{"id":50544,"date":"2019-07-10T23:22:36","date_gmt":"2019-07-11T04:22:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=50544"},"modified":"2019-07-10T23:22:42","modified_gmt":"2019-07-11T04:22:42","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-digest-july-10th-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2019\/07\/10\/texas-bicycling-news-digest-july-10th-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News Digest July 10th 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

New 20-acre bike park in north Houston sets opening date<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Jeff Jeffrey | www.bizjournals.com<\/h3>\n

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When Houston was selected to host the 2020 UCI BMX World Championships in 2016, it was seen as opportunity for the city to earn international recognition in the world of extreme sports. The only trouble was that the facility where the BMX Championship would be held didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t yet exist.<\/p>\n

But after nearly four years of work, the North Houston Bike Park is nearing completion. City leaders have picked Aug. 16 as the park\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s official opening date. …<\/p>\n

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H. Ross Perot, Texas billionaire and founder of Plano\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s former Electronic Data Systems, dies at 89<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Lindsey Juarez | communityimpact.com<\/h3>\n

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… EDS was also one of the companies involved in bringing the former Superdrome bicycle velodrome to Frisco. Perot\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s son Ross Perot Jr. and his company Hillwood are involved in the Frisco Station mixed-use project in Frisco, as well as the AllianceTexas development in northeast Fort Worth.<\/p>\n

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Journey of Hope cycling expedition makes a stop in Abilene<\/a><\/h2>\n

by AJ Gersh | ktxs.com<\/h3>\n

ABILENE, Texas \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Journey of Hope cyclists departed from Santa Barbara, California on June 12, embarking on a two-month ride across the southern half of the United States.<\/p>\n

Brothers of the Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity are supporting their national philanthropic mission called "The Ability Experience" through a cycling journey across the United States.<\/p>\n

The Journey of Hope rides through 53 cities and travels nearly …<\/p>\n

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Video: New UTSA bike trail to honor local cyclist Tito Bradshaw<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Alicia Barrera | www.ksat.com<\/h3>\n

SAN ANTONIO – A new construction zone under the direction of university students kicked off this morning at UTSA\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s main campus.<\/p>\n

The project, which was petitioned by students, consists of making a new bike trail and tool shop in an effort to create a more sustainable and safe university campus. The trail will also honor local cyclist, Tito Bradshaw, who was killed by a suspected drunken driver.<\/p>\n

For Henry Padrilla, a local cyclist, shoveling …<\/p>\n

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Pflugerville Hike and Bike Trail<\/a><\/h2>\n

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Pflugerville Hike and Bike Trail is a 6.8 mile out and back trail located near Pflugerville, Texas that offers the chance to see wildlife and is rated as moderate. The trail is primarily used for hiking, nature trips, and road biking.<\/p>\n

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Volunteers help build UTSA bike and pedestrian path<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Brooke LaMantia | www.expressnews.com<\/h3>\n

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Bicycle-shaped bottle openers are available for volunteers Wednesday who turned out to build a 300-foot long granite trail at the new Tito Bradshaw Bicycle Shop on the UTSA Main Campus. Bradshaw was a well-known San Antonio cyclist who died last spring after being struck by a car while riding his bike.<\/p>\n

Dozens of volunteers helped build a crushed granite trail for walkers and bicyclists at the University of Texas at San Antonio on Wednesday to help memorialize a popular local cycling enthusiast who was killed in a traffic accident last spring. …<\/p>\n

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New Funding Facilitates More Trail Bridges At Fort Worth Nature Center And Refuge<\/a><\/h2>\n

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FORT WORTH, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) \u00e2\u20ac\u201c New funding means more bridges connecting trails at the 3,000-acre preserve known as the Fort Worth Nature Center and Refuge.<\/p>\n

Friends of the center will receive a $13,000 grant from REI to support trail bridges and the summer intern program, according to fortworthtexas.gov.<\/p>\n

REI launched the Loving Our Local Outdoors initiative to offer its members across the country a chance to help local nonprofit organizations near all of its …<\/p>\n

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Got my miles in this past weekend, both days were very calm heading out in the morning, the lake like a mirror with the water completely still but on the way back the lake was waving at me and mother nature was blowing me kisses @RudyProjectNA<\/a> #cyclinglife<\/a> #hookit<\/a> #athlete<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/fbQj1FoJYz<\/a><\/p>— Jesus (@SrCampy) July 11, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote>