{"id":8964,"date":"2011-07-05T23:04:15","date_gmt":"2011-07-06T04:04:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=8964"},"modified":"2011-07-05T23:04:15","modified_gmt":"2011-07-06T04:04:15","slug":"texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-july-5th-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2011\/07\/05\/texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-july-5th-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for July 5th"},"content":{"rendered":"

Houston Bicycle Club Ride<\/strong><\/span>
\nSun 07\/17\/11
\nUrban Challenge Ride
\nThe Urban Challenge Rides are in-town group rides, faster and longer than the EZ Rides, each time taking you to different parts of the city each time. You should be able to maintain a pace of 15 mph and above for a distance of 40 to 45 miles, usually with one rest stop. More<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

The Bicycle Dividend<\/strong><\/span>
\nBy NANCY FOLBRE\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Today’s Economist
\nNancy Folbre is an economics professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.<\/p>\n

More Americans are biking or walking to work these days, in part because public-sector investment is improving the infrastructure they need to get there safely. Further public investments in bike paths and bike lanes are likely to offer a big social payoff. …More<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Recap Of The Red, White and Bike Ride on Suburban Assault<\/strong><\/span>
\nby dickdavid\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Bike Friendly Richardson
\n\"\"
\nI did a recap of the Red, White and Bike Ride on Suburban Assault. Head over there if you want to read about it and see a few pics. Unfortunately, because I lead the group, I didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t get very many pics of the actual ride. I hope other folks will have pics up soon. More<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Fan journeying to all 30 ballparks on bicycle<\/strong><\/span>
\nWashington resident enjoying adventure of a lifetime
\nBy Doug Miller \/ MLB.com
\nDarren O’Donnell, like any baseball fan worth his Cracker Jacks, is keeping score.<\/p>\n

He knows that since his season began at Seattle’s Safeco Field on April 8, he’s among the league leaders in several categories, such as:… More<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Carol Jean Vosburgh cleans up at National Senior Games<\/strong><\/span>
\nBy Bryan Burns, Times Staff Writer
\nCarol Jean Vosburgh of Treasure Island recently participated in the National Senior Games in Houston, Texas, and came away with a handful of medals.<\/p>\n

Vosburgh, competing in the women’s 65-69 age group, placed first in the 20K cycling road race in 41 minutes, 7.15 seconds to win by more than 16 seconds. …More<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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