{"id":7451,"date":"2011-02-21T23:41:36","date_gmt":"2011-02-22T05:41:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=7451"},"modified":"2011-02-21T23:41:36","modified_gmt":"2011-02-22T05:41:36","slug":"daily-news-roundup-february-21st-texas-bicycling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2011\/02\/21\/daily-news-roundup-february-21st-texas-bicycling\/","title":{"rendered":"Daily News Roundup February 21st &#8211; Texas Bicycling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.bikewtca.org\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bikewtca.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>2011 Chapparal Racing Time Trials<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nChapparal Cycling Club, as a part of the West Texas Cycling Association, will be hosting monthly Time Trials throughout the summer. They will be incorporated into the Thursday ride that leaves out from Chisum Travel Center. The first TT will be March 17th. Warm up will be the ride from the Chisum Travel Center to the staging area. Riders will race the course and then continue on the usual Thursday ride course. Members of Chapparal Cycling Club, Lubbock Bicycle Club, and Texas Tech Cycling will have times logged so it can be compared to future efforts. You don&#8217;t have to be fast&#8230;.but it&#8217;s nice to know you&#8217;re getting faster. More details to follow, so keep checking back for the latest.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.hcbtc.com\/blog\/rides-and-events\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hcbtc.com\/blog\/rides-and-events\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Hill Country Bike Touring Club (HCBTC)<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nUpcoming Rides and Events<br \/>\nMarch 5, 2011 1:30 pm<br \/>\n2011\/03\/05 Good News Lutheran Sausage Supper Ride&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.sawheelmen.com\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sawheelmen.com\/Rides\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>San Antonio Wheelmen<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nSaturday&#8217;s ride at Cibolo will include an optional stay-together ride.<br \/>\nSaturday, February 26 at 9 AM:\u00c2\u00a0 Cibolo Ride<br \/>\nSunday, February 27 at 9 AM:\u00c2\u00a0 Helotes to Castroville Ride<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.violetcrown.org\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.violetcrown.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Violet Crown Racing<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\n2011 TXBRA Road Race Calendar<br \/>\nFeb 26 &amp; 27 Mineral Wells Road Race<br \/>\nMar 5 &amp; 6 La Primavera, Lago Vista<br \/>\nMar 12 Rhapsody Denton Crit<br \/>\nMar 13 Jesuit Ranger Roundup, Dallas<br \/>\nMar 19 &amp; 20 Fayetteville Stage Race<br \/>\nMar 26 Ronde Von Manor<br \/>\nMar 27 Ronde Von Manda<br \/>\nApr 2 Little River Challenge, Ashdown, AR<br \/>\nApr 3 American Heritage Crit, Texarkana<br \/>\nApr 9 &amp; 10 Hammerfest, Fort Davis<br \/>\nApr 16 &amp; 17 Matrix Challenge p\/b Richardson Bike Mart, Downtown Dallas<br \/>\nApr 29, 30 &amp; May 1 Edge City Stage Race, Texarkana<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/bikedenton.wordpress.com\/2011\/02\/21\/how-biking-localized-my-spending-in-denton\/\" href=\"http:\/\/bikedenton.wordpress.com\/2011\/02\/21\/how-biking-localized-my-spending-in-denton\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>How biking localized my spending in Denton<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nfrom Bike Denton by bikedenton<br \/>\nHelp strengthen Denton\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s economy \u00e2\u20ac\u201c by riding a bike and walking. According to AAA, Americans spend an average of $9,641 on their cars per year. Now imagine that amount staying in your vicinity. Now imagine 2,000 other Dentonites doing that. That\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.biketexas.org\" href=\"http:\/\/www.biketexas.org\/en\/news\/advocacy\/1052-complete-streets-bill-legislative-priority-safe-passing-effort-postponed-\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Complete Streets Bill Legislative Priority; Safe Passing Effort Postponed<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nfrom BikeTexas | Texas Bicycle Coalition by emma@biketexas.org (Emma Cravey)<br \/>\nBikeTexas will promote the proposed Complete Streets Act ( SB 513, HB 1105) [link these to Texas Legislature Online] as the lead biking\/walking effort for the 2011 Texas Legislative Session.\u00c2\u00a0 We will postpone pushing for a statewide Safe Passing bill, probably until the 2013 legislative session. &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.bikingindallas.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bikingindallas.com\/bell-joe-to-go-coffee-carrier-review\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Bell Joe to Go Coffee Carrier \u00e2\u20ac\u201c review<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nfrom Biking In Dallas by Justin Husman<br \/>\nAll I wanted was some black water bottle cages. I was asked specifically what I wanted for a recent gift giving occasion, and I told the requester specifically that I wanted a pair of black &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.weiland.net\" href=\"http:\/\/www.weiland.net\/post.cfm\/walburg-classic-road-race-1\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Walburg Classic Road Race<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nfrom Mike&#8217;s Bike Blog<br \/>\nYou might recall last year&#8217;s Walburg Classic as I missed the winning breakaway group but instead of just sitting in I went for it at mile 30 and ended up placing 7th. This year&#8217;s &#8220;Plan A&#8221; was to get into the winning breakaway. Plan B was to blow up trying to get away and to inflict as much punishment as I could in the process. 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