{"id":22837,"date":"2013-12-26T23:52:48","date_gmt":"2013-12-27T05:52:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=22837"},"modified":"2013-12-26T23:52:48","modified_gmt":"2013-12-27T05:52:48","slug":"texas-bicycling-daily-news-roundup-december-26th-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2013\/12\/26\/texas-bicycling-daily-news-roundup-december-26th-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Daily News Roundup December 26th"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.khou.com\/news\/crime\/Several-people-injured-in-Christmas-Day-brawl-sparked-by-bicycle-dispute--237261111.html\" href=\"http:\/\/www.khou.com\/news\/crime\/Several-people-injured-in-Christmas-Day-brawl-sparked-by-bicycle-dispute--237261111.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>2 officers among injured after stolen bike dispute turns into brawl<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nby Rucks Russell \/ KHOU 11 News<br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/www.khou.com\/templates\/belo_embedWrapper.js?storyid=237261111&amp;pos=top&amp;swfw=470\"><\/script><object id=\"_fp_0.7454994111321867\" width=\"470\" height=\"264\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\" name=\"player\"><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\" \/><param name=\"quality\" value=\"high\" \/><param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"config=http:\/\/www.khou.com\/?j=embed_237261111&amp;ref=http:\/\/www.khou.com\/news\/crime\/Several-people-injured-in-Christmas-Day-brawl-sparked-by-bicycle-dispute--237261111.html\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/swfs.bimvid.com\/player-3.2.15.swf\" \/><\/object><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/www.khou.com\/templates\/belo_embedWrapper.js?storyid=237261111&amp;pos=bottom&amp;ref=http:\/\/www.khou.com\/news\/crime\/Several-people-injured-in-Christmas-Day-brawl-sparked-by-bicycle-dispute--237261111.html\"><\/script><br \/>\nHOUSTON\u00e2\u20ac\u201dAuthorities believe a dispute over a stolen bicycle sparked a Christmas day brawl at a northwest Houston apartment complex.<br \/>\nPolice responded to the Pines at Northwest Crossing Apartments around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday following reports of a fight.<br \/>\nOnce there, officers observed dozens of men, women and children engaged in&#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a title=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uSQ_n5GhMgE&amp;feature=youtube_gdata_player\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uSQ_n5GhMgE&amp;feature=youtube_gdata_player\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Pico de Gallo 2013<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nby Erica Proffer<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uSQ_n5GhMgE&#038;feature=player_detailpage<br \/>\nPico de Gallo Century Ride is a free cycling event. The four founders created it to bring awareness to cycling and promote the sport. It started as a large group ride. Quickly, it grew to a yearly event with many cyclists participating.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/thesurlybiker.wordpress.com\/2013\/12\/26\/christmas-day-bike-ride\/\" href=\"http:\/\/thesurlybiker.wordpress.com\/2013\/12\/26\/christmas-day-bike-ride\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Christmas Day Bike Ride!<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nthe surly biker<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/thesurlybiker.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/12\/11556680174_e92df6d809_b.jpg?w=600&#038;h=450&#038;fit=600%2C450&#038;resize=600%2C450\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><br \/>\nChristmas in Houston today was a cloudy 55\u00c2\u00b0 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c great for a bike ride to put all our new bike stuff to good use. And we weren\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t the only ones. We saw a ton of people and families out in the park riding, walking, running, and playing pickup games of soccer and football with friends and family. It was fantastic. Christmas in Syracuse consists of shoveling or snowplowing your driveway, scraping off your car, and staying inside where it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s warm. Of course, our closest&#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/lufkindailynews.com\/news\/local\/article_18b90d58-6df3-11e3-840d-001a4bcf887a.html\" href=\"http:\/\/lufkindailynews.com\/news\/local\/article_18b90d58-6df3-11e3-840d-001a4bcf887a.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Bicyclist hit and killed on Chestnut Street by hit-and-run driver<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nBy JESSICA COOLEY\/ The Lufkin News<br \/>\nA bicyclist was hit and killed by a vehicle that fled the scene late Christmas night on South Chestnut Street \u00e2\u20ac\u201d the second of two freak accidents in the area in an eight day period.<br \/>\nAs of 11:30 p.m. Wednesday, Lufkin Police Lt. Charlie Graham confirmed the fatality and said that the driver had fled, adding that a Justice of the Peace and funeral home were en route to the scene.