{"id":9092,"date":"2011-07-14T00:06:21","date_gmt":"2011-07-14T05:06:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=9092"},"modified":"2011-07-14T00:06:21","modified_gmt":"2011-07-14T05:06:21","slug":"texas-bicycling-daily-news-roundup-july-13th-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2011\/07\/14\/texas-bicycling-daily-news-roundup-july-13th-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Daily News Roundup – July 13th"},"content":{"rendered":"

Give Respect. Gain Respect.<\/strong> – Austin Ridge Riders<\/strong><\/span>
\nby Laura Scagno
\nGive Respect. Gain Respect.
\nBuild.\u00c2\u00a0 Respect.\u00c2\u00a0 Ride. These are words that the Austin Ridge Riders and we strive to demonstrate this belief by giving back though trail maintenance and advocacy efforts and we are proud to be associated with the International Mountain Biking Association (IMBA) and their efforts towards greater trail access. …More<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Clear Lake Ped \/ Bike Study ? Group Ride \/ Meeting #2<\/strong><\/span>
\nfrom www.bikehouston.org
\nCome join us on Wed. July 20, 2011 for the 2nd meeting of the Clear Lake Pedestrian \/ Bicycle Study. There will be a Group Ride at 5pm followed by the meeting at 6pm at the CCLCA Pavilion Building (click here for a map). …More<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

El Paso Bicycle Club Ride<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nSaturday, July 30
\nLa Mesa to Mesilla-7:30 am
\nTake the back roads to Mesilla to experience the standard route in a new way. Intermediate pace, 25 – 30 miles. Patty Van Tine, 915-667-0202.<\/p>\n

I Bike Richardson \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Serena Lambiase<\/strong><\/span>
\nfrom Bike Friendly Richardson \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0by dickdavid
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\nIt\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s time for another installment of the I Bike Richardson series, where we put a face on Richardson cyclists. We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d like to introduce, Serena Lambiase, who is helping us test out a different format, by answering a few questions about biking. Enjoy: …More<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

BikeTexas Annual Meeting 2011<\/strong><\/span>
\nby emma@biketexas.org (Emma Cravey)
\nYou’re invited to the BikeTexas Annual Meeting!\u00c2\u00a0 The 2011 Annual Meeting will take place on Saturday, August 11 2011 from 1:00 to 3:00 pm, at a location to be determined. We will update this page shortly with the meeting location.\u00c2\u00a0 You are welcome to attend in person, but if you can’t, you can attend from your home phone by… More<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Brownsville student biking to Alaska to fight cancer<\/strong><\/span>
\nBy JACQUELINE ARMENDARIZ\/ The Brownsville Herald
\nTo support a cure for cancer, this summer a 19-year-old Brownsville man is riding a bicycle thousands of picturesque miles from Austin to Alaska in the heat of the summer.<\/p>\n

Steve Trenfield is expected to make his way through nine states and two Canadian territories on the coastal route of the Texas… More<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Kent Crowell: Ready to ride for a cause — again<\/strong><\/span>
\nEd Todd\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Midland Reporter-Telegram
\nAnyone who knows Kent Crowell could readily imagine this amiable fellow spinning delightful tales, seemingly without end and with sincerity, while reclining in his rocking chair from the comfort of his front porch.<\/p>\n

Instead, he spins tales while joyfully pedaling his bicycle over the flats of West Texas, the up-and-down terrain of the Davis Mountains, the hills and dales of Colorado and the hospitality of Iowa. …More<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

LIVESTRONG Texas 4000 rolls into Redway<\/strong><\/span>
\nRedwood Times
\nThe longest annual charity bicycle ride in the world, the LIVESTRONG Texas 4000 team, will be rolling through Redway on Friday, July 15, just 41 days after departing from Austin, Texas on to their final destination of Anchorage, Alaska. While in Redway, the 2011 LIVESTRONG Texas 4000 Team will celebrate and share Hope, Knowledge and Charity with friends and… More<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Kidney Transplant Recipient Riding Bicycle Across Country in ‘Donor’s Rock’ Ride<\/strong><\/span>
\nRiding across 50 states, in 50 days, 50 miles each
\nBy BETH PARKER\/myfoxdc
\nWASHINGTON – The feet on the pedals are his. The kidney is somebody else’s. But it is heart that keeps David Landsberg rolling along.<\/p>\n

He is a 52-year-old from Texas passing through the nation’s capital on what he calls a 50-50-50 bike ride. It is… More<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

B-Cycle demo planned at Mellow Johnny\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s<\/strong><\/span>
\nBy Pam LeBlanc \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.austin360.com
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\nImagine if Austin had a bike share system, where locals and tourists could check out a bicycle from a self-service station, pedal from Barton Springs to South Congress, then zip up to a kiosk near the University of Texas to return it. …More<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Going with Block Periodization<\/strong><\/span>
\nfrom Texas Racing Life\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0by Ken
\nIf you have been following my blog here, here, and here, you know that I have been trying block periodization the last 4 weeks.\u00c2\u00a0 The four weeks ended with a race weekend where I achieve moderate results.\u00c2\u00a0 After taking two days off after racing, I tested my 5 and 10 minute maximum power, and had… More<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Luis Acosta at The Driveway. (DCM Photography)<\/strong><\/span>
\nfrom www.violetcrown.org
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\nThis local crit series happens at The Driveway in East Austin. Lots of action. Lots of fun. Come out and watch or participate every Thursday<\/p>\n

Thanks to longtime VC member Dave Henderson and sponsor Jeff Sayers of Mangia Pizza, an almost complete set of VC jerseys is now hanging in the front room of Mangia\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Mesa location. Not only did Dave hold on to… More<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Give Respect. Gain Respect. – Austin Ridge Riders by Laura Scagno Give Respect. Gain Respect. Build.\u00c2\u00a0 Respect.\u00c2\u00a0 Ride. These are words that the Austin Ridge Riders and we strive to demonstrate this belief by giving back though trail maintenance 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":[2293,952,76,2344,2783,486,174,2335,2829,5253,770,2456,2528],"class_list":["post-9092","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bicycling-news","tag-austin-ridge-riders","tag-b-cycle","tag-bicycle-across-the-us","tag-bike-friendly-richardson","tag-bike-houston","tag-bike-texas","tag-cancer-ride","tag-el-paso-bicycle-club","tag-kent-crowell","tag-news","tag-texas-4000-for-cancer","tag-texas-racing-life","tag-violet-crown-sports-association"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-2mE","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9092","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=9092"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9092\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9092"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9092"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9092"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}