{"id":2880,"date":"2009-08-30T23:00:29","date_gmt":"2009-08-31T04:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=2880"},"modified":"2009-08-30T23:00:29","modified_gmt":"2009-08-31T04:00:29","slug":"daily-blog-and-news-roundup-for-august-30th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2009\/08\/30\/daily-blog-and-news-roundup-for-august-30th\/","title":{"rendered":"Daily Blog and News Roundup for August 30th"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a title=\"www.bicycle.net\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bicycle.net\/2009\/hardern-hell-100\" target=\"_blank\">HARDER\u00e2\u20ac\u2122N HELL 100<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nby System6<br \/>\nBEST ULTRA RACE IN THE COUNTRY?<\/p>\n<p>Parts of me just returned from the best day of road racing ever. \u00c2\u00a0Arguably not my best day, but more about that later. \u00c2\u00a0However, for several hundred USACycling licensed athletes, it was a day that almost defies description. \u00c2\u00a0So let me describe it for you as best I can.<\/p>\n<p>Every year in late August, the wonderful folks of Wichita Falls, Texas, put on a weekend of cycling&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/teamtype12007.blogspot.com\/2009\/08\/elite-team-trio-part-of-hottern-hell.html\" href=\"http:\/\/teamtype12007.blogspot.com\/2009\/08\/elite-team-trio-part-of-hottern-hell.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Team Type 1 \/ Team Type 2 Blog: Elite Team Trio Part Of Hotter&#8217;N &#8230;<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby noreply@blogger.com (Pro Cycling News Service)<br \/>\n&#8230; in the criterium portion of the Hotter&#8217;N Hell Hundred Saturday in Wichita Falls, Texas. With more than 14200 participants, the century ride of the Hotter&#8217;N Hell Hundred is the largest single-day 100-mile bicycle ride in the nation. &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.timesrecordnews.com\/news\/2009\/aug\/30\/a-heavenly-experience\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.timesrecordnews.com\/news\/2009\/aug\/30\/a-heavenly-experience\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>A heavenly experience<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby Times Record News<br \/>\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153And then we literally went out and bought a bicycle for me,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Shiels said. Mehan said he started riding with Shiels in Kaufman and when he moved to Garland, &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/keithburgess-jackson.typepad.com\/blog\/2009\/08\/wichita-falls.html\" href=\"http:\/\/keithburgess-jackson.typepad.com\/blog\/2009\/08\/wichita-falls.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Keith Burgess-Jackson: Wichita Falls<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby Keith Burgess-Jackson<br \/>\nMany of the riders wore the same jersey (Texas Irish). I&#8217;m no parasite, so, after enjoying the bus ride for a while, I rolled to the front to do some work. The two men at the front didn&#8217;t seem to want me there. This made me mad, &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/joannebartlett.blogspot.com\/2009\/08\/i-ride-again.html\" href=\"http:\/\/joannebartlett.blogspot.com\/2009\/08\/i-ride-again.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Love To Run Love To Pedal: I Ride Again<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby Joanne<br \/>\nMidnight, 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 definitely a badge of cycling honour. &#8230;<\/p>\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\" style=\"overflow: hidden; position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px;\">Team Type 1 \/ Team Type 2 Blog: Elite Team Trio Part Of Hotter&#8217;N &#8230;<\/div>\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\" style=\"overflow: hidden; position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px;\">by noreply@blogger.com (Pro Cycling News Service)<\/div>\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\" style=\"overflow: hidden; position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px;\">&#8230; in the criterium portion of the Hotter&#8217;N Hell Hundred Saturday in Wichita Falls, Texas. 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