{"id":30613,"date":"2015-08-14T23:29:56","date_gmt":"2015-08-15T04:29:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=30613"},"modified":"2015-08-14T23:29:56","modified_gmt":"2015-08-15T04:29:56","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-digest-august-14th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2015\/08\/14\/texas-bicycling-news-digest-august-14th\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News Digest August 14th"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yQSWTL1Pwds&amp;feature=youtu.be&amp;a\">Short&#8217;N Sweet MTB Series<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>Venny Alub<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yQSWTL1Pwds\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Week 2 clips of the Cat 2 and Cat Pro\/1 races.<\/p>\n<hr align=\"left\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chron.com\/houston\/article\/Reports-Teen-bicyclist-killed-by-hit-and-run-6444157.php\">Police identify person of interest in teen&#8217;s killing<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>By Dale Lezon\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.chron.com<\/h3>\n<p>Police say they have a person-of-interest in their investigation into the hit-and-run death of a 16-year-old boy Thursday night.<br \/>\nThe incident occurred about 11 p.m. on FM 646 North.<br \/>\nThe boy was reportedly hit by a pickup driver while he was riding his bicycle. The driver apparently fled the scene.<br \/>\nSanta Fe Police announce late Friday afternoon that they have a person-of-interest in the incident, but did not name a suspect.<\/p>\n<hr align=\"left\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/blueribbonnews.com\/2015\/08\/photos-hot-rocks-bike-race-draws-132-cyclists\/\">Hot Rocks Bike Race draws 1325+ cyclists<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>blueribbonnews.com<\/h3>\n<p>(ROCKWALL, TX \u00e2\u20ac\u201c August 14, 2015) More than 1,325 cyclists participated in the Rockwall Rotary Club Hot Rocks Bike Ride benefiting scholarships for local RISD students! The top three male &amp; female finishers of the 59-mile competitive course won cash awards of $250, $200 &amp; $150 respectively.<br \/>\nCongratulations to: &#8230;<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blueribbonnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_3779.jpg?resize=640%2C426\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" \/><\/p>\n<hr align=\"left\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mineralwellsindex.com\/news\/man-receives-head-injury-in-bicycle-crash-at-lake\/article_4809c998-42a5-11e5-acf3-97d9dc42d0a4.html\">Man receives head injury in bicycle crash at lake<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>By TODD GLASSCOCK \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.mineralwellsindex.com<\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com\/mineralwellsindex.com\/content\/tncms\/assets\/v3\/editorial\/9\/60\/96056576-42a5-11e5-926d-a7712222d6b8\/55ce1eaa2bb43.image.jpg?resize=639%2C426\" alt=\"\" width=\"639\" height=\"426\" \/><br \/>\nA bicycle crash Friday morning at Lake Mineral Wells State Park sent a cyclist to an area hospital with a head injury.<br \/>\nThe man, who wasn&#8217;t identified, was taken by Air Evac helicopter around 10:30 a.m. to John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth after crashing his bike while riding down a hill near the spillway, said Monty Terrell, Texas Parks and Wildlife park ranger. The &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr align=\"left\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fortbendstar.com\/2015\/08\/14\/missouri-city-native-will-ride-bike-to-alaska-in-hopes-of-curing-cancer\/\">Missouri City native will ride bike to Alaska in hopes of curing cancer<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>By Keon Broadnax \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0For The Star<\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fortbendstar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/MCNative-300x300.jpg?resize=300%2C300\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><br \/>\nThere are many ways to spread awareness about cancer, but one Missouri City resident is looking to do that through the Texas 4000 next year.<br \/>\nSarah Qureshy, a University of Texas senior biochemistry major and Lamar Consolidated High graduate, chose\u00c2\u00a0 the Texas 4000 because it offers a unique opportunity for UT students to spread hope, knowledge and charity around the &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr align=\"left\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beaumontenterprise.com\/cat5\/2015\/08\/14\/so-fetch-southeast-texas-gets-hip-to-delivery-finally\/#34924101=0&amp;34664103=0\">So fetch: Southeast Texas gets hip to delivery (finally)<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>By Beth Rankin\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0blog.beaumontenterprise.com<\/h3>\n<p>&#8230; Two-wheel delivery<br \/>\nWhen the Dat Mac food truck launched earlier this summer, it was already a welcome concept in Beaumont: indulgent, gourmet mac and cheese dishes served from an artsy-looking food truck that feels like something dreamed up in Austin, not the Golden Triangle.<br \/>\nThen they announced an even better feature: delivery. Now that Dat Mac is open five days a week \u00e2\u20ac\u201d alternating between the parking lot at Tattoos by Mundo on 11th Street and a spot in front of the Sutton &amp; Jacobs law firm downtown \u00e2\u20ac\u201d anyone in Beaumont can call the food truck to have mac and cheese sliders delivered right to their air conditioned front door.