{"id":2322,"date":"2009-05-04T21:31:35","date_gmt":"2009-05-05T03:31:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=2322"},"modified":"2009-05-04T21:31:35","modified_gmt":"2009-05-05T03:31:35","slug":"daily-blog-and-news-roundup-for-may-4th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2009\/05\/04\/daily-blog-and-news-roundup-for-may-4th\/","title":{"rendered":"Daily Blog and News Roundup for May 4th"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"http:\/\/greasemonkeywipes.blogspot.com\/2009\/05\/ms-150-ride-report.html\" href=\"http:\/\/greasemonkeywipes.blogspot.com\/2009\/05\/ms-150-ride-report.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>GREASE MONKEY WIPES: MS 150 Ride Report<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby Tim<br \/>\nAfter receiving another email from the MS group later in the evening stating that overnight camping was no longer allowed at Texas Motor Speedway we were a little worried but were glad that we knew that at least Day 1 was still on, &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.news8austin.com\/content\/your_news\/default.asp?ArID=239546\" href=\"http:\/\/www.news8austin.com\/content\/your_news\/default.asp?ArID=239546\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Officers march to remember fallen<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby News 8 Austin &#8211; Austin,TX,USA<br \/>\nThe Honor Guard and Pipe and Drum Corps led a group of bicycle officers and motor units through Downtown Austin. The biannual event is hosted by the Texas &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/newsticker.welt.de\/?module=smarthouse&amp;id=882379\" href=\"http:\/\/newsticker.welt.de\/?module=smarthouse&amp;id=882379\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Texas&#8217; Shelby Romero of Hutto Named One of America&#8217;s Top Ten Youth &#8230;<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby WELT ONLINE &#8211; Berlin,Berlin,Germany<br \/>\nShelby, a member of the Williamson County 4-H in Georgetown and a seventh-grader at Farley Middle School in Hutto, organized a charity bicycle ride and &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/toyotacyclingteam.blogspot.com\/2009\/05\/race-reports-and-coping-with-crashing.html\" href=\"http:\/\/toyotacyclingteam.blogspot.com\/2009\/05\/race-reports-and-coping-with-crashing.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>TOYOTA \/ CYCLING TEAM PRESENTED BY GCCA: Race Reports and Coping &#8230;<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby John Trujillo<br \/>\nTOYOTA \/ Cycling Team presented by Gulf Coast Cycling Association is an elite cycling team based in Texas. Among the team&#8217;s many goals, one of which is to compete in criteriums throughout the United States. Criteriums or &#8220;crits&#8221; are the &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/mags-mariesullivan.blogspot.com\/2009\/05\/hard-tail-versus-full-suspension.html\" href=\"http:\/\/mags-mariesullivan.blogspot.com\/2009\/05\/hard-tail-versus-full-suspension.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Mags01: Hard Tail versus Full Suspension<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby Mags<br \/>\nWhen I moved to south (flat) coastal Texas nine or ten years ago, mountain biking gave way to running and road biking and mountain biking became a weekend retreat, joined by my brother, in the hill country. On my first ride this weekend &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/bangaloreoutings.blogspot.com\/2009\/05\/ms-150-87-miles-in-5-hours.html\" href=\"http:\/\/bangaloreoutings.blogspot.com\/2009\/05\/ms-150-87-miles-in-5-hours.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Discover the World: MS-150: 87 miles in 5 hours<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby noreply@blogger.com (Sahasi)<br \/>\nThe 2.5 miles water front ride was one of the most beautiful in my opinion. Half way through we stopped at Sanger, Tx a small town of 4500 people and I was shocked to see an ultra-modern soccar and tennis stadium in this back of the &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/theskinnyonshawnda.blogspot.com\/2009\/05\/week-17-of-imcda-training.html\" href=\"http:\/\/theskinnyonshawnda.blogspot.com\/2009\/05\/week-17-of-imcda-training.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The Skinny on Shawnda: Week 17 of IMCDA Training<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby Shawnda Freeman<br \/>\nWe were all signed up to head to Shiner, TX for the 100th anniversary of Shiner Beer. They have a ride every year to Shiner and I was due for 100 mile ride this weekend so why not do a ride that is supported. &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/hornpipe.net\/?p=730\" href=\"http:\/\/hornpipe.net\/?p=730\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Four Bicycles And A Wedding : Hornpipe Magazine of Irish Dance &#8230;<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby Thomas Miner<br \/>\nIt was \u00e2\u20ac\u0153interesting,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d but for someone who lives within a day&#8217;s bike ride of Luckenbach, Texas, and \u00e2\u20ac\u0153\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 Willie and Waylon and the boys,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d it was only that\u00e2\u20ac\u201dinteresting. [Later, on our bicycle tour, in a pub in Letterfrack, &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/revri66.blogspot.com\/2009\/05\/were-in-texas-you-all.html\" href=\"http:\/\/revri66.blogspot.com\/2009\/05\/were-in-texas-you-all.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Route 66 again Anurang Revri: We&#8217;re in Texas You&#8217; all<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby revri<br \/>\nWe&#8217;re in Texas You&#8217; all. Today was the last full day of cycling from Tucumcari, NM to Vega, TX. 80 flat miles. We started the day with another group picture outside the Teepee Curios shop. Supposedly this was for the cover story of the &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/marquettenutrition.blogspot.com\/2009\/05\/may-is-national-bike-month.html\" href=\"http:\/\/marquettenutrition.blogspot.com\/2009\/05\/may-is-national-bike-month.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Marquette Nutrition &amp; Fitness: May is National Bike Month<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby Marquette Nutrition and Fitness<br \/>\nHere in Austin, Texas starting today (May 4, 2009), you can join the commuter bike challenge at http:\/\/www.austincommuterchallenge.com\/ . This allows you to log your miles, plan routes, get cycling tips and routes from other users, etc. &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.newswest9.com\/Global\/story.asp?S=10295573&amp;nav=menu505_2\" href=\"http:\/\/www.newswest9.com\/Global\/story.asp?S=10295573&amp;nav=menu505_2\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>NewsWest 9 Special Report: Road Test for Life Means a Few Failures<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby NewsWest9.com &#8211; Midland,TX,USA<br \/>\n&#8230; in his free time he is a semi-professional mountain bike racer. &#8230; He ranked 2nd overall in Texas in the sport and 11th in the Nation in 2007, &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/gtdirtcoalitiontx.blogspot.com\/2009\/05\/golden-race.html\" href=\"http:\/\/gtdirtcoalitiontx.blogspot.com\/2009\/05\/golden-race.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>GT Dirt Coalition Texas: The Golden Race<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby Jim Thomas<br \/>\nJim Thomas: San Antonio, Texas, United States: GT Dirt Coalition member racing aboard an awesomely agile GT Marathon Pro in the Texas MTB Racing Association XC Spring and Fall Series. Category 2 (40-44). 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