{"id":33609,"date":"2016-07-13T23:44:30","date_gmt":"2016-07-14T04:44:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=33609"},"modified":"2016-07-13T23:44:30","modified_gmt":"2016-07-14T04:44:30","slug":"inside-texas-bicycling-july-13th-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2016\/07\/13\/inside-texas-bicycling-july-13th-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside Texas Bicycling July 13th 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pokemon Go craze hits Abilene as players search for pocket monsters<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Timothy Chipp of the Abilene Reporter News<\/h3>\n

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


\nNancy Peters spent Saturday afternoon exercising on her bicycle. Levi Britt, Justin Menley and Wayne Wiggins took a rest beneath the shade of a tree at Everman Park on Monday afternoon.
\nEach of them had a purpose in mind when they started, tied directly into the current craze that is Pok\u00c3\u00a9mon Go.
\nBeginning Wednesday, when the game launched in the United States, the …<\/p>\n

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TxDOT hosts Bicycle Rodeo<\/a><\/h2>\n

by Casscounty1<\/h3>\n

atlantacitizensjournal.com<\/h3>\n

Kids can learn all about bike safety at a free Bicycle Rodeo being held Saturday, July 23, at the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) office in Atlanta.
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Participants will learn about bicycle safety and maintenance, proper cycling attire, bicycling skills, hand signals and laws concerning bicycling, and will be riding through an obstacle course to practice what they have learned during the rodeo,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Irene Webster, Traffic Safety Specialist for TxDOT in Atlanta.
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Those completing the course will get a certificate and we have 75 cycling helmets of various sizes that will be given away to participants.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d
\nParticipants will be …<\/p>\n

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Sealy Road Race Series<\/a><\/h2>\n

By STEVEN SCHROEDER<\/h3>\n

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


\nAfter the Sealybration kicked off Friday night, and while most were still sleeping early Saturday morning, a large race took place among bicyclists. The race started at Sealy High School and went all the way to New Ulm before finishing back at Sealy High School. This race was part of a series of races from the Sealy Road Race Series.
\nThe race got off to a good start, with cyclists coming down Hwy 2187 from Sealy. There was one problem, however. As the bicyclists reached the 4-way intersection in Cat Spring, no one seemed to know which way to go. Some continued strait towards Bellville, some went west …<\/p>\n

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