{"id":23548,"date":"2014-03-18T23:43:33","date_gmt":"2014-03-19T04:43:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=23548"},"modified":"2014-03-18T23:43:33","modified_gmt":"2014-03-19T04:43:33","slug":"texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-digest-march-18th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2014\/03\/18\/texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-digest-march-18th\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Blog and News Digest March 18th"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ride 2 Recovery Texas Challenge makes Tomball its first stop<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Petrina J. Johnson\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.yourhoustonnews.com<\/h3>\n

\n Downtown Tomball is set to cheer on more than 200 injured veterans and active duty military cyclists as part of the Ride 2 Recovery Texas Challenge, a multi-day ride from Houston to Fort Worth, on Sunday March 23.
\n Tomball is the first stop for the veterans participating in the challenge. The group will arrive in four waves based on ability escorted by the Tomball Police Department, entering town from the east on FM 2920. The first group is expected to arrive between 9:30 and 10:00 a.m. The three other waves of cyclists will follow every 10 to 15 minutes thereafter.
\n Each group will take a short break at the Tomball Depot before continuing along Main Street to Four Corners and will…
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Friday Night Beginner Ride – Bull Creek Trails<\/a><\/h2>\n

The Austin Mountain Bikers Meetup Group<\/h3>\n

\n Friday, March 21, 2014\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 5:30 PM
\n Bull Creek
\n Old Spicewood Springs Rd, Austin, TX (map)
\n We’ll park near the restrooms and paved parking area – locate the group of cyclists
\n Hey folks,
\n We will start out on a short little track that is very smooth and easy. (a slight step up from Lady Bird Lake paths) If the group is up to the challenge, we can take on some additional trails with minor climbs and some rougher sections.
\n I am recovering from a broken leg, so pace is going to be slow.
\n We will be riding some of the paths near the Bull Creek area. I know these trails very well and the terrain can vary from very…\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Friday Night Beginner Ride – Bull Creek Trails<\/a><\/h2>\n

The Austin Mountain Bikers Meetup Group<\/h3>\n

\n Friday, April4, 2014\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 5:30 PM
\n Bull Creek
\n Old Spicewood Springs Rd, Austin, TX (map)
\n We’ll park near the restrooms and paved parking area – locate the group of cyclists
\n Hey folks,
\n We will start out on a short little track that is very smooth and easy. (a slight step up from Lady Bird Lake paths) If the group is up to the challenge, we can take on some additional trails with minor climbs and some rougher sections.
\n I am recovering from a broken leg, so pace is going to be slow.
\n We will be riding some of the paths near the Bull Creek area. I know these trails very well and the terrain can vary from very…\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Veterans and healing Soldiers ride to recovery<\/a><\/h2>\n

by Monica Cortez Multimedia Journalist\/Weekend Weathercaster\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.ktsm.com<\/h3>\n

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\n (El Paso) KTSM \u00e2\u20ac\u201d You’ve heard of the long road to recovery, and that is exactly what several wounded Soldiers and healing veterans are doing riding on the Ride 2 Recovery.
\n This is a unique challenge aimed toward veterans and soldiers who may have been wounded in combat.
\n It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a 450 mile stretch from Houston to Fort Worth Texas.\u00c2\u00a0 Veterans and servicemembers from all over the country gather at the starting line in Houston for their six-day journey.
\n “Whether it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s from direct fire or indirect fire, or just by seeing the results of combat, it…\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Cows and Crosswinds : A Fayetteville SR Recap<\/a><\/h2>\n

by Kathryn Hunter (photos: Jack Mott)\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0texasbikeracing.com<\/h3>\n

