{"id":29901,"date":"2015-06-06T22:14:00","date_gmt":"2015-06-07T03:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=29901"},"modified":"2015-06-06T22:14:00","modified_gmt":"2015-06-07T03:14:00","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-june-6th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2015\/06\/06\/texas-bicycling-news-june-6th\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News June 6th"},"content":{"rendered":"

VETERAN RIDE: Navy vet\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 1,000 mile bicycle ride for charity culminates on Island<\/a><\/h2>\n

By PAMELA CODY\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0portisabelsouthpadre.com<\/h3>\n

Jonathan Cathey, a Texas-born Navy veteran, completed an arduous journey not many could finish: travelling over a 1,000 miles across rugged Texas terrain, from the Panhandle to the tip of Texas on South Padre Island. No big deal, right? Well, imagine doing it on a bicycle.
\nThat\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s exactly what Cathey did to raise money for his non-profit startup organization called Armadillo Adventures. Cathey initially planned the trip to celebrate his 40th birthday and to commemorate his late father, who retired to the Rio Grande Valley in 2008, only to die shortly thereafter. The former Navy vet realized he had an opportunity to do much more on his journey. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m a big fan of outdoor activities, whether it be rock climbing, mountain biking, fly fishing or …<\/p>\n

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Second recent cycling death<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Cody Duty, Dug Begley\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.chron.com<\/h3>\n

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\nFor the second time in two weeks, a Houston area bicyclist has died while cycling.
\nOn Friday morning, a 50-year-old man was killed when a car hit him as he rode a bicycle along a street in southwest Houston.
\nThe incident happened about 6:15 a.m. at 4300 block of South Post Oak Road, according to the Houston Police Department.
\nPolice said the driver of a red Toyota Corolla was traveling north on South Post Oak Road when he hit the …<\/p>\n

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