{"id":32368,"date":"2016-02-29T00:18:03","date_gmt":"2016-02-29T06:18:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=32368"},"modified":"2016-02-29T00:18:03","modified_gmt":"2016-02-29T06:18:03","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-digest-february-28th-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2016\/02\/29\/texas-bicycling-news-digest-february-28th-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News Digest February 28th 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

Austin athlete fights to get back into competition<\/a><\/h2>\n

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

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\nAUSTIN, Texas (AP) \u00e2\u20ac\u201d The splash of water when the starting gun goes off. The spin of bicycle gears. The slap of shoes on pavement and shouts of encouragement from the sidelines.
\nFor Austin triathlete Laurie Allen, the sounds of triathlon have ended, for now.
\nThey disappeared Feb. 27, 2015, when she was soaking in a hot tub with friends and got out to cool off. She slipped on ice and fell backward 10 feet, fracturing two vertebrae and crushing her spinal cord.
\nA body used to perpetual motion suddenly …<\/p>\n

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2016 Rocky Hill Ranch Mountain Bike Race<\/a><\/h2>\n

by TC www.turnincranks.com<\/h3>\n

My Cat2 40-49 mountain bike race video from the 2016 Rocky Hill Roundup held at Rocky Hill Ranch in Smithville, Texas.
\nThis is the first race of the Texas state 2016 series. I have high hopes for this season and have already started out with strong and consistent training.
\nThis was the first test of the season to see how far (if any) improvements I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve made in my fitness and race prep.
\nI was feeling pretty confident going into the race and was gunning for a podium position. There were some unknown names on the pre-reg list so I didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t know how some were going …<\/p>\n