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.elpasotimes.com\/living\/ci_24793477\/outdoor-adventures-are-less-than-an-hour-away?source=rss\" href=\"http:\/\/www.elpasotimes.com\/living\/ci_24793477\/outdoor-adventures-are-less-than-an-hour-away?source=rss\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Outdoor adventures are less than an hour away for El Paso hikers, bikers<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nBy Victor R. Martinez \/ El Paso Times<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/extras.mnginteractive.com\/live\/media\/site525\/2013\/1225\/20131225__EPT-L-HIKES-1226~p4.jpg?resize=812%2C610\" width=\"812\" height=\"610\" \/><br \/>\nMountain biker riders hit the trails during a beautiful day at the Franklin Mountains. A guided Beginner&#8217;s Mountain Bike Ride will be Jan. 12 at Chuck Heinrich Park. Cost is $5. ( Special to the Times)<br \/>\nFranklin Mountain State Park will again participate in the nationwide America&#8217;s State Parks First Day Hikes on Jan. 1.<br \/>\nIn addition to the 3.5 hike up Mundy&#8217;s Gap Trail in the Tom Mays unit of Franklin Mountains, the state park has added a month-full of hiking and biking.<br \/>\n&#8220;There&#8217;ll be something for everyone,&#8221; said Adrianna Weickhardt, a park ranger and volunteer coordinator for the Franklin Mountains State Park. &#8220;The kicker is people don&#8217;t have to travel out of state or go too far to have a&#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/rgvcycling.com\/general\/2013-looking-back\/\" href=\"http:\/\/rgvcycling.com\/general\/2013-looking-back\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>2013: Looking Back<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nRay Garza\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0RGV Cycling<br \/>\nWell another year has come and gone and it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s time to reflect on this past year and the goals that I set out to achieve. Although I achieved many of them, some goals\u00c2\u00a0 still elude me. No biggie, there is always next year. Over all, it has been a very good year with new friends, rides, bikes and the like.<br \/>\nAs I said in my last post, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve dropped two pant sizes and I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m ecstatic about that, but the winter Holiday months have been hard and my weight has slid up a little. Yes, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m disappointed but I gotta keep at it and not let up. Hopefully, next year will be even better with this weight loss. My goal is to lose enough weight to enable me to eliminate the need to use a CPAP machine. That\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s my ultimate goal. You don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t know the extra freedom that it will give me. Try being tied to one and you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll appreciate the freedom you have now.<br \/>\nOther than dropping two pant sizes, I also did metric century rides in both the organized&#8230;<br \/>\nhttp:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?feature=player_embedded&#038;v=u3oFNpuYOis<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/lufkindailynews.com\/news\/local\/article_021d4e88-6ea7-11e3-8028-001a4bcf887a.html\" href=\"http:\/\/lufkindailynews.com\/news\/local\/article_021d4e88-6ea7-11e3-8028-001a4bcf887a.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Woman identifies herself as driver in Christmas hit-and-run fatality that killed bicyclist<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nBy JESSICA COOLEY\/The Lufkin news<br \/>\nA woman came forward to give a statement to authorities Thursday night, identifying herself as the driver in the hit-and-run accident that killed a Lufkin bicyclist Christmas night on South Chestnut Street.<\/p>\n<p>According to Lufkin Police spokesman Det. JB Smith, the woman gave a statement admitting her involvement in the death of 22-year-old Alexander Jensen with her attorney present. Because a warrant for her arrest has not been served, Smith said her name will not be available for release until tomorrow.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.star-telegram.com\/2013\/12\/26\/5444669\/inter-city-bike-route-will-connect.html?rh=1\" href=\"http:\/\/www.star-telegram.com\/2013\/12\/26\/5444669\/inter-city-bike-route-will-connect.html?rh=1\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Inter-city bike route will connect Fort Worth to Dallas<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nBy Caty Hirst\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.star-telegram.com<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/media.star-telegram.com\/smedia\/2013\/12\/26\/16\/15\/gQH9c.St.58.jpeg?resize=610%2C457\" width=\"610\" height=\"457\" \/><br \/>\nFORT WORTH \u00e2\u20ac\u201d When Mayor Betsy Price pitched an inter-city bicycle trail that will connect Fort Worth with Dallas to the North Central Texas Council of Governments, the council listened.<\/p>\n<p>And they are running, or cycling, with the idea.