{"id":45203,"date":"2018-10-06T23:51:51","date_gmt":"2018-10-07T04:51:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=45203"},"modified":"2018-10-06T23:51:51","modified_gmt":"2018-10-07T04:51:51","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-digest-october-6th-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2018\/10\/06\/texas-bicycling-news-digest-october-6th-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News Digest October 6th 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

Car hits bike in Amarillo, send 1 to hospital with \u00e2\u20ac\u02dclife threatening\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 injuries<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Jacob Helker | www.newschannel10.com<\/h3>\n

AMARILLO, TX (KFDA) – A 58-year-old man is in the hospital after being hit by a car while on his bicycle.<\/p>\n

Around 6:18 p.m., the man was exiting a private drive on his bicycle near the 5000 block of South Coulter.<\/p>\n

He pulled in …<\/p>\n

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3 companies vie to host Waco bike-share program<\/a><\/h2>\n

By PHILLIP ERICKSEN | www.wacotrib.com<\/h3>\n


\nThree companies submitted bids to the city of Waco to host a bike-share program slated for the downtown area.<\/p>\n

Zagster Inc., Veoride and Gotcha Bike LLC are vying to provide the service, city purchasing agent Tim Cubos said. The deadline to submit an application was 2 p.m. Friday.<\/p>\n

A working group studying the issue, encouraged by the downtown Public Improvement District, has recommended a hybrid model for a bike share program, a …<\/p>\n

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Cyclists riding across the country to raise cryptocurrency for charity<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Thomas Scott | m.selmatimesjournal.com<\/h3>\n

Just a few months ago, Joel Velasquez got a call from his friend Jason Berlin inviting him out to eat so he could share a new, exciting idea that he had come up with.<\/p>\n

At the meeting, Berlin pitched the idea of going on a cross-country bicycle trip to spread awareness about cryptocurrency awareness for charity. …<\/p>\n

… Berlin and Velasquez have been pushing their message to as many non-profits as they can, and have met some resistance along the way. Charities that remain skeptical of cryptocurrencies weren\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t eager to jump on board, but the Houston Area Women\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Center (HWAC), a non-profit organization that works to stop domestic and sexual violence, bought in to the idea of accepting cryptocurrency as donations. …<\/p>\n

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Austin area elementary school holds bike rodeo to raise awareness about wearing helmets<\/a><\/h2>\n

Author: Jenni Lee | www.kvue.com<\/h3>\n


\nAUSTIN \u00e2\u20ac\u201d The sport that children suffer the most injuries in doesn’t belong to football.<\/p>\n

According to pediatrician Dr. Elizabeth Knapp, that sport is bicycling.<\/p>\n

That’s why Caraway Elementary sponsored a bike rodeo on Saturday to raise awareness about the importance of wearing bike helmets. The Texas Medical Association also gave away dozens of helmets to the children.<\/p>\n

Experts said 85 percent of all head injuries that happen on a bike, happen to children who are not wearing a helmet.<\/p>\n

Knapp said …<\/p>\n

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BikeMS150<\/a><\/h2>\n

Dina Wooten | www.strava.com<\/h3>\n

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Rey Rey’s Rusty Ruffneck Ryde<\/a><\/h2>\n

JON BLAZE | www.strava.com<\/h3>\n

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Fulshear \/ Brookshire 80 mile Ride<\/a><\/h2>\n

Martha Morin | www.strava.com<\/h3>\n

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Texas Bicycling from Twitter<\/h1>\n
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#rat1000<\/a> Mud Stage tomorrow for Stage racers. https:\/\/t.co\/XDHM0AFgyB<\/a><\/p>\n

— The Spinistry (@Spinistry) October 7, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n