{"id":9645,"date":"2011-09-04T21:18:59","date_gmt":"2011-09-05T02:18:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=9645"},"modified":"2011-09-04T21:18:59","modified_gmt":"2011-09-05T02:18:59","slug":"texas-bicycling-daily-news-roundup-september-4th-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2011\/09\/04\/texas-bicycling-daily-news-roundup-september-4th-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Daily News Roundup September 4th"},"content":{"rendered":"

Houston Bicycle Club – Fulshear South Ride<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nSat 09\/10\/11
\nOne of our regular Saturday club rides. Routes may vary from week to week (maps are available). Flat roads with lots of pretty scenery and a cut through on pecan tree covered Hunt Road. One ride goes west and south to Orchard and Wallis and is about 36-40 miles long. The long optional ride goes west and south through Orchard to Wallis, then north to Frydek and Pattison before returning to Fulshear. Shorter options are available too.<\/p>\n

El Paso Bicycle Club Ride<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nSunday, September 18
\nLower Valley Ride
\nDescription: \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Meet at Cotton Eyed Joe\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Restaurant at I-10 Clint exit. Ride through the farmlands around Clint, Fabens and San Eli and stop at the historic square in San Eli before returning. 35 moderately paced miles. Breakfast after at Cotton Eyed Joe\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s. Jim Weaver, 775-9757.<\/p>\n

San Antonio Wheelmen Rides<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nSaturday, September 10:\u00c2\u00a0 Boerne “Is this the last hill?” Ride
\nSunday, September 11:\u00c2\u00a0 Woman Hollering Creek Ride
\nSaturday, September 17:\u00c2\u00a0 La Vernia Wild West Hammerfest Ride
\nSunday, September 18:\u00c2\u00a0 Comal Elementary Ride
\nSaturday, September 24:\u00c2\u00a0 Cibolo Ride
\nSunday, September 25:\u00c2\u00a0 Comfort-Ladybird Loop Ride
\nSaturday, November 12:\u00c2\u00a0 Soldier Ride San Antonio<\/p>\n

Families of hit-and-run victims wait for answers in anguish<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby Adriana M. Ch\u00c3\u00a1vez \\ El Paso Times
\nMonths after a motorist struck and killed bicyclist Heinz Duerkop, his neighbors scoured streets and driveways looking for the motorist’s vehicle.<\/p>\n

They looked at cars in parking lots and driveways, inspecting every white or light-colored vehicle, looking for some kind of clue: a blood stain, a dented fender, any type of damage that may have been caused by hitting Duerkop’s bike. …<\/p>\n

FWBA Ride List<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nBeginners and Casual Ride
\nSaturday, September 10, 2011 8:00 am
\nSaturday, September 17, 2011 8:00 am
\nSaturday, September 24, 2011 8:00 am
\nArt’s Park and Trail Head – Go south on Winscott to Memorial Oak. Trail Head is at the end of the road. Cost: 1 dollar for entrance to the State Park. Distance: up to 20 miles all on trails and park roads. Ride will normally be from Trail Head up thru Benbrook Lake Park to HI 377 and back. This is…<\/p>\n

According to the article below there were an estimated 16,000 bikers at the Hotter’n Hell Hundred this year.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

At 109 degrees, bike ride lives up to its name<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nThe Norman Transcript
\nWICHITA FALLS, Texas \u00e2\u20ac\u201d The trickle of brown water moving under the bridge didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t do justice to the name Red River on the elevated highway sign above it. Rivers are deep and wide. This was shallow and slow. It was too thick to drink and too thin to plow.<\/p>\n

I shouldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t have been surprised. This area has lacked rain for months, receiving only three inches in a year that should have brought more than 20. A local rancher said the last good rain was in…<\/p>\n

Mountain Bike Race Series<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby League Director in News
\nSeason two of the Texas High School Cycling League Mountain Bike Race Series is here!<\/p>\n

The race schedule was just finalized and we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re really looking forward to our second season so be sure to get out your mountain bike, dust it off, borrow a friend\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s mountain bike, and recruit new kids from your schools that might be into mountain biking.
\nSeptember 24-25: U. of Texas 3-race MTB weekend at Comfort, TX
\nOctober 8-9: U of Houston 2-race MTB weekend at Smithville, TX
\nNovember 12th: Tyler Speedwaves MTB race at Tyler, TX…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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