{"id":57088,"date":"2021-08-03T23:01:05","date_gmt":"2021-08-04T04:01:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=57088"},"modified":"2021-08-03T23:01:08","modified_gmt":"2021-08-04T04:01:08","slug":"texas-biking-news-august-3rd-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2021\/08\/03\/texas-biking-news-august-3rd-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Biking News August 3rd 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Texas cyclists visit Heflin during ride for cancer awareness<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Bill Wilson | www.annistonstar.com<\/h4>\n

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HEFLIN \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Sixteen University of Texas students with the Texas 4000 For Cancer team rode their bikes into Heflin Monday afternoon to bring awareness to cancer.<\/p>\n

The 70-day bike ride started on June 5 in Austin, the state capital, and will cover a 4,000-mile trek across the nation as students spread information about cancer. Tuesday was day 59, according to Morgan Martinez who got off her bike at the Heflin armory with some of her fellow cyclists after pedaling 117 miles. …<\/p>\n

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Video: Denison approves ban on motorized vehicles on city trails<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Mike Rogers | www.kxii.com<\/h4>\n

DENISON, Texas (KXII) – The Denison City Council unanimously approved a ban on riding motorized vehicles on city trail grounds at Monday night\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s meeting.<\/p>\n

The amendment also bans riding any kind of animal on city park grounds.<\/p>\n

But you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re still allowed to ride them on city roads and city park parking lots.<\/p>\n

Steffi Prado is from Denison and was riding the trails at Waterloo Park on a mountain bike Monday night. She said the ban was a smart move.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s really dangerous. You\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re going at high speeds and …<\/p>\n

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Close the Gap in senior care; Cleburne among CEO\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s cycle for awareness<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Matt Smith | www.cleburnetimesreview.com<\/h4>\n

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Cleburne\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s temps last week, while uncomfortable, were thankfully well short of 116 degrees.<\/p>\n

Such was not the case for Caring Senior Service founder and CEO Jeff Salter just a few days earlier.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153The rain and cold earlier on weren\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t so bad,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Salter said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The heat\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s been much worse. I was riding about 30 miles outside of Phoenix when I had two flats on the trailer. You can imagine being on the side of the highway where the sun\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s been beating down all day and it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s already 105 but on that road it feels like a lot more.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153I kept drinking as much water as I could. But, expending the …<\/p>\n

CEO bikes through New Braunfels for fundraiser<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Lisa Dreher | herald-zeitung.com<\/h4>\n

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After more than 9,000 miles of traveling and biking across the U.S., Jeff Salter returned to central Texas after helping senior citizens along the way.<\/p>\n

On Friday, the Caring Senior Service founder and CEO tearfully accepted an $18,000 check from Central Texas Advocates for Seniors for his campaign, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Close the Gap,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d to install grab bars in seniors\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 homes to prevent dangerous and sometimes deadly falls.<\/p>\n

This amount allows the opportunity for …<\/p>\n

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Alkek Olympics & Volunteer Opportunities<\/h2>\n

Stuart Gardner, Alkek Velodrome Program Director | www.alkekvelodrome.com<\/h4>\n

Day 1 – Aug 7th<\/p>\n