{"id":32755,"date":"2016-04-04T23:40:16","date_gmt":"2016-04-05T04:40:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=32755"},"modified":"2016-04-04T23:40:16","modified_gmt":"2016-04-05T04:40:16","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-digest-april-4th-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2016\/04\/04\/texas-bicycling-news-digest-april-4th-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News Digest April 4th 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/spinistry\/posts\/10154720917802892\" data-width=\"552\"><\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BDx1d-kEtsc\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"13\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BDx1d-kEtsc\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Driveway Series (@drivewayseries)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/spinistry\/posts\/10154721028702892\" data-width=\"552\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/epcyclists\/posts\/640517786096627\" data-width=\"552\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=10154073531259841\" data-width=\"552\"><\/div>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/201622163533165\/\">April Epic<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>Bat City Cycling www.facebook.com<\/h3>\n<p>Saturday, April 16 at 8:00 AM in CDT<br \/>\nRed Horn Coffee House and Brewing Co.<br \/>\n13010 W Parmer Ln, Ste 800, Cedar Park, Texas 78613<br \/>\nDetails<br \/>\n125 miles of fantastic Texas roads. We&#8217;re still fine tuning the route so we&#8217;ll post it when we get it finished. Show up early for coffee at Red Horn and hang after for post-ride beers.<br \/>\n++We will have a SaG vehicle. Bring $10 cash to chip in for gas and costs.++ &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr align=\"left\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bikeforums.net\/texas\/1056944-head-hills-ride-report.html\">Head for the Hills &#8211; Ride Report<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>by EthanHawley www.bikeforums.net<\/h3>\n<p>I just rode the Head for the Hills Ride in Chappell Hill last weekend. I enjoyed it quite a bit thanks in large part to the absolutely perfect weather. The ride offered terrific scenery, with the exception of a few short sections on Hwy 105. While the wildflowers seemed to be past their prime (or was it too early?), we rode past some beautiful patches. There were also some tremendous vistas of the surrounding countryside from the top of some of the hills. True to the ride&#8217;s name, there was very little in the way of flat sections. The roads were rolling with a few Texas-steep hills, but they &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr align=\"left\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crazyguyonabike.com\/doc\/page\/?page_id=455964\">An Englishman in America<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>By Rob Lee www.crazyguyonabike.com<\/h3>\n<p>Apr 3: To Terlingua<br \/>\nSunday April 3, 2016, 48 miles (77 km) &#8211; Total so far: 2,735 miles (4,402 km)<br \/>\nI tried to be pro-active and set an alarm for 6 AM this morning. That was fine except that for some reason more or less everyone in the campsite wanted to speak to me this morning. Some motorbikers were interested in my trip. Another camper wanted to thank me for using a dim red headtorch rather than a blinding white one. The campground host was keen to give me helpful tips regarding a route through Arizona. So all in all I was about an hour later leaving than I expected!<br \/>\nThe first 25 miles were a repeat of yesterday, climbing back along the Ross Maxwell Scenic Drive towards the Park&#8217;s main road. The climbing was all in the first 14 miles, so that took a couple of hours. The climbing was steady and fairly pleasant though, not too steep. I stopped at the top for an early lunch (same spot as yesterday&#8217;s lunch!). Of course then a &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Apr 4: To Presidio<br \/>\nMonday April 4, 2016, 65 miles (105 km) &#8211; Total so far: 2,800 miles (4,506 km)<br \/>\nPosted via email Mon Apr 4 19:53:02 2016 PDT<br \/>\nThere was a good sunrise this morning. In fact the past few days in the Big Bend area have spoiled me with great sunsets and sunrises. The air is clear and the skies have generally been cloudless.<br \/>\nIt was a few miles along the road to Lajitas, really a resort town where an upmarket golf resort has been developed. A bit of an odd fit in the surroundings! There was a reasonably stocked shop, for some reason I craved fruit juice so I stopped and bought a small bottle. There were lots of resort employees buzzing about on &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr align=\"left\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crazyguyonabike.com\/doc\/page\/?page_id=455986\">Pop-pop T Goes West &#8211; Then East<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>By David Tatman www.crazyguyonabike.com<\/h3>\n<p>Fort Davis to Fort Davis: One Dryer Town<br \/>\nMonday April 4, 2016, 3 miles (5 km) &#8211; Total so far: 1,216 miles (1,957 km)<br \/>\nToday is layover day in Fort Davis. We all needed R&amp;R after the last 2 days of riding. Fort Davis is a very nice small town which has grown up around Ft. Davis. At first the town was where the civilians lived who worked at the fort. Now it&#8217;s a tourist community supporting the Ft. Davis National Park. For a small town has a couple of very nice places to eat.<br \/>\nI call this a &#8220;One Dryer Town&#8221; because the model doesn&#8217;t offer a laundry service so we had to go to the local laundromat. Of the 6 washers, only 2 work. On the 4 dryers, only one partially worked. For 14 people suddenly showing up with a bunch of sweaty dirty clothes, not a fast process. Luckily the sun was out today and with the low humidity everything dried quickly hanging on the front of the motel.