{"id":35870,"date":"2017-04-08T22:54:13","date_gmt":"2017-04-09T03:54:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=35870"},"modified":"2017-04-08T22:54:13","modified_gmt":"2017-04-09T03:54:13","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-digest-april-8th-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2017\/04\/08\/texas-bicycling-news-digest-april-8th-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News Digest April 8th 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

2017 Hallsburg Elementary School Bicycle Safety Event Wrap-up<\/a><\/h2>\n

by Renee Van Treuren | wacobicycleclub.com<\/h3>\n


\nMany thanks to everyone who participated in this years Hallsburg bicycle safety event. We reached a new record of inspecting and repairing 166 bikes! Every year proves to have a few surprises. There are always bikes with no working brakes, shiftless drive trains, missing reflectors, and loose kick stands. This was the first time we had a bike with 22 holes in a tube, a bike so muddy you could not see what color it was, a bike with wasp nests on it, and one with brakes pads upside down. Our crew did a fantastic job and was greatly appreciated by parents, students, Hallsburg staff and …<\/p>\n

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Leaving Montgomery, wounded vets finish 500-mile statewide bike ride<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Jay R. Jordan | www.yourconroenews.com<\/h3>\n


\nMONTGOMERY \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Close to 100 wounded veterans biked from Montgomery to Houston on Saturday in the final leg of a 500-mile therapeutic ride across the state.
\nThe veterans and other bicyclists, including wounded first responders, were riding in the Texas for UnitedHealthcare Texas Challenge, a ride that began in San Antonio and concluded at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston. The wounded heroes were in Montgomery overnight after …<\/p>\n

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2017 Dragonslayer – Goodwater Loop of Lake Georgetown<\/a><\/h2>\n

by Desert Nomad | www.bikemojo.com<\/h3>\n

The event is on for October 7th with a rain day of October 14th. Riders have the option of riding one (26-ish miles, a Dragon’s-Egg), two (53-ish miles, a Baby Dragon ), or three laps (80-ish miles, a Dragonslayer). The event starts at sunrise that day with 4:30:00 cut offs for each lap in order to continue to next lap.
\nGood News!
\n– Hammer Nutrition has gotten wind of this event and …<\/p>\n

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Southern Tier At The Speed of Bicycle<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Gary Rapp | www.crazyguyonabike.com<\/h3>\n

Day 34 Kountze TX to Merryville LA
\nSaturday April 8, 2017, 65 miles (105 km) – Total so far: 1,958 miles (3,151 km) …
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Southern Tier – San Diego to St Augustine March 2017<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Charles Falsetto | www.crazyguyonabike.com<\/h3>\n

Day 36 Texas D19: Navasota to Punkin
\nSaturday April 8, 2017, 58 miles (93 km) – Total so far: 1,762 miles (2,836 km)
\n2173′ V, 5:38:57, 10.2 AvgMph
\nAnother tough day in the saddle, sick, W and rough road made the 58 miles to Punkin not much fun. Most of my road friends rode an extra 20 miles to Shepherd but I just didn’t have the energy or will power to go any further. I had a headache almost all day but I think my cold is getting better.
\nStaying at a nice CG in Punpkin, made it in time for a pot luck dinner and all I had to …
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Texas Bicycling from Twitter<\/h1>\n
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RT athlete Michael Hinds scored a solid 3rd place in the M20-29 at his 1st MTB Marathon in today's @LTRaceSeries<\/a> #AustinRattler<\/a>! #lt100mtb<\/a><\/p>\n

— ROTHE Training (@rothetraining) April 9, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n