{"id":48878,"date":"2019-04-30T23:50:06","date_gmt":"2019-05-01T04:50:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=48878"},"modified":"2019-04-30T23:50:13","modified_gmt":"2019-05-01T04:50:13","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-digest-april-30th-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2019\/04\/30\/texas-bicycling-news-digest-april-30th-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News Digest April 30th 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Tres Amigos Challenge<\/a><\/h2>\n

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Sat Jun 8 – Sat Oct 5, 2019\nDublin, Granbury, Glen Rose, TX\nRegister for the 3rd Annual Tres Amigos Challenge!\nThree great rides – one registration.<\/p>\n

The organizers of these three central Texas rides are a friendly bunch and we wanted to provide that camaraderie for our riders as well.<\/p>\n

Registration for the Tres Amigos Challenge entitles you to participate in all three rides with one registration. You\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll receive t-shirts and swag from each ride. And when you complete the (nearly isoceles) triangle through Erath, Hood, and Somervell counties you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll earn a special finisher medal.<\/p>\n

The Tour de Agua will be held in Dublin on 6\/8\/19, starting at 7:30am.<\/p>\n

The Blazin\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Saddle 75 will be held in Granbury on 8\/3\/19, starting at 7:30am.<\/p>\n

The Paluxy Pedal will be held in Glen Rose on 10\/5\/19, starting at 8:30am. …<\/p>\n

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"Ms 150" update<\/a><\/h2>\n

bmwjoe | www.bikeforums.net<\/h3>\n

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The ride was great. I had a great time. The 4-5% climbs were right in my wheelhouse. I averaged 17.5 each day. The pavement was like buttah. The ride through the park was spectacular. I loved the cheerleaders. The views were spectacular.<\/p>\n

Fayettville was fun. Town folk just passing out beers. That was a first for me. …<\/p>\n

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Mesquite Rotary Club Presents Students $12,000 in Scholarships<\/a><\/h2>\n

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The Mesquite Rotary Club hosted its annual Scholarship Recognition and Awards Luncheon at the Dallas Athletic Club on April 23. At the event, the top one percent students in the Class of 2019 from each Mesquite ISD high school, Sunnyvale High School, and Dallas Christian School were honored. Also, scholarship awards of $1,500 each were presented to students from each of these schools, and to a student from the Mesquite Academy. This investment by the club in the future of these deserving area scholars totaled $12,000. …<\/p>\n

… The funds underwriting the cost of these scholarship awards come from the proceeds of the Mesquite Rotary Club\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s annual \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Rodeo Road Rally\u00e2\u20ac\u009d fundraising bike ride. The next ride is coming up at Mesquite\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Rodeo Convention Center on June 1. For registration or more information on the event, visit rodeoroadrally.com. …<\/p>\n

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April Newsletter: The LBJ 100, Update on the Texas White House, Big News from HEB, and MORE!<\/h2>\n

Friends of the LBJ National Historical Park | www.friendsoflbjnationalpark.org<\/h3>\n

The cloudy skies and Texas winds could not keep nearly 1,260 cyclists from joining us for the 12th Annual LBJ 100: The Ride to Preserve History! Hailing from 26 states, participants braved spring weather conditions on Saturday, March 30, to help raise funds in support of our mission to protect and enhance the Park.<\/p>\n

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Lower Valley hiking trail could now run from Ascarate to Capistrano Park<\/a><\/h2>\n

by Simon Williams | kfoxtv.com<\/h3>\n

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EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14) \u00e2\u20ac\u201d El Paso city leaders could sign off on an agreement Tuesday morning that would add on to an existing walking\/biking trail in the Lower Valley.<\/p>\n

Right now, the completed portion of the Playa Drain Trail runs for 6.4 miles and the majority of that, is from Ascarate Park to Riverside Park.<\/p>\n

Tuesday morning, the city council could sign an agreement with the …<\/p>\n

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Austin\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Driveway Series thrives after careful and steady growth<\/a><\/h2>\n

Fred Dreier | www.velonews.com<\/h3>\n

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Hundreds of cyclists of all ability levels turn out for Austin’s Driveway series, which has grown steadily and sustainably since 2010.<\/p>\n

Editor\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s note: This story is part of the 2019 USA Cycling Season Guide published in the January\/February issue of VeloNews magazine.<\/p>\n

There are times when Austin\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Driveway Series criterium races feel more like a party than a bike race. Stroll through the Driveway Motorsports track on a typical race evening in the summer and you will see beer and food tents and hear the thump of rock music. Banners for the series\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s sponsors Lifetime Fitness, Castelli, and Muscle Monster, flap in the breeze. As the peloton speeds by on the racetrack, crowds of racers and their families cheer on the sidelines. …<\/p>\n

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Houston to Austin: Day 1 (100 miles) – I’ve never had such severe cramps. Houston is HOOOOTTTT!<\/a> from bikehouston<\/a> <\/blockquote>