{"id":22550,"date":"2013-11-06T00:20:37","date_gmt":"2013-11-06T06:20:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=22550"},"modified":"2013-11-06T00:20:37","modified_gmt":"2013-11-06T06:20:37","slug":"texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-november-5th-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2013\/11\/06\/texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-november-5th-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup November 5th"},"content":{"rendered":"

“Ride Texas” Cyclists begin Pedaling in Wichita Falls<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
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\nIt’s still dark out as riders meet at a local fast food chain before a 525 mile bike ride.<\/p>\n

Inside, folks are chatting with excitement, while they take in some last minute fuel for their trek.<\/p>\n

These cyclists, most veterans themselves, are part of “Ride Texas.”<\/p>\n

“Warriors on Wheels,” pedaling to make a difference.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153When you lose somebody that you have been friends with for so many years it’s like losing a part of your family and if you can give back to someone in similar circumstances to me it makes it all worth wild,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Heath Werner, one of the cyclists.<\/p>\n

Like Werner, Charles Lemon says he is riding in memory of his best friend who was lost in combat, but Lemon won’t be…<\/p>\n

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Reveille Peak Ranch<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
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\nTwo more weekends to pre-ride the course for the Reveille Peak 100!<\/p>\n

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Race Preview \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Georgetown Cyclocross Festival \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Nov 9-10, 2013<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
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\nYou know, as a group we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re a pretty great bunch of citizens. We race bikes for fitness and fun (and pain), some live clean lives, we care about nature. Sometimes we even get to race for a cause. Which is always the case when we head to the Georgetown Cyclocross Festival (#GCFCX), a fundraiser for CX Project 2015.
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\nCX Project 2015 exists to train youth and juniors for Nationals in Austin in January of 2015. The kids participate for free \u00e2\u20ac\u201c practicing weekly \u00e2\u20ac\u201c and they race for free this weekend (which costs the promoter about $8 per racer in fees). It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s an amazing program that is growing interest in…<\/p>\n

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Mission San Jose Ride<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nHill Country Bicycle Touring Club
\nSunday, November 10th:\u00c2\u00a0 Ride starts at 9.00 from the Mission San Jose Visitor Center.\u00c2\u00a0 The ride will go past the historic missions and the San Antonio River, continuing through the flat to slightly rolling terrain of southeast Bexar County.<\/p>\n

Directions: Take exit 137 from I-37 South, turn right on…<\/p>\n

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

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Day 1 of RIDE TEXAS: Cycling 100 miles\/ 8 hrs for our troops! @AshleyKamrath<\/a><\/p>\n

— Wish for Our Heroes (@Wish4RHeroes) November 5, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n