{"id":33569,"date":"2016-07-08T23:33:55","date_gmt":"2016-07-09T04:33:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=33569"},"modified":"2016-07-08T23:33:55","modified_gmt":"2016-07-09T04:33:55","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-july-8th-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2016\/07\/08\/texas-bicycling-news-july-8th-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News July 8th 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BHmlsepjOfc\/?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; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BHmlsepjOfc\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; 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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\/BHmlsepjOfc\/?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<hr align=\"left\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bikemojo.com\/speak\/14-austin-voodoo\/99550-south-hills-conservation-area-sunset-valley.html\">South Hills Conservation Area and Sunset Valley<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>by cxagent<\/h3>\n<h3>www.bikemojo.com<\/h3>\n<p>A group of us mtb&#8217;rs attended the City of Sunset Valley&#8217;s Planning and Environmental Board meeting tonight. Here is a quick summary &#8211;<br \/>\n1) The South Hills Conservation Area is closed to bicycles. I would not expect to get the existing trail opened again. According to Sunset Valley &#8211; it never was open to bicycling.<br \/>\n2) There is a significant group in Sunset Valley that doesn&#8217;t want any &#8220;outsiders&#8221; using &#8220;their&#8221; trails or facilities. A fair number of people on the board had worked with Hill Country Conservancy to try to run the Violet Crown Trail somewhere safer than the sidewalk on Brodie. They lost that battle so the VCT is planned for the sidewalk on Brodie thru SSV.<br \/>\n3) The board listened and seemed truly interested in finding a solution. The recognized that a connection was needed thru that area and roads like Brodie was not a safe alternate.<br \/>\n4) We offered several options. They were sure that allowing use of the &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr align=\"left\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/lacrossetribune.com\/news\/local\/bicyclists-riding-miles-drop-off-cancer-donation-at-gundersen\/article_bc0d6512-2264-5f37-a0e4-a03b15a61d4a.html\">Bicyclists riding 4,000 miles drop off cancer donation at Gundersen<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>lacrossetribune.com<\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com\/lacrossetribune.com\/content\/tncms\/assets\/v3\/editorial\/3\/a5\/3a5725b8-8d05-5b86-b8c4-a68244e5f10d\/577ee46035248.image.jpg?resize=1200%2C834\" width=\"1200\" height=\"834\" \/><br \/>\nMore than 20 bicyclists participating in what is billed as the \u00d4\u00acongest charity ride in the world\u00d4\u00a0took a break Thursday evening in La Crosse to drop off an $11,000 donation for the Gundersen Medical Foundation and meet with a cancer support group.<br \/>\nSo far, they\u00d3\u00b6e pedaled 2,504 miles.<br \/>\nThe University of Texas students are among almost 70 who left their campus in Austin 35 days ago, headed more than 4,000 miles to Anchorage, Alaska, with a goal of raising $825,000 for cancer &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr align=\"left\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.marketwired.com\/press-release\/valley-forge-face-of-america-route-inspires-disabled-military-veterans-2140797.htm\">Valley Forge Face of America Route Inspires Disabled Military Veterans<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>www.marketwired.com<\/h3>\n<p>Operation Comfort Team Rides to Gettysburg<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/ctt.marketwire.com\/?release=11G105745-001&amp;c=25&amp;s=310354&amp;url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.marketwire.com%2flibrary%2fMwGo%2f2016%2f7%2f7%2f11G105745%2fImages%2fOC-TEAM-AMERICA-5e6e8e9a77c1ac59bfc0241e67433fbc.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"813\" \/><br \/>\nSAN ANTONIO, TX&#8211;(Marketwired &#8211; July 08, 2016) &#8211; The popularity of national non-profit World T.E.A.M. Sports&#8217; annual Face of America bicycle and hand cycle ride from the Pentagon to the historic Civil War battlefields at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania encouraged launching of a companion route in 2016. This new route, beginning at George Washington&#8217;s Revolutionary War winter camp at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, attracted 70 riders in its first year, including disabled military veterans from San Antonio, Texas&#8217; non-profit Operation Comfort.<br \/>\nTeam Operation Comfort included &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr align=\"left\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.1410wizm.com\/index.php\/item\/28050-a-bicycle-trek-from-texas-to-alaska-lands-in-la-crosse-to-deliver-11-000\">A bicycle trek from Texas to Alaska lands in La Crosse to deliver $11,000<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>Written by Drew Kelly<\/h3>\n<h3>www.1410wizm.com<\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.1410wizm.com\/media\/k2\/items\/cache\/14288ab293b6be889b5705d7191a8309_XL.jpg?resize=900%2C506\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" \/><br \/>\nThey just stopped by La Crosse quick to present a check for $11,000 for cancer on their fundraising bicycle trip from Texas to Alaska.<br \/>\nThey&#8217;re called the Texas 4000, but they should probably be called the Texas 4,500, because that&#8217;s the amount of miles they&#8217;ll be traveling during their 70-day trip. The began at the University of Texas-Austin and will finish Aug. 12 in Anchorage, Alaska.<br \/>\nThursday was Day 34. The group of 66 bikers stopped by to present the Gundersen Medical Foundation with that big ole&#8217; check.