{"id":33859,"date":"2016-08-16T23:08:36","date_gmt":"2016-08-17T04:08:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=33859"},"modified":"2016-08-16T23:08:36","modified_gmt":"2016-08-17T04:08:36","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-august-16th-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2016\/08\/16\/texas-bicycling-news-august-16th-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News August 16th 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

A 1,550-mile bike ride to fight for more names on the Vietnam memorial, with an assist from a congressman<\/a><\/h2>\n

Sarah D. Wire<\/h3>\n

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

Del Francis passed the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall on the National Mall on Monday, but wouldn’t stop. The names of the 74 sailors he served with on the destroyer Frank E. Evans aren\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t there.
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t consider it complete, and I consider it a disservice to the 74 men. They deserve to be on the wall with their brothers. They died just like the rest of them,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d he said.
\nThe 74-year-old veteran completed a 1,550-mile bicycle journey from his home in Sulphur Springs, Texas, to …<\/p>\n

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Support prostate health at 1400 Miles community bike ride on Aug. 27<\/a><\/h2>\n

by Pam LeBlanc<\/h3>\n

fitness.blog.austin360.com<\/h3>\n

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\nDavis Tucker is gearing up to pedal his bicycle about 1,400 miles from Austin to Denver to raise awareness about prostate health.
\nTucker, owner of NXNW Restaurant and Brewery in Austin, made the ride last summer, alongside a small group of cyclists riding to encourage men to get a prostate cancer screening.
\nThis year\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s ride departs Redhorn Coffee House & Brewing Company, 13010 West Parmer Lane in Cedar Park, on Sept. 18 and pulls into Denver on Oct. 2, a few days before the start of the …<\/p>\n

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Cove House holds annual bicycling event<\/a><\/h2>\n

By PAMELA GRANT<\/h3>\n

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

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\nDespite looming storm clouds and the threat of rain, 95 dedicated cyclists participated in the Cove House Emergency Homeless Shelter\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s annual biking event on Saturday morning.
\nThe Cove House Classic Bike Tour began bright and early at 7:30 a.m., 30 minutes earlier than usual, a fact which pleased some and irked others. Riders could ride in the 26 mile, 42 mile, 50 mile, or 63 mile course. All of …<\/p>\n

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Cyclists pedal in Fort Bend for health, adventure<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Lindsay Peyton<\/h3>\n

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

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\nAn increasing number of Fort Bend County residents are discovering the benefits of regular bike riding.
\nCycling has become much more than a casual hobby for Eunice Mather of Sugar Land, for example.
\nThe sport has become her regular source for release and relaxation – not to mention an easy avenue for meeting new people and making friends.
\nShe is only one of a number of residents in Fort Bend County who are trying to get more people interested in bicycles – and …<\/p>\n

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ASI buys Performance Bicycle<\/a><\/h2>\n

by Lynette Carpiet<\/h3>\n

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

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\nPHILADELPHIA (BRAIN) \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Advanced Sports International has bought the nation\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s largest bicycle retailer, Performance Bicycle, including its 106 stores, private-label brands Forte, Spin Doctor, Transit and Scattante, and online businesses Performancebike.com and Nashbar.com.
\nASI declined to reveal the purchase price, but the deal had been in the works since ASI learned last November that Performance was on the block. …<\/p>\n

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Texas Bicycling from Twitter<\/h1>\n
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Volunteers are needed Sept 16\/17 for @EmmittSmithGF<\/a> benefiting @SmithCharities<\/a>. Sign up: https:\/\/t.co\/eF7kS8X2XD<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/j7HjOV4KvK<\/a><\/p>\n

— EmmittSmithGranFondo (@EmmittSmithGF) August 16, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n