{"id":42999,"date":"2018-07-12T23:04:10","date_gmt":"2018-07-13T04:04:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=42999"},"modified":"2018-07-12T23:04:10","modified_gmt":"2018-07-13T04:04:10","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-digest-july-12th-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2018\/07\/12\/texas-bicycling-news-digest-july-12th-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News Digest July 12th 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

Craddock’s Tour de France fight continues to benefit Houston velodrome<\/a><\/h2>\n

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\nWhen Lawson Craddock crashed on the opening stage of the Tour de France, soldiered to the finish alone and then found out he had a fractured scapula in addition to his cut up eyebrow, he could have dropped out. Instead, the EF Education First-Drapac rider hatched a plan to add to his effort to raise money for his home velodrome in Houston.<\/p>\n

The Alkek velodrome, where Craddock got his start in bike racing, was badly damaged in 2017’s hurricane Harvey, and even before the Tour, he announced he would auction off a pair of custom shoes with the idea of raising a few hundred dollars to help repair the venue. …<\/p>\n

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Bike MS: Cactus and Crude Ride 2018<\/a><\/h2>\n

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Bike MS: Cactus and Crude Ride 2018, presented by Apache, has been scheduled July 21-22.<\/p>\n

The ride starts in Midland and travels to Lamesa for an overnight stay before finishing up at the Caprock Winery in Lubbock.<\/p>\n

The annual two-day fundraising ride is an …<\/p>\n

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