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 […]
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The longest annual charity bicycle ride in the world, the LIVESTRONG Texas 4000 team, will be rolling into North Fork Sunday, just 16 days after departing from Austin, Texas on to their final destination of Anchorage, Alaska. While in North Fork, the Sierra Team of 23 riders, will celebrate and share hope, knowledge and charity […]
The longest annual charity bicycle ride in the world, the LIVESTRONG Texas 4000 team, will be rolling through San Andreas on June 18, 2013 just 18 days after departing from Austin, Texas on to their final destination of Anchorage, Alaska. While in San Andreas, the 2013 LIVESTRONG Texas 4000 Team will celebrate and share Hope, […]
The longest annual charity bicycle ride in the world, the Livestrong Texas 4000 team, rolled through Mount Pleasant on Friday just six days after departing from Austin on the way to their final destination of Anchorage, Alaska. While in Mount Pleasant, the 2013 Livestrong Texas 4000 Team celebrated and shared hope, knowledge and charity with […]
Written by Gina Clugston NORTH FORK – On Sunday, June 16, a group of 23 bike riders from the University of Texas will be rolling into town. They are part of three teams who left Austin, Texas, on June 1, on the ride of their lives – to fight cancer. The Livestrong Texas 4000 For […]
By Erik K. Horne Kelsey Aubrey is amazed by the support. She knew people cared about the fight against cancer, but her trials with the Texas 4000 have made something else even more apparent. To Aubrey, a sophomore at the University of Texas, the 4,000-mile bike trek from Austin, Texas, to Anchorage, Alaska, is both […]
In support of the fight against cancer, 69 students from the University of Texas at Austin have set out on the world’s longest annual charity bike ride, braving the rain, wind, sleet, snow and, in Lufkin, the heat. To read more: The Lufkin News
For ten years, hundreds of University of Texas students have cycled 4,000 miles each year from Austin, Texas to Anchorage, Alaska to raise money, knowledge and hope for cancer research and this year was no different. Texas 4000 is a federally registered non-profit organization that is partnered with Livestrong and MD Anderson. But instead of […]
