{"id":28044,"date":"2014-10-27T23:17:24","date_gmt":"2014-10-28T04:17:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=28044"},"modified":"2014-10-27T23:17:24","modified_gmt":"2014-10-28T04:17:24","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-digest-october-27th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2014\/10\/27\/texas-bicycling-news-digest-october-27th\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News Digest October 27th"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.yourhoustonnews.com\/courier\/news\/half-way-there--year-old-bikes-across-america-for\/article_79d57ed9-c6ef-5ec1-86d8-6ad58a6e4204.html\">Half-way there: 9-year-old bikes across America for cancer cure<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>By Matthew Costa\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.yourhoustonnews.com<\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com\/yourhoustonnews.com\/content\/tncms\/assets\/v3\/editorial\/c\/48\/c4832078-5e75-53a6-a98f-3801aea2ae02\/544dc251269b6.image.jpg?resize=400%2C266\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"266\" \/><br \/>\nVery few people would ever consider riding a bike across a state. Some might even believe going across a county is impossible.<br \/>\nFor 9-year-old CJ Burford though, going a far distance on his bike is just another day\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s goal.<br \/>\nBut Burford isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t just going across the state of Texas, he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s biking with his family across the entire United States in an effort to raise funds to help fight cancer for children.<br \/>\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153God told me to do this when I was 5-years old,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Burford at a stop in Conroe. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I asked my mom if I should ride my bike for Jesus, and she said, \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcYes you&#8230;<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">#meetup_oembed .mu_clearfix:after { visibility: hidden; display: block; font-size: 0; content: \" \"; clear: both; height: 0; }* html #meetup_oembed .mu_clearfix, *:first-child+html #meetup_oembed .mu_clearfix { zoom: 1; }#meetup_oembed { background:#eee;border:1px solid #ccc;padding:10px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;border-radius:3px;margin:0; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; }#meetup_oembed h3 { font-weight:normal; margin:0 0 10px; padding:0; line-height:26px; font-family:Georgia,Palatino,serif; font-size:24px }#meetup_oembed p { margin: 0 0 10px; padding:0; line-height:16px; }#meetup_oembed img { border:none; margin:0; padding:0; }#meetup_oembed a, #meetup_oembed a:visited, #meetup_oembed a:link { color: #1B76B3; text-decoration: none; cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; }#meetup_oembed a:hover { color: #1B76B3; text-decoration: underline; }#meetup_oembed a.mu_button { font-size:14px; -moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;border-radius:3px;border:2px solid #A7241D;color:white!important;text-decoration:none;background-color: #CA3E47; background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #ca3e47, #a8252e); background-image: -webkit-gradient(linear, left bottom, left top, color-stop(0, #a8252e), color-stop(1, #ca3e47));disvplay:inline-block;padding:5px 10px; }#meetup_oembed a.mu_button:hover { color: #fff!important; text-decoration: none; }#meetup_oembed .photo { width:50px; height:50px; overflow:hidden;background:#ccc;float:left;margin:0 5px 0 0;text-align:center;padding:1px; }#meetup_oembed .photo img { height:50px }#meetup_oembed .number { font-size:18px; }#meetup_oembed .thing { text-transform: uppercase; color: #555; }<\/style>\n<div id=\"meetup_oembed\" style=\"height:254px\">\n<div style=\"max-height:214px;overflow:hidden\">\n<h3>Time change?  Time for Trans\/Gap<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin:5px 0;font-size:16px\">Sunday, Nov 2, 2014,  8:00 AM<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 5px;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">The Bagel Shop<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size:12px;\">985 N Resler  El Paso, TX<\/span><\/p>\n<p>          <span style=\"color:#4F8A10;font-size:16px;\">5 Cyclists Went<\/span>           <\/p>\n<div style=\"margin:5px 0 10px\" class=\"mu_clearfix\">\n<div class=\"photo\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/secure.meetupstatic.com\/photos\/member\/1\/f\/c\/e\/thumb_196748142.jpeg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"photo\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/secure.meetupstatic.com\/photos\/member\/1\/0\/c\/4\/thumb_196744292.jpeg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"photo\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/secure.meetupstatic.com\/photos\/member\/a\/2\/4\/6\/thumb_83981542.jpeg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"photo\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/secure.meetupstatic.com\/photos\/member\/3\/8\/1\/a\/thumb_199634362.jpeg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"line-height:16px\">Leave from Bagel Shop on Resler at 8 am, using that extra hour of sleep to go over West Transmt, then over Anthony Gap. 50 miles,\u00c2\u00a0 18-20 mph, Lisa Studdard,[masked]<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin:10px 0 0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/ElPasoBicycleClub\/events\/213285412\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"mu_button\"><strong>Check out this Meetup &rarr;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chron.com\/opinion\/editorials\/article\/Ups-and-down-5850417.php\">Ups and down<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>www.chron.com<\/h3>\n<p>Our mobility edition for the perfect fall weather.