\n Fayetteville Stage Race Women\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Open Race Report
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\n Fayetteville, located about halfway between Austin and Houston in rolling farm country, has a genuine small-town feel. There\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s no Walmart, no bustling industrial quarter, no big chain hotels. The town isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t putting on an act for tourists\u00e2\u20ac\u201dit\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s got its work boots on, a dusty rancher who\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s more than happy to welcome you into his home but isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t strapping on spurs and dropping \u00e2\u20ac\u0153howdys\u00e2\u20ac\u009d so you can snap a photo and say you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve been out to where the buffalo roam. Unassuming, nostalgic, scenic in a diamond-in-the-rough sort of way, Fayetteville and its rural surroundings make for a memorable and entertaining two days of bike racing.
\n The Fayetteville Stage Race was my first real introduction to road racing in 2011, and I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve been back every year since (in 2013, as a pregnant spectator).\u00c2\u00a0 Put on by the Southwest Cycling Club, the races are always well-organized, and the weather is typically crisp and sunny. This year, the climate wasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t as…\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Changing group road ride behavior<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Richard Fries\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.peopleforbikes.org<\/h3>\n

\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153We have met the enemy and he is us.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d\u00c2\u00a0 –Walt Kelly, Pogo
\n When I helped pro cyclist Tim Johnson develop the first Ride on Washington in 2011, I figured we would be raising funds and awareness for PeopleForBikes while engaging elite athletes to support advocacy. That seemed like enough, right?
\n I also thought I could have an amazing five-day ride.
\n Turned out the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153amazing ride\u00e2\u20ac\u009d part would, in my opinion, ultimately provide a greater legacy for Tim, this ride, and this writer. Indeed, the funds and awareness are critical. But the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153amazing\u00e2\u20ac\u009d part of the ride is not how far or fast it rolls (both of which are amazing).\u00c2\u00a0 In addition to changing why we ride, this…\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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City will continue to make new bike lanes, creates advisory committee<\/a><\/h2>\n

By: Genevieve Curtis\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.kfoxtv.com<\/h3>\n

\n EL PASO, Texas–City Council has created a bike advisory committee instead of halting creation of new bike lanes.
\n Tuesday, City Rep. Dr. Michiel Noe proposed the city hold off from making any new bike lanes for a few months and instead focus on repairing and taking care of the existing bike lanes.
\n Noe presented slides of debris in bike lanes which forces cyclists not to use the lanes. He also showed slides where lanes had damage such as potholes, which deterred users.
\n But many in the local bike community said the solution was not to stop creating bike lanes.
\n City Council Rep Cortney Niland express her concerns that such a…
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Upcoming Events<\/a><\/h2>\n

San Angelo Bicycle Association<\/h3>\n

\n Loop Group – 03\/21\/2014
\n Mon Road Ride – 03\/24\/2014
\n Loop Group – 03\/25\/2014
\n Loop Group – 03\/28\/2014
\n Mon Road Ride – 03\/31\/2014\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Rudy\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Ride<\/a><\/h2>\n

Hill Country Bicycle Touring Club<\/h3>\n

\n Saturday April 12,: Ride begins at 9:00 a.m.\u00c2\u00a0 We will meet at Rudy\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s parking lot on hwy. 151 and West Over Hills Blvd.\u00c2\u00a0 This scenic and somewhat hilly 22 mile ride is a good way to get a good workout in a short period of time..\u00c2\u00a0 Come and check out this new route that avoids the traffic on Talley Road and some of the hills of the previous ride.\u00c2\u00a0 For…\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Stinson Field Mission Parkway Ride<\/a><\/h2>\n

Hill Country Bicycle Touring Club<\/h3>\n

\n Sunday, April 13th: We will meet in the parking lot across from Stinson Field Municipal Airport located at 8535 Mission Road San Antonio, TX 78214-3101. We will depart Promptly at 8:00 am for a choice between a 32 mile ride to Mission San Juan and then along Villamain Rd, the service road along IH 37 and then along Old Corpus Christi Road and back to Stinson or a 25 mile ride which will take us down Southton\u00c2\u00a0 road and…\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Great Texas Two Step Award<\/a><\/h2>\n

by Kelly Boucher\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Tyler Bicycle Club<\/h3>\n

