{"id":28712,"date":"2015-01-07T23:54:35","date_gmt":"2015-01-08T05:54:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=28712"},"modified":"2015-01-08T00:00:33","modified_gmt":"2015-01-08T06:00:33","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-digest-january-7th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2015\/01\/07\/texas-bicycling-news-digest-january-7th\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News Digest January 7th"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our View: Improving local bike travel could be good for Lubbock and Tech<\/a><\/h2>\n

By A-J Editorial Board\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0lubbockonline.com<\/h3>\n

Lubbock isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t a very bicycle-friendly city, but maybe it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a good time to look into seeing what it would take to become one.
\nBicycle travel is economical, a healthy activity for the riders and environmentally friendly. The problem is local cycling isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t as safe or as convenient to the bicycle riders as it could be.
\nTexas Tech received an award from the League of American Bicyclists in 2013 for being a bronze bicycle-friendly university. Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t look for the …<\/p>\n

Classmates of Donna teen killed in auto-bicycle wreck collect money for his funeral.<\/a><\/h2>\n

by Ryan Wolf\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.valleycentral.com<\/h3>\n

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\nThey each have a story.
\n“He would always put a smile on my face,” Rosa Pina, 7th grader at Veterans Middle School in Donna said.
\nThey’re teenagers who have a personal connection with Juan Cardova, a fellow 15-year-old student whose life was cut short.
\n“He was such a great friend to me,” Deann Gonzalez, 8th grader said.\u00c2\u00a0 “He helped me with my cheerleading.”
\nCardova made such an impact on people’s lives that his friends and classmates spent their last vacation day before returning to school for the New Year to collect …<\/p>\n

Houston\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Hike & Bike Trails Await!<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Michael Hardy\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.houstoniamag.com<\/h3>\n

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\nOn weekends, Fayza Elmostehi likes to load up her bike, then make the 20-minute drive from her Montrose apartment to the 500-acre Terry Hershey Park, which straddles both sides of Buffalo Bayou in west Houston. There, under a thick canopy of trees, Elmostehi, a social media manager for a tech company, speeds through hours-long rides along the park\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 10 miles of trails. The irony of driving her car so that she can ride her bike isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t lost on her, and she often wishes there were a better way.
\nA better way is in fact on the way. Last year, the City of Houston launched the Bayou Greenways 2020 Project, whose goal is to build hike-and-bike trails along all of the city\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s major bayous. Some of them, like Buffalo and Brays, already have trails, but even those …<\/p>\n

Women on Wheels ride rural roads for exercise, fun<\/a><\/h2>\n

Story by FRED AFFLERBACH Photographs by WILLIAM TORO\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0kdhnews.com<\/h3>\n

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\nOn a day better suited for sailing than bicycle riding, heavy winds pushed 16 bikers into a low crouch. Heads down. Elbows in. Feet, calves and thighs pumping up and down. Calls of \u00e2\u20ac\u0153car up\u00e2\u20ac\u009d echoed down the line of riders pushing along Sparta Road.
\nIt\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Sunday afternoon near Lake Belton and Women on Wheels, a Bell County group of avid cyclists, is rolling once again.
\nFor more than five years, WOW members have gathered weekly for camaraderie, physical fitness and a hearty meal afterward at the Dead Fish Grill. Beginners are welcome. Advanced riders look out for …<\/p>\n

Fort Worth Police Officers Recover Child’s Stolen Bicycle<\/a><\/h2>\n

by Bianca Castro\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.nbcdfw.com<\/h3>\n

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\nA 10-year-old Fort Worth boy was able Tuesday to thank the police officers who recovered his bicycle, stolen just days after Christmas.
\nA new bicycle was the one Christmas present 10-year-old Dain Hassell wanted the most, and Santa Claus didn’t disappoint. …<\/p>\n

Pro-Packed, 153-Deep Singlespeed Men\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Field to Contest the 2015 Singlespeed Cyclocross National Championships \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Full Start List<\/a><\/h2>\n

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

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\nAUSTIN, Texas \u00e2\u20ac\u201d A whopping 153 singlespeed men will toe the line today at 4:00 p.m. to contest the 2015 Cyclocross National Championships. A quick scan through the start list below will reveal dozens of Elite Men racers who will be shedding the derailleurs and cables to contest one of the first national championships awarded in 2015. The event will easily be one of the largest fields of the week, and judging by the competition, one of the deepest fields before the Elite Men\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s race on …<\/p>\n