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153She [Price] had a big vision to get the Metroplex to come together on connecting communities, cycling, health and economic development, and we could see a vision of this happening,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Karla Weaver, program manager for congestion management and system operations for the council of governments.<\/p>\n<p>The council\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s plan is to use&#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.usacycling.org\/usa-cycling-announces-the-2014-professional-cross-country-tour-calendar.htm\" href=\"http:\/\/www.usacycling.org\/usa-cycling-announces-the-2014-professional-cross-country-tour-calendar.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>USA Cycling announces the 2014 Professional Cross-Country Tour calendar<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nwww.usacycling.org<br \/>\nColorado Springs, Colo. (December 26, 2013) \u00e2\u20ac\u201d USA Cycling on Thursday announced the seven races that will comprise the 2014 USA Cycling Professional Cross-Country Tour (Pro XCT) calendar. At the end of the seven races, the top five men and women riders will be awarded an equal share of USA Cycling\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s $15,000 prize purse. This marks the first time USA Cycling has offered a prize purse to the winners of the Pro XCT.<br \/>\nWells chasing bishop last lap<br \/>\nTodd Wells will be looking to repeat as the winner of the Fontana City US Cup race in 2014. (Photo by John Muller)<\/p>\n<p>The Pro XCT calendar, which enters its sixth year in 2014, will feature the premier domestic cross-country mountain bike races and crown the top professional male, female and team as calculated by season-long standings. The calendar boasts a stellar lineup of races with high level UCI categories. &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;The Subaru of Georgetown Mellow Johnny\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Classic US Cup scheduled to be March 1 in Dripping Springs, Texas, has been on the Pro XCT calendar since 2011 and has been the first race on the calendar since 2012. This race is the first of four races on the Pro XCT calendar inscripted as C1 by the UCI. A pair of Australian riders, Daniel&#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/texascx.com\/2013\/12\/26\/meet-a-txcx-local-couples-edition-rob-sisk-and-lisa-hartman\/\" href=\"http:\/\/texascx.com\/2013\/12\/26\/meet-a-txcx-local-couples-edition-rob-sisk-and-lisa-hartman\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Meet a TXCX Local (Couples Edition): Rob Sisk and Lisa Hartman<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nby Minor Baker\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0texascx.com<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/texascx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/LIsa.jpeg?resize=512%2C640\" width=\"512\" height=\"640\" \/><br \/>\nYou see them at most of the races \u00e2\u20ac\u201c neither one showing any mercy while racing or heckling \u00e2\u20ac\u201c and if you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re end up chatting with them you realize they are a couple of super cool people who are helping to grow the cyclocross scene in Houston. Rob and Lisa thanks for taking the time to answer a couple of questions.<\/p>\n<p>Tell us about your bikes, well just the cyclocross bikes, because we don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t have time to hear about them all.<\/p>\n<p>Lisa:\u00c2\u00a0 1. Specialized Carbon Crux Pro Disc\u00c2\u00a0 2. Specialized Cruz Expert SS<\/p>\n<p>Rob:\u00c2\u00a0 ON ONE \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Dirty Disco, Stan\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s wheel set up tubeless, 10sp shimano group, Hayes disc brakes.<\/p>\n<p>And who do you guys race for? &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/bicycleaustin.info\/forum\/viewtopic.php?pid=5086#p5086\" href=\"http:\/\/bicycleaustin.info\/forum\/viewtopic.php?pid=5086#p5086\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Memorial Ride for Joe Holan 2013-12-28 Saturday 9am REI Round Rock<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nbicycleaustin.info<br \/>\nOn December 28th, 2013, a memorial bike ride will be held for Joseph \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Joe\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Eugene Holan of Georgetown, who was killed in a tragic car and cyclist accident on Tuesday, December 17, 2013, as he traveled to work on his bicycle.<\/p>\n<p>Joe wrote about his life experiences on his bike in his blog Advantage Bike (http:\/\/www.advantagebike.blogspot.com\/); and how his two wheels had helped him through many different stages of his life. Joe lived his life with the humor and attitude that \u00e2\u20ac\u0153you can never give up and always know the sun will come up in the morning.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n<p>Attending the memorial bike ride and assisting in the placement of the Ghost Bike will be&#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>New Events Added to Texbiker.net Calendar<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">New Event: B1 &#8211; Beginner Ride # 1 &#8211; Waller, TX: When: Sat Jan 4, 2014 9am to 12pm\u00c2\u00a0<br \/>CSTWho: Texas Bicycling Eve&#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/zx7HZbxhGW\">http:\/\/t.co\/zx7HZbxhGW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/416300984093011968?