{"id":6067,"date":"2010-10-13T23:25:41","date_gmt":"2010-10-14T04:25:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=6067"},"modified":"2010-10-13T23:27:33","modified_gmt":"2010-10-14T04:27:33","slug":"texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-october-13th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2010\/10\/13\/texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-october-13th\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for October 13th"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"http:\/\/bikedenton.wordpress.com\" href=\"http:\/\/bikedenton.wordpress.com\/2010\/10\/13\/unt-van-hits-cyclist-on-oak-st\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>UNT van hits cyclist on Oak St<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nfrom Bike Denton by bikedenton<br \/>\nYesterday morning at ~7:30, a UNT van on W. Oak collided with a cyclist near the Ponder St intersection.\u00c2\u00a0 David Gonzalez, a UNT teaching fellow, was riding behind the van when the van driver passed his intended turn and reversed backwards into David. &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.gulfbreezenews.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gulfbreezenews.com\/news\/2010-10-14\/Front_Page\/Cyclists_illfated_journey_not_in_vain_Spirit_will_.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Cyclist&#8217;s ill-fated journey not in vain; Spirit will prevail<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby Gulf Breeze News<br \/>\n10, 2010 Roger Grooters&#8217; bicycle ride across the country to raise awareness and funds for Gulf oil spill victims was a fitting metaphor for his life. &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.mellowjohnnys.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mellowjohnnys.com\/sweatin-burnt-orange-bicycle-tour\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Mellow Johnny&#8217;s \u00c2\u00bb Sweatin&#8217; Burnt Orange Bicycle Tour<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby mellowjohnnys<br \/>\nIn its fifth year, the Sweatin&#8217; Burnt Orange Bike Tour has established itself as the primary fund raising event for University of Texas Cycling. As both a student organization and competitive sports team, the club seeks to promote the &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.maafirm.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.maafirm.com\/blog\/pedestrian-cyclist-injured-in-two-bike-crashes-in-dallas.cfm\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Pedestrian, Cyclist Injured In Two Bike Crashes In Dallas &#8230;<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nfrom www.maafirm.com<br \/>\nThis is the third bicycle accident in the week. Last week a 28-year old jogger died from a collision with a bicyclist. In Texas alone, in 2008 pedestrian fatalities totaled 438. It seems like every week, we hear of an incident here in &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.thefamuanonline.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thefamuanonline.com\/lifestyles\/livestrong-ride-rallies-rattlers-1.2363709\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>LiveStrong Walk rallies Ratttlers<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby Famuan<br \/>\nFor the past four years, I&#8217;ve gone to Austin, Texas, in October to ride my bicycle up to 100 miles in an event called the LiveSTRONG Challenge to raise &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/blog.al.com\/birmingham-news-stories\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.al.com\/birmingham-news-stories\/2010\/10\/vestavia_hills_woman_plans_113.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Vestavia Hills woman plans 1132-mile bicycle ride to celebrate &#8230;<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nfrom blog.al.com\/birmingham-news<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/media.al.com\/birmingham-news-stories\/photo\/8959092-large.jpg?resize=380%2C252\" alt=\"Vestavia Hills\" width=\"380\" height=\"252\" \/><br \/>\nVestavia Hills woman plans 1132-mile bicycle ride to celebrate 70th birthday &#8230; Davis visited other cities along the Texas, U.S.-Mexico border before she &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/durangotexas.blogspot.com\" href=\"http:\/\/durangotexas.blogspot.com\/2010\/10\/i-biked-river-legacy-mountain-bike.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Durango Texas: I Biked The River Legacy Mountain Bike Trail Today &#8230;<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby Durango<br \/>\nIt was very peaceful pedaling in the River Legacy forest today. However, the leaves are beginning to fall. When the leaves fall they do not go gently to the ground. Texas must grow heavy leaves. The leaves falling make a noise. At times it is a bit startling. &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"https:\/\/donbynum.wordpress.com\/2010\/10\/13\/sailing-the-answer-to-the-question-why-the-heck-did-i-make-a-50-mile-bike-ride-thursday\/\" href=\"https:\/\/donbynum.wordpress.com\/2010\/10\/13\/sailing-the-answer-to-the-question-why-the-heck-did-i-make-a-50-mile-bike-ride-thursday\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Sailing \u00e2\u20ac\u201c The answer to the question, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Why the heck did I make a 50+ mile bike ride Thursday?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nPosted on October 13, 2010 by donbynum<br \/>\nMany who view this post will already be aware that last Thursday, Oct 7, 2010, I made a 51.7 mile ride on my Catrike. &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UNT van hits cyclist on Oak St from Bike Denton by bikedenton Yesterday morning at ~7:30, a UNT van on W. 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