Go By Bike Week - no longer just for biking to work

GO BY BIKE WEEK — no longer just for biking to work!

Jordan Glowicki, Event Manager

Go By Bike Week is back! We’re thrilled to be seeing you again at the first Spring Go By Bike Week in three years. From May 30 to June 5, anyone can participate by visiting Celebration Stations, logging rides for a chance to win over $25,000 worth of prizes, and enjoy cycling throughout the region with friends and family.

For the past two years, our spring event has been on hold due to COVID-19. This year we are anticipating our biggest year yet with an estimated 9,000-10,000 participants. This is because the event isn’t just about the office commute anymore; this year the event is for everyone! If you’re riding with your family to school, that counts. If you’re riding with friends to enjoy fresh air, that counts. If you’re buying groceries, that also counts. We want you to spread the word and log every ride as part of this event. With all the new cycle options available, such as cargo bikes for hauling groceries, longtails for putting young children on, different configurations available for people with all different physical mobilities, and the huge demand for e-bikes, there truly is something for everyone.

Help us make this the most successful year yet by creating an amazing team. Invite your family members, riding buddies, and coworkers from the office. Bike to Work Week has always been about team building: encouraging, inspiring, and supporting your friends to ride for the first time. That hasn’t changed, and now you have so many more people to invite.

We are anticipating a fantastic week – a true celebration – and we want you to be a part of it. As our old catch phrase goes: “Bike it, you’ll like it!”

Photos: Scenes from Fall Go By Bike Week, 2021. By Capital Bike

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