{"id":29184,"date":"2015-03-16T23:38:24","date_gmt":"2015-03-17T04:38:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=29184"},"modified":"2015-03-16T23:38:24","modified_gmt":"2015-03-17T04:38:24","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-digest-march-16th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2015\/03\/16\/texas-bicycling-news-digest-march-16th\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News Digest March 16th"},"content":{"rendered":"

What is Success for You this Cycling Season?<\/a><\/h2>\n

by Adrian Flores\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0texasbikeracing.com<\/h3>\n

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\nYou may know me as the flashy bike racer, formerly known as\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6
\nYet there was a time before bike-racing when I attended college enrolled in a pre-med degree program and was swimming on a college sponsorship. My life could only be described as masochistic. I spent 15-18 hours of my week in classes, double that studying, and 25 hours a week with my face submerged in a pool or challenging the limits of my body. The rest of the time I slept or was eating (a ton). Some of it wasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t exciting, but all of it formed who I am today.
\nI gained a unique perspective in the most tranquil of environments \u00e2\u20ac\u201c staring at the bottom of a pool. I learned how to handle sports in my life in conjunction with a harsh reality: I was a great swimmer, full of …<\/p>\n

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Team FIAT Plus at Tour of Corsicana<\/a><\/h2>\n

Bicycles Plus<\/h3>\n

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\nIt was a great weekend of racing by the FIAT Team at Tour of Corsicana Stage a Race. Congratulations to Craig Keane finishing on the podium in 3rd place, 40+ category. The rest of the team had strong showings with …<\/p>\n

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Texas Hell Week Is upon Us<\/a><\/h2>\n

Pit’s Fritztown News<\/h3>\n

Texas Hell Week \u00e2\u20ac\u201c it started last Saturday \u00e2\u20ac\u201c has kicked off the bicycling season here in the Texas Hill Country. Well, even if they do have short rides [ca. 30 miles], this event is not for me. Just now even the shorter ones are too much for me, the brevets of 200k and 300k will never be my kind of ride. …<\/p>\n

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Bricks and Bikes – Corsicana Stage Race attracts 370 cyclists to event<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Bob Belcher, Daily Sun\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.corsicanadailysun.com<\/h3>\n

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\nOvercast skies did nothing to dampen the enthusiasm and turnout for the fourth annual Corsicana Stage Race bicycle event \u00e2\u20ac\u201d held in conjunction with the city of Corsicana\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Second Saturday\u00e2\u20ac\u009d event.
\nDebbie Wilson, president of the Corsicana and Navarro County Chamber of Commerce, said this year\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s bicycle event was the biggest yet, with 370 cyclists taking part in the race through the streets of downtown Corsicana.
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153They really love our …<\/p>\n

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Valley Ranch Neighborhood Park Trail<\/a><\/h2>\n

www.texasbids.net<\/h3>\n

Bid Date & Time: 04\/02\/15 2:00 PM
\nPrebid: 03\/24\/15 2:00 PM
\nSolicitation Title: Valley Ranch Neighborhood Park Trail
\nStatus: bidding\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Report: 6190551
\nCountry :United States\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 State: TX\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 County: Bell
\nLocation: Temple
\nEst. Low Value: $57,000\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Est. High Value: $57,000
\nScope: This project entails the construction of a 6 FT wide crushed granite trail with compacted, fine grade, select road base as a sub-base and steel edging over 1,930 LF of distance. Also, a 3 FT wide section of concrete trail will connect the existing neighborhood to the park – this section is 170 LF in length. Additionally, along each walkable side of the detention spillway, ten FT of 6 FT wide trail will need to be of concrete construction to off-set any erosion.
\nNotes: A voluntary pre-bid conference will be held at 2:00 PM on Tuesday, March 24, 2015, at the Patsy Luna Building (adjacent to the Free Clinic and Wilson Park) located at 1909 Curtis B. Elliott Dr., Temple, Texas. This project has a “prevailing wage” requirement.
\nPlans: From Owner
\nBond: 5% bid bond
\nOwner Type: Public
\nBuyer: Temple, City of – Purchasing Department<\/p>\n

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New Dallas cycling studio takes your senses on a ride<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Diana Oates\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0dallas.culturemap.com<\/h3>\n

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\nWe are fortunate to have a variety of cycling studios from which to choose in Dallas. But, if you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re being honest, can you really tell the difference between them? Probably not.
\nA new studio on Lovers Lane hopes to differentiate itself by transforming the entire sensory experience. After nearly 20 years of teaching spin in Los Angeles, Parker Williams has returned to Texas with Ride House.
\nTo appeal to all senses during a workout, Ride House considers …<\/p>\n

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Caffeine Cruisers Sipping Coffee<\/a><\/h2>\n

Plano Bicycle Association<\/h3>\n

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\nAlex says…
\n“We had some new faces and …<\/p>\n

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Getting Sunburned Rolling My Wheels In Mallard Cove Park<\/a><\/h2>\n

Durango Texas<\/h3>\n

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\nWhat with the temperature today being in the 70s for the first time in what seems like years, I decided to roll my mechanized wheels to Mallard Cove Park to roll my non-mechanized wheels on a bike ride with (virtually) Mallard Cove Park neighbor, Mary K.
\nThose would be my handlebars\u00c2\u00a0 looking at …<\/p>\n

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Texas Mountain Biking (Day Two)<\/a><\/h2>\n

by Dave Bravo<\/h3>\n

https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QYiBooF4dwo
\nMountain Biking in Lantana, TX<\/p>\n

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Mountain Biking in San Antonio Texas as Goverment Canyon Park<\/a><\/h2>\n

by Ben Smeding<\/h3>\n