{"id":2871,"date":"2009-08-29T23:31:34","date_gmt":"2009-08-30T04:31:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=2871"},"modified":"2009-08-29T23:45:57","modified_gmt":"2009-08-30T04:45:57","slug":"daily-blog-and-news-roundup-for-august-29th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2009\/08\/29\/daily-blog-and-news-roundup-for-august-29th\/","title":{"rendered":"Daily Blog and News Roundup for August 29th"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch%3Fv%3DajQgVDqv4Ug&amp;source=video&amp;vgc=rss&amp;usg=AFQjCNGoMdZfRAE6d8egRItfhmLfPGxYqA\" href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch%3Fv%3DajQgVDqv4Ug&amp;source=video&amp;vgc=rss&amp;usg=AFQjCNGoMdZfRAE6d8egRItfhmLfPGxYqA\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Cameron Park, Waco, Outback to Baseball Mountain Bike Trail<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nfrom www.youtube.com\u00c2\u00a0 &#8212; 03:17<br \/>\nCameron Park Waco Bicycle Club Advanced Beginner Group ride 08-27-09 video 10<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch%3Fv%3DxNbhvU51MZc&amp;source=video&amp;vgc=rss&amp;usg=AFQjCNHFN2xjPnC90IwGWLRwDADVbjQ-WQ\" href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch%3Fv%3DxNbhvU51MZc&amp;source=video&amp;vgc=rss&amp;usg=AFQjCNHFN2xjPnC90IwGWLRwDADVbjQ-WQ\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Cameron Park, Waco, Powder Monkey to Outback Mountain Bike Trail<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nfrom www.youtube.com &#8212; 07:42<br \/>\nCameron Park Waco Bicycle Club Advanced Beginner Group ride 08-27-09 video 09<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch%3Fv%3D7aOslWrKyYY&amp;source=video&amp;vgc=rss&amp;usg=AFQjCNEnVewIGcd0QaGurjvfEOTx_e9NYg\" href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch%3Fv%3D7aOslWrKyYY&amp;source=video&amp;vgc=rss&amp;usg=AFQjCNEnVewIGcd0QaGurjvfEOTx_e9NYg\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Cameron Park, Waco, Powder Monkey Mountain Bike Trail<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nfrom www.youtube.com &#8212; 01:50<br \/>\nCameron Park Waco Bicycle Club Advanced Beginner Group ride 08-27-09 video 08<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch%3Fv%3Dv9ZWoT23abE&amp;source=video&amp;vgc=rss&amp;usg=AFQjCNHgUitBbiWszbWeM7qG65oDKCPOFw\" href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch%3Fv%3Dv9ZWoT23abE&amp;source=video&amp;vgc=rss&amp;usg=AFQjCNHgUitBbiWszbWeM7qG65oDKCPOFw\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Cameron Park, Waco, Slinky to Torquer Mountain Bike Trail<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nfrom www.youtube.com &#8212; 01:43<br \/>\nCameron Park Waco Bicycle Club Advanced Beginner Group ride 08-27-09 video 04<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch%3Fv%3DjLzaQuqwnCI&amp;source=video&amp;vgc=rss&amp;usg=AFQjCNFWkYqlq4gGbx_U6OZka0uWiCn6Wg\" href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch%3Fv%3DjLzaQuqwnCI&amp;source=video&amp;vgc=rss&amp;usg=AFQjCNFWkYqlq4gGbx_U6OZka0uWiCn6Wg\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Cameron Park, Waco, Webers Run Mountain Bike Trail<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nfrom www.youtube.com &#8212; 01:46<br \/>\nCameron Park Waco Bicycle Club Advanced Beginner Group ride 08-27-09 video 06<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch%3Fv%3D7SGpm6e9bYk&amp;source=video&amp;vgc=rss&amp;usg=AFQjCNEPmBh_6XDK7IYPnxIBXN0x3lgBuw\" href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch%3Fv%3D7SGpm6e9bYk&amp;source=video&amp;vgc=rss&amp;usg=AFQjCNEPmBh_6XDK7IYPnxIBXN0x3lgBuw\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Cameron Park, Waco, Torquer to Webers Run Mountain Bike Trail<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nfrom www.youtube.com &#8212; 02:37<br \/>\nCameron Park Waco Bicycle Club Advanced Beginner Group ride 08-27-09 video 05<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch%3Fv%3Dx2YB0ueRH04&amp;source=video&amp;vgc=rss&amp;usg=AFQjCNGaOkrMM5ehGM7474AJ4qqiUEsImQ\" href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch%3Fv%3Dx2YB0ueRH04&amp;source=video&amp;vgc=rss&amp;usg=AFQjCNGaOkrMM5ehGM7474AJ4qqiUEsImQ\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Cameron Park, Waco, Kite Mountain Bike Trail<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nfrom www.youtube.com &#8212; 03:51<br \/>\nCameron Park Waco Bicycle Club Advanced Beginner Group ride 08-27-09 video 03<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.timesrecordnews.com\/news\/2009\/aug\/29\/cyclists-roll-in-for-racing\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.timesrecordnews.com\/news\/2009\/aug\/29\/cyclists-roll-in-for-racing\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Milder&#8217;N Hell 100<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby Times Record News<br \/>\nClaire Whelan\/Times Record News A rider on a recumbent bicycle chats with another cyclist Saturday as they ride up a hill west of Burkburnett. &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.timesrecordnews.com\/news\/2009\/aug\/29\/themed-rest-stops-a-highlight-of-bicycle-race\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.timesrecordnews.com\/news\/2009\/aug\/29\/themed-rest-stops-a-highlight-of-bicycle-race\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Themed rest stops a highlight of bicycle race<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby Times Record News<br \/>\nHe stopped at the Margaritaville-themed rest stop, which sat outside Burkburnett at the intersection of FM 368 and Texas Highway 240, and quickly found what &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/jimsbikeblog.wordpress.com\/2009\/08\/29\/the-darkest-place-in-america\/\" href=\"http:\/\/jimsbikeblog.wordpress.com\/2009\/08\/29\/the-darkest-place-in-america\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The darkest place in America? \u00c2\u00ab Jim&#8217;s Bike Blog<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby jimsbikeblog<br \/>\nBut when our cross-country bicycle caravan passes though the vast empty country of West Texas on a 91-mile ride from Van Horn to Fort Davis on Oct. 13, we&#8217;ll be in a place with some of the darkest, clearest night skies in the &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.austin360.com\/recreation\/content\/recreation\/stories\/2009\/08\/0831fitcity.html\" href=\"http:\/\/www.austin360.com\/recreation\/content\/recreation\/stories\/2009\/08\/0831fitcity.