{"id":7970,"date":"2011-04-16T23:32:48","date_gmt":"2011-04-17T04:32:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=7970"},"modified":"2011-04-16T23:32:48","modified_gmt":"2011-04-17T04:32:48","slug":"texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-april-16th-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2011\/04\/16\/texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-april-16th-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for April 16th"},"content":{"rendered":"

His heart whole, he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s ready to roll in MS 150<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nAvid cyclist John Snider had quadruple bypass surgery five months ago, now he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s geared to go in today\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s charity ride from Houston to Austin
\nBy ROBERTA MACINNIS, HOUSTON CHRONICLE
\nWhen heart patients learn they need surgery, their typical reaction is to ask, “Will I live?”<\/p>\n

But when John Snider, a 57-year-old avid cyclist heard the somber news, what he wanted to know was, “Will I be able to ride in the MS 150?”…<\/p>\n

USA Cycling welcomes DORBA to its family of race organizers<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nDORBA puts on nine mountain bike races each year.
\nUSA Cycling is pleased to welcome the Dallas Off-Road Bicycle Association (DORBA) to the USA Cycling family.
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\nKnown around North Texas for its outstanding trail advocacy efforts, DORBA has grown quite a bit since its 1988 founding and is now one of the largest off-road clubs in the country with more than 1,250 members. …<\/p>\n

Brazo Valley Cyclists<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\n2011 The Monday Social Ride has started up again for the 2011 season. This is the ultimate beginner-friendly ride. We do 15-20 miles at the pace of the slowest rider; the purpose is to ride and chat. Meet at 6:00 pm on the southern bridge on Technology Loop in TAMUs Research Park. A clear headlight, red taillight and a helmet are required equipment for participation in this ride. However, no fancy bike needed. More info…<\/p>\n

Looking for a cool workout? Hydrobike Lady Bird Lake<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby Austin 360
\nEvery year since 1974, a Texas cycling club has organized a multiday riding tour through the Texas Hill Country. This year, it’s the Austin Cycling Club’s turn to host the annual Easter Hill Country Tour, featuring three days of pedaling the rolling …<\/p>\n

WheelBrothers at Ride for Heroes<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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\nThe Wheelbrothers had a great time at this years \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcRide for Heroes\u00e2\u20ac\u2122!\u00c2\u00a0 Unlike the last several years,\u00c2\u00a0 the weather finally cooperated.\u00c2\u00a0 Due to some family issues,\u00c2\u00a0 we could only do the 44 mile route this year but we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll be back for more next year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

His heart whole, he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s ready to roll in MS 150 Avid cyclist John Snider had quadruple bypass surgery five months ago, now he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s geared to go in today\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s charity ride from Houston to Austin By ROBERTA MACINNIS, HOUSTON CHRONICLE When …<\/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":[741,2654,660,506,556,616],"class_list":["post-7970","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bicycling-news","tag-bp-ms150","tag-brazo-valley-cyclists","tag-digest-of-bicycle-blog-posts","tag-dorba","tag-ride-for-heroes","tag-texas-hill-country"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-24y","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7970","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=7970"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7970\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7970"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7970"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7970"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}