{"id":51785,"date":"2020-01-01T23:49:21","date_gmt":"2020-01-02T05:49:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=51785"},"modified":"2020-01-01T23:49:27","modified_gmt":"2020-01-02T05:49:27","slug":"texas-biking-news-january-1st-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2020\/01\/01\/texas-biking-news-january-1st-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Biking News January 1st 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

New Year Brings Free Friday Bike Sharing to Fort Worth<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Elvira Sakmari | www.nbcdfw.com<\/h3>\n

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Fort Worth, as part of its Blue Zones Project, will offer free bike rentals on the first Friday of every month in 2020.<\/p>\n

‘Free First Fri-Yay’ kicks off Jan. 3, at 2 p.m. with a five-mile group ride starting at Gateway Park — the city’s newest bike station. Riders can bring their own bikes or reserve a free BCycle by …<\/p>\n

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Happy 2020 New Year Not Knowing What You’ve Got Til It’s Gone<\/a><\/h2>\n

Durango Texas | durangotexas.blogspot.com<\/h3>\n

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It seems like only last year I found myself being surprised to be seeing the MSU Burns Fantasy Of Lights start to show up, a week before Halloween.<\/p>\n

A Wichita Falls local historian then informed me that the installation takes a long time to install, hence beginning before Halloween, so as to …<\/p>\n

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St. Edwards Park access (Austin)<\/a><\/h2>\n

Serge M | forums.mtbr.com<\/h3>\n

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How do you do, fellow bikers?\nIt’s a long short, but might be worth asking.<\/p>\n

So I’m looking at the map and there are two semi-unofficial trailheads that don’t let me sleep well at night.\nIf they are accessible, they might prove to be useful access points to St. Edwards Park.\nIf they are …<\/p>\n

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Suspect sought in bicycle theft<\/a><\/h2>\n

by: Tahlia Sowa-Gutierrez | www.fox44news.com<\/h3>\n

GATESVILLE, Texas \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Cen Tex Crime Stoppers reports its Crime of the Week involves the theft of a child\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s bicycle.<\/p>\n

Gatesville Police say an unknown person is said to have entered a yard in the 2400 block of Osage Road and stole a child\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s bicycle from in front of the garage.<\/p>\n

The stolen bicycle is a …<\/p>\n

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Tres amigos to bridgeland<\/a><\/h2>\n

Erik Lee | www.strava.com<\/h3>\n

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I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)<\/a><\/h2>\n

Brett COLE | www.strava.com<\/h3>\n

\"\"\/\nCouldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t shake the Whitney Houston song playing at Starbucks start!<\/p>\n

Starting off 2020 with a bang!<\/a><\/h2>\n

Philip Shama | www.strava.com<\/h3>\n

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No charges for driver who hit Josh Quigley at 70mph<\/a><\/h2>\n

by Simon MacMichael | road.cc<\/h3>\n

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Police in Texas conclude crash that left round-the-world cyclist with multiple injuries was an "accident"…<\/p>\n

No charges will be brought against the motorist who drove into round-the-world cyclist Josh Quigly at 70mph, leaving the Scot with injuries including fractures to 10 ribs, his skull, pelvis and ankle, as well as a punctured lung.<\/p>\n

The 27-year-old from Livingston, West Lothian, had been riding through Texas on his way to Florida during his seventh attempt to circumnavigate the globe by bike when the crash happened on 21 December.<\/p>\n

He was airlifted to hospital in Temple, Texas, where he underwent an operation before Christmas. The Edinburgh Evening News(link is external) reports that Quigley was released from hospital yesterday, but will …<\/p>\n

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So loop 5 was a little muddy…
Started 2020 a little dirty. \u00f0\u0178\u02dc\u2030 pic.twitter.com\/WwQenpDMuD<\/a><\/p>— Sarah Kamien (@sarahkamien) January 1, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote>