{"id":30095,"date":"2015-06-26T23:10:29","date_gmt":"2015-06-27T04:10:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=30095"},"modified":"2015-06-26T23:10:29","modified_gmt":"2015-06-27T04:10:29","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-digest-june-26th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2015\/06\/26\/texas-bicycling-news-digest-june-26th\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News Digest June 26th"},"content":{"rendered":"

Junior Category Road Races Finish in Dramatic Fashion<\/a><\/h2>\n

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\nMegan Jastrab (Apple Valley, CA\/Southern California Velo) won the junior women 13-14 race on the line on Thursday, offering the closest sprint finish in the past two days thus far. In contrasts, Lucas Bourgoyne (Houston, TX\/Shama Cycles) won the junior men 13-14 on a solo breakaway that formed after two of the five scheduled laps around a slightly rolling 5-kilometer course that surrounded Serene Lakes in Soda Springs, CA.
\nYoung Racers With Big Hearts<\/p>\n

The peloton of the junior women 13-14 race stayed together for nearly all five laps, as riders hesitated to attack. The uphill finish to the line would be the deciding factor of the race, as Jastrab launched her attacking sprint and maintained her effort to put the Stars-and-Stripes on her back. Katie Clouse (Park City, UT) and Jane Tullis(Rome, GA\/Frazier Cycling) rounded out …<\/p>\n

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#crossisboss : Meet Luke Fleming<\/a><\/h2>\n

by Anne Clarrissimeaux\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0texasbikeracing.com<\/h3>\n

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\nA Cross Racer, Born and Bred Right Here in Texas. Meet Luke Fleming.
\nThe summer heat has finally arrived in Texas. Yet, in less than 90 days, cyclocross season begins anew. With a cross-season countdown clock on the TBR site and rumors of teams getting their cross-specific kits ready and racers already getting a jump on cross-training for the CX season, it seems as though cross is, indeed, becoming boss in Texas.
\nAs road-racing season enters its hot summer slowdown, the thoughts of many racers throughout the Lone Star State turn to cross. But for some racers, cross is a year-round focus. Meet 16-year-old Luke Fleming of Sugar Cycles Racing who\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s coming up as a cross racer more than anything else. He and Rob …<\/p>\n

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USA Cycling Announces Spring 2015 Academic All-Star Class<\/a><\/h2>\n

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USA Cycling is pleased to announce the spring class of Collegiate Academic All-Stars! The Spring 2015 class of riders is composed of 60 riders from 17 different schools. All collegiate cyclists face the challenge of balancing school while racing, and the Academic All-Star program seeks to recognize those that go above and beyond by achieving top grades in the classroom while also competing at USA Cycling Collegiate National Championships.
\nMany of the riders recognized in this year\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s class not only competed at the 2015 USA Cycling Collegiate Road National Championships, but also finished highly in the individual events with riders such as …
\nLuke Allen – Midwestern State University
\nCameron Lowery – Midwestern State University
\nHannah Ross – Midwestern State University<\/p>\n

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HJC, Wilson and Downeast now shipping Reid Cycles<\/a><\/h2>\n

by BRAIN Staff\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.bicycleretailer.com<\/h3>\n

DALLAS (BRAIN) \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Hans Johnsen Company, Wilson Bicycle Sales, and Downeast Bicycle Specialists are now shipping bikes from Reid Cycles, a British brand offering bikes that retail for between $280 and $535.
\nReid has signed an exclusive U.S. distribution agreement with Hans Johnsen, which owns Wilson and Downeast.
\n“We have a separate website for our international business, www.reidbikes.com, which has links to retailers and also includes distributor information,” said Rob Akam, the head of Reid’s U.K. office. “We’ve only been doing international distribution for 10 months or so and it’s going quite well. The biggest challenge has been …<\/p>\n

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Central grad raising funds for charity ride for cancer<\/a><\/h2>\n

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

Josh Holtkort, a 2012 graduate of Central High School and current Mechanical Engineering major at the University of Texas, will be joining 80 other UT students in May of 2016 to complete a 70 day, 4,500 mile charity bike ride from Austin, Texas to Anchorage, Alaska.
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A Happy Hour Rockin’ The Indian Ghosts Bike Ride In Arlington’s Interlochen<\/a><\/h2>\n

by Durango Texas\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0durangotexas.blogspot.com<\/h3>\n

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\nCan you see the Indian Ghosts sitting on the supposedly empty bench, looking out over the land on which their village was built a long long time ago?
\nWhat with there being Indian Ghosts sitting on a bench this would seem to indicate my handlebars are in …<\/p>\n

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BikeHouston chair Regina Garcia about the Houston Bike Plan<\/a><\/h2>\n

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\nThursday June 25th BikeHouston chair Regina Garcia and City of Houston Planning department planning leader Cathy Halka joined KPFT Open Journal to talk about the upcoming Houston Bike Plan.
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