<br \/>\nWent to local Mexican Luncheonette for lunch. Not sure how to spell, let alone pronounce what I ate for &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr align=\"left\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crazyguyonabike.com\/doc\/page\/?page_id=456075\">Southern Tier eastward 2016<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>By Luba Agranovich www.crazyguyonabike.com<\/h3>\n<p>Luba: entering Texas Hill Country<br \/>\nMonday April 4, 2016, 48 miles (77 km) &#8211; Total so far: 1,406 miles (2,262 km)<br \/>\nBought sandwiches in Subway in the morning for lunch on the road. The local road to Camp Wood, prescribed by the ACA maps, is a very rough chip seal. Still, the pretty landscape with mountains on the horizon and absence of traffic made for an enjoyable ride for a while. We stopped to talk with Cheryl that was driving a support vehicle for her husband Bob. Bob rode from Florida, where they live, to DeRidder LA alone but got stuck there due to bridge closures. Cheryl then decided to join him. She offered us drinks and ice that we accepted with gratitude. Later on &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr align=\"left\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/fitness.blog.austin360.com\/2016\/04\/04\/for-the-best-bluebonnet-show-bike-the-willow-city-loop\/\">For the best bluebonnet show, bike the Willow City Loop<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>by Pam LeBlanc fitness.blog.austin360.com<\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/cmga360fitness.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/04\/img_4438.jpg?w=1280&#038;h=960&#038;fit=1280%2C960&#038;resize=640%2C480\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><br \/>\nMidway up the giant hill near the end of the Willow City Loop, my quads whimpered and I wished, ever so briefly, that I was flopped on a hammock somewhere instead of pedaling up a twisting Hill Country road.<br \/>\nThen I turned and looked down into the valley, where so many bluebonnets clustered together that I thought I was looking at a stream of blue water.<br \/>\nThousands of tourists head to Willow City northeast of Fredericksburg each spring, where they spend about 30 minutes motoring along the 21-mile route, admiring wildflowers. That\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s fine, but I prefer to take &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr align=\"left\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.turnincranks.com\/2016\/2016-bent-wheel-bash-mountain-bike-race-abilene-texas\/\">2016 Bent Wheel Bash Mountain Bike Race \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Abilene, Texas<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>by TC www.turnincranks.com<\/h3>\n<p>My Cat2 40-49 mountain bike race video from the 2016 Bent Wheel Bash Mountain Bike Race held at Buck Creek Trails in Abilene, Texas.<br \/>\nThe 4th race of the Texas state 2016 series.<br \/>\nAfter a 2nd place finish at Comfort, I was feeling pretty good and hopeful of another good showing in Abilene.<br \/>\nBuck Creek Trails can be technical enough to give me a bit of an edge and I was hopeful of &#8230;<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2016 Bent Wheel Bash Mountain Bike Race - Abilene, Texas Race #4\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y8SsOmkyccA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr align=\"left\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bigpigracing.org\/2016\/04\/2016-ouachita-challenge\/\">2016 Ouachita Challenge<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>wilbloodworth www.bigpigracing.org<\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bigpigracing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_42481.jpg?resize=638%2C638\" alt=\"\" width=\"638\" height=\"638\" \/><br \/>\nThe 2015 Ouachita Challenge was a blast! I had a wonderful time and the weather was superb but I temporarily lost my Garmin on the top of Mauldin Mountain which caused me to lose about an hour and a half of time trying to find it. After that, I vowed to not let stupid things like that happen again so I got a Garmin tether from Matt Malone and haven\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t ridden without that tether ever since.<br \/>\nFast forward to the 2016 Ouachita Challenge. 2016 marks my 2nd year as a participant in the Ouachita Challenge; both years on a single speed. While the OC is amazing and I love coming up to Arkansas, visiting my relatives, eating great food, and &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr align=\"left\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crazyguyonabike.com\/doc\/page\/?page_id=456082\">Tom Goes West 2016<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>By Thomas King www.crazyguyonabike.com<\/h3>\n<p>Day 36 &#8211; Hunt to Leakey, TX: Halfway Today<br \/>\nMonday April 4, 2016, 47 miles (76 km) &#8211; Total so far: 1,595 miles (2,567 km)<br \/>\nI reached the halfway point across the Southern Tier Route either on late yesterdays ride or early today. Half of the 3100 miles, of course is 1550, however I get a few extra miles riding to our lunch or overnight stops. The route doesn&#8217;t take the shortest connections as it tries to avoid the busier roads, include more interesting destinations, and tries to route through areas with more services. I&#8217;ve been very pleased with the locales visited and the many scenic roads.