{"id":7807,"date":"2011-03-30T05:14:45","date_gmt":"2011-03-30T10:14:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=7807"},"modified":"2011-03-29T23:42:26","modified_gmt":"2011-03-30T04:42:26","slug":"daily-news-roundup-march-29th-texas-bicycling-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2011\/03\/30\/daily-news-roundup-march-29th-texas-bicycling-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Daily News Roundup March 29th &#8211; Texas Bicycling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"http:\/\/bikehouston.org\/2011\/03\/ride-of-silence\/\" href=\"http:\/\/bikehouston.org\/2011\/03\/ride-of-silence\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Ride of Silence May 18, 2011<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nby Darren Sabom<br \/>\nBikeHouston organizes a ride of silence each year during bike month to remember those cyclists that have been hurt or killed while riding their bike.\u00c2\u00a0 This will be a casual, quiet ride from Memorial Park to City Hall downtown.\u00c2\u00a0 All participants are encouraged to wear white clothes for the ride. Additional details regarding the starting time and place to follow.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/bikehouston.org\/2011\/03\/bike-to-the-ballpark\/\" href=\"http:\/\/bikehouston.org\/2011\/03\/bike-to-the-ballpark\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Bike-to-the Ballpark May 1, 2011<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nby Darren Sabom<br \/>\nJoin BikeHouston, the Citizens\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Transportation Coalition and the Houston Astros for bike-to-the-ballpark day!<br \/>\nSign up in advance to receive discounted tickets, then ride your bike to the stadium on one of the two guided routes or directly from your house.\u00c2\u00a0 Details about the routes and starting times will be released soon.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/bikehouston.org\/2011\/03\/bike-to-work-day\/\" href=\"http:\/\/bikehouston.org\/2011\/03\/bike-to-work-day\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Bike-to-Work Day May 20, 2011<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nby Darren Sabom<br \/>\nFriday, May 20, 2011, is National Bike to Work day.<br \/>\nBikeHouston is working with the City of Houston to implement multiple bike rides that begin at various neighborhood bike shops and converge upon City Hall simultaneously at 8:00 AM.\u00c2\u00a0 Participants will include bicycling advocates, customers and team members of Bicycle retailers, as well as corporations and City Officials.<br \/>\nCurrently, Bike Barn, Bike Sport and West End Bikes have all agreed to host guided rides into downtown for the event.\u00c2\u00a0 Stay tuned for additional details and starting points!<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.daily-times.com\/ci_17723045\" href=\"http:\/\/www.daily-times.com\/ci_17723045\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>An Oklahoma man on a pedaling pilgrimage<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nFARMINGTON \u00e2\u20ac\u201d A man biking across the country hitched a ride into Farmington on Tuesday to do laundry and pray before heading north into the Rockies.<br \/>\nKevin Woolley is biking through every state in the continental United States for what he is calling the &#8220;Awake America Tour. &#8230;Chris Reed, a temporary accomplice who is joining Woolley for three weeks, also passed through Farmington.<\/p>\n<p>Reed, of Austin, Texas, is an event producer, who met Woolley during a Bible study, heard about his cross-country trip and said God called on him to join. &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.hcbtc.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hcbtc.com\/blog\/2011\/03\/21\/20110430-gruene-river-road-ride\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Hill Country Bicycle Touring Club<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\n2011\/04\/30 Gruene River Road Ride<br \/>\nStart: April 30, 2011 9:30 am<br \/>\nEnd: April 30, 2011 12:30 pm<br \/>\nVenue: 1601 Hunter Road, Gruene, TX, United States, 78130<br \/>\nFor those who missed this ride in February, there is still another chance before traffic picks up.\u00c2\u00a0 Ride starts at 9:30 a.m.\u00c2\u00a0 Meet in the parking lot next to Gruene Hall in Gruene, Texas for a 27 mile scenic ride along the picturesque Guadalupe River. The ride is rated one&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.lonestarcyclists.org\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lonestarcyclists.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Lone Star Cyclists<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"http:\/\/www.lonestarcyclists.org\/\/lsc\/rides\/Apr_2011_Club_Rides.pdf\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lonestarcyclists.org\/\/lsc\/rides\/Apr_2011_Club_Rides.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>April Rides<\/strong><\/a> and April Meeting<br \/>\nNext Club meeting April 18, 2011 Bob Duncan Center in Arlington<br \/>\nExecutive Board at 6:30, Club Meeting at 7:30<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7816\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7816\" data-attachment-id=\"7816\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2011\/03\/30\/daily-news-roundup-march-29th-texas-bicycling-2\/lone-star-cyclists-2\/\" 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class=\"wp-caption-text\">April Rides from the flyer<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/donbynum.wordpress.com\" href=\"http:\/\/donbynum.wordpress.com\/2011\/03\/30\/cycling-the-fort-davis-scenic-loop-78-1-miles-5000-feet\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Cycling \u00e2\u20ac\u201c The Fort Davis Scenic Loop (78.1 Miles +5,000 Feet)<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nby donbynum<br \/>\nAs noted in my previous post, Peggy and I recently took a vacation in west Texas in the Fort Davis area.\u00c2\u00a0 The area has many attractions ranging from abundant wildlife to beautiful alpine areas in the Davis Mountains, which extend to the west and north of Fort Davis. &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.texashighschoolcycling.org\/?p=378\" href=\"http:\/\/www.texashighschoolcycling.org\/?p=378\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Texas High School Cycling League<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nUpdated Results<br \/>\nPosted in March 29th, 2011<br \/>\nby League Director in News<br \/>\nThe Baylor race weekend results as well as the updated overall results post Baylor are now posted under the Race Series tab.\u00c2\u00a0 This also includes the DFW weekend results and overall results post DFW weekend. &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ride of Silence May 18, 2011 by Darren Sabom BikeHouston organizes a ride of silence each year during bike month to remember those cyclists that have been hurt or killed while riding their bike.\u00c2\u00a0 This will be a casual, quiet <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2011\/03\/30\/daily-news-roundup-march-29th-texas-bicycling-2\/\"><span class=\"more-msg\">Continue reading 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