{"id":8841,"date":"2011-06-25T23:12:00","date_gmt":"2011-06-26T04:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=8841"},"modified":"2011-06-25T23:12:01","modified_gmt":"2011-06-26T04:12:01","slug":"texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-june-25th-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2011\/06\/25\/texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-june-25th-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for June 25th"},"content":{"rendered":"

Austin’s BMX Scene – Statesman & KUT Videos<\/strong><\/span>
\nby CoreyCarter
\nHere’s a cool piece from Statesman.com about the new Skate\/BMX park at 1213 Shoal Creek Blvd as well as 9th street and Empire BMX. … More<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Texas boy learns to maneuver with limited vision<\/strong><\/span>
\nby Associated Press\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 khou.com
\nDALLAS — Does anyone really like tiramisu? Why are there so many Chinatowns? These are the questions on the mind of an 8-year-old boy.<\/p>\n

But early one June afternoon, a different puzzle was at hand as 8-year-old Zach Thibodeaux walked, blindfolded, down his suburban street, his white cane only partly guiding the way. Making intermittent clicks with… More<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

USA Cycling Juniors, U23, Elite & Para Crit Championships.<\/strong><\/span>
\nby Dave Gaylinn\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 from spokepost.com
\n…In the men\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s elite race, the field stayed intact for the majority of the race. Late in the race, USA Cycling\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Southwest Regional Development Camp Manager David Wenger (Austin, Texas\/ Super Squadra) made a move to the front of the peloton. He succeeded and… More<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Bike the fat away<\/strong><\/span>
\nBY LAURA OLENIACZ
\n…Leopold Simmons (left) plays with the water pump, while his father, Todd Simmons, powers the water pump while asking water conservation trivia questions during Tour de Fat at Diamond View Park in downtown Durham on Saturday. Tour de Fat, a bicycle tour sponsored by Fat Tire Ale, kicked off their tour in Durham and will travel to 13 cities ending in Austin, Texas. … More<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Amputee cyclists make stop in East Texas<\/strong><\/span>
\nBy Ian Smith, Video Journalist \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 www.kltv.com
\nTYLER, TX (KLTV) – The cyclists of Amputees Across America arrived to find a welcoming crowd at Trinity Mother Frances Rehabilitation Hospital.<\/p>\n

It’s a 3,500 mile journey and there have already been injuries.\u00c2\u00a0 The group of cyclists started out with five and is down to three.\u00c2\u00a0 One cyclist is hospitalized in Plano, Texas and another in Albuquerque.<\/p>\n

The amputees’ slogan is “Dream it…Believe it…Achieve it.” So far they have traveled across six states.\u00c2\u00a0 But, they say… More<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Summer Collegiate Track Season<\/strong><\/span>
\nfrom amct.tamu.edu
\nWith two races in Houston and a race in Frisco, this season will be the biggest collegiate track season in the country. More<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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