<br \/>\nIf you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re ordering from within a two-mile radius, your mac may very well be delivered by bicycle.<br \/>\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Tell all of your friends that we have the only bicycle delivery service this side of Austin,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Dat Mac posted on &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr align=\"left\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<h2>New Events Added to Texbiker.net Calendar<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">New Event Traffic Skills 101: Hands-on Course &#8211; Hockley, TX Traffic Skills 101: Hands-on Course 09\/26\/15 at Hockle\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/Dzzx7cNfju\">http:\/\/t.co\/Dzzx7cNfju<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/632387381577011202?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 15, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">New Event Traffic Skills 101: Hands-on Course &#8211; Hockley, TX Traffic Skills 101: Hands-on Course 10\/10\/15 at Hockle\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/UtqD9OUq2J\">http:\/\/t.co\/UtqD9OUq2J<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/632387384156508160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 15, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">New Event The Fatbike Sandy &#8211; New Waverly, TX The Fatbike Sandy at New Waverly , TX<a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/oqGV4HVNxr\">http:\/\/t.co\/oqGV4HVNxr<\/a> Men&#39;s\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/dah5zvk3kp\">http:\/\/t.co\/dah5zvk3kp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/632387386543108096?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 15, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Tweets About Texas Bicycling<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">PERFECT day for biking <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BikeHouston?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BikeHouston<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BikeTexas?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BikeTexas<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/buffalobayou?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@buffalobayou<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/ZgmU5NVnzb\">pic.twitter.com\/ZgmU5NVnzb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Esteban Ortiz (@ortizee21ios08) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ortizee21ios08\/status\/631966127090888704?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 13, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/GWCChuck\/status\/632372197269573632<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Six miles of Violet Crown Trail opens for use. Are you going to check it out? <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/m1KMXhGu2l\">http:\/\/t.co\/m1KMXhGu2l<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/CEn4lZ60Nu\">pic.twitter.com\/CEn4lZ60Nu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; KXAN News (@KXAN_News) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KXAN_News\/status\/632358615060496384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 15, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/GWCChuck\/status\/632315872019894273<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">**Saturday Morning Road Ride! (Weather Permitting)**<\/p>\n<p>Meet at our 1604 location @ 7:30am; Wheels down @ 8am. The&#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/LKHediO4B4\">http:\/\/t.co\/LKHediO4B4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bike World (@BIKEWORLDsatx) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BIKEWORLDsatx\/status\/632307968109752320?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 14, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/GWCChuck\/status\/632278797941874688<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">High School Cycling featured in USA Today: The Miller School opens doors for high school cycling <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/NElVVwJcqh\">http:\/\/t.co\/NElVVwJcqh<\/a> via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USATODAY?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@usatoday<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jesuit Cycling (@JesuitCycling) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JesuitCycling\/status\/632263391298490368?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 14, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I spent the morning talking to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/txdotelp?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TxDOTELP<\/a> about bike safety &amp; infrastructure, or the lack there of<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NeedMoreBikeLanes?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NeedMoreBikeLanes<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/6AkwJd7nL3\">pic.twitter.com\/6AkwJd7nL3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bike Hombre &#8211; STREETS ARE FOR PEOPLE (@sbwhite) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sbwhite\/status\/631997242002546688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 14, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ChallengeAFriendFriday?