{"id":32786,"date":"2016-04-08T23:03:58","date_gmt":"2016-04-09T04:03:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=32786"},"modified":"2016-04-08T23:03:58","modified_gmt":"2016-04-09T04:03:58","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-digest-april-8th-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2016\/04\/08\/texas-bicycling-news-digest-april-8th-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News Digest April 8th 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=1072828312739763\" data-width=\"552\"><\/div>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.brownsvilleherald.com\/news\/local\/article_c143e0ac-fd3d-11e5-8f0d-83a03d58389e.html\">Community discusses former railway plans<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>By Aisha Baskette www.brownsvilleherald.com<\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com\/brownsvilleherald.com\/content\/tncms\/assets\/v3\/editorial\/7\/29\/729a8b7c-fd3d-11e5-8a4c-7bf9e3e64ee3\/57072b363969e.image.jpg?resize=639%2C948\" alt=\"\" width=\"639\" height=\"948\" \/><br \/>\nCity officials stressed options available to Brownsville on Thursday evening during the city\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s second town hall-style meeting regarding the West Brownsville Rail Corridor.<br \/>\nThe West Brownsville Rail Corridor Public Discussion &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr align=\"left\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20160408005102\/en\/Injured-Veterans-Cycle-425-Miles-Houston-Fort\">Injured Veterans to Cycle More Than 425 Miles from Houston to Fort Worth for the UnitedHealthcare Ride 2 Recovery 2016 Texas Challenge<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>www.businesswire.com<\/h3>\n<p>HOUSTON&#8211;(BUSINESS WIRE)&#8211;More than 150 injured veterans and their supporters will set off from Houston Monday, April 11, for the UnitedHealthcare Ride 2 Recovery 2016 Texas Challenge, a six-day, rehabilitative ride that ends in Fort Worth Saturday, April 16. Riders will travel more than 425 miles through College Station, Tomball, Georgetown, Killeen, Fort Hood, Waco and Cleburne, before ending in Fort Worth. &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr align=\"left\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lampasasradio.com\/radiogram\/34-radiogram\/18581-getting-ready-for-bike-tour\">Getting Ready for Bike Tour<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>www.lampasasradio.com<\/h3>\n<p>Planners and workers for the Lampasas Hillacious Bike Tour are busy today getting ready for the influx of bicycle-carrying cars coming into town tomorrow morning.<br \/>\nThe event will hopefully see hundreds of bicycle riders leave the city together for their &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr align=\"left\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/tressmith.com\/2016\/04\/08\/day-35-silsbee-texas-to-deridder-louisiana-73-miles\/\">Day 35: Silsbee, Texas to DeRidder, Louisiana \u00e2\u20ac\u201c 73 miles<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>by Tres Smith tressmith.com<\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tressmith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/image-133.jpeg?resize=642%2C481\" alt=\"\" width=\"642\" height=\"481\" \/><br \/>\nJesus just left Chicago and he is bound for New Orleans. Another cool but beautiful rollout into the town of Buna, Texas and the first SAG of the day at \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The Donut Palace.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d May have been a franchise because the next one was in the next &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr align=\"left\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">#meetup_oembed .mu_clearfix:after { visibility: hidden; display: block; font-size: 0; content: \" \"; clear: both; height: 0; }* html #meetup_oembed .mu_clearfix, *:first-child+html #meetup_oembed .mu_clearfix { zoom: 1; }#meetup_oembed { background:#eee;border:1px solid #ccc;padding:10px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;border-radius:3px;margin:0; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; }#meetup_oembed h3 { font-weight:normal; margin:0 0 10px; padding:0; line-height:26px; font-family:Georgia,Palatino,serif; font-size:24px }#meetup_oembed p { margin: 0 0 10px; padding:0; line-height:16px; }#meetup_oembed img { border:none; margin:0; padding:0; }#meetup_oembed a, #meetup_oembed a:visited, #meetup_oembed a:link { color: #1B76B3; text-decoration: none; cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; }#meetup_oembed a:hover { color: #1B76B3; text-decoration: underline; }#meetup_oembed a.mu_button { font-size:14px; -moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;border-radius:3px;border:2px solid #A7241D;color:white!important;text-decoration:none;background-color: #CA3E47; background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #ca3e47, #a8252e); background-image: -webkit-gradient(linear, left bottom, left top, color-stop(0, #a8252e), color-stop(1, #ca3e47));disvplay:inline-block;padding:5px 10px; }#meetup_oembed a.mu_button:hover { color: #fff!important; text-decoration: none; }#meetup_oembed .photo { width:50px; height:50px; overflow:hidden;background:#ccc;float:left;margin:0 5px 0 0;text-align:center;padding:1px; }#meetup_oembed .photo img { height:50px }#meetup_oembed .number { font-size:18px; }#meetup_oembed .thing { text-transform: uppercase; color: #555; }<\/style>\n<div id=\"meetup_oembed\" style=\"height:270px\">\n<div style=\"max-height:230px;overflow:hidden\">\n<h3>ARR \/ HCC Trail Work on the Violet Crown Trail!