{"id":22697,"date":"2013-11-24T23:24:37","date_gmt":"2013-11-25T05:24:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=22697"},"modified":"2013-11-24T23:24:37","modified_gmt":"2013-11-25T05:24:37","slug":"texas-bicycling-daily-news-roundup-november-24th-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2013\/11\/24\/texas-bicycling-daily-news-roundup-november-24th-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Daily News Roundup November 24th"},"content":{"rendered":"

Turkey Roll riders unflapped by cold<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nBy Megan Gray \/ Staff Writer\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.dentonrc.com
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\nCyclists brave frigid temperatures to ride in the 2013 Denton Breakfast Kiwanis Club Turkey Roll Bicycle Rally on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Despite the frigid temperatures and misty rain, about 200 \u00e2\u20ac\u0153tough turkeys\u00e2\u20ac\u009d showed up for the Denton Breakfast Kiwanis Club\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 31st annual Turkey Roll Bicycle Rally on Saturday morning.
\nWhile the bicycling tradition might have seen fewer participants this year due to wintry conditions, organizers said they lucked out for about 10 years with decent weather.
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Mother Nature finally got even,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Joe Holland, founder of the cycling event, said…<\/p>\n

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Annual Post-Thanksgiving Greenbelt Ride<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nAustinBike.com
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\nYes, folks, it’s that time of year again.\u00c2\u00a0 The day after Thanksgiving is traditionally the “burn off the calories” greenbelt ride where we hit the Barton Creek Greenbelt to burn off all of those extra pieces of pie.
\nWith the rain this year it is going to be hard to say what we can\/can’t ride.\u00c2\u00a0 I will make a call on Thanksgiving as to whether we can ride the greenbelt or whether the venue shifts to City Park this year.
\nThe weather is looking like it breaks by Wednesday and we get some warmer, dry weather, so that could mean that we end up in a good position to ride the GB.
\nTypically there will be enough people that we split into multiple groups based on skill level.
\nHere are the logistics: …<\/p>\n

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Pre Thanksgiving Ride: Nov 27, 2013 8:00 AM – 10:30 AM<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nBrazosport Bicycle Club
\nMeet at Abner Jackson Park and Ride on 2004 near Lake Road
\nAbner Jackson Park and Ride near Lake Road<\/p>\n

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Thanksgiving Day rides<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nPlano Bicycle Association
\nThree Thanksgiving Day rides will be leaving from Custer and Renner at 8 am.\u00c2\u00a0 For all the details click or tap here.
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\nWeather advisory: The Thanksgiving Day forecast is predicting a dry 27 degrees with a 23 degree wind chill at 8 am. This advisory will be updated as we get closer to Thursday.\u00c2\u00a0 Do not expect to find ride leader Chris Mathews at the start with these numbers…<\/p>\n

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Thanksgiving Day ride this Thursday morning at Thunderbird Coffee, Koenig\/ Woodrow, 8:30 rollout. The plan is to be back by 11am.<\/p>\n

— Violet Crown (@VioletCrownATX) November 25, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n