\n The City of Tyler won an award for the mountain bike trail at Lindsey and the partnership with so many groups including the Tyler Bicycle Club.
\n Below is the letter regarding our award and the application we submitted is attached.
\n From the Texas Trails Network Award Nomination
\n I just wanted to let you know that your award nomination was selected for a Great Texas Two Step Award !\u00c2\u00a0 Congratulations!
\n It is very exciting to see the work going on in Tyler regarding trails and especially the Lindsey Park Mountain Bike Trail.\u00c2\u00a0 What a great example of…\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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More bike lanes coming to El Paso<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Cindy Ramirez \/ El Paso Times<\/h3>\n

\n New bicycle lanes will continue to be implemented citywide with input from area cyclists and under stricter standards than years past, city officials said Tuesday.
\n “I believe on this one, everybody won,” Mayor Oscar Leeser said following a sometimes heated debate about the funding, implementation and use of bike lanes during a City Council meeting.
\n The council voted down a proposal by city Rep. Michiel Noe that the city stop spending money on…\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Last minute adjustments before the R2R Texas Challenge<\/a><\/h2>\n

www.ktsm.com<\/h3>\n

\n FORT BLISS \u00e2\u20ac\u201d After a 30-mile Project HERO group ride which started at the “break of dawn” on Fort Bliss in the frigid temperatures and gusty winds, it was time for a last minute adjustment for my bicycle.
\n Pain in my low back and knee indicated it was time for the bicycle seat to be moved.\u00c2\u00a0 After foot surgery, neck surgery, and herniated discs in my low back, I don’t want to risk bad form – especially on a 450 mile ride!
\n The Specialized “Ruby” Carbon bicycle was then taken apart and is…
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Moving to Austin, should I sell my 180mm 26″ AM bike?<\/a><\/h2>\n

by foxphotog\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0forums.mtbr.com<\/h3>\n

\n Hi everyone.
\n I’ve recently learned of my acceptance into a Ph.D program at UT. I’m heading to Austin (from South Carolina) tomorrow morning to tour the school, visit, etc. I’m bringing my Scott Genius LT, and GT Ruckus dirt jumper, and hope to check out Walnut creek and Ninth Street DJ’s. I will have my girlfriend with me and I’m kind of limited on how much riding I can actually do.
\n My question is: Will a 180mm travel Scott Genius be way too much overkill for the Austin area? I work at a bike shop now and could get a sweet deal on a 29r, 2×10, 650b, or some other xc bike and sell the Genius. The thing is I would have to get the new bike before moving, as I would no longer be…\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Interview \u00e2\u20ac\u201c LBJ 100 Bicycle Tour \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Stonewall, TX<\/a><\/h2>\n

www.wheelbrothers.com<\/h3>\n

\n Are you ready to ride on into spring? Our latest interview with Ride Chair, Nolan Kuchn, gives you all the hot details for this cool ride. If you have been waiting for the perfect ride this spring, be sure to check this one out!
\n LBJ 100
\n Why join your ride?
\n Join our ride because there is something for everyone \u00e2\u20ac\u201c from the rank beginner to the seasoned cyclist!\u00c2\u00a0 Routes of 10, 30, 42, 62, and 85 miles.\u00c2\u00a0 We like to focus on the family by offering family discounts; we emphasize the outdoors, and we are arguably the premier springtime cycling event in the glorious Texas Hill Country.\u00c2\u00a0 Our ride tag line, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153A Ride to Preserve History,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d is appropriate. Luci Baines Johnson (LBJ\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s younger daughter) leads a narrated afternoon tour (by bicycle) of the historic landmarks on the ranch; we utilize three restored, rural Gillespie County Schools as rest stops. Plus, a ranger-led tour of the Texas White House is included in the registration. Simply show your ride bib number!
\n How long has your ride been around?
\n The initial LBJ 100 Bicycle Tour was in April 2008. The March 29 event this year will be our seventh annual.\u00c2\u00a0 Of course, we are also conducting the 2nd Annual LBJ 100 Individual Time Trial on the next day, Sunday, March 30.\u00c2\u00a0 It…\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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BikeTexas KidsKup at STORM Hill Country Challenge<\/a><\/h2>\n

