{"id":35889,"date":"2017-04-10T23:27:09","date_gmt":"2017-04-11T04:27:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=35889"},"modified":"2017-04-10T23:27:09","modified_gmt":"2017-04-11T04:27:09","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-digest-april-10th-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2017\/04\/10\/texas-bicycling-news-digest-april-10th-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News Digest April 10th 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

Woman dies after being struck by car in NE Houston<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Cory McCord | www.click2houston.com<\/h3>\n


\nHOUSTON – A woman died Monday after she was struck by a vehicle in northeast Houston.
\nPolice said a black Chrysler 300 struck the woman around 2 p.m. in the 11300 block of Homestead Road.<\/p>\n

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Lampasas Hillacious<\/a><\/h2>\n

Pedal Pushers | roy-pedalpushers.blogspot.com<\/h3>\n

Lampasas Hillacious Bike Tour
\nLampasas, Texas
\nApril 8, 2017
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\nThis was the 3rd annual Lampasas ride. I would estimate 150 riders showed up even though the forecast was for high winds–which was accurate.
\nChristine in the back of the line up. Note the bike. Last week she received her Trek XM700 + Low Step electric assist bike. Suddenly, she can line up in the back knowing that she will not finish last. Her bike is as “fast” as my Giant, but the Trek comes with just a …<\/p>\n

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Bike MS Event in Fort Worth Expected to Attract 2,000 Cyclists and Raise $1.8M for MS Research<\/a><\/h2>\n

by Charles Moore | multiplesclerosisnewstoday.com<\/h3>\n

More than 2,000 bicyclists are expected to join in the 30th Annual Running of the Bike MS: Sam\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Club Round-Up Ride, set for May 6-7 in Fort Worth, Texas. The two-day, 163-mile trek\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s objective is to raise $1.8 million in funding for people living with multiple sclerosis (MS). Last year, participants pedaled 279,000 miles and raised just …<\/p>\n

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Day 31: It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Never-Ending!<\/a><\/h2>\n

by Cyclesome | www.mybikeitlist.com<\/h3>\n

Fredericksburg, TX to Austin, TX (80 miles, 4,500 ft. of elevation gain, 14 mph, 4114 calories burned)
\nTexas! The Texas Hill Country goes on and on and so does the entire state of Texas. You can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t really grasp the size of Texas by just looking at a map. Cycling through this big state is another story. It. Is. Big. …
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Day 32: Trials & Tribulations!
\nls & Tribulations!
\nAustin, TX to Bastop, TX (59.77 miles, 12.4 mph, 2,142 elevation gain, 2,669 calories burned)
\nWe were expecting it, and it came! IT was the weather. But the weather happened to be the least of our worries today!
\nAfter a quick breakfast at the Fairfield Inn, we cycled once again on the narrow shoulder of the South West Parkway having three lanes of …
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Across Texas<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Rick Light | www.crazyguyonabike.com<\/h3>\n

Austin, TX to Georgetown, TX
\nSaturday April 8, 2017, 32 miles (51 km) – Total so far: 372 miles (599 km)
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Georgetown, TX to Waco, TX
\nSunday April 9, 2017, 77 miles (124 km) – Total so far: 449 miles (723 km)
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FEEL THE PAIN! \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Pace Bend Race Day VLog 6<\/a><\/h2>\n

by TC | www.turnincranks.com<\/h3>\n