{"id":59193,"date":"2022-05-13T21:36:19","date_gmt":"2022-05-14T02:36:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=59193"},"modified":"2022-05-13T21:36:22","modified_gmt":"2022-05-14T02:36:22","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-digest-may-13th-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2022\/05\/13\/texas-bicycling-news-digest-may-13th-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News Digest May 13th 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Moriah Wilson shot and killed in Austin, Texas<\/a><\/h2>\n

Ben Delaney, Betsy Welch | www.velonews.com<\/h4>\n

The 26-year-old racer was staying with a friend in Austin ahead of Gravel Locos this weekend.\n\"\"\/<\/p>\n

Moriah \u201cMo\u201d Wilson was killed in Austin, Texas on Wednesday, May 11. She was 26-years-old.<\/p>\n

According to CBS Austin, the Austin Police Department responded to a call late Wednesday night and found Wilson dead from a gunshot wound inside a home in central Austin. The incident is under investigation as a \u2018suspicious death.\u2019<\/p>\n

The identity and the motive of the shooter remain unknown.<\/p>\n

CBS Austin reported the homicide on Thursday, providing as many of the few …<\/p>\n

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Klunking for Kyle: Commemorating a Life with Mountain Biking\u2019s Original Off-Road Ride<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Mike Cartier | www.singletracks.com<\/h4>\n

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When a community comes together, great things can happen. When a mountain bike community assembles, you get something sincerely special, extremely fun and unlike any other congregation. The cycling scene in and around Austin, Texas has long been strong, but the mountain bike community became more powerful and connected in recent years.<\/p>\n

So much so that the first and only lift-accessed bike park, Spider Mountain, in Texas opened in 2019 and has since been a stomping ground for both seasoned and newer, inexperienced riders alike. With the steady increase in places to ride, friends to make and diverse trail systems to visit, it\u2019s inevitable that an increase in fun events, races and general good can spawn from the sport.<\/p>\n

Growing up in Texas and learning the sport, I\u2019ve come to meet and ride with many talented and …<\/p>\n

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