{"id":36829,"date":"2017-08-11T22:58:05","date_gmt":"2017-08-12T03:58:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=36829"},"modified":"2017-08-11T22:58:05","modified_gmt":"2017-08-12T03:58:05","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-digest-august-11th-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2017\/08\/11\/texas-bicycling-news-digest-august-11th-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News Digest August 11th 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

For the Cyclist: Tackling North Texas\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Hotter\u00e2\u20ac\u2122N Hell Hundred<\/a><\/h2>\n

By James Martin | texashillcountry.com<\/h3>\n


\nUnsurprisingly, the sport of cycling in Texas, as with other sports, is extreme and requires true grit. Cycling in Texas takes riders all over the state and immerses them into some harsh environments. Texas\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s famous race, the Hotter\u00e2\u20ac\u2122N Hell Hundred, takes cyclist through grueling, dry terrain around the Wichita Falls area of North Texas. Though not as long as the …<\/p>\n

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Little Devoted to Houston Bike Plan in $495 Million Bond Package<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Meagan Flynn | www.houstonpress.com<\/h3>\n

Houston cyclists had something to celebrate back in March, when City Council voted to adopt the Houston Bike Plan. It marked the first time in more than two decades that the city planned to comprehensively upgrade its crumbling biking infrastructure, which was last fully revamped in the early 1990s. The lanes had become full of potholes and debris. The stripes were only barely visible on some …<\/p>\n

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