{"id":36094,"date":"2017-04-30T00:03:49","date_gmt":"2017-04-30T05:03:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=36094"},"modified":"2017-04-30T00:03:49","modified_gmt":"2017-04-30T05:03:49","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-april-29th-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2017\/04\/30\/texas-bicycling-news-april-29th-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News April 29th 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

BP MS 150 riders, organizers hope bad weather stays away<\/a><\/h2>\n

by Sarah Navoy | keyetv.com<\/h3>\n


\nAUSTIN, Texas \u00e2\u20ac\u201d For the last two years, bad April weather forced organizers of the BP MS 150 bike ride to cancel portions of the event. This year, both riders and organizers are hopeful.
\nRiders start in 1 of 3 locations in Houston on Saturday, stop for the night in La Grange, then finish on Congress Avenue in Austin on Sunday.
\n800 riders took off in buses from downtown Austin throughout the day Friday. More than …<\/p>\n

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Man and his dog are cycling for a world record<\/a><\/h2>\n

by Pam Kragen | www.sandiegouniontribune.com<\/h3>\n

Four years ago, ex-bartender Mike Minnick and his rescue dog, Bixby, climbed aboard a touring bicycle in Galveston, Texas, with the goal of seeing how far they could go. Forty-four U.S. states and nearly 25,000 miles later, they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re still on the move in a world record-settting cycling campaign billed as \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Where\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Bixby?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d
\nOver the years, Minnick, Bixby and a rubber chicken named Charlie, have circled the country twice, suffered several crashes and enjoyed the hospitality of hundreds of …<\/p>\n

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