{"id":22532,"date":"2013-11-02T23:39:53","date_gmt":"2013-11-03T04:39:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=22532"},"modified":"2013-11-02T23:39:53","modified_gmt":"2013-11-03T04:39:53","slug":"texas-bicycling-daily-news-roundup-november-2nd-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2013\/11\/02\/texas-bicycling-daily-news-roundup-november-2nd-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Daily News Roundup November 2nd"},"content":{"rendered":"

High school mountain biking rising in popularity<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
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\nMountain biking is climbing the ranks of cool high school sports. Thanks to a boost from the NICA (National Interscholastic Cycling Association), the sport has been growing up to 30 percent a year since 2009.
\nThere are now nearly 3,000 student-athletes across 10 leagues and approximately 1,000 licensed coaches, according to NICA Executive Director Austin McInerny. Inspired by the inaugural NorCal High School Cycling League, which started 13 years ago with roots at Berkeley High in California, NICA programs in mountain-bike friendly states like Utah, Colorado, Minnesota, and Arizona have…<\/p>\n

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Lewisville Lake Shoreline Trail<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\n20’s and 30’s Trail Biking
\nSunday, November 10, 2013\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a010:30 AM
\nNeeds a location
\nMeetup Location:\u00c2\u00a0 We will meet at the intersection of Lakeshore Blvd and Lake Ridge Drive where the bike trail begins.\u00c2\u00a0 The trail runs along Lewisville Lake in the town of The Colony.\u00c2\u00a0 Please use googlemaps to find the location.<\/p>\n

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Flat Creek Crossing Ranch Mountain Bike Ride<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nThe Austin Mountain Bikers Meetup Group
\nSaturday, November 9, 2013\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a010:00 AM
\nFlat Creek Crossing Ranch
\nCounty Road 201 & Ulrich Road, Johnson City, TX (map)
\nLook for Lloyd on the Orange Santa Cruz Tallboy
\nFlat Creek Crossing Ranch is open this Saturday for mountain bikers.
\nSaturday, November 9, 2013 – Gate open for arrival 9:00am – 12:00pm, ride until 2:00pm
\nGate fee is $10, proceeds benefit Child Inc.
\nTime: total ride will be ~15 miles & 2-3 hours.
\nArrive early enough to prepare yourself and your bike, kickstands up @ 10:00am.
\nPace: Casual – we will maintain a reasonable rolling rate and will stop to regroup regularly around trail intersections and technical features. If enough people of varying skills show up we will split into groups to better match pace.
\nSkill Level: the trail is…<\/p>\n

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Cyclocross Project 2015<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
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Events on November 18, 2013<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nWaco Bicycle Club
\nMonthly Club Meeting<\/p>\n

Location: Uncle Dan’s BBQ
\nDescription: Uncle Dan’s is located at 1001 Lake Air Dr. Come early to hang out, socialize and eat some really good BBQ.<\/p>\n

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Walnut Creek Damage<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nAustin Ridge Riders
\nWith the rain that hit two days ago and the high flood waters, there is significant damage to the trail in multiple locations. Notwithstanding the rutting that will occur from riding it before it is dry, there are numerous places where repair work is going to have to be done. We will be out there every…<\/p>\n

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VC Club mtg is this Monday, November 4th.<\/strong> <\/span><\/a>
\nGuest speaker is Sean Lambert of @rolwheels. Location: Flying Saucer; Beer\/ food, 6:30; 7pm mtg<\/p>\n

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8:00am – Cup o Joe \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Scott Franklin<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nCorinth Cycling Club
\nWhen: Sat Nov 23, 2013 8am to 9:30am\u00c2\u00a0 CST<\/p>\n

Where: Ronny Crownover Middle School
\nEvent Status: confirmed
\nEvent Description: The Cup o’ Joe is a beginner level ride of around 15 miles. The ride heads south to Hickory Creek and stops for drinks at Starbucks on the way home. The ride leader for this ride is Bob Troyer. http:\/\/www.corinthcycling.com\/bob.html bob.troyer@verizon.net The route can be found by clicking on the link below: http:\/\/classic.mapmyride.com\/view_route?r=818129813031270566<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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

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Today, DR Cycling Team's Texas team headed out for a team ride, we left from Sun and Ski Dallas (75 and Royal) and… http:\/\/t.co\/FmmJCu1wx3<\/a><\/p>\n

— Chris Degenaars (@ChrisDegenaars) November 3, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n