Texas 4000 for Cancer

The Texas 4000 for Cancer or Texas 4000 is the longest charity bicycle ride in the world, benefiting the American Cancer Society. They are a group of over forty University of Texas students whose lives have been touched by cancer. A new group of students is chosen for the ride each year through an application process. Their goal is to raise $240,000 each year for the American Cancer Society, volunteer in hospital cancer units, and provide information while cycling 4,500 miles from Austin, Texas to Anchorage, Alaska.

The daily focus of their trek is threefold: first, to use their personal experiences to bring hope to cancer patients they meet along the way; second, to educate others they meet about cancer; last, to urge everyone they meet to join them in their fight against cancer.