VIATeC 'Bike to Work Week Challenge' Rides Again

Have you registerd for the Challenge yet?  The trash talk has really started to heat up and challenges are flying fast and furious!  Will your tech company reign supreme this year during Bike to Work Week, May 31 – June 6 in Victoria?

VIATeC has two categories you can challenge each other in:

• Most KM per company
• Most KM per employee

Winners will share the VIATeC ‘Half Full’ Cup, which is awarded to Victoria Technology companies who win a challenge among their fellow technology companies in support of a good cause. Past recipients have been Carmanah for the ‘Most KMs per Employee’ and NRC-IRAP for ‘Most KMs per Company’.

To join ‘VIATeC's Bike to Work Week Challenge’ email Chris Clarke .

Our results last year? Collectively, 326 employees of 25 companies in Victoria's Tech Sector rode 20,479 km's between May 11-15 2009, reducing carbon emissions (CO2) by a total of 3.87 tonnes; this reduction in greenhouse gases is the equivalent of planting 542 trees.

Ready to beat that this year?  Of course you are!

How to Get Involved…3 Easy Steps

1) If you haven’t yet, register your Team on the Bike to Work Week website.

2) Send Chris the following:

• The name of your team
• The name of your Team Leader and his/her contact info (first, last, email)
• The name of the tech company you will challenge this year
• The number of employees in your company

3) At the end of the Challenge, send these numbers to Chris:

• The total number of kilometres ridden during BTWW by employees in your company.
• The number of employees in your company who rode their bikes to work during BTWW.

We’ll calculate the results and announce the winners in June.

Thanks for being involved and have fun!