<br \/>\nI wanted today&#8217;s ride a bit shorter because there was quite a bit of climbing. I don&#8217;t have a Garmin for my bike that counts every foot of elevation gain as a brag point and I&#8217;m okay with that. But the Adventure Cycling maps include elevation profiles for the route. So I knew I&#8217;d have a gradual climb ending up &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr align=\"left\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kiiitv.com\/story\/31632409\/7-year-old-on-bicycle-struck-by-vehicle\">7-Year-Old on Bicycle Struck by Vehicle<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>www.kiiitv.com<\/h3>\n<p>A 7-year-old boy was rushed to the hospital Sunday night after he was involved in an accident. The accident happened in the 900 block of Rambler place, in a neighborhood near Leopard and Corn Products road. According to Corpus Christi police, the boy was riding his bike when a vehicle crashed into him. The child was &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr align=\"left\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mysanantonio.com\/news\/local\/crime\/article\/Police-Central-Texas-driver-dragged-cyclist-for-7227360.php\">Police: Central Texas driver dragged cyclist for 2,000 feet even though she was screaming<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>By Joshua Fechter www.mysanantonio.com<\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ww2.hdnux.com\/photos\/45\/14\/41\/9750605\/4\/1024x1024.jpg?resize=639%2C597\" alt=\"\" width=\"639\" height=\"597\" \/><br \/>\nAn Austin cyclist suffered serious injuries after a driver allegedly hit her and dragged her for 2,000 feet with his vehicle last week, according to Austin police.<br \/>\nArtemio Gomez Avila, 41, has been charged with failure to stop and render aid for allegedly driving away after striking Elizabeth English with his truck.<br \/>\nAvila could spend up to 10 years in prison if convicted of the third-degree felony. &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr align=\"left\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bikewtca.org\/\">WTCA Post to Gail Ride<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>West Texas Cycling Association www.bikewtca.org<\/h3>\n<p>Date: April 9, 2016<br \/>\nLocation: Post, TX<br \/>\nContact: Steve Crowell281-793-4480<br \/>\nDetails: The Post to Gail ride will leave from the Post courthouse parking lot at 9:00 AM. Steve Crowell is hosting. Cost is $5 for club members. Non-Club Members must join the WTCA and pay the membership fee to ride. Please RSVP to Steve so he can plan for supplies.<\/p>\n<hr align=\"left\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<h2>Texas Bicycling from Twitter<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Great RRR ride with friends this evening from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ATCTriShop?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ATCTriShop<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/michiganstate?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#michiganstate<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/rothetraining?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#rothetraining<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/C55cT1HLIo\">pic.twitter.com\/C55cT1HLIo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ROTHE Training (@rothetraining) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rothetraining\/status\/717164110291476480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 5, 2016<\/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=\"ca\" dir=\"ltr\">S\u00c3\u00adclov\u00c3\u00ada: Seeing the City on Different Wheels <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Hy73raRuM1\">https:\/\/t.co\/Hy73raRuM1<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YXfThB0NCR\">pic.twitter.com\/YXfThB0NCR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Robin Stallings (@RobinStallings) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RobinStallings\/status\/717162397576925184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 5, 2016<\/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 posted 120 photos on Facebook in the album &quot;2016 Red River Riot Finisher Portraits&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DyPNWNidDj\">https:\/\/t.co\/DyPNWNidDj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Spinistry (@Spinistry) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Spinistry\/status\/717155276571414529?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 5, 2016<\/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=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ogRwWxT8RV\">pic.twitter.com\/ogRwWxT8RV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; I wanna be a bike. (@Fudgelump) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Fudgelump\/status\/717145746953211904?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 5, 2016<\/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\/717108306930745344<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Video from last week&#39;s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HoustonBikePlan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HoustonBikePlan<\/a> webinar presentation and Q&amp;A can be viewed here: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/f51kiHhhB2\">https:\/\/t.co\/f51kiHhhB2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Houston Bike Plan (@HoustonBikePlan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HoustonBikePlan\/status\/717106073191190528?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 4, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/BBQ44\/status\/717097256332099584<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">So glad I have a recovery ride today. My legs are completely trashed.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Preston Glace (@pgglace) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pgglace\/status\/717077617514455040?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 4, 2016<\/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\/T4K2016?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#T4K2016<\/a> had a blast @lbj100ride! Here&#39;s part of the grp at the finish! TY Luci &amp; our LBJ family 4 having us again! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rWWrTnJn1V\">pic.twitter.com\/rWWrTnJn1V<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Texas 4000 (@Texas4000) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Texas4000\/status\/717061137930432512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 4, 2016<\/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\">Several bike thefts have been reported to PTS today.  