<br \/>\nEveryone in the group has a personal story of why they&#8217;re involved, including &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr align=\"left\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/dirtragmag.com\/riders-write-the-power-of-high-school-mtb-racing\/\">Riders Write: The power of high school MTB racing<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>dirtragmag.com<\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dirtragmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1729-630x315.jpg?resize=630%2C315\" width=\"630\" height=\"315\" \/><br \/>\nThis reader submission comes to us from Hannah Heydinger. She just finished her senior year racing in the Texas High School Mountain Biking League where she was team captain for St. Stephen\u00d3\u00b3 in Austin. In 2015, Heydinger was invited to the National Interscholastic Cycling Association (NICA) banquet to be awarded the Specialized Student Athlete Leadership Award. In addition to all that, Heydinger wants to study creative writing in college and we\u00d3\u00b2e pleased to have her story. We hope you enjoy her perspective! (Thanks to her mom for the photos.)<br \/>\nI started mountain biking during my freshman year of high school when the St. Stephen\u00d3\u00b3 mountain biking club decided to join the Texas High School Mountain Biking League. According to the league, a National Interscholastic Cycling Association (NICA) chapter, then in its second year, the riders &#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:254px\">\n<div style=\"max-height:214px;overflow:hidden\">\n<h3>Thursday Morning Cruise<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin:5px 0;font-size:16px\">Thursday, Jul 14, 2016,  7:15 AM<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 5px;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Starbucks<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size:12px;\"> 7049 S Desert (Outlet Mall) Canutillo, TX<\/span><\/p>\n<p>          <span style=\"color:#4F8A10;font-size:16px;\">1 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\/e\/1\/4\/8\/thumb_195177672.jpeg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"line-height:16px\">Meet at 7:15 am at Starbucks at the Outlet Mall in Canutillo. Ride out at 7:30. 20-25 miles at 14-16 mph avg pace. Mostly flat, a few hills. Breakfast someplace after the ride. Bob Clark,[masked]<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin:10px 0 0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/ElPasoBicycleClub\/events\/232471382\/\" 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=\"http:\/\/frankenbike.net\/frankenbike-houston-66-june-11-2016-10am-4pm\/\">FrankenBike Houston # 66: July 16, 2016, 9am-3pm<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>by Chris<\/h3>\n<h3>frankenbike.net<\/h3>\n<p>FrankenBike Houston #66 \u00d6\u00a0July 16, 2016 from 9am-3pm \u00d6\u00a0will be held at LUIGI\u00d3\u201c PIZZERIA MIDTOWN 3700 Almeda St, Houston, Texas 77004.<br \/>\nKirby is the event organizer for FrankenBike Houston so be sure to ask for him when you arrive if you need any help.<br \/>\nLoad-in starts @ 8am and we all need to be packed up and &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr align=\"left\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/nypost.com\/2016\/07\/08\/dallas-cop-killed-in-attack-survived-three-tours-in-iraq\/\">Dallas cop killed in attack survived three tours in Iraq<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>By Yaron Steinbuch<\/h3>\n<h3>nypost.com<\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/thenypost.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/07\/160708-dallas-officer-patrick-killed-feature.jpg?resize=1200%2C800\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" \/><br \/>\nDallas Police Officer Patrick Zamarripa, a married father of a 2-year-old daughter, survived three combat tours of Iraq \u00d7\u00a0but was gunned down in his city during the bloody assault on law enforcement.<br \/>\nThe 32-year-old Mexican-American was one of five cops killed by snipers who targeted police during a protest over recent police shootings of black men.<br \/>\n&#8230; When Patrick left the Navy five years ago, he joined the Dallas Police Department and recently started working a bicycle patrol downtown. &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr align=\"left\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/bayarea\/article\/Bicyclists-pedal-across-Golden-Gate-Bridge-to-8348765.php\">Bicyclists pedal across Golden Gate Bridge to fight cancer<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>By Kevin Schultz<\/h3>\n<h3>www.sfgate.com<\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ww2.hdnux.com\/photos\/50\/04\/56\/10505101\/3\/1024x1024.jpg?resize=1024%2C674\" width=\"1024\" height=\"674\" \/><br \/>\nMichael Tatalovich is bicycling for more than 4,500 miles with a replacement hip to fight the disease that nearly killed him.<br \/>\nMatthew Schneider is pedaling the same distance to build hope and support around the disease that killed his father.<br \/>\nThey are among 66 bicyclists making an extraordinary journey from Austin, Texas, to Anchorage, Alaska, by bicycle this summer to raise money and awareness in the fight against cancer \u00d7\u00a0and on Friday, their pedaling took them across the Golden Gate Bridge.<br \/>\nThe team is part of Texas 4000, a University of Texas program that sends students on the longest annual charity bike ride in &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr align=\"left\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/steinerranchcycling.com\/this-weekends-rides-redbud-dam-loop-red-horn\/\">This weekend\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s rides: Redbud Dam Loop! Red Horn!<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>by Thomas<\/h3>\n<h3>steinerranchcycling.com<\/h3>\n<p>Tomorrow we will do a dam loop variant with Mt. Bonnell, Redbud, and Cuernavaca! With a decently strong south wind, we should finish with a push. The route is similar to this: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/515110574\">https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/515110574<\/a>. After the ride we leverage our SRC discount at Lakeside for &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr align=\"left\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<hr align=\"left\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<h1>Texas Bicycling from Twitter<\/h1>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Got to cycle with the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HotternHell100?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@HotternHell100<\/a> founder, Roby Christie! Doing a 7 week special about <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HHH?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HHH<\/a> starting July 14. