{"id":32764,"date":"2016-04-06T00:24:17","date_gmt":"2016-04-06T05:24:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=32764"},"modified":"2016-04-06T00:24:17","modified_gmt":"2016-04-06T05:24:17","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-digest-april-5th-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2016\/04\/06\/texas-bicycling-news-digest-april-5th-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News Digest April 5th 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

Another Serving of Texas Gravel, The Castell Grind 100k \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Race report, Photos and 100k Full Results<\/a><\/h2>\n

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\nRiders can choose between the 100k Full Grind, the 75k 3\/4 Grind or the 50k Half Grind, with the 100k field being the deepest. When asked about the field size, Drost told us that \u00e2\u20ac\u0153[q]uality versus quantity has always been our focus so the race will probably never be huge. We want to maintain a manageable roster and the town has limited resources so we are very careful to grow slowly and preserve the integrity of the course and feel of a small town, grassroots event. I would say roughly 400 is an amount we are comfortable with at this time.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d
\nThe largest Castell Grind field to date took to the start and faced a course that is essentially a figure 8, a south loop and a north loop that nearly intersects at the start\/finish and neutral feed area in the tiny town of Castell. Like …<\/p>\n

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