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 26, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">New Event: B2 &#8211; Beginner Ride #2 &#8211; Hempstead to Monaville, TX: When: Sat Jan 11, 2014 8:30am to 11:30am\u00c2\u00a0<br \/>CSTWh&#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/cs1XK3zX1V\">http:\/\/t.co\/cs1XK3zX1V<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/416300984860561408?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 26, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">New Event: Ready2Roll Cycling Training Series Ride #1 &#8211; Katy, TX: When: Sat Jan 18, 2014 7:30am to 11:30am\u00c2\u00a0<br \/>CS&#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/jR89vEDuP3\">http:\/\/t.co\/jR89vEDuP3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/416300985577775104?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 26, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">New Event: State Age Based CX Championships &#8211; Elgin, TX: When: Sun Jan 5, 2014 11am to 4pm\u00c2\u00a0<br \/>CSTWhere: 2305 Par&#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/WY1wKQV6KX\">http:\/\/t.co\/WY1wKQV6KX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/416300986328559616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 26, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">New Event: Cedar Hill Race MTB Festival &#8211; Cedar Hill, TX: When: Sat Feb 8, 2014 7:30am to Sat Feb 8, 2014 8:30&#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/wNVwrp5CcX\">http:\/\/t.co\/wNVwrp5CcX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/416311799613366272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 26, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">New Event: Cedar Hill Race MTB Festival &#8211; Cedar Hill, TX: When: Sun Feb 9, 2014 7:30am to 12pm\u00c2\u00a0<br \/>CSTWhere: Ceda&#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/SWfuP0QEhQ\">http:\/\/t.co\/SWfuP0QEhQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/416311800154435584?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 26, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">New Event: The Walburg Classic Road Race &#8211; Walburg, TX: When: Sat Feb 22, 2014 8am to 2pm\u00c2\u00a0<br \/>CSTWhere: FM 1105 a&#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/Yf9Yaj7Das\">http:\/\/t.co\/Yf9Yaj7Das<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/416311800741642240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 26, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">New Event: Pace Bend Road Race &#8211; Spicewood, TX: When: Sun Feb 23, 2014 8am to 4pm\u00c2\u00a0<br \/>CSTWhere: Pace Bend Park, 2&#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/Hw7DEtxSDM\">http:\/\/t.co\/Hw7DEtxSDM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/416311801429508097?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 26, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">New Event: Heads or Tails Cycling Time Trial &#8211; Beaumont, TX: When: Sat Mar 8, 2014 7:30am to 11am\u00c2\u00a0<br \/>CSTWhere: 4&#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/aZLo1uLQnT\">http:\/\/t.co\/aZLo1uLQnT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/416311802004131840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 26, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>===========================================<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Tweets<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Got this great idea from Bike-Friendly Forney &#8211;  How many people would like to ride in the Martin Luther King Day&#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/d4JvrdqoLp\">http:\/\/t.co\/d4JvrdqoLp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bike Friendly Cedars (@BikeCedars) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BikeCedars\/status\/416416779821666304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 27, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We will be bringing our title sponsor <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ParkPlaceTexas?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ParkPlaceTexas<\/a>, as well as our bike sponsor <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FujiBikes?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FujiBikes<\/a> back for the &#39;14 season! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DallasRacing?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DallasRacing<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; DR Cycling Team (@dallas_racing) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dallas_racing\/status\/416391536713027585?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 27, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I chased a swarm of Segways around the Capitol while riding a B-Cycle! <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/ExcFJWnV2T\">http:\/\/t.co\/ExcFJWnV2T<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Pam LeBlanc (@fitcityleblanc) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fitcityleblanc\/status\/416368610077343744?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 27, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/BikePaulie\/status\/416352492956311552<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Get ready for the 2014 TXBRA Pace Bend Road Race! Feb. 23, 2014. <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/nJIj4YJdBq\">http:\/\/t.co\/nJIj4YJdBq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; UT Cycling (@UTCycling) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UTCycling\/status\/416339591411412992?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 26, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Currently <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/biking?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#biking<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DowntownHouston?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DowntownHouston<\/a> on my <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/fugid6?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#fugid6<\/a> bike <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/perfectweather?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#perfectweather<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/fitness?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#fitness<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/exercise?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#exercise<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/carbonfiber?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#carbonfiber<\/a>\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/Gh2k251hEa\">http:\/\/t.co\/Gh2k251hEa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shawn Welling AXI (@ShawnWellingAXI) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShawnWellingAXI\/status\/416274285440008192?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 26, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/HoustonAllNews\/status\/416286499617771520<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">130 confirmed to be racing in the upper 50s and 60s this weekend at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ResolutionCX?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ResolutionCX<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/w1nVhUq6br\">https:\/\/t.co\/w1nVhUq6br<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TXCX?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TXCX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; the ghost of TexasCX (@TexasCX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TexasCX\/status\/416315397114044416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 26, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sometimes it&#39;s better to just call it a day&#8230;<a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/kX37qEppZe\">http:\/\/t.co\/kX37qEppZe<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/Vsa204pwEI\">pic.twitter.com\/Vsa204pwEI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; TheMTBLife (@TheMTBLife) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheMTBLife\/status\/416305352309604352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 26, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/787racing?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@787Racing<\/a> went for a bike ride. <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/uCagrrB734\">pic.twitter.com\/uCagrrB734<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; 787 Racing (@787racing) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/787racing\/status\/416296030150213632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 26, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The day after Christmas. Time to try to burn off all 10 pounds of food I ate yesterday. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PostChristmasProbs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PostChristmasProbs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Baylor Cycling (@BaylorCycling) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BaylorCycling\/status\/416247947999707136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 26, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Something for everyone in EPT!<br \/>Outdoor adventures are less than an hour away for El Paso hikers, bikers &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/1gQkYKL1L6\">http:\/\/t.co\/1gQkYKL1L6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; VeloPaso (@velopaso) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/velopaso\/status\/416224681771810817?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 26, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2 officers among injured after stolen bike dispute turns into brawl by Rucks Russell \/ KHOU 11 News HOUSTON\u00e2\u20ac\u201dAuthorities believe a dispute over a stolen bicycle sparked a Christmas day brawl at a northwest Houston apartment complex. 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