<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin:5px 0;font-size:16px\">Saturday, Apr 23, 2016,  8:30 AM<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 5px;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Spec&#8217;s<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size:12px;\">4978 W Highway 290 Austin, TX<\/span><\/p>\n<p>          <span style=\"color:#4F8A10;font-size:16px;\">5 Mountain Bikers Went<\/span>           <\/p>\n<div style=\"margin:5px 0 10px\" class=\"mu_clearfix\">\n<div class=\"photo\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/secure.meetupstatic.com\/photos\/member\/6\/d\/b\/d\/thumb_252208093.jpeg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"photo\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/secure.meetupstatic.com\/photos\/member\/2\/a\/7\/8\/thumb_174130872.jpeg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"photo\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/secure.meetupstatic.com\/photos\/member\/5\/c\/7\/5\/thumb_243683669.jpeg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"photo\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/secure.meetupstatic.com\/photos\/member\/4\/9\/b\/3\/thumb_252198867.jpeg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"line-height:16px\">There is a work morning planned for the Violet Crown Trail on Saturday 4\/23\/2016 at 8:30 AM to 11:30 AM. Meet at the 290 Trail head at 8:30 AM. We will divide into work groups for the various tasks planned (block short cuts, restore old homeless camp and armor 2nd creek crossing.) Bring work gloves, water (camelbak or water bottle) and dress for th&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin:10px 0 0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/mountainbikes-130\/events\/230234804\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"mu_button\"><strong>Check out this Meetup &rarr;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BikeFriendlyFortWorth\/posts\/1171655702874496\" data-width=\"552\"><\/div>\n<hr align=\"left\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/texasbikeracing.com\/2016-texas-team-preview-pure-austin-racing\/\">2016 Texas Team Preview : Pure Austin Racing<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>texasbikeracing.com<\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/texasbikeracing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/paf-kit.jpg?resize=638%2C491\" alt=\"\" width=\"638\" height=\"491\" \/><br \/>\nPure Austin Racing<br \/>\nWe are a bunch of passionate 40+ racers. Our motto is to ride hard, race hard, and have fun together. We want to race as a team, win as a team, and help the bicycle racing community in Austin and Texas grow and improve. &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr align=\"left\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">#meetup_oembed .mu_clearfix:after { visibility: hidden; display: block; font-size: 0; content: \" \"; clear: both; height: 0; }* html #meetup_oembed .mu_clearfix, *:first-child+html #meetup_oembed .mu_clearfix { zoom: 1; }#meetup_oembed { background:#eee;border:1px solid #ccc;padding:10px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;border-radius:3px;margin:0; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; }#meetup_oembed h3 { font-weight:normal; margin:0 0 10px; padding:0; line-height:26px; font-family:Georgia,Palatino,serif; font-size:24px }#meetup_oembed p { margin: 0 0 10px; padding:0; line-height:16px; }#meetup_oembed img { border:none; margin:0; padding:0; }#meetup_oembed a, #meetup_oembed a:visited, #meetup_oembed a:link { color: #1B76B3; text-decoration: none; cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; }#meetup_oembed a:hover { color: #1B76B3; text-decoration: underline; }#meetup_oembed a.mu_button { font-size:14px; -moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;border-radius:3px;border:2px solid #A7241D;color:white!important;text-decoration:none;background-color: #CA3E47; background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #ca3e47, #a8252e); background-image: -webkit-gradient(linear, left bottom, left top, color-stop(0, #a8252e), color-stop(1, #ca3e47));disvplay:inline-block;padding:5px 10px; }#meetup_oembed a.mu_button:hover { color: #fff!important; text-decoration: none; }#meetup_oembed .photo { width:50px; height:50px; overflow:hidden;background:#ccc;float:left;margin:0 5px 0 0;text-align:center;padding:1px; }#meetup_oembed .photo img { height:50px }#meetup_oembed .number { font-size:18px; }#meetup_oembed .thing { text-transform: uppercase; color: #555; }<\/style>\n<div id=\"meetup_oembed\" style=\"height:270px\">\n<div style=\"max-height:230px;overflow:hidden\">\n<h3>RIDE THE CAR-FREE WALNUT CREEK TRAIL ALL THE WAY<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin:5px 0;font-size:16px\">Saturday, Apr 16, 2016,  9:15 AM<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 5px;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Don&#8217;s Automotive Repair<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size:12px;\">1636 S 1st St Austin, TX<\/span><\/p>\n<p>          <span style=\"color:#4F8A10;font-size:16px;\">11 Austin Cyclists Went<\/span>           <\/p>\n<div style=\"margin:5px 0 10px\" class=\"mu_clearfix\">\n<div