Texas 4000 helps community fight cancer with annual Hope Day Texas 4000 helped the community fight cancer with an unorthodox therapy on Saturday — hope. At a rooftop party at the downtown location of Whole Foods, Texas 4000 organized family-oriented activities to show support and provide hope for cancer patients and their families. Participants in […]
Imagine cycling 4,000 miles across the country through rain, wind, snow, and blistering heat. That’s exactly what two UT organizations, FACE AIDS and Texas 4000, do each summer—and for very good causes. Though not affiliated with each other, both student groups have turned to cycling to spread awareness and raise money for their respective causes. […]
CANNON AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. — More than twenty cyclists crossed the New Mexico border just east of Clovis, N.M., in late afternoon, June 7. This year’s Texas 4000 team was in high spirits after their race to the border from Farwell, Texas, into Clovis. One rider simply let out a sigh along with the […]
Texas 4000 is a community of cancer fighters. The riders, all University of Texas students, are the passionate young people at the heart of the organization. They train, fundraiser, educate, and bring hope to those with cancer. Texas 4000 is the longest annual Charity Ride in the world. Pedaling over 4,500 miles, Texas 4000 is […]
On July 9, their route will come through Eugene for the first time in the ride’s history. The organization has a long history of developing friendships and relationships with hosts, and we hope that you will consider joining us for the potluck. Please RSVP to Garry Swanson, garry@eugenegears.org or 541-726-3997 and sign up to bring […]
LUBBOCK, TX – The longest annual charity bicycle ride in the world, the LIVESTRONG Texas 4000 team, will be rolling through Lubbock, TX Wednesday around 5-6 p.m. on HWY 84, just 5 days after departing from Austin on to their final destination of Anchorage, Alaska. While in Lubbock, the 2012 LIVESTRONG Texas 4000 Team will […]
A group of students called Texas 4000 will embark tomorrow from Austin on the world’s longest annual charity bike ride – all the way to Anchorage, Alaska. Riders from the community can join the group on the first leg of their 4,687 mile journey this Saturday morning. They leave from Running Brushy Middle School in […]
When Nick De La Cruz was at Davenport Central High School, he helped found the Marshall Maniacs, a crew of students who enthusiastically support the Blue Devils basketball teams. As a May graduate of the University of Texas, De La Cruz will, beginning tomorrow, bike 4,500 miles from Austin to Anchorage, Alaska. It’s the seventh […]
AUSTIN, Texas– Dozens of University of Texas students are getting ready to set out on an epic bike ride – all the way to Alaska. The annual Livestrong Texas 4000 starts Saturday, as 42 students ride the first leg of a nearly 4,700 mile trip. After 70 days on the road the cyclists will end […]
43 University of Texas students will cover around 4,700 miles for a 70-day record trip from Austin to Alaska on June 2. Known as the Livestrong Texas 4000 for Cancer, the cyclists will raise awareness and money for research as they trek the distance. Texas 4000 is a charity biking group made up of those […]
