ATLAS 4000 bike ride for cancer to take place this weekend

FILE PHOTO Riders in last year’s trip take off from the Stoneledge Winery in Lometa.
FILE PHOTO Riders in last year’s trip take off from the Stoneledge Winery in Lometa.

The annual ATLAS 4000 bicycle ride across the country begins this weekend.

The unofficial send-off for the trek to Alaska will be Friday, starting at 8 a.m. on The University of Texas campus.

On Saturday, the ride begins. Those interested in cycling with the group of UT students can sign up a 25-mile or 50-mile stretch across a portion of Lampasas County to help raise funds for cancer research.

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