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 The New Tahoe Bike Challenge
June 1 - 14, 2013
The Tahoe Bike Challenge is back! With new energy and fun activities to get everyone on their bikes to work, school, or play. This year the Bike Challenge has a theme of Having Fun, Being Social and Making an Impact.
Here are some of the details to get your stoke on, sign up, and get ready to ride......
Having Fun
Green Achievement Pins
New to the Challenge this year is participants can earn digital Green Pins for attaining specific milestones. Each milestone correlates to a personal achievement that can include riding a bicycle for the very first time to preventing over 1,000 pounds of C02 from being emitted into the atmosphere. For example, traveling five (5) miles on a bike will earn the High Five pin, and participating on Bike Path Clean-Up Day will also earn the Trail Crew Pin. There are nearly 20 pins that can be earned during the Challenge. When a milestone is reached, the Green Pin is sent to the participant having earned the pin, and they can share it on their Facebook page with family and friends.
How many Green Pins have you earned?
Challenge Photo Contest
To ramp up the fun and excitement for the Bike Challenge, bicyclists can enter the Challenge Photo Contest and have a chance to win a GoPro video camera and other prizes. The Contest theme is Why Bike the Challenge? To enter the Contest, participants go to Facebook.com/TahoeBikeChallenge page. There they can enter the contest by liking the page and then upload their photos. Photos with the most votes (Likes) are the winners of the contest.
"Cycle Cafés"
Join bicyclists and meet up for a "Cycle Café" Lunch at one of these restaurants and enjoy nourishing foods and refreshing beverages to rejuvenate your Challenge Spirit, and as a way to thank them for helping build the Tahoe Bike Community. The Cycle Cafés begin at 11:30 AM at each of the following locations and dates:
South Tahoe Cycle Cafes North Tahoe Cycle Cafes
Wildman Café, Thursday, June 6, Dockside 700, Tuesday, June 4
Ski Run Marina, So. Lake Tahoe Tahoe City Marina,Lakefront
Sprouts Natural Foods, Wednesday, June 12, Jason's Beach Grill, Tuesday, June 11
3125 Harrison Ave., So. Lake Tahoe 8338 No. Lake Tahoe Blvd., Kings Beach
Challenge Wrap-up Party
On Friday, June 14, from 5:00-8:00PM, the Bike Challenge community will come together in South Lake Tahoe to celebrate achievements, share stories, learn about winners, and acknowledge the Lake Tahoe Bicycle Achievement Award recipients. Food and beverages will be provided at the party held at the Moose Lodge, located on the South Tahoe Bikeway Route at 961 Eloise Ave. with a phone number of 530.541.1632.
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Being Social
Social Media
Participants can upload photos, videos and stories about their experiences and share them with family and friends on the event's Facebook page - www.facebook.com/TahoeBikeChallenge.
Bike Path Clean Up Day
On May 30, from 3-6 pm is the 2nd annual Bike Path Clean-up Day. Challenge participants and the community are encouraged to join together and clear the bike paths at South and North Shore. Challenge participants can earn the Trail Crew Green Pin. Locations and sign up information:
South Lake Tahoe
Meet at Sierra Nevada Alliance, 2311 Lake Tahoe Blvd., SLT. Clean up sites are: Behind Red Hut Waffle Shop and Meeks Lumber, Behind Motel 6 and Behind Push Fitness.
To register contact: Taylor Fargo at 530-542-4546 or taylor@sierranevadaalliance.org.
North Lake Tahoe
Meet at UC Davis Field Station (Historic Fish Hatchery), 2400 Lake Forest Rd. Tahoe City, CA 96145. Site to be cleaned is the bike path between the Field Station and Commons Beach.
To register contact: Kelsey Poole at 775.881-7560 or klpoole@ucdavis.edu
This is a community collaboration among the Sierra Nevada Alliance, Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center, AmeriCorps, Incline Village Waste Not, and the Lake Tahoe Bicycle Coalition.
Bike Commute Train
On Monday, June 3, two Bike Commute Trains, a group of bicyclists commuting together, will depart at 7:00 am from the "Y" in South Lake Tahoe and head east bound to Stateline, and the other Train will start at the junction of Hwy 50 and Pioneer Trail, also in South Lake Tahoe, and head west bound to the "Y".
Eastbound Bike Commute Train (location times are estimates)
7:00 am - Alpina Café (Hwy 50)
7:07 am - Sierra Nevada Alliance
7:20 am - Rude Brothers (Harrison Ave.)
7:30 am - Red Hut (Corner of Ski Run Blvd. & Hwy 50)
7:45 am - Starbucks - (Raley's Shopping Center)
Westbound Bike Commute Train (location times are estimates)
7:00 am - Lakeside Inn & Casino (Hwy 50 near Kingsbury Grade)
7:07 am - Pioneer Trail/Hwy 50 junction (Beginning of Linear Bike Path)
7:15 am - Wildman Café (Ski Run Marina)
7:25 am - Sprouts Natural Foods (Harrison Ave)
7:45 am - South Shore Bikes (Emerald Bay Rd at the "Y")
7:55 am - Alpina Cafe (Emerald Bay Rd)
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Make an Impact
Green Miles Calculated
Now, Challenge participants' recorded bike miles will be converted into Green Miles. A Green Mile is a mile ridden on a bicycle that prevents 1.9 pounds of carbon dioxide (C02) from being emitted into the atmosphere. For example, 100 Green Miles prevents 190 pounds of C02. Each participant will have their Green Miles calculated daily and the total combined Green Miles of all participants will also be displayed. The total Green Mile goal for the 2013 Bike Challenge is to prevent twenty (20) tons of C02 from being emitted into the atmosphere. The total amount of C02 not being emitted during the 2012 Bike Challenge was nearly 12,000 tons or 26,378.384 pounds.
Calories Burned
Challenge participants will now see on their profile how riding their bike can make a personal impact on their health and well being by their daily calorie burned calculations. The amount of calories being burned can vary depending on the amount of riding time, one's speed, and the exertion level like climbing uphill. The calculation being used for the Challenge is 43 calories burned per mile. For more personalized and specific calculations, you can refer to www.bicycling.com/caloriemain.
Gasoline Savings
And, our intelligent system will even convert your Green Miles into gasoline savings.
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