{"id":64179,"date":"2023-12-09T23:11:53","date_gmt":"2023-12-10T05:11:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=64179"},"modified":"2023-12-09T23:11:55","modified_gmt":"2023-12-10T05:11:55","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-for-december-9-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2023\/12\/09\/texas-bicycling-news-for-december-9-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News for December 9, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-markdown\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ketk.com\/news\/local-news\/its-a-miracle-neals-wheels-bicycles-donated-to-salvation-army-of-tyler\/\">\u2018It\u2019s a miracle\u2019: Neal\u2019s Wheels bicycles donated to Salvation Army of Tyler<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>by: Michael Garcia\t| www.ketk.com<\/h4>\n<p>TYLER, Texas (KETK) \u2013 The Salvation Army of Tyler came by KETK and Fox51 on Friday to pick up bikes that East Texans have donated for the annual Neal\u2019s Wheels 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TMBRA XC MTB State Championship Series<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>drippingspringsmountainbiketeam.com<\/h4>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"994\" width=\"768\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drippingspringsmountainbiketeam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/TMBRA-XCMTB-Spring-2024-768x994.png?resize=768%2C994&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Road Cycling in Houston, Texas\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y9zQdVeF5vY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.star-telegram.com\/news\/local\/fort-worth\/article282864788.html\">Popular road at Benbrook Lake to stay open to cyclists due to \u2018passionate\u2019 community effort<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>By Harriet Ramos | www.star-telegram.com<\/h4>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.star-telegram.com\/latest-news\/wf6yj\/picture282881033\/alternates\/LANDSCAPE_1140\/Benbrook%2520Lake%2520Cyclists.jpg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Cyclists at Benbrook Lake listen to the announcement from Army Corps of Engineers officials on Saturday that the campground will remain open to bicycles and pedestrians. Harriet Ramos hramos@star-telegram.com<\/p>\n<p>Plans to close a popular 2-and-a-half mile road at Benbrook Lake to bicycle and pedestrian traffic have been suspended, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Saturday. The closure was scheduled for Jan. 1, 2024, and would have prevented day-use cyclists, walkers and joggers from bypassing the barrier between the the North Holiday Park day-use area and the South Holiday Park campgrounds. Stefan Flores, the \u2026<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Rode to the polls and locked up to one of the new <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/derobikeracks?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@derobikeracks<\/a> hoops that <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BikeHouston?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BikeHouston<\/a> bought for Poe Elementary School, thanks to a grant from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GreenMtnEnergy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GreenMtnEnergy<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3bZfFFQCTM\">pic.twitter.com\/3bZfFFQCTM<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Joe Cutrufo (@JoeCutrufo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoeCutrufo\/status\/1733562328832954490?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 9, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It\u2019s a perfect day to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/rideyourbike?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#rideyourbike<\/a>, Austin! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XER6i4XDr3\">pic.twitter.com\/XER6i4XDr3<\/a><\/p>&mdash; mellowjohnnys (@mellowjohnnys) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mellowjohnnys\/status\/1733534833534529962?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 9, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Saturday Northside Ride <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sLbaxiqRD1\">https:\/\/t.co\/sLbaxiqRD1<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Meetup?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Meetup<\/a> via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Meetup?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Meetup<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/1733696411722555746?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 10, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Bike ride: White Oak bayou approx 13+\/- miles:Art district open house afterwards <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nejFAjkynS\">https:\/\/t.co\/nejFAjkynS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Meetup?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Meetup<\/a> via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Meetup?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Meetup<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/1733697120551530530?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 10, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2023\/12\/09\/texas-bicycling-news-for-december-9-2023\/\"><span class=\"more-msg\">Continue reading &rarr;<\/span><\/a>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-64179","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bicycling-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-gH9","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64179","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64179"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64179\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":64180,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64179\/revisions\/64180"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64179"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=64179"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=64179"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}