Texas Bicycling Action July 22nd 2022
Texas 4000 en route
Matt Preprost | www.alaskahighwaynews.ca
The student cyclists are on day 48 of their 70-day ride that began June 3, billed as “the longest annual charity bike ride in the world.”
The Texas 4000 charity ride makes its way through Northeast B.C. next week.
Cyclists are scheduled to arrive in Fort Nelson on Tuesday, July 26, according to a news release, as they ride more than 4,000 miles from Austin, Texas, to Alaska, to raise funds for the fight against cancer. More than 45 students from the University of Texas are taking part.
“With the significant drop in preventative cancer screenings seen since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Texas 4000 for Cancer is even more focused on spreading our cancer awareness and prevention message as the 2022 team rides across North America this summer,” Scott Crews, executive director of Texas 4000, said in the release.
“While the team shares hope by riding for those …