Cyclists filled downtown Shreveport on June 8 as the Texas 4000 journeyed through the city sharing their mission to lead the fight against cancer. The Texas 4000 is a national group of cyclists formed to fight against cancer by raising funds for research and sharing hope, knowledge and charity throughout the United States. The foundation […]
The longest annual charity bicycle ride in the world, the Texas 4000, will be in St. Louis on June 18 and 19, just 19 days after departing from Austin on to its final destination of Anchorage, Alaska. While in St. Louis, the 2014 Texas 4000 Team will celebrate with friends and family before continuing on […]
The longest annual charity bicycle ride in the world, the Texas 4000 team, will be rolling through Little Rock on Wednesday and Thursday (June 11-12) less than two weeks after departing from Austin, Texas on the way to their final destination of Anchorage, Ala. While in Little Rock, the 2014 Texas 4000 Team will celebrate […]
The overall fitness level of Shreveport redlined the scale Sunday as almost 30 tanned and sinewy cyclists overnighted in the city on their way north in a grand fundraising venture. Greeted by blasts from stadium horns, the cheers of some 200 area supporters and exhortations of “All the way to Anchorage!” and “You can do […]
Texas 4000 team members are scheduled to roll into Mesquite Wednesday on their way to Anchorage, Alaska. Seventy-nine undergraduate and graduate students from the University of Texas at Austin brave the rain, sleet, wind, snow, heat and will pedal more than 4,500 miles in the longest charity bike ride in the world, according to a […]
Texas 4000 riders pass through Littlefield, Texas. Click on the photo to read more. Photo by Grata Reber
Four years ago Kevin Clauss left Albuquerque as an accomplished prep athlete who dedicated his high school years to sports. Today, Clauss returns as a college graduate who is dedicating his summer to the Texas 4000, a 70-day bike trek designed to raise money for the fight against cancer that begins in Texas and ends […]
The wheels will be turning in a big way as groups of bicyclists are about to ride into Pauls Valley. One is a group of Texas students riding for a good cause closely followed by even more bike riders taking part in a tour called OK Freewheel all the way through Oklahoma. The first group […]
In an event that is free and open to the public, the Shreveport Water Works Museum (142 N. Common St.) will host a reception for the TEXAS 4000 cyclists on Saturday, June 8, 1 – 3 p.m. All local cycling enthusiasts and supporters of local charity and optimism are encouraged to join in welcoming the […]
Andy Escobar is cycling for his grandmother. Kirby Orosco rides in honor of her stepfather. Twenty-five Texas 4000 cyclists are about a week into their cross-country cancer fight. And when temperatures soar and energy levels drop, they know the loved ones they’re riding for have faced even harder times. “Cancer has touched all our lives […]
