{"id":22000,"date":"2013-07-25T23:40:59","date_gmt":"2013-07-26T04:40:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=22000"},"modified":"2013-07-25T23:41:09","modified_gmt":"2013-07-26T04:41:09","slug":"texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-july-25th-3-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2013\/07\/25\/texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-july-25th-3-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for July 25th"},"content":{"rendered":"

Poth Page: Ride to Remember coming Sept. 7<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nwww.wilsoncountynews.com
\nThe City of Poth will host the sixth annual \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Ride To Remember\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Bicycle Ride and 5K Run\/Walk in cooperation with the Alzheimer\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Association and the Poth Economic Development Corp. The event will take place on the morning of Saturday, Sept. 7. There will be four…<\/p>\n

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Midnight Massacre 2013<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nBy Kim\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0bicyclesoutbackracing.net
\nSummers in Texas are HOT, and sometimes we have to be creative in our training regimen. The Spinistry puts on some crazy fun events, and their Midnight Massacre gravel grinder seemed like a good fit to mix up our bike routine.<\/p>\n

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\nMichelle and I had attempted the 100K gravel ride last year, but were unsuccessful with a torn sidewall about 5 miles into the route. We tried to butt the tire, but that didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t hold so after going through all our tubes we had to fill the…<\/p>\n

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Austin Bicycling Events<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nFriday, July 26
\nMeat Week
\n9:00am\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 Georgetown- Sun City Cyclists Friday Ride (Road)
\n10:00am\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Farm Stand
\n2:30pm\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0CenAus- Truancy Friday Ride
\n6:00pm\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Florence- Heart of Texas BMX Weekly Race
\n7:00pm\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0NAus- Nelo’s Cycles Shop Weekday Ride (Road)
\n7:30pm\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0CenAus- Fast Fridays Ride (Road)
\n7:30pm\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 CenAus- Austin Critical Mass Ride
\nSaturday, July 27
\nMeat Week
\n7:00am\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 NWAus- Nelo’s Cycles Shop Weekday Ride (Road)
\n7:30am\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 SwAus- Gruppo VOP Saturday Ride (Road)
\n7:30am\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 Gruppo VOP (Adv)
\n7:30am\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 SwAus- Southwest Cycle Sport Saturday Road Ride
\n8:00am\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 NwAus- Violet Crown Bagel Ride (Road Ride)
\n8:00am\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 NwAus- Bicycle Sport Shop Parmer Store Saturday Ride
\n8:00am\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 SwAus- Circle C Ranch Cycle Club
\n8:30am\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 SoAus- Austin Tri-Cyclist Saturday Shop Road Ride
\n8:30am\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 CenAus- Middle of the Road Ride (MOTR)
\n8:30am\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 ATC Training Ride (Int,Adv)
\n8:30am\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 Austin Flyers Club Ride
\n9:00am\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 CenAus- Yellow Bike Project at the Austin Farmer’s Market (Downtown)
\n9:00am\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 Georgetown- Sun City Cyclists Saturday Ride (Road)
\n9:00am\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 CenAus- Mellow Mountain Ride
\n9:00am\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 Kyle- Hill Country Tri Club Saturday Ride (Road)
\nSat, July 27, 9am \u00e2\u20ac\u201c 12pm
\nWhere: Lucky Cup Coffee House- 130a Kirkham Cir, Kyle, TX 78640 (map)
\nDescriptionThis is the weekly road ride of the Hill Country Tri Club. Distances vary depending on the group that shows up. For more info, visit http:\/\/hillcountrytri.org
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\n9:00am\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 CenAus- Mellow Johnny’s Scout-A-Ride Shop Road Ride
\n9:00am\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 SwAus- Southwest Cycle Sport Saturday Mountain Bike Ride…<\/p>\n

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Racing underway at Juniors Track Nationals in Trexlertown<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nwww.usacycling.org
\nTrexlertown, Pa. (July 25, 2013) \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Over 200 young cyclists have made their way to the Valley Preferred Cycling Center in Trexlertown, Pa. where the 2013 USA Cycling Juniors Track National Championships kicked off on Thursday. …
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\n…The morning session saw Raul Arias J.R. (East Palo Alto, CA\/San Jose Bicycle Club) besting Daniel Gay (Temecula, CA\/VRC) in the flying lap with a time of 19.936 compared to Gay’s 20.15. In the omnium’s points race, it was Andres Alayon (Miami, FLa.) to take the win with 50 points ahead of Noah Granigan (Cape May Court House, NJ\/C.F. Racing) who accumulated 44 points. Day had another strong performance for omnium points when the evening session rolled around. The California rider bested Zachary Carlson (Plano, Texas\/Matrix Cycling Club) in the…<\/p>\n

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Conroe Ride<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nWoodlands Cycling Club
\nThursday, August 01, 2013, 06:15pm
\nStart location: Carl Barton Jr Park (click for map)<\/p>\n

WCC Thursday Evening Conroe Ride
\nPurpose:
\nTo provide a safe, fast-paced training ride to the members of WCC\/WCCRT and guests, while ensuring that all rules of the road are followed; all participating cyclists are to keep safety for the group as a primary focus. Our goal is to get the best training with zero incidents. This ride is for advanced level cyclists and racers.
\nRide Description:
\nThe pace is fast (20mph-28mph) and geared toward…<\/p>\n

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Reimers Ranch Ride, Swim and WATERMELON!! – Austin Ridge Riders<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\n23610 Hamilton Rd., Dripping Springs, TX 78620<\/p>\n

https:\/\/parks.traviscountytx.gov\/find-a-park\/reimers-ranch<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Trail Stewards Mark Henneke and Brad Sikes have called a ride for saturday morning. In order to beatthe heat the ride will start at 9:00 a.m. and they will be chilling some watermelon for a post ride treat. Bring your swimsuit as in order to make it a perfect day many will take advantage of the cool waters at nearby Hamilton Pool Reserve.<\/p>\n

Day Fee:\u00c2\u00a0 $10.00 per vehicle\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Carpooling is strongly encouraged!<\/p>\n

Where to find them:\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Look for the group at the Mountain Biking Trailhead.<\/p>\n

Directions:\u00c2\u00a0 Get on Highway…<\/p>\n

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CITY OF FORT WORTH TO HONOR FWMBA’s 10,000 VOLUNTEER HOURS<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby M2RIDER\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Fort Worth Mountain Bikers’ Association
\nIn honor of the Fort Worth Mountain Bikers\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Association milestone of 10,000 volunteer hours being donated to the construction and maintenance of the mountain bike trails at Marion Sansom and Gateway Park\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the Fort Worth city council will dedicate a special presentation and recognition of FWMBA at the Tuesday, August 13, 2013 council meeting.<\/p>\n

Parks and Community Services Department director, Richard Zavala states, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153This is simply awesome! What a great milestone for the FWMBA. The beneficiaries of your efforts are the citizens of Fort Worth, the Parks and Community Services Department and our park system overall.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Everyone is invited to attend the special presentation located at 1000 Throckmorton Street, Fort Worth, Texas 76102 in the council chamber. The presentation will start at 7:00pm and should conclude by 7:30pm. Hope to see you there!<\/p>\n

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1ST Annual Crit – Downtown<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nwww.riverrockets.com
\nAugust 9, 2013- Washington Park, Brownsville, TX
\n\"Downtown<\/a><\/p>\n

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Let\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Ride Travis Country Pumphouse \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Mountain Biking Barton Creek Greenbelt<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nwww.turnincranks.com
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