{"id":28876,"date":"2015-02-07T23:26:04","date_gmt":"2015-02-08T05:26:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=28876"},"modified":"2015-02-07T23:26:04","modified_gmt":"2015-02-08T05:26:04","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-digest-february-7th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2015\/02\/07\/texas-bicycling-news-digest-february-7th\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News Digest February 7th"},"content":{"rendered":"

Monthly Ride at River Bend!<\/a><\/h2>\n

GHORBA<\/h3>\n

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\nEvent category: Rides
\nTrail: River Bend
\nSaturday, February 21, 2015 – 10:00am
\nJoin us for our monthly mountain bike ride!
\nThis months ride: River Bend trails in Sugarland!
\nCheck out their Facebook page under
\nSugarland MTB Trails!
\nSee you at 10am!<\/p>\n

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The Bandits: My Cycle Around The World<\/a><\/h2>\n

by Rudy Pospisil\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0blogs.theprovince.com<\/h3>\n

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\nCycling halfway around the Earth on your bike and you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll see some amazing things.
\nWhen I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m not working as a firefighter, I take my vacation and head out on another leg of my quest to cycle all the way around the globe, raising money for the Canadian Cancer Society as I go.
\nCurrently, I just crossed Thailand. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve been to 14 countries already, and next year I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll head to India and Australia.
\nIt takes a lot of planning \u00e2\u20ac\u201c especially on desolate stretches of road.
\ndesert road
\nI hit one\u00c2\u00a0 very desolate stretch recently while crossing west Texas. I cycled through the desert areas on lonely side roads and\u00c2\u00a0 noticed buzzards following me. I always …<\/p>\n

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Cycling race officials often underappreciated<\/a><\/h2>\n

by Bill Cullins\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.gosanangelo.com<\/h3>\n

When you pin on a race number and compete in a bike race sanctioned by USA Cycling, one of the differences you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll see compared with nonsanctioned events is that all sanctioned races are managed by officials licensed by USA Cycling.
\nThese race officials ensure that the rules and regulations of USA Cycling are followed by performing various tasks that include managing the start and finish, scoring, ensuring compliance with racing rules and \u00e2\u20ac\u201d most importantly \u00e2\u20ac\u201d making sure that events are …<\/p>\n