Texas 4000 For Cancer rides into Pinedale on July 24
UT Austin student riders launch 31-state ride to engage more people and communities in the fight against cancer
July 22, 2021
This summer, the Texas 4000 for Cancer 2021 team of more than 80 students from The University of Texas at Austin will return to the road in the continental U.S. on the longest annual charity bike ride in the world. This year the ride begins and ends in Austin, Texas. The bike riders will ride into Pinedale on Saturday, July 24th.
The team will ride more than 4,000 miles over the course of 70-days starting on June 5th with the mission of fighting cancer by sharing hope, knowledge, and charity in more than 200 communities along four routes – Sierra, Rockies, Ozarks, and a new route, Smoky Mountains. For 18 years, Texas 4000 for Cancer has cultivated student leaders and engaged communities in the fight against cancer through a 4,000-mile bike ride. Each year, students from UT Austin begin an 18-month leadership development program, preparing their bodies, their minds and their hearts for this mission, which culminates in this life-changing journey. Collectively, riders have helped raise more than $12.1 million dollars, pedaled more than 5.3 million collective miles and impacted countless lives.
Texas 4000 for Cancer’s mission is to cultivate student leaders and engage communities in the fight against cancer. Each year a team of dedicated University of Texas at Austin students complete a more than 4,000-mile bike ride sharing Hope, Knowledge, and Charity along the way. Over the course of their 18-month involvement with Texas 4000, riders train, fundraise, volunteer in the community, and serve in leadership roles to help plan every aspect of the summer ride. The leadership development program culminates in Texas 4000’s capstone event, a 70-day summer ride - the longest annual charity bike ride in the world. Since 2004, more than 980 students have completed the ride, raising over $12.1 million and logging more than 5.3 million miles – fighting cancer every mile.
Find the riders at texas4000.org, instagram.com/texas4000, facebook.com/texas4000 or twitter.com/Texas4000.
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