class=\"photo\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/secure.meetupstatic.com\/photos\/member\/1\/0\/b\/a\/thumb_142864282.jpeg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"photo\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/secure.meetupstatic.com\/photos\/member\/e\/a\/0\/8\/thumb_36599912.jpeg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"photo\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/secure.meetupstatic.com\/photos\/member\/a\/1\/7\/e\/thumb_160841342.jpeg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"photo\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/secure.meetupstatic.com\/photos\/member\/2\/e\/b\/a\/thumb_284711962.jpeg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"photo\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/secure.meetupstatic.com\/photos\/member\/e\/3\/7\/5\/thumb_243238229.jpeg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"photo\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/secure.meetupstatic.com\/photos\/member\/8\/9\/1\/9\/thumb_248615097.jpeg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"photo\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/secure.meetupstatic.com\/photos\/member\/8\/4\/8\/8\/thumb_278673928.jpeg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"photo\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/secure.meetupstatic.com\/photos\/member\/a\/7\/b\/e\/thumb_124062942.jpeg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"photo\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/secure.meetupstatic.com\/photos\/member\/5\/c\/b\/4\/thumb_167483732.jpeg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"line-height:16px\">OK, we are going to ride the very mellow car-free Walnut Creek trail.\u00c2\u00a0 We leave from Don&#8217;s Automotive on South First, meet 9:15, WHEELS DOWN 9:30 Five miles to the trail head, trail is about 10-15 miles out. (??) \u00c2\u00a0 So about 32 miles total.\u00c2\u00a0 BUT, you can fall in at the Govalle Park parking lot on Bolm Rd. alternatively.\u00c2\u00a0 Please RSVP with comment pos&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin:10px 0 0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/Austin-Cycling-Meetup\/events\/229910756\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"mu_button\"><strong>Check out this Meetup &rarr;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr align=\"left\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crazyguyonabike.com\/doc\/page\/?page_id=456444\">Tom Goes West 2016<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>By Thomas King www.crazyguyonabike.com<\/h3>\n<p>Day 40 &#8211; west of Langtry to west of Sanderson, TX: Prevailing winds from the Gulf of Mexico<br \/>\nFriday April 8, 2016, 65 miles (105 km) &#8211; Total so far: 1,838 miles (2,958 km)<br \/>\nWind 22-36 mph out of the south\/southeast &#8211; Yea, today&#8217;s ride was easy peasy as it pushed me along. My homework on this prevailing wind issue (Are you nuts riding east to west into the wind?) found weather charts that said in West Texas the spring winds blow generally out of the Gulf into the desert. Yesterday and today so true. My days average speed is determined in order of dominance by: 1. Wind; 2. Pavement surface; and 3. Hills. Hills have their down slopes but the first two relentless. &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr align=\"left\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/steinerranchcycling.com\/this-weekends-rides-mellow-johnnys-dam-loop-red-horn\/\">This weekend\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s rides: Mellow Johnny\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Dam Loop! Red Horn!<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>by Thomas steinerranchcycling.com<\/h3>\n<p>Happy Friday!<br \/>\nTomorrow we will ride to Mellow Johnny\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s via Mt. Bonnell! The return route will take us across the pedestrian bridge by Austin High School, through Rollingwood, to Bee Caves where we complete the dam loop. Cuernavaca for extra credit! The full route is 61 miles: https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/296734360 . &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr align=\"left\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/bicyclesportshop.wordpress.com\/2016\/04\/08\/220-miles-of-biking-bliss\/\">220 Miles of Biking Bliss<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>bicyclesportshop.wordpress.com<\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/bicyclesportshop.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/04\/blog-bike-austin.jpg?resize=595%2C305\" alt=\"\" width=\"595\" height=\"305\" \/><br \/>\nAustin has reached an important turning point in its evolution to becoming a great place to ride a bike. There are more people than ever riding bikes on our city\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s streets, but all too often friends and acquaintances say that they are no longer willing to take a chance riding in the city due to our crowded roads and distracted, impatient drivers, and there are too many folks who won\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t consider trying &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr align=\"left\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crazyguyonabike.com\/doc\/page\/?page_id=456451\">Southern Tier eastward 2016<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>By Luba Agranovich www.crazyguyonabike.com<\/h3>\n<p>Luba: historical journey<br \/>\nFriday April 8, 2016<br \/>\nHad just 30 miles to ride today, so we took our sweet time. First, we stopped at the Texas Rangers Heritage Center and Fort Martin Scott and spent an hour there. Then we kept stopping to photograph wild flowers of all colors. Wineries and peach farms were almost as numerous as flowers on this stretch of TX 290. The road itself was &#8230;<\/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\">Come join EP Cyclists for our Saturday Ride: 4\/09\/16 \u00f3\u00be\u00ae\u2014\u00f0\u0178\u0161\u00b4\u00f0\u0178\u008f\u00bc\u00f0\u0178\u0161\u00b4\u00f0\u0178\u008f\u00bc\u00f0\u0178\u0161\u00b4\u00f0\u0178\u008f\u00bc\u00f0\u0178\u0161\u00b4\u00f0\u0178\u008f\u00bc\u00f0\u0178\u0161\u00b4\u00f0\u0178\u008f\u00bc\u00f3\u00be\u00ae\u2014<br \/>Roll out at 8:30AM Sharp<br \/>Location: Meeting at&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0hzLmR7gsg\">https:\/\/t.co\/0hzLmR7gsg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; EP Cyclists (@EPCyclists) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EPCyclists\/status\/718594787314647042?