{"id":32829,"date":"2016-04-10T23:13:04","date_gmt":"2016-04-11T04:13:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=32829"},"modified":"2016-04-10T23:13:04","modified_gmt":"2016-04-11T04:13:04","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-digest-april-10th-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2016\/04\/10\/texas-bicycling-news-digest-april-10th-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News Digest April 10th 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/epcyclists\/posts\/643150509166688\" data-width=\"552\"><\/div>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/uaoRdqecdrY\">2016 LBJ 100<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>Pit Vins<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2016 LBJ 100 0001\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uaoRdqecdrY?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><br \/>\nmoving up to the starting-line for the 42-mile ride<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2016 LBJ 100 0002\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zU3uL8rjkPk?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><br \/>\nstart &amp; past the Texas White House<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2016 LBJ 100 0003\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wYYjX2lAOuI?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><br \/>\nleaving the ranch<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2016 LBJ 100 0004\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gDC8MRmHZJk?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><br \/>\napproaching rest stop # 1<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2016 LBJ 100 0005\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/I_q9eqAg3Q8?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><br \/>\non the road<\/p>\n<p>There are more videos from Pit.<\/p>\n<hr align=\"left\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/WWsHa_UGYho\">Welcome to Texas!<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>I Dream In Colors<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Welcome to Texas!\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WWsHa_UGYho?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.whig.com\/article\/20160410\/ARTICLE\/160409979\">WALDEN RIDE: Seeing the forest for the trees<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>By ROBIN WALDEN www.whig.com<\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.whig.com\/assets\/walden-pinksunset.jpg?resize=639%2C479\" alt=\"\" width=\"639\" height=\"479\" \/><br \/>\nSaturday, April 9: Richards, Texas, to Shepherd, Texas<br \/>\n63 miles<br \/>\n2,028 total miles<br \/>\nOur day started with this beautiful sunrise.<br \/>\nThe place we stayed last night is designed for bicyclists. There&#8217;s a garage with all the bike tools one would need, a salt-water pool, a kitchen and a gathering area with tables under cover where we ate. There were &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr align=\"left\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/kdhnews.com\/harker_heights_herald\/local\/heights-firefighter-gears-up-for-bike-ride-to-benefit-ms\/article_d9b37586-ff5d-11e5-9bf2-8bad716cbd55.html\">Heights firefighter gears up for bike ride to benefit MS<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>by Rachael Riley kdhnews.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\/kdhnews.com\/content\/tncms\/assets\/v3\/editorial\/0\/47\/04776aca-ff5e-11e5-91de-57176094948e\/570abcf69c048.image.jpg?resize=640%2C480\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><br \/>\nIn 1999, Damon Sprouse, a Harker Heights firefighter and paramedic, knew his University of Texas professor was ending her tenure because of Multiple Sclerosis, but didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t know much about the disease.<br \/>\nA few years later in 2003, Sprouse would participate in &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr align=\"left\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/maverickchaingang.org\/\">Maverick Chain Gang Ride<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>April 30, 2016<br \/>\nPirkey Lake &#8211; West &#8211; 31.6 miles<br \/>\nMeet at: Cypress Valley Church, 4190 W Pinecrest Dr, Marshall, TX &#8211; 9:00 a.m.<\/p>\n<hr align=\"left\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fwbaclub.org\/events\/dspEventDetails.cfm?eventId=872\">No Hills, No Winds but lots of Great BS Backwards<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>Fort Worth Bicycling Association www.fwbaclub.org<\/h3>\n<p>Club Ride<br \/>\nSunday, April 17, 2016 9:00 am<br \/>\nTime to stretch the legs and start enjoying the Sping time. Come on out and have some fun. Thanks to Jim Burrows for letting me host this ride. It is full of good roads, lots of trees and few hills, very small hills. Maybe a little more Hills backwards, but still fun.<br \/>\nIt is a good ride for beginners or experienced riders. So if you are a new member or want to become one come on out and meet some new friends on a great ride. If you have been a long time member come on out and enjoy the company of the other club members and catch up on what&#8217;s going on with each other.<br \/>\nCue sheets will be provided.<br \/>\nRoute distances of 26, 38, 43 and 53, something for everyone.