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Christmas Toy Mountain Bike Ride<\/strong><\/a>
\nWest Texas Cycling Association
\nDate: December 19, 2010
\nLocation: Palo Duro Canyon State Park, TX
\nContact: Team Kordestani
\nDetails: Sun, Dec 19, 2010 from 2:00-4:00pm at Palo Duro Canyon Chinaberry Day Use Area. Entry Fee is a gift valued at $10-$20 for kids ages 10-18 to benefit the Downtown Women’s Center. Prizes for participants include $100 gift certificate from Outdoor Element, Sun Adventure & Hills Sport Shop, plus various prizes! On Behalf of Team Kordestani, have a very Merry Christmas and we hope to see you on the 19th.<\/p>\n

Cross Houston \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Cyclocross Racing @ Eleanor Tinsley Park<\/strong><\/a>
\nfrom www.davidriggs.com
\nDecember 6, 2010
\n\"Cross
\nHouston Cross cat 4 race leaader, Clint Hankla, took a spill in the sand pit and flatted during the last lap. He ended up 5th after finishing the race on foot. Photo courtesy of David Riggs. …<\/p>\n

Jury Still Out on Whether Energy Drinks Help Athletes<\/a><\/strong>
\nby Kevin Spak
\nEnergy drinks have certainly been effective at marketing themselves to athletes, especially young ones\u00e2\u20ac\u201da recent survey showed that 32% of high-school athletes drink them\u00e2\u20ac\u201dbut do they actually improve performance? They jury\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s out, but it doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t look good, experts tell the New York Times . \u00e2\u20ac\u0153There\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s good evidence that caffeine…<\/p>\n

<\/strong><\/a>El Paso City Council Approves Safe Passing Ordinance!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

from BikeTexas | Texas Bicycle Coalition
\nCongratulations El Paso! Yesterday, Tuesday, December 7, El Paso became the 5th Texas city to adopt the Safe Passing Ordinance! The measure was adopted with an overwhelming 7-1 vote, and will become effective March 1, 2011.Big thanks are due to…<\/p>\n

Texas Motor Speedway steers dollars to those in need<\/strong><\/a>
\nby Fort Worth Star Telegram
\n… came early for 100 children Tuesday night, with each picking out a new bicycle and a Christmas tree to take home from a party at Texas Motor Speedway. …<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Watch the Cyclo-cross Nationals elite races live online!<\/strong><\/a>
\nfrom www.usacycling.org
\nUSA Cycling will be presenting live streaming coverage of the men’s and women’s elite races from the 2010 Cyclo-cross National Championships on Sunday, December 12.
\nSchedule of Elite Races
\nCoverage begins approximately 10 minutes before each race.
\n* Women’s race – 10:30 a.m. CST
\n* Men’s race – 12:30 p.m. CST<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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