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 9, 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\/718548229751758848<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Craddock is one 16km time trial away from a top-10 finish in arguably the world&#39;s hardest one-week stage race. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KtEDAlePsE\">https:\/\/t.co\/KtEDAlePsE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; VeloNews (@velonews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/velonews\/status\/718539080439439360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 8, 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\">Two blue healers chased , female looked mean not the first time with at least one of the dogs  but two are a pack, now on either side of you<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; jerald roll (@grandpajerald) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/grandpajerald\/status\/718538729413943296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 8, 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\">Spring for a New Bike! Arlington Century of the Month SATURDAY Bike MS Cookout <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LetsRide?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LetsRide<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bOlDgN6Bcv\">https:\/\/t.co\/bOlDgN6Bcv<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jjCfJbBhJ6\">pic.twitter.com\/jjCfJbBhJ6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bicycles Inc (@bicycles_inc) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bicycles_inc\/status\/718485716766953473?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 8, 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\/bicyclesplus\/status\/718472471616339970<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/bicyclesplus\/status\/718470390130044928<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Fair Park series week 4 women&#39;s open <\/p>\n<p>1- Melisa Monosof &#8211; FCS<br \/>2- Kim Chance &#8211; Matrix <br \/>3  Michelle Montoya &#8211; October Three Racing<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; KingRacingGroup (@KingRacingGroup) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KingRacingGroup\/status\/718469045658497024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 8, 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\">Fair park series week 4 women&#39;s 3\/4 results <\/p>\n<p>1 Melisa Monosof &#8211; FCS <br \/>2 Maddy Wooley <br \/>3 Melissa Rodriquez &#8211; Cadence Cycle<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; KingRacingGroup (@KingRacingGroup) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KingRacingGroup\/status\/718468576441708545?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 8, 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\/BikeHutto?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BikeHutto<\/a> will be collecting new &amp; used bikes \/ bike parts for future <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EarnABike?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#EarnABike<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Bikeshare?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Bikeshare<\/a> Programs this Sat. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/00zYJYlQyW\">https:\/\/t.co\/00zYJYlQyW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bike Hutto (@BikeHutto) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BikeHutto\/status\/718464279041585152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 8, 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\">Best bike races in the USA?  On the planet &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ToSHighlands?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ToSHighlands<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheGrandCrit?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TheGrandCrit<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BikeTheBricks?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BikeTheBricks<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OKCProAmClassic?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@OKCProAmClassic<\/a>! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/G9T6TlWmBD\">pic.twitter.com\/G9T6TlWmBD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; markpurnell (@ispeakforyou) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ispeakforyou\/status\/718185955119599616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 7, 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\/FtWMntBikers\/status\/718429929826684928<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/FtWMntBikers\/status\/718429345585336320<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I was thinking how hard my racing season has been so far, thought it was just me but no my races have been really hard &#8211; compared to last yr<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jesus (@SrCampy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SrCampy\/status\/718427105764122624?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 8, 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\/718410351092572160<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Community discusses former railway plans By Aisha Baskette www.brownsvilleherald.com City officials stressed options available to Brownsville on Thursday evening during the city\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s second town hall-style meeting regarding the West Brownsville Rail Corridor. 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