{"id":8974,"date":"2011-07-06T23:11:24","date_gmt":"2011-07-07T04:11:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=8974"},"modified":"2011-07-06T23:12:02","modified_gmt":"2011-07-07T04:12:02","slug":"texas-bicycling-daily-news-roundup-july-6th-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2011\/07\/06\/texas-bicycling-daily-news-roundup-july-6th-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Daily News Roundup July 6th"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cycling \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Wednesday Evening Ride \u00e2\u20ac\u201c July 6th<\/strong><\/span>
\nby Lake Buchanan – Inks Lake Chamber of Commerce
\nThe Wednesday evening ride, organized by Mike Thayer, will be from the Kingland to Slab Road (Llano County Road 307) to TX71 and back.\u00c2\u00a0 We will meet at the back at the intersection of FM1431 and RR2900 for a roll-out at 6:30pm. …More<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

July 5 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Day 23: Camden to Texarkana, Arkansas: Sneaking up on Texas<\/strong><\/span>
\nfrom Dean Greg Crawford\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Blog<\/p>\n

Today was a pleasant ride into Texarkana \u00e2\u20ac\u201c the Arkansas side, but within sight of Texas. After a major storm last night, with a lot of rain, lightning and thunder, the weather was just beautiful. As usual, we started early to avoid the heat. …More<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

TXBRA brings race to Whitehouse<\/strong><\/span>
\nfrom www.tricountyleader.com
\nSaturday, July 9
\nThe Texas Bicycle Racing Association is bringing their north regional event to the Whitehouse area. Race day is Saturday, July 9 beginning with registration at First Baptist Church of Whitehouse at 6:30 a.m.<\/p>\n

Categories include all levels for men, women and juniors. Cash prizes as well as merchandise will be awarded… More<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Competitive cyclist on fast track to success<\/strong><\/span>
\nBy Mary Caton, The Windsor Star
\nSpencer Virtue is never happier than when he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s spinning his wheels.<\/p>\n

Since taking up competitive cycling a few years ago, the 14-year-old has been on a fast track to success.<\/p>\n

He\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s in Frisco, Texas, this week for the 2011 U.S. Junior Track nationals where the competition starts Thursday and rolls through Sunday. …More<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Olympian Whitehead dies in Texas<\/strong><\/span>
\nBy: Cycling News
\nUSA Cycling confirmed today the death of Mark Whitehead, a member of the USA’s Olympic track cycling team in 1984. He was 50 years old.<\/p>\n

Whitehead died while attending the USA Cycling junior track national championships in Texas, but there were no details given on the cause of his death. …More<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Pete Davis visits Querencia<\/strong><\/span>
\nBike Denton
\nPete Davis came into Querencia while I was working today.
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\nPete was hit-and-run by a car in December of 2010, and his backpack saved his life. The fleeing driver was never caught. The accident hyperextended his knee (pictured), and now doctors say it needs to be replaced. C3 church pastor Ross Appleton took care… More<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Recreational Sports Calendar & Sign-up Sheet – July 6, 2011<\/strong><\/span>
\nSan Antonio Express-News
\nBicycling: Today, 8 a.m., Wheelers Senior Ride, 30 miles, Floore\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Country Store, Helotes. 210-643-0314.<\/p>\n

Bicycling: Saturday, 7 a.m., David Eikenburg Memorial Ride, 25, 40, 70 and 100 miles, McQueeney Baptist Church, McQueeney, davidsride.com More<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

6th Annual David Eikenburg Memorial Bike Ride<\/strong><\/span>
\nfrom The Wheel Brothers – Cycling in Texas
\nWe were lucky enough to be granted an interview with Maegan Eikenburg, one of the daughters of David Eikenburg\u00c2\u00a0 and also one of the organizers of the David Eikenburg Memorial Bike Ride to ask some questions about their upcoming ride.<\/p>\n

Who is \u00e2\u20ac\u0153David\u00e2\u20ac\u009d?<\/strong>
\nDavid, the pastor, was a man who touched everyone he met. He had the biggest heart of gold. He was willing to help the homeless on the street as well as the man who had everything. He was no respecter of persons. David… More<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Cycling \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Wednesday Evening Ride \u00e2\u20ac\u201c July 6th by Lake Buchanan – Inks Lake Chamber of Commerce The Wednesday evening ride, organized by Mike Thayer, will be from the Kingland to Slab Road (Llano County Road 307) to TX71 and …<\/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":[1855,793,2808,2807,5253,2809,1140,54,2336],"class_list":["post-8974","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bicycling-news","tag-bike-denton","tag-david-eikenburg-memorial-bike-ride","tag-dean-greg-crawfords-blog","tag-lake-buchanan","tag-news","tag-olympian","tag-san-antonio-events","tag-track-racing","tag-txbra"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-2kK","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8974","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=8974"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8974\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8974"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8974"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8974"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}