{"id":2625,"date":"2009-07-22T22:45:10","date_gmt":"2009-07-23T04:45:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=2625"},"modified":"2009-07-22T22:45:10","modified_gmt":"2009-07-23T04:45:10","slug":"daily-blog-and-news-roundup-for-july-22nd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2009\/07\/22\/daily-blog-and-news-roundup-for-july-22nd\/","title":{"rendered":"Daily Blog and News Roundup for July 22nd"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.reporternews.com\/news\/2009\/jul\/22\/tour-de-gap\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.reporternews.com\/news\/2009\/jul\/22\/tour-de-gap\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Tour de Gap resumes Saturday<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby Abilene Reporter-News &#8211; Abilene,TX,USA<br \/>\nJohn Colburn cruises along Highway 277 on his recumbent bicycle during the 70-mile race of the Tour de Gap last year. Lance Bowers and Tom Pharris at the &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.princegeorgecitizen.com\/20090721203624\/local\/news\/texas-cyclists-make-pit-stop-on-journey-to-alaska.html\" href=\"http:\/\/www.princegeorgecitizen.com\/20090721203624\/local\/news\/texas-cyclists-make-pit-stop-on-journey-to-alaska.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Texas cyclists make pit stop on journey to Alaska<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby Prince George Citizen &#8211; Prince George,British Columbia,Canada<br \/>\nTexas 4000 riders head down Winnipeg Street on their way to Vanderhoof on Tuesday. (Citizen photo by Brent Braaten) More than 20 bicycle riders powered &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><em><strong>Obviously these people do not know what they are missing!<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/news.fresnobike.org\/2009\/07\/day-17-shamrock-texas-to-weatherford.html\" href=\"http:\/\/news.fresnobike.org\/2009\/07\/day-17-shamrock-texas-to-weatherford.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Fresno Bicycle Coalition News: Day 17: Shamrock, Texas to &#8230;<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby Lori Cherry<br \/>\nDay 17: Shamrock, Texas to Weatherford, Oklahoma. Halleluia! We are out of Texas. We are not out of the wind however, but at least we have left Texas behind. The Ride: 105 miles 2500 ft of climbing. Our path was northeast&#8230;the &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.gosanangelo.com\/news\/2009\/jul\/21\/cycling-a-good-alternative-to-beat-the-heat\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gosanangelo.com\/news\/2009\/jul\/21\/cycling-a-good-alternative-to-beat-the-heat\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>BEN PASSONS: Cycling a good alternative to beat the heat<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby San Angelo Standard Times &#8211; san angelo,tx,USA<br \/>\nAlso, the wind, a mixed blessing of which we are lucky enough to have in great quantity in West Texas, is a bit more cooling when you&#8217;re zooming along at 20 &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.cleburnetimesreview.com\/local\/local_story_202101806.html\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cleburnetimesreview.com\/local\/local_story_202101806.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>On the road again<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby Cleburne Times-Review &#8211; Cleburne,TX,USA<br \/>\nMoney raised by the races benefits nonprofit organizations in the Cleburne area. The event has grown to become the second largest bike race in North Texas.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.thestreet.com\/story\/10548342\/1\/ramp-up-your-redesign.html?cm_ven=GOOGLEFI\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thestreet.com\/story\/10548342\/1\/ramp-up-your-redesign.html?cm_ven=GOOGLEFI\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Ramp Up Your Redesign<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby TheStreet.com<br \/>\nBy David Port of Entrepreneur.com Confronted with a dumbfounding 90% drop-off in revenue at his high-end, custom bicycle business in San Antonio, Texas, &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/sports\/ci_12879849\" href=\"http:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/sports\/ci_12879849\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Mountain biking gets needed jolt<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby Denver Post<br \/>\nA key component to that is the advent of high school racing programs being established in states such as California and Texas, and a strong push toward a &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/news.fresnobike.org\/2009\/07\/day-15-texas-hell-and-day-16-texas.html\" href=\"http:\/\/news.fresnobike.org\/2009\/07\/day-15-texas-hell-and-day-16-texas.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Fresno Bicycle Coalition News: Day 15: Texas Hell and Day 16 &#8230;<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby Lori Cherry<br \/>\nYesterday we crossed the Texas state line. Now we are in the panhandle of Texas. So far it has not been our favorite state. High heat, heavy winds, and a flat undulating long long long road to Amarillo. The long day on Saturday already &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.dailyspark.com\/blog.asp?post=consider_an_active_commute_for_better_health\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailyspark.com\/blog.asp?post=consider_an_active_commute_for_better_health\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Consider An Active Commute For Better Health<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby dailyspark.com<br \/>\nSince I live in Texas and work in various venues, taking a shower and changing clothes upon arrival often isn&#8217;t an option and arriving at a client&#8217;s home or place of business all sweaty and in my biking or walking clothes certainly isn&#8217;t. &#8230;.. At the beginning of the summer, my boyfriend convinced me to buy a bicycle (well, ask my parents for one as a birthday gift) so we could ride together on weekends. I hadn&#8217;t been on a bicycle in over 5 years and had never been on a &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/google\/20090722006218\/en\" href=\"http:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/google\/20090722006218\/en\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Bike MS: Valero 2009 Alamo Ride to the River Enhances its 20-Year &#8230;<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby Business Wire (press release) &#8211; San Francisco,CA,USA<br \/>\nBike MS: Valero is one of three outstanding fundraising rides hosted by the National MS Society, Lone Star Chapter in Texas. Other rides include the BP MS &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tour de Gap resumes Saturday by Abilene Reporter-News &#8211; Abilene,TX,USA John Colburn cruises along Highway 277 on his recumbent bicycle during the 70-mile race of the Tour de Gap last year. 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