheffer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChrisRodeheffer\/status\/356164600250630144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 13, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CadenceCyclery?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CadenceCyclery<\/a> my team at Smurfboy has me paired up head to head with John Larson. I&#39;m 1-2 minutes down on his lap times. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/mtb?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#mtb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Texas MTB Trails (@TexasMTBtrails) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TexasMTBtrails\/status\/356219402082975744?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 14, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Bike in downtown &#8230; Love it!! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/houston?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#houston<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/health?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#health<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/happy?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#happy<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/holidays?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#holidays<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/fun?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#fun<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/summer?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#summer<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/sun?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#sun<\/a> @ B-Cycle Bike\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/2r2lPg2Yoz\">http:\/\/t.co\/2r2lPg2Yoz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mao Medellin (@Maomedellinr) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maomedellinr\/status\/356162846272393216?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 13, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Underground bike races. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HamCycles?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HamCycles<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/fixedgear?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#fixedgear<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Houston?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Houston<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XTS25JZMvS\">https:\/\/t.co\/XTS25JZMvS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; B. (@bsjames85) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bsjames85\/status\/356203144931315714?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 14, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I sure wanted to go cycling today or run or something but man this 8:30AM Texas heat is no joke!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; G. Hawkinz (@GHawkinz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GHawkinz\/status\/356043594563457025?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 13, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Loving my road bike! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GMCDenaliBike?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GMCDenaliBike<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GMC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GMC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Cycling?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Cycling<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Cyclist?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Cyclist<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ElPaso?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ElPaso<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ElPasoTexas?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ElPasoTexas<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Biking?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Biking<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RoadBike?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RoadBike<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/00C6pPBcYw\">http:\/\/t.co\/00C6pPBcYw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Adrian GHOSTFLY (@GhostFly99) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GhostFly99\/status\/356104781468680192?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 13, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Planning your fall rides? Check out the BikeTexas Event Calendar for an event member near you: <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/iKND3CDyuZ\">http:\/\/t.co\/iKND3CDyuZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; BikeTexas (@BikeTexas) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BikeTexas\/status\/356170021417914368?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 13, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Erwin Park Summer Series July 18th Race <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/G5bVYOjnQb\">http:\/\/t.co\/G5bVYOjnQb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Texas MTB Trails (@TexasMTBtrails) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TexasMTBtrails\/status\/356135124502446081?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 13, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">So happy to be back on the bike. Stats are decent-HR a little high due to minimal activity.  Coach\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/OdHQj8Bihe\">http:\/\/t.co\/OdHQj8Bihe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jon Binsted\u00f0\u0178\u00a4\u02dc\u00f0\u0178\u008f\u00bb (@velojonny) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/velojonny\/status\/356096658389479424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 13, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Our friends <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MammaJammaRide?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MammaJammaRide<\/a> caught the crowd and clear blue skies at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WomensRideDay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WomensRideDay<\/a>! @ Bicycle Sport Shop <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/QYQ3x5SYbE\">http:\/\/t.co\/QYQ3x5SYbE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bicycle Sport Shop (@BSS_Austin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BSS_Austin\/status\/356092661486202881?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 13, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Typical Houston ride: 52 miles, only 381 ft of &#39;climbing&#39;. <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/CfCcoBW9UV\">http:\/\/t.co\/CfCcoBW9UV<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/strava?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#strava<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jeff C. (@331miles) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/331miles\/status\/356090324319354880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 13, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/bikenoob\/status\/356089173351997442<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Massive turnout today for DFW Tour De Cure group ride.  Only three weeks to event day.  This group will be ready&#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/1GjZEmcOq3\">http:\/\/t.co\/1GjZEmcOq3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; DFW Tour de Cure (@DFWTourdeCure) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DFWTourdeCure\/status\/356085809562132483?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 13, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A lunchtime discussion next Thursday in Deep Ellum.  This group is organizing to start heavily promoting&#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/6v7bcN1qpR\">http:\/\/t.co\/6v7bcN1qpR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bike Friendly Cedars (@BikeCedars) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BikeCedars\/status\/356048369493356547?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 13, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ultra cycling competition returns to Waco By BRICE CHERRY\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.wacotrib.com With high temperatures expected to reach triple digits Saturday, it wouldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t seem like an ideal day for a bike ride. Yet that won\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t stop several dozen cyclists from burning <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2013\/07\/13\/texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-july-13th-3\/\"><span class=\"more-msg\">Continue reading &rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[14],"tags":[4388,660,4302,3736,1186],"class_list":["post-21903","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bicycling-news","tag-90-for-dad-bike-ride","tag-digest-of-bicycle-blog-posts","tag-erwin-park-summer-series","tag-tweets","tag-ultramarathon-cycling-association"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-5Hh","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21903","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21903"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21903\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21903"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21903"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21903"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}