{"id":46456,"date":"2018-12-08T23:26:36","date_gmt":"2018-12-09T05:26:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=46456"},"modified":"2018-12-08T23:26:43","modified_gmt":"2018-12-09T05:26:43","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-digest-december-8th-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2018\/12\/08\/texas-bicycling-news-digest-december-8th-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News Digest December 8th 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kwtx.com\/content\/news\/Killeen--Students-get-new-bikes-helmets-just-in-time-for-Christmas-502219151.html\">Killeen: Students get new bikes, helmets just in time for Christmas<\/a><br \/><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>By Alex Cano | www.kwtx.com<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/media.graytvinc.com\/images\/810%2A455\/Killeen-donated-bikes-12.07.18.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>KILLEEN, Texas (KWTX) Thirty students at East Ward Elementary School in Killeen got new bicycles and helmets Friday afternoon, just in time for Christmas.<br \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153I want to play with it and share it with my brothers,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d student, Darrell Colgan said.<br \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Colgan and 29 classmates got the free bikes through Academy Sports + Outdoors annual bike donation program.<br \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153We gave away bikes to students that have &#8230;<br \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr <!-- \/wp:html --\/>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/abc13.com\/baytown-grinch-steals-bikes-from-blue-santa-donation-program\/4855492\/\">Baytown Grinch steals 5 bikes from Blue Santa donation program<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>abc13.com<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"476\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/abc13.com\/video\/embed\/?pid=4855099\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n\n<p>BAYTOWN, Texas (KTRK) &#8212; Baytown police responded to O&#8217;Neals Sports Bar and Grill in reference to a theft.<br \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Five bicycles, which were intended for donation to the Baytown Blue Santa program, were stolen.<br \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The suspect is believed to be a &#8230;<br \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bigspringherald.com\/content\/group-build-bikinghiking-trails-bs-state-park\">Group to build biking\/hiking trails at BS State Park<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>By: ROGER CLINE | www.bigspringherald.com<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bigspringherald.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/galleria_zoom\/public\/field\/image\/WTTA%2520logo.jpg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>BIG SPRING, TX<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Big Spring State Park is going to get some work done to make it easier to navigate for bicyclists, hikers, and horseback riders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stephanie Ledford, secretary of the West Texas Trail Alliance, said the group is working to get some trails built at the park. &#8230;<br \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/abc7amarillo.com\/news\/local\/usa-cycling-bringing-cycling-marathon-mountain-bike-national-championships-palo-duro\">USA Cycling bringing Cycling Marathon Mountain Bike National Championships Palo Duro<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>by Matthew Watkins | abc7amarillo.com<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>CANYON, Texas (KVII) \u00e2\u20ac\u201d USA Cycling announced Friday the 2019 and 2020 Cycling Marathon Mountain Bike National Championships will take place at Palo Duro Canyon.<br \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2019 edition of the event will take place on Apr. 27.<br \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153USA Cycling is excited to head to Palo Duro Canyon for the 2019 and 2020 USA Cycling Marathon Mountain Bike Nationals,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Tara McCarthy, Senior National Events Manager for USA Cycling, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The course will be fun, non-stop action in a beautiful setting. We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re excited to work with Karie and Keevin with &#8230;<br \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>From www.Strava.com Today<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/2007197385\">Muddy urban with the guys!<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Maga S<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"1200\" width=\"1200\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dgtzuqphqg23d.cloudfront.net\/KkeCe3gctZc_F7-hDba1FDGymGvKEg2f3NyBsZ7aNAI-2048x2048.jpg?resize=1200%2C1200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong># Texas Bicycling from Twitter<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Why do you cycle in the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CityofMcAllen?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CityofMcAllen<\/a>. Let us know in this poll! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BikeMcAllen?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BikeMcAllen<\/a><\/p>&mdash; McAllen Bike Social (@bikemcallen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bikemcallen\/status\/1071548084814000128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 8, 2018<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Found out this is about bottom-bracket height on a 2018 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iamspecialized?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@iamspecialized<\/a> Allez Sprint. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/turnarounddontdrown?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#turnarounddontdrown<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/texaswinter?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#texaswinter<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/sendit?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#sendit<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IYfUkBBoPT\">pic.twitter.com\/IYfUkBBoPT<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Stefan Rothe (@stefanrothe) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stefanrothe\/status\/1071566189263052800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 9, 2018<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tomorrow she earns a name \u00f0\u0178\u02dc\u0081 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/efMx6CPzeL\">pic.twitter.com\/efMx6CPzeL<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Sarah Kamien (@sarahkamien) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sarahkamien\/status\/1071504161701851146?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 8, 2018<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Join us tomorrow for a fun race to support a great cause! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vHKBt07Ksa\">https:\/\/t.co\/vHKBt07Ksa<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Sugar Cycles, Inc (@SugarCycles) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SugarCycles\/status\/1071494035876077568?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 8, 2018<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Due to a conflict in the MTB calendar, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/usacycling?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@usacycling<\/a> will be adjusting the date of the 2019 Marathon Mountain Biking National Championships. We will be making an announcement next week. Thank you to the racing community for your feedback and patience.<\/p>&mdash; USA Cycling (@usacycling) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/usacycling\/status\/1071459849416802304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 8, 2018<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Earn-a-Bike for Christmas bike build! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DMwlAn9Mr7\">pic.twitter.com\/DMwlAn9Mr7<\/a><\/p>&mdash; SA Wheelmen (@sawheelmen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sawheelmen\/status\/1071425757380034560?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 8, 2018<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Killeen: Students get new bikes, helmets just in time for Christmas By Alex Cano | www.kwtx.com KILLEEN, Texas (KWTX) Thirty students at East Ward Elementary School in Killeen got new bicycles and helmets Friday afternoon, just in time for Christmas. <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2018\/12\/08\/texas-bicycling-news-digest-december-8th-2018\/\"><span class=\"more-msg\">Continue reading &rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-46456","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bicycling-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-c5i","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46456","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46456"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46456\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46456"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46456"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46456"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}