{"id":35209,"date":"2017-02-02T00:00:09","date_gmt":"2017-02-02T06:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=35209"},"modified":"2017-02-02T00:00:09","modified_gmt":"2017-02-02T06:00:09","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-february-1st-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2017\/02\/02\/texas-bicycling-news-february-1st-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News February 1st 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Tommy Ketterhagen Memorial Ride<\/a><\/h2>\n

by Kat Hunter | texasbikeracing.com<\/h3>\n


\nIn an article published the day before, Velonews called the 26-mile memorial ride and 1-mile walk planned for 19-year-old Tommy Ketterhagen on Sunday, Jan. 29, a \u00e2\u20ac\u0153somber\u00e2\u20ac\u009d event. But while the group had the gravity of a funeral procession, a palpable sense of meaning and importance, there was nothing dark or subdued about it. The group more than 550 riders strong, in their bright rainbow of colors, was reminiscent of one of those aerial views of the Tour de France peloton strung out …<\/p>\n

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Spoke & Word Newsletter February 2017<\/a><\/h2>\n

BikeHouston | BikeHouston.org<\/h3>\n


\n“What is BikeHouston doing today to make Houston more bike-friendly tomorrow? We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re working through the final details with the City of Houston to close the deal on the Bike Plan…”<\/p>\n

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McKinney’s ‘bike boulevards’<\/a><\/h2>\n

by tcs | www.bikeforums.net<\/h3>\n

McKinney has mapped out some bike routes and signposted them as bike boulevards.
\nThere are claims that the motivation was to get bicyclists off McKinney’s main thoroughfares and onto neighborhood streets. I dunno, maybe, I mean that kind of thing has been going on in Texas since 1971 or so. Or maybe the city council wanted to say they ‘did something’ about, or for, the bicyclists, or maybe the chamber of commerce thought it would look real good when reported in national publications. Okay, but because …<\/p>\n

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NEW Holman On-street Bikeway<\/a><\/h2>\n

BikeHouston | bikehouston.org<\/h3>\n


\nIntroducing our newest on-street bikeway: Holman through midtown. In the spirit of remaining positive and celebrating small victories we want to introduce you to the Holman project.
\nHolman connects under Spur 527 to Hawthorne through Montrose (also crossing Smith). Now we know the section under the spur isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t what it should be and are working with Tx-DOT on this. We are working with Montrose District on Hawthorne improvements and through other …<\/p>\n

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Can I bike 200 miles straight? Nutritionist (along with coach and cyclist) says yes!<\/a><\/h2>\n

Pam LeBlanc | fitness.blog.austin360.com<\/h3>\n


\nThree experts now assure me I can pedal my bike 200 miles through the Texas Hill Country \u00e2\u20ac\u201c a feat that would require starting before dawn and riding well into the night \u00e2\u20ac\u201c at the end of March.
\nI\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m still waffling, but taking some steps in case I decide to actually enter the RAAM Texas Challenge. The race, which offers 200- and 400-mile options, starts in Marble Falls and winds its way all the way to Kerrville and back. …<\/p>\n

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Upcoming Rides<\/a><\/h2>\n

Fort Worth Bicycling Association | www.fwbaclub.org<\/h3>\n

Stephen’s 50th Birthday Ride!
\nSat, February 04, 2017 9:00 AM
\n8512 FM 920. Weatherford, Tx
\nSuper Bowl Ride
\nSun, February 05, 2017 8:30 AM
\nTRE Station, Richland Hills
\nCentury of the Month
\nSat, February 11, 2017 9:00 AM
\nBikes Inc – Arlington
\nGrandview Gravel Goodness
\nSun, February 12, 2017 9:00 AM
\n705 S 5th St, Grandview, TX – Grandview Junior High School
\nLBJ Grasslands \/ Ronnie’s Birthday Ride
\nSat, February 18, 2017 9:00 AM
\n400 N Miller St, Decatur, TX
\nDel Norte
\nSun, February 19, 2017 9:00 AM
\n409 N Pearson St, Godley, TX
\nRiver View
\nSat, February 25, 2017 9:00 AM
\nRio Vista, Tx<\/p>\n

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Texas Bicycling from Twitter<\/h1>\n
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A lone star riding in the California Republic. #Figueroa<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/OzwaTHhNms<\/a><\/p>\n

— PJ Rabice (@pjrabice) February 2, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n