Bicyclists Will Pedal 850 Miles Across Texas in the Rise Across Texas Challenge

AUSTIN, Texas, March 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Today sixteen bicyclists will set off from the Texas-Louisiana border and pedal 850 miles, traveling for two weeks toward their destination of far West Texas in the Rise Across Texas Challenge.

Beginning at the Louisiana border in Orange, the Rise Across Texas Challenge cyclists will bike an average of 65 miles a day for 15 days, finishing in Presidio. Tour stops include Kountze, Montgomery, Brenham, Bastrop, Austin, Wimberley, Kerrville, Leakey, Brackettville, Del Rio, Sanderson, Marathon, and Marfa. The cyclists will finish their journey on March 19.

Motivated by the physical challenge and the desire to see Texas from the seat of a bike, the cyclists are driven even more by the mission of the ride: to raise funds for the nonprofit Rise Schools of Texas.

Steve Hicks, owner and executive chairman of Capstar Partners in Austin, conceived of the Rise Across Texas Challenge as a philanthropic way to celebrate his 60th birthday in February 2010.  The Rise Schools of Texas, the beneficiary of the Challenge, provide early childhood education services to children with special needs as well as their typically developing peers. Rise Schools of Texas are located in Austin, Corpus Christi, Dallas, and Houston.

Lance Armstrong is the honorary captain of the Rise Across Texas Challenge and Mack Brown and Gene Stallings are honorary coaches.

Funds raised will support the important therapeutic and educational services offered at the Rise Schools, including physical, occupational, speech, and music therapies.  

Event sponsors include DMX, Harden Healthcare, LIVESTRONG, Mellow Johnny's, Pedal Hard and TEXAS MONTHLY. Trek Travel is the official bike tour operator.

For more information on the Rise Across Texas Challenge, please visit riseacrosstexas.org.

SOURCE Rise Across Texas Challenge

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