{"id":29604,"date":"2015-05-04T23:46:12","date_gmt":"2015-05-05T04:46:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=29604"},"modified":"2015-05-04T23:46:12","modified_gmt":"2015-05-05T04:46:12","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-digest-may-4th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2015\/05\/04\/texas-bicycling-news-digest-may-4th\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News Digest May 4th"},"content":{"rendered":"

Neilson Devo<\/a><\/h2>\n

Greater Houston Off-Road Biking Association (GHORBA)<\/h3>\n

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\nCongrats to Devo racer David Henley taking his first win at Double Lake yesterday! This guy is crazy strong and super fast, so I’m not surprised to see him on that top step! I think he will be mixing it up in Cat. 2 soon!<\/p>\n

Sarah Jane, Jessica Haynes and Linda Jordaan like this.
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Big Ring Challenge 2015 Photos<\/a><\/h2>\n

www.thelightco.us<\/h3>\n

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\nWe were pretty excited to be at GHORBA’s Big Ring Challenge this year; we attended last year as spectators, and the trail is beautiful. The riders seemed to be in great spirits, lots of laughs and sweet wheelies. We were most excited to see the introduction of the Fat Tire category, something we …<\/p>\n

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Bike to UT Day promotes bicycle safety and use on campus<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Caleb Wong\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.dailytexanonline.com<\/h3>\n

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\nPreston Glace, radio-televison-film freshman and first-year representative of Texas Cycling, helps fix bikes during the annual Bike to UT event Friday afternoon.
\nCampus organizations and students filled Speedway Plaza on Friday for Bike to UT Day, an event for promoting bicycle safety and appreciation on ,,,<\/p>\n

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The 2015 Tour Du Rouge<\/a><\/h2>\n

by Sean Valant\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.hostgator.com<\/h3>\n

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\n… For those who aren\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t familiar, the Tour du Rouge is a 533 mile bicycle ride, from Houston to New Orleans, benefiting The American Red Cross, which provides valuable services to our friends and neighbors in the Gulf Coast region and beyond. …<\/p>\n

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Achieved My 2nd Bicycling Goal<\/a><\/h2>\n

Pit’s Fritztown News\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0pitsfritztownnews.wordpress.com<\/h3>\n

I wouldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t have thought I could do it that soon, but yesterday I managed to do the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Twilight Twenty\u00e2\u20ac\u009d \u00e2\u20ac\u201c [follow that local route here] \u00e2\u20ac\u201c on my road bike. Admittedly, I had more of a \u00e2\u20ac\u0153mountain\u00e2\u20ac\u009d than a \u00e2\u20ac\u0153road\u00e2\u20ac\u009d gear range [52\/39 for the chain rings and\u00c2\u00a0 14-16-18-21-24-28 for the rear cassette, and it is also not too exerting a route [22.64 miles, 1,415 feet of total ascent, 9% maximum grade], but still, as I …<\/p>\n

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2015 GHORBA Big Ring Challenge Coldspring, TX Results<\/a><\/h2>\n

www.usacycling.org<\/h3>\n

XC Women 1-10 Cat3
\nXC Men 1-10 Cat3
\nXC Men 11-12 Cat3
\nXC Women 11-12 Cat3
\nXC Men 13-14 Cat3
\nXC Men 15-18 Cat3
\nXC Women 15-18 Cat3
\nXC Women 19-29 Cat3
\nXC Men 19-29 Cat3
\nXC Men 30-39 Cat3
\nXC Women 30-39 Cat3
\nXC Men 40-49 Cat3
\nXC Women 40-99 Cat3
\nXC Men 50-99 Cat3
\nXC Women 19-99 FatBike
\nXC Men 19-99 FatBike
\nXC Men 19-99 FatBike Mid
\nXC Men 15-18 Cat2
\nXC Men 19-29 Cat2
\nXC Women 19-29 Cat2
\nXC Men 19-99 SS2\/3
\nXC Men 30-34 Cat2
\nXC Women 30-39 Cat2
\nXC Women 40-99 Cat2
\nXC Men 40-44 Cat2
\nXC Men 45-49 Cat2
\nXC Men 50-99 Cat2
\nXC Men 35-39 Cat2
\nXC Men 19-29 Cat1
\nXC Women 19-39 Cat1
\nXC Women 19-99 Pro\/C1
\nXC Men 19-99 Pro\/C1
\nXC Men 30-39 Cat1
\nXC Men 40-49 Cat1
\nXC Women 40-49 Cat1
\nXC Men 50-59 Cat1
\nXC Women 50-99 Cat1
\nXC Men 60-99 Cat1
\nXC Men 15-18 Cat1
\nXC Men 19-99 SSOpen
\nXC Women 19-99 SSOpen<\/p>\n

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Bike to Work Day Energizer Stations<\/a><\/h2>\n

bikeabledallas.com<\/h3>\n

Here\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the latest list of hosted Energizer Stations for Bike to Work Day: …
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Celebrate bicycling benefits at Bike Fest on May 9<\/a><\/h2>\n

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

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\nIrving is celebrating Bike to Work Week, May 11\u00e2\u20ac\u201c15, by hosting the fifth annual Bicycle Fest:
\n10 a.m. to 2 p.m., May 9, 2015
\n221 E. Irving Blvd., (northwest corner of Irving Boulevard and Delaware Street)
\nDownload the flier
\nBicycle Fest focuses on providing a free opportunity for event attendees to learn more about bicycling in and around the Irving area, including general bicycling information, safe routes for commuter bicycling, basic …<\/p>\n

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Tweets<\/h2>\n
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An awesome #offroad<\/a> ride with some #TeamSunAndSki<\/a> members at @ghorba_org<\/a>'s Big Ring Challenge! Photo by @jimothyboyle<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/cKXsDSkeU3<\/a><\/p>\n

— Sun & Ski Sports (@SunAndSkiSports) May 5, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n