THE CYCLE CHALLENGE - may be of interest to cyclists
How it worksThe Cycle Challenge is a competition to see which team can cycle the most miles in a month. Teams that come top win great prizes.You'll get points for the miles you cycle with extra points for your first miles.0 – 10 miles = 5 points 11 -20 miles = 2 points 20 + miles = 1 point When: 1 – 30 JuneHow much: FreeWho can join: Workplaces, schools, friends and family.How to join: Sign up online to join or create a teamIt’s easy, just get your colleagues, friends or family to join the fun and go for a spin.Team categoriesCategory 1 2 – 10 membersCategory 2 11 – 50 membersCategory 3 51 – 100 membersCategory 4 101+ membersWe will work out which category to put your team in.Prizes and pointsThe team with the most points in each category wins a great prize. We also have a daily spot prize so every time you log miles, you have a chance of winning a £20 Evans Cycles voucher.Team size 1st prize – Leisure experience 2nd prize – Leisure experience 3rd prize – Hamper 2-10 £75 £35 £20 11-50 £150 £75 £40 51-100 £350 £150 £75 101+ £750 £350 £150 Points and badgesOnce you have joined a team and logged your first mile you will automatically get a newbie badge. As you log more miles, your badge will change to cycle star. If you log even more miles you may go up to cycle champion and if you are a hardcore cyclist doing lots of miles you will eventually get the elite badge.To set up a teamWorkplaces, friends and family Just register online and start a team. You’re the team leader.Then just invite colleagues, friends or family to register online and join your team. They have until 30 June to join.Download team leader guide Set up a teamJoin a teamSign inFind out how to support and promote your teamSchoolsSchool pupils and staff have to try to beat other schools.To set up a team: A teacher or administrator needs to register and create a school team online. You’re the school challenge coordinator.Pupils and teachers record miles on their own log chart, then give them to the coordinator to log online.You’ll be able to track progress against other schools in London.Set up a teamSign inLogging milesYou can log miles from the 1 June until 30 June. Don’t worry if you forget to log miles for a particular day, you can log your miles at anytime in June. Miles can also be logged for any leisure trips and other journeys outside London. To help you calculate the miles you cycle, use the cycling journey planner.Make sure that the miles you log are the miles are cycled. While we cannot check up on you, the terms and conditions state, ‘You will be honest and only log actual miles cycled’.To help you keep a manual record of the miles cycled, you can download a mile log chart.
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