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ChallengeAFriendFriday<\/a>! See who can log in the most miles next wk! Challenge a friend &amp; challenge yourself! <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/Ko1PYr7ssp\">pic.twitter.com\/Ko1PYr7ssp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bike Hutto (@BikeHutto) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BikeHutto\/status\/632224137944043520?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 14, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It&#39;s always nicer to bike to work than drive &#8230; this morning&#39;s view on the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ButlerTrail?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ButlerTrail<\/a> around <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LadyBirdLakeATX?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@LadyBirdLakeATX<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/MesC3Qi90i\">pic.twitter.com\/MesC3Qi90i<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Pam LeBlanc (@fitcityleblanc) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fitcityleblanc\/status\/632216716479713280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 14, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Together again &#8211; family ride to Minnehaha Falls <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/fSdvJwniFh\">pic.twitter.com\/fSdvJwniFh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Eileen Schaubert (@eileenstx) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/eileenstx\/status\/632214820046118912?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 14, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We&#39;re not going to lie, the Saturday ride will be hard. State championships are looming and it&#39;s time to put in&#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/fx9Wg0pOL6\">http:\/\/t.co\/fx9Wg0pOL6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bat City Cycling (@batcity) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/batcity\/status\/632194722480680960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 14, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">After last night&#39;s crit, my shoulder today is in a lot of pain again, but at least my arm strength is some what present unlike last week<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jesus (@SrCampy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SrCampy\/status\/632180295911890944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 14, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">STOLEN &#8211; Black Specialized Camber Comp in Zilker <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5Dui8x6xIL\">https:\/\/t.co\/5Dui8x6xIL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; BikeIndex Austin (@stolenbikesatx) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stolenbikesatx\/status\/632176456873955328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 14, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">8:30 ride Saturday from Java Jacks and a 7:30 45 miler. 7 weeks till Purgatory.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tom Judson (@bikenacogdoches) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bikenacogdoches\/status\/632145394739187712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 14, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Texas Bicycling Upcoming Event Reminders<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">2 Day Alert: Bankers\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Recovery Ride &#8211; College Station, TX, Aug 16, 2015 07:00AM &#8211; 1862 Rock Prairie, College Station, TX, 77845, United<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/632163091191595008?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 14, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">2 Day Alert: Somerset Lytle Circle &#8211; Somerset, TX, Aug 16, 2015 07:30AM &#8211; 7360 E 6th St,, Somerset, TX, 78069-4409, United States(CST) h<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/632170588115718146?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 14, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">2 Day Alert: University Oaks Criterium &#8211; San Antonio, TX, Aug 16, 2015 08:00AM &#8211; 4754 Shavano Oak, San Antonio, TX 78249, USA(CST) http:<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/632178120557232128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 14, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">2 Day Alert: Sun And Ski Summer Criterium &#8211; Richardson, TX, Aug 16, 2015 08:00AM &#8211; 750 N Murphy Rd, Murphy, TX 75094, USA(CST) http:\/\/zp<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/632178124659290112?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 14, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">2 Day Alert: Garden Ridge-Grune Latte Ride &#8211; Garden Ridge, TX, Aug 16, 2015 08:00AM &#8211; Garden Ridge, TX, USA(CST) <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/EkEjUsueM2\">http:\/\/t.co\/EkEjUsueM2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/632178129163915264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 14, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">2 Day Alert: Upper Valley Tour &#8211; El Paso, TX, Aug 16, 2015 08:45AM &#8211; Across from Rio Plaza (Park across from strip center at 6205 Upper<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/632188946378813440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 14, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Short&#8217;N Sweet MTB Series Venny Alub Week 2 clips of the Cat 2 and Cat Pro\/1 races. 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