<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ww1.hdnux.com\/photos\/32\/73\/14\/7058208\/3\/622x350.jpg?resize=510%2C350\" alt=\"\" width=\"510\" height=\"350\" \/><br \/>\nThe AC&#8217;s off and the Thumbs-cycle is back on the road. In that spirit:<br \/>\n[Up] Mama said to start on a good note so despite too many fatalities, pot holes and &#8220;sliver-thin bike lanes,&#8221; the website of Bicycling magazine carried this headline on a story about riding in Houston: &#8220;Thanks to a bike-loving mayor and tireless advocates \u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 a sprawling, traffic-clogged city transformed itself into America&#8217;s most improved cycling town.&#8221;<br \/>\n[Up] And there&#8217;s more good news ahead. Our first protected on-street bicycle lane opens by the end of the year when barriers are off of back-order. This trail will take riders from the east side of downtown to the magnificent Buffalo Bayou Park.<br \/>\n[Down] But we&#8217;re here to help make things better, so why does the city of Houston allow trash cans to be placed inside bike lanes? This wouldn&#8217;t be an issue if the good mayor and her security detail commuted to&#8230;<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/brazoscyclists.org\/2014\/10\/cs-city-council-position-5-candidates-address-transit-questions\/\">CS City Council Position 5 Candidates address transit questions<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>brazoscyclists.org<\/h3>\n<p>The BVC bicyclists recently contacted two of the College Station 2014 City Council Candidates for Place 5 to gain perspective on how they plan to address bicycling and other transportation issues as City Councilmembers. Here, in order, is the message we sent, as well as the candidates\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 replies, in the order received:<br \/>\nDear Ms. Schultz and Ms. Harvall,<br \/>\nOn behalf of the Brazos Valley Cyclists, a local association of bicycling enthusiasts (http:\/\/brazoscyclists.org), could I impose and ask for a few minutes of your time to answer a question we have?\u00c2\u00a0 I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll send your responses to our listserv and post them on our blog.<br \/>\nThe question is:\u00c2\u00a0 What do you see as the largest transportation challenges that you will work to address as a city council member, and how will you address those transportation challenges?<br \/>\nThe questions we are not asking (but which offer a sense of cyclist sentiment) included<br \/>\n\u00e2\u20ac\u201c would you fund bike lanes and bicycle-specific detection at intersections?<br \/>\n\u00e2\u20ac\u201c would you support regulations that punish car drivers who hit cyclists rather than just chalking it&#8230;<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/austinonabike.com\/a-better-way-from-downtown-to-the-pedestrian-bridge-is-on-the-way\/\">A Better Way from Downtown to the Pedestrian Bridge is on the Way<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>Austin on a Bike<\/h3>\n<p>I swear, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s like every year the city gives or takes away my favorite way to get to the pedestrian bridge from downtown. This year, thankfully, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s giving and not taking away.<br \/>\nNo, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not that sweet, bike-only path, but instead Seaholm Drive, which cuts downhill from 3rd street (west of that rickety bike\/ped bridge) to the part of 2nd street that you didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t really realize existed. Simply put, we won\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t have to ride down that terrible concrete barrier bike lane anymore and we won\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t have to brave the skinny sidewalk on Lamar either.<br \/>\nAccording to the email from the city, construction should be complete around November 3rd (my birthday is the next day, in case you were wondering \u00e2\u20ac\u201c and also when that underpass bike path has opened or closed over the past&#8230;<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/austinonabike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_01491-e1414434629432.jpg?resize=640%2C853\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/texascx.com\/2014\/10\/27\/race-preview-bcrcx-11-01-14\/\">Race Preview \u00e2\u20ac\u201c BCRCX \u00e2\u20ac\u201c 11.01.14<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>by joeyTWOwheels\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0texascx.com<\/h3>\n<p>Remember Escalara Loca in Fort Worth in 2011?<br \/>\nOr the brilliant dash up the side of the hill at Spotts Park at BCRCX 2013?<br \/>\nEither race will remind a cyclocross racer that stairs are legitimate obstacles. In fact, the more the merrier.<br \/>\nWe caught up with local fast men Scott Minard and Nathan Mills of BCR (the director and marketing chief, respectively) about this year\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s BCRCX:<br \/>\n2014BCRCX2Tell us about your infamous, compact course and how it might vary this year.