{"id":31752,"date":"2015-12-20T23:21:58","date_gmt":"2015-12-21T05:21:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=31752"},"modified":"2015-12-20T23:21:58","modified_gmt":"2015-12-21T05:21:58","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-december-20th-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2015\/12\/20\/texas-bicycling-news-december-20th-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News December 20th"},"content":{"rendered":"

3rd Annual Bear Bicycle Ride Benefiting Children at Driscoll Children’s Hospital<\/a><\/h2>\n

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

\"\"
\nCORPUS CHRISTI (Kiii News) –
\nDozens of cyclist made a special delivery Sunday morning.
\nThe 3rd annual Teddy Bear Bicycle Ride started at Bay Area Bicycles and ended at Driscoll Children’s Hospital. The riders collected hundreds of …<\/p>\n

\n

A Ride on the Wild Side<\/a><\/h2>\n

Kingsville Chamber of Commerce\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.facebook.com<\/h3>\n

Save The Date… April 30, 2016 is the 2016 A Ride on the Wild Side. We open early registration possibly in Nov or Dec. 2015.
\n\"\"<\/p>\n

\n

Driscoll Makes it a Texas Trifecta with Win at Highlander Cross Cup: Elite Men\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Day One Race Report, Results and Photos<\/a><\/h2>\n

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

\"\"
\nFor their part, the Elite Men at the first day of the Highlander Cross Cup in Waco, Texas took to the challenging course with little concern for the toll it may take. The pace was fast and riders never let off leaving all but the strongest to straggle in.
\nStart was fast and smooth, and saw Tristan Uhl (Giant South) with the hole shot. Attached to his wheel was Zac McDonlad (Streamline Insurance), a racer we haven\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t heard or seen much of this season, but who recently announced he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d be on Alchemy Bikes. Also in close pursuit, and onto the first stretch of grass was Chris Durmmond (SPCX p\/b RK Black) out of Oklahoma.
\nIt looked to be a good group, and a controlled start with …<\/p>\n

\n

Putting On Races Is Hard Work<\/a><\/h2>\n

by Bill Cullins\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0bcullins.blogspot.com<\/h3>\n

\"\"
\nSomeone told me a few weeks ago that “there’s really not much work involved in putting on a race.”
\nThose of you who have actually directed or helped organize events know the opposite is true. Doing a good job of putting on an event (even a small race) involves much more than just lining up the racers and saying ‘Go’.
\nProperly done, the job of planning and directing an event starts weeks or even months before the actual race date with the overarching goals being to put on a fun, safe and well-planned event that …<\/p>\n

\n

Texas Bicycling from Twitter<\/h2>\n
\n

Today was one of those humbling races. I've been training a lot the past couple of weeks for\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 https:\/\/t.co\/u2rgOfS8w0<\/a><\/p>\n

— Preston Glace (@pgglace) December 21, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n