{"id":7619,"date":"2011-03-09T00:06:41","date_gmt":"2011-03-09T06:06:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=7619"},"modified":"2011-03-09T00:06:41","modified_gmt":"2011-03-09T06:06:41","slug":"texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-march-8th-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2011\/03\/09\/texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-march-8th-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for March 8th"},"content":{"rendered":"

I did not ride the Baytown Gator Ride because the weather was threatening rain. Gene Inman did ride and he sent me a link with his pictures and short commentary.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Gator Ride \u00e2\u20ac\u201c 2011<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nBaytown, Texas
\nThis gallery contains about 75 Select shots of the 2011 \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Gator Ride\u00e2\u20ac\u009d, a warm-up ride for many who are participating in the MS150. Day started off a little chilly, with heavy clouds. Seven o\u00e2\u20ac\u2122clock came way too early for me! By the time the ride…<\/p>\n

On a grim note Lester Buck sent me a link about bicyclists injured and killed during 2009 from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The Texas statistics show 48 bicycle fatalities in 2009, ranking third. The state with the highest number (107) was Florida. California was second with 99. The average age for bicyclist fatalities is 41.
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Government data shows Houston bicycle accidents a serious threat<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nfrom joestephenslaw.com<\/strong><\/a>
\nThe National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has released comprehensive information regarding bicycle accidents in Houston and elsewhere in Texas. The facts offer a sobering reminder of the risks faced by riders, particularly middle-aged men. …<\/p>\n

Submit Comments on a Shared-Use Trail in Big Bend National Park<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nfrom IMBA.com
\nThe National Park Service (NPS) recently announced an Environmental Assessment (EA) for developing a shared-use trail \u00e2\u20ac\u201d including opportunities for mountain biking \u00e2\u20ac\u201d in Texas\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Big Bend National Park. The plan is now available for public review and comment<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Traffic Skills 101 Class March 27<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nfrom BikeDFW by marc@mcmumby.com
\nA Half-Day Traffic Skills Class
\n* Date: March 27, 2011
\n* Time: 8 AM – 1 PM
\n* Location: Offices of Casteel and Associates, 10031 Monroe Dr., Ste. 105, Dallas, TX 75229 (map)
\n* Registration Fee: $50.00
\n* Description:
\no The classroom portion of the class is taken online and should be completed by March 26, 2011. …<\/p>\n

BikeTexas arrives in Washington, D.C. for the National Bike Summit<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nfrom BikeTexas | Texas Bicycle Coalition by jack@biketexas.org (Jack Sanford)
\nBikeTexas staff have arrived safely in DC and are encamped at the Hotel Harrington, and so far in a short time we’ve had some great encounters with other advocates.<\/p>\n

From all over the country, supporters of giving people the choice to bike or walk are descending upon our nation’s capital.<\/p>\n

Over dinner last night, some of the fresh faces from BikeTexas got helpful advice from…<\/p>\n

Wheels In Motion Going Out of Business Sale<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nfrom Biking In Dallas by The Announcer Guy
\nI hate to see anyone go out of business, especially a bike shop, but Wheels in Motion is calling it quits.\u00c2\u00a0 Everything is on sale including store fixtures, tools, etc.\u00c2\u00a0 Lots\u00c2\u00a0 of bikes, clothing, parts, …<\/p>\n

FWBA Beginner’s and Casual Ride<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nfrom FWBA Ride List
\nSaturday, March 26, 2011 10:00 am – Art’s Park Trail Head, Benbrook. – Go south on Winscott to Memorial Oak. Trail Head is at the end of the road. Cost: 1 dollar for entrance to the State Park. Distance: up to 20 miles all on trails and park roads. Ride will normally be from Trail Head up thru Benbrook Lake Park to HI 377 and back. This is primarily a…<\/p>\n

Spies in “Hardest Race Ever”<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby Cycle News
\nThe owner of the Elbowz Racing Elite Cycling Team finished sixth in the Pro 1\/2 class in Saturday’s 83-mile La Primavera at Lago Vista road race about 26 miles outside of Austin, Texas, but the effort was fatiguing. The taste of the pro class was …<\/p>\n

Kiwanis Club Riverside Ride March 26<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby Victoria Advocate
\nThe annual Riverside Ride, a fundraiser for the Victoria Kiwanis Club, will be March 26, starting in Riverside Park near the Texas Zoo. “This is our only fund raiser of the year. We use all proceeds to help the children in our community,” said Terry …<\/p>\n

County roads to close for Jesuit Ranger Roundup cycling trials<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby McKinney Courier Gazette
\n“In large part thanks to the growth of high school cycling and Richardson Bikemart, things have come a long way since the first race on the Frisco campus of Collin College. We are also excited that it is our fourth year for the race to be a road race …<\/p>\n

Fort Worth man named award finalist for Trinity River rescue<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby Fort Worth Star Telegram
\nLater that night, Harrison went to the hospital where the mother was being treated and met the family, and it became “the most moving thing that has ever happened to me,” he wrote later for a Texas bicycling magazine. The family invited him to the …<\/p>\n

Results from Weekend 2 and Weekend 3 Races up Next<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nfrom Texas High School Cycling League by League Director
\nResults from the great roubaix racing action last weekend in College Station are now posted as well as the updated overall standings on the race series page.<\/p>\n

Also on that page you can find all the race flyers for the upcoming races in the Dallas area March 12th and 13th.
\nTexas High School Cycling League
\n2011 Spring Road Race Series Schedule…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I did not ride the Baytown Gator Ride because the weather was threatening rain. Gene Inman did ride and he sent me a link with his pictures and short commentary. Gator Ride \u00e2\u20ac\u201c 2011 Baytown, Texas This gallery contains about …<\/span> Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","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":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[14],"tags":[1578,1287,660,43,1487,1549,713,2557,1502,147,1680,2558],"class_list":["post-7619","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bicycling-news","tag-baytown-gator-ride","tag-big-bend-national-park","tag-digest-of-bicycle-blog-posts","tag-fort-worth-bicycling-association","tag-jesuit-ranger-roundup","tag-la-primavera-at-lago-vista","tag-national-bike-summit","tag-national-highway-traffic-safety-administration","tag-riverside-ride","tag-texas-high-school-cycling-league","tag-traffic-skills","tag-wheels-in-motion"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-1YT","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7619","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=7619"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7619\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7619"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7619"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7619"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}