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bK2J2loytN\">pic.twitter.com\/bK2J2loytN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kenzie Meek-Beck (@KenzieMeekBeck) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KenzieMeekBeck\/status\/751543773079826432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 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\">Do you have a kiddo who wants to learn how to ride a bike? Check out this event: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/esH0wIalcV\">https:\/\/t.co\/esH0wIalcV<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hhjWUbYOmI\">pic.twitter.com\/hhjWUbYOmI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Movability (@Movability) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Movability\/status\/751521408472219648?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 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\">Just two <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mellowjohnnys?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@mellowjohnnys<\/a> fans at the TDF 2016 Grand Depart! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TDF16?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TDF16<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GrandDepart?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GrandDepart<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YkKR6JQMXQ\">pic.twitter.com\/YkKR6JQMXQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; E (@ebc2k14) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ebc2k14\/status\/749208364295553024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 2, 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\/751445303702814724<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We&#39;re especially in need of people who:<br \/>&#8211; are able to attend public meetings, especially those held during the&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7ePbE9Zp5V\">https:\/\/t.co\/7ePbE9Zp5V<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bike Friendly FW (@BikeFriendlyFW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BikeFriendlyFW\/status\/751434876931354625?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 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\">Members.  I think it would be safe to assume we probably have DPD, and surrounding Police officers in our&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/J4pLMc1hOG\">https:\/\/t.co\/J4pLMc1hOG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; DORBA (@dorbaonline) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dorbaonline\/status\/751433243811983360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 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=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iqJFFMWwW4\">https:\/\/t.co\/iqJFFMWwW4<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ju04JhSNe5\">https:\/\/t.co\/Ju04JhSNe5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Durata Training (@DurataTraining) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DurataTraining\/status\/751427521397321728?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 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\">No better way to explore <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HTX?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HTX<\/a> than on a bike-Found &amp; rode rare &amp; fabled White Stallion! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/activeimagination?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#activeimagination<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BoogieOn?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BoogieOn<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/owb3qWnHbO\">pic.twitter.com\/owb3qWnHbO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Matthew Lahey (@m_lahey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/m_lahey\/status\/751411521100476416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 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\">Check out my ride on Strava: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/e71HcNYrSX\">https:\/\/t.co\/e71HcNYrSX<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/iamspecialized?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#iamspecialized<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Stumpjumper?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Stumpjumper<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IWantMyMTB?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IWantMyMTB<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Strava?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Strava<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/znrS4DKDpl\">pic.twitter.com\/znrS4DKDpl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Daniel Cruz (@DCRUZ547) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DCRUZ547\/status\/751423087287996416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 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\">It&#39;s good to be home and back racing the Driveway Series.  Kevin Girkins took the win and the leaders jersey last&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PR2QftaRoz\">https:\/\/t.co\/PR2QftaRoz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ELBOWZ Racing (@elbowzracing) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elbowzracing\/status\/751401196259315712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 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\">Results are posted, registration is open for Week 18! Thanks for coming out! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/drivewaylife?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#drivewaylife<\/a>\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dTCEdd9jvu\">https:\/\/t.co\/dTCEdd9jvu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Driveway Series (@DrivewaySeries) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DrivewaySeries\/status\/751288342650683392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 8, 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) South Hills Conservation Area and Sunset Valley by cxagent www.bikemojo.com A group of us mtb&#8217;rs attended the City of Sunset Valley&#8217;s Planning and Environmental Board meeting tonight. 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