Tour de Houston annual bike ride welcomes hundreds to raise funds to reforest Houston parks

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The annual fundraiser to help plant more trees in Houston has taken over downtown.

HOUSTON — Downtown streets welcomed thousands of cyclists Sunday morning for the annualThe roads these bike riders traveled were paved with good intentions and Houston's top leader, Mayor John Whitmire, helped send them on their way. Throughout the morning, bike riders rode out in waves. First the 60-mile course, then the 40-mile, and finally the 20-mile, sending them through Houston's historic and scenic districts.

"I feel like this is the beginning. I’m just putting myself out there and if it leads to something bigger, then I’m all up for it," Enriquez said.

 

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