Written by Jason Maholy Twenty-four college students who rode their bicycles out of Austin, Texas, earlier this month are scheduled to pedal into Palos Heights Saturday evening as they continue on a 4,500-mile trek to America’s Last Frontier. The University of Texas students comprise the Ozark Route contingent of the Livestrong Texas 4000, a 4,500-mile […]
Branson Tri-Lakes News
By Senior Airman Whitney Tucker 27th Special Operations Wing Public Affairs Members of the 10th Annual Texas 4000 team cross the border into New Mexico on their way to Clovis. Dedicated to fighting cancer by sharing hope, knowledge and charity, the group of amateur cyclists will ride more than 4,500 miles from Austin, Texas, to […]
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Angels Camp, CA… Gracing our Frogtown camping area are the riders of the LIVESTRONG Texas 4000, fighting cancer every mile. This team of young college age bicycle riders are on their way to Anchorage, Alaska. They came through Yosemite today and with a 6 a.m. wakeup call they will be headed North to Alaska in […]
The longest annual charity bicycle ride in the world will hit Fort Collins on Thursday as part of 70-day ride from Austin, Texas, to Anchorage, Alaska. The ride, called the 2013 Livestrong Texas 4000, will cover 4,500 miles in an effort to raise awareness about and fight cancer. The 69 cyclists participating in the ride […]
With riders from Race Across America (RAAM) filtering through the state, it’s easy to take a look at the Texas 4000 racers and just assume that they are part of the 3,000 mile race across the nation. But Texas 4000 is on a different mission. Made up of students from the University of Texas, Texas […]
For the past decade, Texas university students have made epic bike treks across North America — and raised money to fight cancer while doing it. Every year the Texas 4000, a student organization at the University of Texas at Austin, bikes from Austin to Anchorage, Alaska, raising awareness and money along the way. Since its […]
THE CYCLISTS EPITOMIZE FORTITUDE AND ARE TRAVELING A TOTAL OF 6,500 MILES. Twenty two Texas 4000 college students arrived in Mesquite at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 12 and were greeted by Virgin River Casino Hotel General Manager, Marty Rapson. Mesquite Gaming stepped up to the plate and donated overnight accommodations at the Virgin River Hotel […]
Standing in a circle outside the Lyndon B. Johnson water fountain in Austin, Jonathan Hyak linked arms with 68 20-something cyclists. Holding his teammates’ forearms – each of them university students and clad in blue and white Texas 4,000 biking apparel – Hyak listened as each cyclist paused to dedicate their ride. Some dedications were […]
