{"id":30255,"date":"2015-07-12T22:56:00","date_gmt":"2015-07-13T03:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=30255"},"modified":"2015-07-12T22:56:00","modified_gmt":"2015-07-13T03:56:00","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-july-12th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2015\/07\/12\/texas-bicycling-news-july-12th\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News July 12th"},"content":{"rendered":"

2015 Texas 4000 Team Rolls Into Fort St. John<\/a><\/h2>\n

by: Don Gronlund\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0fsjnow.com<\/h3>\n

2015 Texas 4000 Team Rolls Into Fort St. John, BC, Canada as Part of 4,000 Mile Cycling Trek Students on 70-Day Ride to Share Hope, Knowledge & Charity in Fight against Cancer
\nAUSTIN, TEXAS (July 10, 2015) \u00e2\u20ac\u201d On the longest annual charity bicycle ride in the world, the Texas 4000 team will be rolling through Fort St. John on Saturday July 18, 2015, just 50 days after departing from Austin, Texas on their way to Anchorage, Alaska. While in Fort St. John, the 2015 Texas 4000 Team will celebrate and share hope, knowledge and charity with friends and family before continuing on their 70-day journey.
\nThe 72 undergraduate and graduate students from The University of Texas at Austin will brave the rain, sleet, wind, snow, heat and pedal more than 4,000 miles in the fight against cancer. After 18-months of leadership development training, volunteering, fundraising, and cycling, riders are put to the test throughout their summer ride to Alaska. Along their journey, they will visit with cancer survivors, patients, caregivers, and communities to make educational presentations about cancer prevention and early detection. They also use this time to offer hope, encouragement and share their personal stories to cancer fighters of all ages and to those who have been affected by the disease. Every encounter is an inspirational story the riders carry with …<\/p>\n