{"id":31504,"date":"2015-11-16T23:52:47","date_gmt":"2015-11-17T05:52:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=31504"},"modified":"2015-11-16T23:52:47","modified_gmt":"2015-11-17T05:52:47","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-digest-november-16th-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2015\/11\/16\/texas-bicycling-news-digest-november-16th-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News Digest November 16th"},"content":{"rendered":"

Georgetown Cyclocross Festival | Nov 15, 2015<\/a><\/h2>\n

texasbikeracing.com<\/h3>\n

A gallery of great images from Sunday at the Georgetown Cyclocross Festival.
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Concerns Over Dead End In Brownsville Reach Boiling Point<\/a><\/h2>\n

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City presented with two plans to fix the problem
\nBrownsville – Drivers and cyclists are calling a closed down frontage road in Brownsville a dangerous situation.
\nThe frontage road dead ends to make way for Union Pacific railroad tracks.That railroad was put in after the road was built, in an agreement between Tex Dot and Union Pacific.
\nMark Lund, Director of Brownsville’s Metro Planning Organization, says “at that time it was described as a temporary solution, but it’s been over a decade, it doesn’t sound temporary to me. It’s one of the few places in Texas where you have an interstate with no frontage road.”
\nThe blockade creates a dangerous scenario for drivers. Without the …<\/p>\n

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The Austin Cyclo-cross Cup: Reaching Out To Those Who Need It Most<\/a><\/h2>\n

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

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\nEverything is bigger in Texas. At least, that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s how the saying goes. But when it comes to cyclo-cross, the biggest movement in Texas is actually focused on its smallest racers: the juniors. This is a conscious effort, of course, and one designed to grow the sport consistently. But it does stand out as a unique feature of the racing community throughout the Central Texas region. While virtually every cyclo-cross series in the country supports junior racing categories, very few feature it the way this small, but growing series does. The Austin Cyclo-cross Cup doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t merely support juniors; it is based on the idea that junior racers are the …<\/p>\n

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Seven Texas Cities are Bicycle Friendly Communities!<\/a><\/h2>\n

BikeTexas.org<\/h3>\n

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\nTexas biketexas bike newsWe’re so thrilled with today’s announcement from the League of American Bicyclists of the Fall 2015 Bicycle Friendly Communities– FOUR Texas cities are on the list, two for the first time, bringing the total of Texas BFCs to seven!
\nCongratulations to Brownsville and Plano, both entering the list for the first time at the Bronze level. We’re so proud of all the hard work both cities have put into reaching this milestone. We …<\/p>\n

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