{"id":29478,"date":"2015-04-20T23:55:15","date_gmt":"2015-04-21T04:55:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=29478"},"modified":"2015-04-20T23:55:15","modified_gmt":"2015-04-21T04:55:15","slug":"texas-cycling-news-april-20th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2015\/04\/20\/texas-cycling-news-april-20th\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Cycling News April 20th"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ride 2 Recovery bicycle trek provides respite for veterans’ bodies, minds<\/a><\/h2>\n

By SAM PESHEK\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.theeagle.com\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0(Video)<\/h3>\n

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\nA 490-mile bike ride may not seem cathartic to the average person, but it works for Ronald Prothero.
\nAfter 28 years in the Army, Prothero needed an outlet to repair what he described as damage to his mind and body. He found his respite in a long-distance cycling challenge called Ride 2 Recovery. Even the name fit.
\nProthero was one of 200 veterans who completed the 85-mile leg of the trek from Houston to College Station for the seventh UnitedHealthcare Ride 2 Recovery Texas Challenge on Sunday to raise awareness and …<\/p>\n

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Accident hampers cyclist’s trek to ride across Texas for charity<\/a><\/h2>\n

By VANESSA GARCIA\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0amarillo.com<\/h3>\n

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\nA bicyclist riding across Texas for charity has faced many twists and turns \u00e2\u20ac\u201d and a devastating accident on the road \u00e2\u20ac\u201d along the way.
\nJonathan Cathey of Bozeman, Mont., started Armadillo Adventure, a nonprofit organization. He said he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s taking a 1,000-mile journey across Texas, from Dallam County to South Padre Island, as a tribute to his father who died in January 2008. His father introduced him to rock climbing and mountain biking.
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153He was my best friend and my dad,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Cathey said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153It was …<\/p>\n

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Veterans Cycle 490 Miles Across Texas<\/a><\/h2>\n

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\nBy: Brooke Wellborn\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.kbtx.com
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\nMile after mile these wounded warriors continue to pedal, churning up the endless landscape of the Lone Star State.
\nAlthough the exercise is great, for many of them, the ride is about so much more.
\nJonathan Dade is a United States Navy Veteran, who is cycling in this challenge. He says, “When I first came out of the military I was struggling with depression, struggling with all the kinds of thoughts people struggle with. You know, where do I fit in, what do I do?”
\nJonathan Dade served six years in the Navy. He started cycling to …<\/p>\n