{"id":59759,"date":"2022-07-26T22:36:09","date_gmt":"2022-07-27T03:36:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=59759"},"modified":"2022-07-26T22:36:11","modified_gmt":"2022-07-27T03:36:11","slug":"texas-bicycling-adventures-july-26th-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2022\/07\/26\/texas-bicycling-adventures-july-26th-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Adventures July 26th 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The world\u2019s longest charity bike ride made a pit stop in Whitecourt on day 50 of 70<\/a><\/h2>\n

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Named after the distance between Anchorage, Alaska and Austin, Texas, the Texas 4000 is the longest annual charity bike ride on the planet. Each year, students from the University of Texas lace up their sneakers, fill their water bottles, top up the air in their bike tires and hit the pavement for a massive mission to cultivate leaders, fight against cancer and unite communities along the way.<\/p>\n

On July 23, a large group of roughly 70 bikers arrived in Whitecourt. \u201cThey\u2019ve done this previously, and the Rotary Club of Whitecourt had hosted them. When they came through Whitecourt, they enjoyed it, so they reached out to the Rotary Club and asked if they would host again, and the Rotary Club connected them to the Cancer & Wellness Society,\u201d explained Aimee Grierson, volunteer with the Cancer and Wellness Society.<\/p>\n

Bikers had to raise at least $4,500, ride two thousand training miles with the …<\/p>\n

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Video: Prescriptions for bike rides using Houston BCycle for better health<\/a><\/h2>\n

Anavid Reyes | www.click2houston.com<\/h4>\n

HOUSTON \u2013 The next time you get a check-up, a doctor can give you a prescription to ride a bike. The new program is called Bike Rx and it came into fruition about a year ago. The American Heart Association and Houston BCycle partnered with Legacy Community Health to give people the opportunity to bike for better health.<\/p>\n

This social program that will \u201cprescribe\u201d patients with Houston BCycle memberships and is the first of its kind in Houston. Under Bike Rx, providers at participating clinics like Legacy Fifth Ward can \u201cprescribe\u201d physical activity through the Bike Rx program, help the patient sign up for a free BCycle membership where they can take a unlimited 90-minute bike rides for a year, and then track the physical activity and bike use in the clinic\u2019s electronic health records (EHR).<\/p>\n

\u201cOur most important mission is to let people know, they can get on a bike, it is available to them, we\u2019ve …<\/p>\n

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Thursday Night Social Ride – Bike Jousting Edition Thursday, July 28th 2022<\/a> from socialcyclingaustin<\/a> <\/blockquote>