{"id":21960,"date":"2013-07-21T23:08:34","date_gmt":"2013-07-22T04:08:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=21960"},"modified":"2013-07-21T23:08:34","modified_gmt":"2013-07-22T04:08:34","slug":"texas-bicycling-daily-news-roundup-july-21st-2-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2013\/07\/21\/texas-bicycling-daily-news-roundup-july-21st-2-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Daily News Roundup July 21st"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bicycle safety still has long way to go in S.A.<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nBy Jordan J. Rubio, Staff Writer\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.mysanantonio.com
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\nA \u00e2\u20ac\u0153ghost bike,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d spray-painted white, leans against a signpost at East Commerce and Pine streets.<\/p>\n

Such memorials are sometimes placed where a bicyclist is killed in a collision with a vehicle, and at this spot Jose \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Joe\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Gamez was fatally struck July 6.<\/p>\n

He was the fourth bicyclist to die this year, a number equal to the total for all of…<\/p>\n

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HCMPO 3rd Annual Walk-N-Rolla raises over $9,000<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nwww.yourvalleyvoice.com
\nWeslaco – The South Texas Juvenile Diabetes Association (STJDA) received a $9,000 donation from the Hidalgo County Metropolitan Planning Organization (HCMPO) Thursday.
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\nProceeds were raised during the 3rd Annual Walk-N-Rolla\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 5K & Bike Ride. Walk-N-Rolla is held to encourage valley citizens to move towards healthier lifestyles, as well as support healthy alternative modes of transportation such as walking and cycling. These alternative forms of transportation support a healthy lifestyle and with continued use can reduce…<\/p>\n

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Mexican Cyclist Biking from NYC to Saltillo Advocating for Immigration Reform<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nwww.hispanicallyspeakingnews.com
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\nArmando Mendou Rosales is no ordinary long-distance cyclist, he is a man on a bike with a mission bringing attention to the issues of immigration reform and the importance of the Latino vote.<\/p>\n

Rosales is currently on a 2,200 mile journey on his bike from New York City to his native Saltillo, Mexico.\u00c2\u00a0 You can track him via his Facebook that last reported him in Baltimore, Maryland.<\/p>\n

The cyclist is making this journey advocating for immigrants, many of which he has met along the way in other long-distance cycling adventures. At the stops he makes along this 2,200 mile journey he…<\/p>\n

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Walnut Creek Workday<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nThe Austin Mountain Bikers Meetup Group
\nWednesday, July 31, 2013\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a05:30 PM
\nWalnut Creek Metropolitan Park
\n12138 North Lamar Boulevard, Austin, TX (map)
\nMeet in the pool parking lot<\/p>\n

What:\u00c2\u00a0 Walnut Creek Workday
\nWhen:\u00c2\u00a0 Wednesday, July 31st from 5:30PM to 8:00PM<\/p>\n

Where:\u00c2\u00a0 Meet in the pool parking lot and head into the woods at 5:30PM.\u00c2\u00a0 If you miss us there, we will be at the Log Pile in Mark’s Art.<\/p>\n

What are we doing:\u00c2\u00a0 Removing the log pile in Mark’s Art and…<\/p>\n

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Hill of a Steamer<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nCorinth Cycling Club
\nWhen: Thu Aug 1, 2013 6:20pm to Thu Aug 1, 2013 7:50pm\u00c2\u00a0 CDT
\nWhere: Ronny Crownover Middle School
\nEvent Status: confirmed
\nEvent Description: Hilly fast paced ride through Argyle and to Robson Ranch.<\/p>\n

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

https:\/\/twitter.com\/barryross73\/status\/359056335960150016<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/cezeOne\/status\/359070748570165248<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/BikePaulie\/status\/359057956219789312<\/p>\n

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About to start a Toxic Tour around Houston with Skye Kelty and others! #houston<\/a> #fossilfuel<\/a> #pollution<\/a> #refinery<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/KjU4hBjbSB<\/a><\/p>\n

— Ride for the Future (@Ride4theFuture) July 21, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n