{"id":33496,"date":"2016-06-29T23:11:42","date_gmt":"2016-06-30T04:11:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=33496"},"modified":"2016-06-29T23:11:42","modified_gmt":"2016-06-30T04:11:42","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-june-29th-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2016\/06\/29\/texas-bicycling-news-june-29th-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News June 29th 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

Editorial: For biking to work<\/a><\/h2>\n

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


\nThe next time you go out to eat, take a peek behind the kitchen. Whether you’re at Uchi or Chili’s, you’re likely to see a similar sight: an old bike chained up to a makeshift rack. That’s how someone got to work.
\nOnce you’re far from the serene paths of Buffalo Bayou Park and downtown’s B-Cycle stations, the true picture of cycling in Houston begins to emerge. Cyclists in Houston are more working class than …<\/p>\n

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Texas students pass through Logan on 4,000-mile trip for cancer<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Javier Laboy<\/h3>\n

news.hjnews.com<\/h3>\n


\nCycling 4,000 miles in honor of those that fought and are still fighting, 66 students are contributing in the battle against cancer.
\nSince their start in Texas on June 4, the group of students has cycled over 1,000 miles and has stayed in several places across the country during their 70-day journey. Taking rest in the homes of host families in Logan, riders had a chance to share stories and food with local residents before starting again the next morning. …<\/p>\n

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A ride with a purpose; Texas veteran wants names of mates put on memorial<\/a><\/h2>\n

JOHN WRIGHT<\/h3>\n

murrayledger.com<\/h3>\n

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AURORA, Ky. \u00d7\u00a0Sometime this morning, Del Francis will be riding his bicycle from Mayfield into Calloway County and he will be bringing a message with him.
\nFrancis, 74, is in the midst of a ride that started in his hometown of Sulfur Springs, Texas that he aims to finish in Washington. The purpose is to …<\/p>\n

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PeopleForBikes launches The Big Jump program, aimed at increasing bike riding in 10 US cities<\/a><\/h2>\n

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

BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) \u00d7\u00a0PeopleForBikes has announced a program designed to significantly increase cycling in areas of 10 American cities over the next three years.
\nThe Big Jump program is now accepted applications from cities to participate in the program, whose goal is “a doubling or tripling of people on bikes accompanied by reductions in crashes\u00d8\u00a9n a focused neighborhood or area of each city.”
\nPeopleForBikes’ Kyle Wagenschutz, said, “The Big Jump is based on the idea that many communities have established a solid foundation of safe places to bike and can quickly and simply increase local biking by …<\/p>\n

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