{"id":9557,"date":"2011-08-26T21:16:22","date_gmt":"2011-08-27T02:16:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=9557"},"modified":"2011-08-26T21:16:22","modified_gmt":"2011-08-27T02:16:22","slug":"texas-bicycling-daily-news-roundup-august-26th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2011\/08\/26\/texas-bicycling-daily-news-roundup-august-26th\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Daily News Roundup August 26th"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Today we drove to Wichita Falls for the Hotter&#8217;n Hell 100. All was going nicely but my wife was not feeling well so we started later than planned. We were making good time but just before a small town on US287 I crested a small hill with the cruise control set on 72 mph and the Jeep GC accelerated to make up for the speed lost going up the hill and I saw the GPS speed gauge register 74 mph and on the shoulder was a DPS officer checking speed. As I approached the DPS cruiser the red lights went on and I figured I was the one selected. So I started slowing down and pulled onto the shoulder. The DPS officer got out of the cruiser and walked up to our Jeep. He said I was going over the 70 mph speed limit and I explained why I thought I was going fast. He was very polite and said I would get a warning ticket. I thanked him and he brought the ticket for me to sign. This is the first ticket I have had since late 1970 in Bellaire, Ohio. Thankfully no ticket. I reset the cruise control to 68 mph and we hit the road again.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/houstonbicycleclub.org\/Pages\/EventMeetings.aspx\" href=\"http:\/\/houstonbicycleclub.org\/Pages\/EventMeetings.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Houston Bicycle Club<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nWhen: Program: Tuesday 09\/13\/11 at: 7:00 PM HEB Community Room at I-10 and Bunker Hill in December 2010, Sally and Tom Joyce took a tour of Israel centered around Jerusalem, but also visiting several other historical sites. Come hear about their trip.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.bikeradar.com\/blog\/article\/could-a-better-cycling-video-game-save-us-couch-potatoes-31487?CPN=RSS&amp;SOURCE=BRGEN\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bikeradar.com\/blog\/article\/could-a-better-cycling-video-game-save-us-couch-potatoes-31487?CPN=RSS&amp;SOURCE=BRGEN\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Could a better cycling video game save US couch potatoes?<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nby Peter Suciu, from Detroit, MI\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0BikeRadar.com Blogs &#8211; Pro Cycling<br \/>\nAs I noted in a past blog post, the annual video game trade show \u00e2\u20ac\u201c the Electronic Entertainment Expo or E3 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c is much like Interbike. The attitude is relaxed and a bit more laid back than serious \u00e2\u20ac\u0153work\u00e2\u20ac\u009d trade shows. Many of the attendees are in shorts, and I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll say it again, there is a certain smell in the air.<\/p>\n<p>There are notable differences between gamers and cyclists, the biggest may be their size.\u00c2\u00a0 Many video gamers are big and frankly out of shape. This isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t to say that there aren\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t gamers who like to cycle, as well as cyclists&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.examiner.com\/law-enforcement-in-wichita-falls\/wichita-falls-law-enforcement-gears-up-for-hotter-n-hell-hundred\" href=\"http:\/\/www.examiner.com\/law-enforcement-in-wichita-falls\/wichita-falls-law-enforcement-gears-up-for-hotter-n-hell-hundred\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Wichita Falls law enforcement gears up for Hotter &#8216;N Hell Hundred<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nEdward Lane, Wichita Falls Law Enforcement Examiner<br \/>\nWichita Falls area law enforcement officials will be even busier than normal this weekend protecting the public safety as an estimated 15,000 entrants in America&#8217;s largest bicycle race will pedal along the streets and highways of Wichita Falls.<\/p>\n<p>This race will mark the 30th anniversary of the nationally known race which immediately put this North Texas city on the&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.timesrecordnews.com\/news\/2011\/aug\/26\/hell-of-a-time\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.timesrecordnews.com\/news\/2011\/aug\/26\/hell-of-a-time\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Hell of a time &#8211; HHH knows how to entertain<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nWith Celtic rock, consumer show, spaghetti and speedy criterium races, HHH knows how to entertain<br \/>\nBy Lana Sweeten-Shults<br \/>\nWhen it comes to the Hotter&#8217;N Hell Hundred, it&#8217;s always a pedal-to-the-metal state of mind, what with 100 miles of asphalt between the thousands of riders, the finish line, and athletic endurance glory.<\/p>\n<p>To tackle the daunting HHH, as it&#8217;s lovingly called \u00e2\u20ac\u201d that&#8217;s 100 dastardly miles in 100-degree weather \u00e2\u20ac\u201d riders with gumption can say it&#8217;s good to be cycling king (or queen). &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.timesrecordnews.com\/news\/2011\/aug\/26\/hottern-hell-lives-up-to-its-name\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.timesrecordnews.com\/news\/2011\/aug\/26\/hottern-hell-lives-up-to-its-name\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Our Opinion: Hotter&#8217;N Hell lives up to its name<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nTimes Record News<br \/>\nLegend has it that when Hotter&#8217;N Hell creator Roby Christie approached city leaders about creating a 100-mile bike race in the August heat, they laughed in his face.<\/p>\n<p>After 30 years, no one&#8217;s laughing, but rather relishing the brilliant idea that has brought hundreds of thousands of people, cyclists and enthusiasts, to Wichita Falls.<\/p>\n<p>Sure, it&#8217;s during the hottest part of the year \u00e2\u20ac\u201d and this year takes the cake \u00e2\u20ac\u201d but&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today we drove to Wichita Falls for the Hotter&#8217;n Hell 100. 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