<br \/>\nIt will be very similar to last year. Lots of fast sweeping turns, a high speed sand pit, a little bit of elevation and of course the infamous stairway to heaven, which is six flights of pain per lap. The only&#8230;<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/texascx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/2014BCRCX2-225x300.jpg?resize=225%2C300\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/texascx.com\/2014\/10\/27\/race-preview-give-me-some-sugar-cx-11-02-14\/\">Race Preview \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Give Me Some Sugar CX \u00e2\u20ac\u201c 11.02.14<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>by joeyTWOwheels\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0texascx.com<\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/texascx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/GiveMeSomeSugarCX_2014flyer.jpg?resize=640%2C812\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"812\" \/><br \/>\nBoo!<br \/>\nGiveMeSomeSugarCX_2014flyerHalloween Weekend is upon us and we have four big races to choose from. Here at TexasCX.com we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re writing em up as they come in. First up, Give Me Some Sugar CX in Houston.<br \/>\nWe spoke with veteran cross course designer and event Director, Bryan Voytilla of Kolo Promotions, about this event.<br \/>\nSo, let\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s cut to the chase. You built a giant flyover. HUGE. Tell me about this over-engineered beast.<br \/>\nWell first off major credit for the course design goes to Joey Martinez and Rob Sisk. These guys are brilliant when it comes to putting a course together. The fly-over credit goes to Joey Martinez (check him out on Instagram @jamzilla84), this guy can build anything and he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s one fast single speeder. We wanted to do something that would raise the bar. Sugar_FlyoverThis is the Texas Cup series after all, and we feel people need to&#8230;<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/business\/autos\/la-fi-hy-californa-leads-national-bicycle-deaths-20141027-story.html\">Bicycle traffic deaths soar; California leads nation<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>By Jerry Hirsch\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.latimes.com<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/www.trbimg.com\/img-544e60ff\/turbine\/lat-bikecrash-la0005476116-20141027\/750\/750x422\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" \/><br \/>\nIf you are going to be killed by a car while riding a bicycle, there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a good chance you are male, older than 20 and living in California or Florida.<br \/>\nThat\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the finding of a report issued Monday by the Governors Highway Safety Assn. that also noted that between 2010 and 2012, U.S. bicyclist deaths increased by 16%.<br \/>\nCalifornia, with 338 cyclists killed in collisions with motor vehicles, and Florida, with 329, had the highest totals during that period, the report said.<br \/>\nThey also had the largest increases in annual cyclist traffic fatalities from 2010 to 2012. Florida\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s deaths rose by 37 to 120 in 2012 while cyclist traffic fatalities in California rose by 23 to 123. California had the most bicyclists killed of any state in 2012.<br \/>\nNationally, cyclist traffic deaths jumped from 621 in 2010 to 680 in 2011 and 722 in 2012. The 16% increase was far greater than other&#8230;<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">#meetup_oembed .mu_clearfix:after { visibility: hidden; display: block; font-size: 0; content: \" \"; clear: both; height: 0; }* html #meetup_oembed .mu_clearfix, *:first-child+html #meetup_oembed .mu_clearfix { zoom: 1; }#meetup_oembed { background:#eee;border:1px solid #ccc;padding:10px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;border-radius:3px;margin:0; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; }#meetup_oembed h3 { font-weight:normal; margin:0 0 10px; padding:0; line-height:26px; font-family:Georgia,Palatino,serif; font-size:24px }#meetup_oembed p { margin: 0 0 10px; padding:0; line-height:16px; }#meetup_oembed img { border:none; margin:0; padding:0; }#meetup_oembed a, #meetup_oembed a:visited, #meetup_oembed a:link { color: #1B76B3; text-decoration: none; cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; }#meetup_oembed a:hover { color: #1B76B3; text-decoration: underline; }#meetup_oembed a.mu_button { font-size:14px; -moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;border-radius:3px;border:2px solid #A7241D;color:white!important;text-decoration:none;background-color: #CA3E47; background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #ca3e47, #a8252e); background-image: -webkit-gradient(linear, left bottom, left top, color-stop(0, #a8252e), color-stop(1, #ca3e47));disvplay:inline-block;padding:5px 10px; }#meetup_oembed a.mu_button:hover { color: #fff!important; text-decoration: none; }#meetup_oembed .photo { width:50px; height:50px; overflow:hidden;background:#ccc;float:left;margin:0 5px 0 0;text-align:center;padding:1px; }#meetup_oembed .photo img { height:50px }#meetup_oembed .number { font-size:18px; }#meetup_oembed .thing { text-transform: uppercase; color: #555; }<\/style>\n<div id=\"meetup_oembed\" style=\"height:270px\">\n<div style=\"max-height:230px;overflow:hidden\">\n<h3>Memorial to Downtown and Back Mountain Bike Ride<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin:5px 0;font-size:16px\">Saturday, Nov 29, 2014,  9:00 AM<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 5px;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Memorial Park<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size:12px;\">N Picnic Ln Houston, TX<\/span><\/p>\n<p>          <span style=\"color:#4F8A10;font-size:16px;\">11 cyclists Went<\/span>           <\/p>\n<div style=\"margin:5px 0 10px\" class=\"mu_clearfix\">\n<div class=\"photo\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/secure.meetupstatic.com\/photos\/member\/5\/7\/b\/e\/thumb_164302462.jpeg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"photo\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/secure.meetupstatic.com\/photos\/member\/6\/f\/9\/3\/thumb_241888563.jpeg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"photo\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/secure.meetupstatic.com\/photos\/member\/a\/d\/e\/3\/thumb_246824515.jpeg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"photo\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/secure.meetupstatic.com\/photos\/member\/7\/2\/8\/a\/thumb_213749322.jpeg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"photo\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/secure.meetupstatic.com\/photos\/member\/c\/9\/3\/8\/thumb_79851512.jpeg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"photo\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/secure.meetupstatic.com\/photos\/member\/c\/5\/3\/f\/thumb_242690495.jpeg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"photo\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/secure.meetupstatic.com\/photos\/member\/7\/0\/5\/a\/thumb_66748762.jpeg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"photo\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/secure.meetupstatic.com\/photos\/member\/b\/a\/0\/6\/thumb_231947622.jpeg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"line-height:16px\">Memorial to Downtown and Back Mountain Bike RideIf you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re wondering what to do about that mountain or Hybrid bicycle hanging up in the garage, Come out and enjoy the scenic routes to downtown Houston Market Area from Memorial Park.What helps me to be\u00c2\u00a0active in Mountain Biking all year around.:I do not hang my Mountain Bike up on hooks out of the&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin:10px 0 0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/82bb2ca3-1074-43fa-8b06-a2e5313acad9\/events\/208893362\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"mu_button\"><strong>Check out this Meetup &rarr;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.khou.com\/story\/news\/features\/2014\/10\/27\/firefighterscyclists-honor-fallen-firefighters\/18023953\/\">Firefighters\/cyclists honor fallen firefighters<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>Kevin Reece, KHOU 11 News \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.khou.com<\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/khou-download.edgesuite.net\/video\/15989280\/15989280_Still.jpg?resize=640%2C360\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" \/><br \/>\nThe families of four fallen Houston firefighters each received a $2,000 donation on Monday. But the money wasn&#8217;t as important as the gesture and the promise that their loved ones memories are being kept alive.<br \/>\nThe Brotherhood Ride is a group of firefighters, police officers and EMT&#8217;s who hold annual bicycle rides across the country to honor the fallen. Their first ride was in 2007 after the deaths of 9 firefighters in Charleston, South Carolina. Since then the cyclists have logged more than 3,600 miles through 14 states and raised more than $118,000 in donations.<br \/>\nEarlier this year riders traveled 760 miles in 9 days from Plaquemine, Louisiana to&#8230;<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bicycling.com\/blogs\/thehub\/2700-miles-27-days-27-million-lives\">2,700 Miles, 27 Days, 27 Million Lives<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>www.bicycling.com<\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bicycling.com\/sites\/bicycling.com\/files\/blogs\/2014\/10\/luis-leonardo-hope27.jpg?resize=728%2C540\" alt=\"\" width=\"728\" height=\"540\" \/><br \/>\nRiding 2,700 miles in 27 days\u00e2\u20ac\u201dfrom Los Angeles to Charleston, South Carolina\u00e2\u20ac\u201dmay seem a little crazy. Add in the fact that Luis Leonardo is stopping in towns along the way to challenge law enforcement officials and other local luminaries to do a 27-second plank with him, and you have a recipe for one tired man at the end of the month. Oh yeah: He\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s making the trip on a singlespeed.<br \/>\nHe\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s also raising awareness for the new nonprofit Hope and Rescue Foundation and its Hope27 campaign, with the end goal of ending human trafficking. The project gets its name from the 27 million people worldwide that the US estimates are working in slavery\u00e2\u20ac\u201da figure that includes child soldiers and those who have been forced into sexual servitude or domestic or manual labor.<br \/>\nBicycling spoke with Leonardo 2,000 miles into his journey, which was scheduled to finish October 27, and found him in high spirits.<br \/>\nBicycling: How far in are you right now?<br \/>\nLuis Leonardo: I just passed the 2,000 mile mark, so getting there! Only 700 more to go&#8230;<br \/>\nIt\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s great when 700 miles seems like a small amount.