Check on your bike and ensure it is locked and secured. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2kK4t5OAXe\">pic.twitter.com\/2kK4t5OAXe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bike UT (@bikeut) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bikeut\/status\/717038693198864385?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 4, 2016<\/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\">GRATS to mah boi <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MattieeeIce?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MattieeeIce<\/a> for winning 1st!! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/onkx85PGnN\">pic.twitter.com\/onkx85PGnN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; I wanna be a bike. (@Fudgelump) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Fudgelump\/status\/717025919328620545?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 4, 2016<\/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\">Gravel route on levees if conditions permit as well as a paved route&#8230;. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ueV4j1LEwY\">https:\/\/t.co\/ueV4j1LEwY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Spinistry (@Spinistry) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Spinistry\/status\/717011284844265472?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 4, 2016<\/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\">Wow! 65,000 People Bike and Play in Downtown San Antonio&#39;s Open Streets event, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Siclovia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Siclovia<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ic231OWTdS\">https:\/\/t.co\/ic231OWTdS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qRUqTgKpqL\">pic.twitter.com\/qRUqTgKpqL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; StreetsblogTexas (@StreetsblogTex) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StreetsblogTex\/status\/717004403492827136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 4, 2016<\/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\/mondaymotivation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#mondaymotivation<\/a> get that bike and those running shoes out. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SSHTX?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SSHTX<\/a> is coming April 24th! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pw9owghPQz\">pic.twitter.com\/pw9owghPQz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sunday Streets HTX (@SundayStreetHTX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SundayStreetHTX\/status\/717003252047282176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 4, 2016<\/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\">HammerFest Tough racing by all &amp; by far the hardest stage race we have ever done. We&#39;ll be back next year! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WeAreRBM?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WeAreRBM<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JO1n7kpfoY\">pic.twitter.com\/JO1n7kpfoY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Frisco Cycling Club (@friscocycling) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/friscocycling\/status\/716987135031529472?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 4, 2016<\/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\">Family friendly &amp; well organized event <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Siclovia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Siclovia<\/a> bien hecho! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PlayintheStreets?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PlayintheStreets<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ga5ft7RnLt\">pic.twitter.com\/Ga5ft7RnLt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Anthony Alcoser (@AnthonyAlcoser) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AnthonyAlcoser\/status\/716740034469036035?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 3, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\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 Ride to Benbrook on the Trinty Trails &#8211; Fort Worth, TX For full details, including the address, and to R\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gWyfi7PJrb\">https:\/\/t.co\/gWyfi7PJrb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/717207138981036037?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 5, 2016<\/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 Barton Creek Greenbelt Social Ride &#8211; Advanced Beginner\/Intermediate &#8211; Austin, TX For full details, inclu\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2yQBpFfToN\">https:\/\/t.co\/2yQBpFfToN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/717207140717490177?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 5, 2016<\/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>View this post on Instagram A post shared by Driveway Series (@drivewayseries) April Epic Bat City Cycling www.facebook.com Saturday, April 16 at 8:00 AM in CDT Red Horn Coffee House and Brewing Co. 13010 W Parmer Ln, Ste 800, Cedar <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2016\/04\/04\/texas-bicycling-news-digest-april-4th-2016\/\"><span class=\"more-msg\">Continue reading &rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[14],"tags":[5248],"class_list":["post-32755","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bicycling-news","tag-texas-bicycling-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-8wj","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32755","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32755"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32755\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32755"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32755"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32755"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}