BikeTexas.org<\/h3>\n

\n Saturday, March 29
\n Flat Rock Ranch, Comfort, TX
\n Registration: 12 PM
\n Safety clinic and racing: 2 PM
\n Course: All BTKK courses are designed for safety and fun, with beginner kids in mind, and are usually about 1\/4 mile in length. At many events, a separate shorter course is set up for kids on training wheels. The courses are always close to the venue area to allow easy spectating for parents and friends.
\n Categories: Training Wheels (all ages), 6 & under, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12. Depending on number of racers, fields may be combined or split into boys and girls classes. The younger categories will…
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Riding Bikes On The Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge In Dallas<\/a><\/h2>\n

by Richard Wezensky\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.bikedfw.org<\/h3>\n

\n \"\"
\n On March 1, the City of Dallas shut down one direction of the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge for the All Out Trinity event. Throughout the day, there were lots of activities that included a running event, yoga and a bike rodeo for kids – right on the bridge. Meanwhile, below the bridge there was an artisan market with food trucks and even more activities.
\n BikeDFW, was part of the event, which we shared with our friends from BikeTexas, Richardson Bike Mart , Mercy Street Community Bike Shop and many others. Throughout the day, thousands of participants came out to experience and enjoy the bridge from outside of their cars. Add that to some…\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Austin B-Cycle Breaks Bike Share Record During SXSW<\/a><\/h2>\n

by Gene Davis\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.austinpost.org<\/h3>\n

\n Austin’s new bike share system has already ridden into the record books, thanks to a spike in activity during South by Southwest.
\n Austin B-Cycle, which lets users rent bikes at one location and return them to another location, reported 17,724 bike checkouts during the festival (March 7\u00e2\u20ac\u201c16). On Saturday, March 15, the average Austin B-Cycle bike was checked out more than 10 different times, making 2,774 total bike checkouts. This stat trounced the previous record of…\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Race Results for Bicycle Sport Shop Pace Bend Race – Spicewood, TX<\/a><\/h2>\n

www.usacycling.org<\/h3>\n

\n Cross Country on 03\/16\/2014
\n Men – SS Open
\n Place \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Points \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Name\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0City, State\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Time \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0USAC #\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Bib\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Team
\n [1st Place] \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a01\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0448.99\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Alex Morgan\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Amarillo\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a002:09:39.000 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a025033 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a050 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Hill’s Sport Shop
\n [2nd Place] \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a02\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0459.84\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Matthew Barkley\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Cedar Park, TX\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a002:17:47.000 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0303278 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a074 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Texas Cycle Werks
\n [3rd Place] \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a03\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0470.68\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Jeff Shoemake\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Houston\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a002:18:17.000 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0111415 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a054 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0WayPastFast
\n 4\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0481.53\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Eric Jordan\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0New Braunfels, TX\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a002:20:03.000 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a018277 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a056 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Mellow Johnny’s Cycling
\n 5\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0492.38\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Matthew Sappington\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Round Rock, TX\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a002:24:06.000 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0358266 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a066 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0The Peddler Bike Shop
\n 6\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Jason Smith\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a002:24:07.000 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a065
\n 7\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0514.07\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Ben Kettle\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Austin\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a002:24:30.000 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0397747 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a053 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0The Peddler Bike Shop
\n 8\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0524.92\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Gerad Dambrosia\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Round Rock, TX\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a002:26:25.000 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0378991 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a034 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0OMW Racing…\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Tweets<\/h2>\n
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6th place in tonight's TNC! Good race, blog post tomorrow! #CRITSQUAD<\/a> #ParkPlace<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/J0rfaKEz2S<\/a><\/p>\n

— Chris Degenaars (@ChrisDegenaars) March 19, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n