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Three-day Tour of Austin bike race series debuts Labor Day weekend<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby Austin 360<br \/>\n&#8230; on the national calendar,&#8221; says Willis, a former collegiate national champion bike racer who is also president of the Texas Bicycle Racing Association. &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.timesrecordnews.com\/news\/2009\/aug\/27\/bicyclists-motorists-advised-to-shape-up\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.timesrecordnews.com\/news\/2009\/aug\/27\/bicyclists-motorists-advised-to-shape-up\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bicyclists, motorists advised to shape up<\/a><br \/>\nby Times Record News<br \/>\nIn Texas, bike riders have the same rights on the roads as vehicle drivers.<br \/>\nOn any road on any day in August, you might see a motorist driving behind a group of cyclists. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a typical scene in Wichita Falls in the weeks leading&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.underthedome.com\/2009\/08\/hottern-hell-100.html\" href=\"http:\/\/www.underthedome.com\/2009\/08\/hottern-hell-100.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Under the Dome: Hotter&#8217;n Hell 100<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby Steve Harrelson<br \/>\nThe forecast calls for a high of 95 tomorrow, which will be downright pleasant in comparison. The race has become the largest endurance bicycle race in the country. I&#8217;m actually staying in Gainesville, Texas tonight, which is on Hwy. &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><em><strong>I don&#8217;t put much news about Lance here since he gets plenty of press from everyone but this is one of those exceptions.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/dallas.topnuws.com\/?p=789\" href=\"http:\/\/dallas.topnuws.com\/?p=789\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Armstrong tweets during hometown bike ride \u00e2\u20ac\u201c My West Texas<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby admin<br \/>\nLance Armstrong went on a leisurely bike ride through suburban Dallas and used Twitter to share tweets from stops along the way in Plano, his estranged hometown. &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/joannebartlett.blogspot.com\/2009\/08\/ride-of-connection.html\" href=\"http:\/\/joannebartlett.blogspot.com\/2009\/08\/ride-of-connection.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Love To Run Love To Pedal: Ride Of Connection<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby Joanne<br \/>\nOnly midnight, yet only 7 hours away from the big ride. Today Philip is riding the &#8220;Hotter n Hell&#8221; in Wichita Falls Texas. A 100 mile endurance ride braving the hot Texas sun. Survival is defiantly a badge of cycling honour. &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.austin360.com\/event\/events2\/etc\/userEventDisplay.jspd?eventStatus=Approved&amp;eventid=254429\" href=\"http:\/\/www.austin360.com\/event\/events2\/etc\/userEventDisplay.jspd?eventStatus=Approved&amp;eventid=254429\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Texas 4000 Tribute<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby Austin 360<br \/>\nAt the conclusion of the longest annual charity bike ride in the world, and with a message of hope and celebration, we bring you the Texas 4000 Tribute 2009 &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.timesrecordnews.com\/news\/2009\/aug\/29\/hhh-weekend-under-way\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.timesrecordnews.com\/news\/2009\/aug\/29\/hhh-weekend-under-way\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>HHH weekend under way<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby Times Record News<br \/>\nTerry said he started cycling 10 to 12 years ago as a way to get into shape \u00e2\u20ac\u201d and lost 135 pounds. He&#8217;ll ride in this year&#8217;s HHH road race and in the &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cameron Park, Waco, Outback to Baseball Mountain Bike Trail from www.youtube.com\u00c2\u00a0 &#8212; 03:17 Cameron Park Waco Bicycle Club Advanced Beginner Group ride 08-27-09 video 10 Cameron Park, Waco, Powder Monkey to Outback Mountain Bike Trail from www.youtube.com &#8212; 07:42 Cameron <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2009\/08\/29\/daily-blog-and-news-roundup-for-august-29th\/\"><span class=\"more-msg\">Continue reading &rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[14],"tags":[660],"class_list":["post-2871","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bicycling-news","tag-digest-of-bicycle-blog-posts"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-Kj","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2871","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2871"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2871\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2871"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2871"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2871"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}