Texas 4,000 to stop in Prince George Saturday

By Darin Bain | www.myprincegeorgenow.com

A group of students riding bikes between Austin, Texas, and Anchorage, Alaska to raise cancer awareness will be stopping in Prince George on Saturday.

The Texas 4,000 is an organization to cultivate student leaders and engage communities in the fight against cancer.

“The riders are trying to engage people in the fight against cancer, so they’re talking individually as they ride every day,” said Scott Crews, Executive Director.

“In the cities they stop in and they’re hosted in, they’re meeting with people in the community to talk about cancer prevention and awareness.” …

A little dirt therapy can go a long way

Brandon Lingle | www.expressnews.com

Sometimes the world goes quiet when you are riding a bike on a rough trail.

Life’s noise and stress fade against the grind of fat tires on dirt, the breeze and maybe a bird’s song or cicada’s hum.

Steer, pedal, breathe, imagine what’s behind the next turn or hill and then react. There’s no time to worry about strife, work, bills or politics while honed-in on balance, speed and momentum.

In these moments, everything flows, and the forward motion takes us further from the past. Sometimes gravity speeds up the pace.

A type of peace grows when focused on the trail. …

Cyclists get rolling for Tour de Gap, and more coming up in Abilene

Nathaniel Ellsworth | www.reporternews.com

BUFFALO GAP ? The 39th Tour de Gap bike ride benefiting Big Brothers Big Sisters will kick off at 7:30 a.m. Saturday with a 100K route starting at the Old Settlers’ Reunion Grounds.

Routes of 50K and 11 miles will follow at 7:50 and 8 a.m., respectively.

Races will continue with the Steamboat Mountain Time Trial at 8:30 a.m. Sunday, starting at Main Street Station.

Registration for the Saturday events is $80 for adults; children age 14 and under may enter the 50K and 11 mile routes free with a paying adult. Registration for the Sunday time trial is $70, or $60 if also registering for a Saturday route. For information, go to tourdegap.com, or register at bikereg.com/tour-de-gap.

Video: Cyclist killed in hit-and-run crash, friends offering $50k reward for tips

by Melanie Torre | cbsaustin.com

AUSTIN, Texas — A cyclist’s friends are offering a $50,000 reward for help in identifying the driver in a deadly hit-and-run crash.

In March, 73-year-old Keith Culver was killed in Austin while cycling cross-country with a dozen people. The group was hit on East Stassney Lane near Burleson Road.

The crash happened just before 9 a.m. on March 30. The group, consisting of 12 avid cyclists, was halfway done with their trip from California to Florida when things took a tragic turn and the cyclists were hit by a driver who didn’t stop.

Friends for 17 years, …

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