<br \/>\nIsn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t that crazy? I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve been averaging 100 miles a day, and on a good day when there isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t much wind or&#8230;<\/p>\n<h2>Tweets<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">If you haven&#39;t seen, we&#39;ve finally gotten around to updating our events page. If you know of an upcoming event&#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/wSMjxeHuw0\">http:\/\/t.co\/wSMjxeHuw0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MountainBikeTx.com (@MountainBikeTx) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MountainBikeTx\/status\/526926685909037057?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 28, 2014<\/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\/Albertsons?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Albertsons<\/a> is that a cart rack or a bike rack?  Just want a proper place to park my bike while I shop&#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/Wm9KVfJ0yP\">pic.twitter.com\/Wm9KVfJ0yP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bike Hombre &#8211; STREETS ARE FOR PEOPLE (@sbwhite) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sbwhite\/status\/526894513932206082?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 28, 2014<\/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\">Ride Schedule for week of October 80<\/p>\n<p>*Tuesday &#8211; Mandatory ID&#39;s &amp; Lights <br \/>Meet : 6 pm Album Park to ** Ft Bliss&#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/5Kw8RAIJ0m\">http:\/\/t.co\/5Kw8RAIJ0m<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; EP Cyclists (@EPCyclists) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EPCyclists\/status\/526894492658724864?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 28, 2014<\/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\">Event: El Paso Bicycle Advisory Committee First Meeting &#8211; When: Wed Oct 29, 2014 5pm to 6pm\u00c2\u00a0 CDT Where: 218 N Camp&#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/DRNMHzpdjP\">http:\/\/t.co\/DRNMHzpdjP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; BikeTexas (@BikeTexas) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BikeTexas\/status\/526890443515379713?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 28, 2014<\/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 joined neighbors &amp; friends at Bikefest to open the new Southern Walnut Creek Trail on the East side: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KVUE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KVUE<\/a> story: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lHUSc4oAuI\">https:\/\/t.co\/lHUSc4oAuI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Lloyd Doggett (@RepLloydDoggett) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepLloydDoggett\/status\/526822104847896576?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 27, 2014<\/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\">Ride the BikeHouston Moonlight Ramble?  Pls complete our survey &amp; help us make it 2015 better <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/5qzRuswQkM\">http:\/\/t.co\/5qzRuswQkM<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/tvBzZpVtW2\">pic.twitter.com\/tvBzZpVtW2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; BikeHouston (@BikeHouston) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BikeHouston\/status\/526843771489497089?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 27, 2014<\/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\">To members and friends of the Texas High School Mountain Bike League,<\/p>\n<p>Come and join us at Reveille Peak Ranch on&#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/xUI1gQTMyi\">http:\/\/t.co\/xUI1gQTMyi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Reveille Peak Ranch (@RPRTexas) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RPRTexas\/status\/526822614522937344?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 27, 2014<\/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\">Join the Austin Ridge Riders Mountain Bike Club for a group ride at RPR Dec. 13! All mountain bikers are welcome,&#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/WFQYz4wuFi\">http:\/\/t.co\/WFQYz4wuFi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Reveille Peak Ranch (@RPRTexas) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RPRTexas\/status\/526782288475201537?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 27, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/bikenoob\/status\/526742725925027841<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A couple members of our Bike Friendly Fort Worth Board of Directors helped to teach a bicycling safety class in&#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/A2v2clk48M\">http:\/\/t.co\/A2v2clk48M<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bike Friendly FW (@BikeFriendlyFW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BikeFriendlyFW\/status\/526740051716501504?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 27, 2014<\/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 are officially closed for hunting season. Was a great year. See everyone January 1st. <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/0mNoYh2DoL\">pic.twitter.com\/0mNoYh2DoL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Flat Rock Ranch (@jdreiss) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jdreiss\/status\/526693150052450305?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 27, 2014<\/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>Half-way there: 9-year-old bikes across America for cancer cure By Matthew Costa\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.yourhoustonnews.com Very few people would ever consider riding a bike across a state. Some might even believe going across a county is impossible. 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