<\/p>\n<hr align=\"left\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crazyguyonabike.com\/doc\/page\/?page_id=456641\">Southern Tier eastward 2016<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>By Luba Agranovich www.crazyguyonabike.com<\/h3>\n<p>Luba: we choose a harder way<br \/>\nSaturday April 9, 2016, 50 miles (80 km) &#8211; Total so far: 1,631 miles (2,625 km)<br \/>\nRain was in today&#8217;s forecast. We knew the sunshine could not last forever&#8230; Luckily, we saw lightning and heard thunder, but only a few rare drops fell on us. We rode through the beautiful state park and, thankfully, no chip seal. Today I, finally, understood the reason for frequent warning to watch for water on the road. We were crossing a bridge over a creek that was, actually, a part of this creek. Meaning, the bridge was under several inches of water. I started to break wanting to stop before getting into water &#8211; we did not know how deep it was. My bike slipped on &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr align=\"left\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bikedfw\/posts\/10154876910699968\" data-width=\"552\"><\/div>\n<h2>Texas Bicycling from Twitter<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A riders perspective: Another good day, prayed for a podium today and got 2! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WeAreRBM?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WeAreRBM<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CrestCars?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CrestCars<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RichBikeMart?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RichBikeMart<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4JXTRP161s\">pic.twitter.com\/4JXTRP161s<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Frisco Cycling Club (@friscocycling) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/friscocycling\/status\/719287387025645568?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 10, 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\">Chosen over bike racing today. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/v28jEnmV8M\">https:\/\/t.co\/v28jEnmV8M<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Darryl (@VeldrijDork) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VeldrijDork\/status\/719218979919814657?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 10, 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\">RT athlete Will Schwartz (right) was part of the 3-man winning Team <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LTRaceSeries?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@LTRaceSeries<\/a> Austin Rattler MTB race yesterday! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TPprQdFNxH\">pic.twitter.com\/TPprQdFNxH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ROTHE Training (@rothetraining) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rothetraining\/status\/719206446437572608?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 10, 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\/719197700059750401<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">New report for River Bend: Dry\/Packed, trail is Good to go!!!. More at <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RBMdtAJYYp\">https:\/\/t.co\/RBMdtAJYYp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; GHORBA (@ghorba_org) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ghorba_org\/status\/719162205279682560?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 10, 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 Tour de Muleshoe &#8211; Muleshoe, TX <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GokVBpVTyL\">https:\/\/t.co\/GokVBpVTyL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The 22nd Annual Heritage Foundation Tour de Mu\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/N5034chNXK\">https:\/\/t.co\/N5034chNXK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/719209167010013185?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 10, 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 Rails to Trails Opening Day &#8211; Houston, TX For full details, including the address, and to RSVP see:<br \/>\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wY9br8escl\">https:\/\/t.co\/wY9br8escl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/719363669138792448?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 11, 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 Rails to Trails Opening Day Ride &#8211; Houston, TX (North) For full details, including the address, and to R\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vYG7reSj9O\">https:\/\/t.co\/vYG7reSj9O<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/719363673349873664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 11, 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 Put the Pedal to the Medal &#8211; Fort Worth, TX <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3CDzyye64l\">https:\/\/t.co\/3CDzyye64l<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Join us the the 2nd Annual Pedal t\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NEIi86zZTy\">https:\/\/t.co\/NEIi86zZTy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/719363677833531392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 11, 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>2016 LBJ 100 Pit Vins moving up to the starting-line for the 42-mile ride start &amp; past the Texas White House leaving the ranch approaching rest stop # 1 on the road There are more videos from Pit. 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