Cycling is proven to improve happiness and productivity, as well as both mental and physical health! With gas prices on the rise, there is no better time to leave the car at home. Not to mention, it’s super fun!
Aside from personal benefits, Capital Bike organizes Celebration Stations along popular cycling routes, runs challenges, and offers hundreds of prizes.
Additionally, Go By Bike Week is a strong advocacy tool for us. These numbers help us work with local leaders to improve cycling in the Capital Region!
Put simply, register, go for a bike ride, and log a ride on GoByBikeBC.ca!
To get the most out of Go By Bike Week, visit one of our famous Celebration Stations, start a team and ride with friends, have a little friendly competition, and leave the car at home!
Plus, the more you ride, the better prizes you’re eligible to win!
Encourage others to ride, run challenges or competitions, plan group rides, and spend quality time together! Winning teams will be drawn every week leading up to the start of Fall Go By Bike Week!
Register at GoByBikeBC.ca. If you already have a team, just log back in to activate!
Win this bike by visiting 4+ Celebration Stations and collect 4+ stamps on your Station passport, in addition to logging all of your rides on GoByBikeBC.ca.
Win this field trip by logging the most rides as a class! (participating schools only)
Win this bike by clicking “mode shift” on GoByBikeBC.ca when you log your rides!
To encourage riding during Go By Bike Week, we set up Celebration Stations along popular cycling routes! Any wheeled gas-free vehicles welcome (bikes, scooters, one-wheels, skateboards, etc.)!
At each station, you’ll find:
This is a great opportunity to chat with like-minded people about all things cycling!
Click the button below for more Celebration Station information.
Join Edward Pullman, Capital Bike Board member, as he shows you his three favourite online tools for creating cycling routes around town:
1) Google maps
2) The website cycle.travel
3) CRD online cycling map
Send Ed a cycling route you’d like mapped out and he’ll use your route in his upcoming presentation.
Missing the Webinar but still want a custom safe bike route? Email Ed!
This year’s t-shirt & totes feature beautiful art by local artist, Sharon Lam.
Sharon is an illustrator who loves cycling in Victoria. Woven into this art are some favourite trails, places, and landmarks in the Region; see how she captures the spirit of cycling in the region!
Get this limited edition shirt & tote before they’re gone!
Register / Log In to GoByBikeBC.ca
This is where you will create an account, join a team, and log your rides. Logging your rides is a MUST for winning prizes.
This YouTube video show how to use GoByBikeBC.ca
How to connect STRAVA with GoByBikeBC.ca
This YouTube Video shows how to connect STRAVA with your GoByBikeBC account so that your STRAVA rides are synced.
How to put your bike on the bus
This short YouTube video shoes how easy it is to put your bike on the bus. BC Transit is FREE from Oct 16-29 for those either taking their bike on the bus, or riding to the stop and going from there! Just show the driver your helmet to get on!
This manual showcases the basics and best practices of commuter cycling in BC, including information on the Motor Vehicle Act – know your rights as a cyclist!
This online map shows all the bikeable paths in the Greater Victoria area. This is an EXCELLENT recourse when planning your routes as Google Maps is not always right. Sometimes its safer to choose a slightly longer route than to take a quicker, more dangerous route.
How to be the BEST TEAM LEADER
This blog post shows how to get your team excited and ready for Go By Bike Week.
Learn2Ride Online Course (ages 9-12)
Learn2Ride Online is a free web-based course that helps children ages 9-12 yrs learn about basic cycling safety. Learn2Ride Online helps youth and their families learn skills to cycle safely and confidently around their neighbourhood. It can be completed at home or at school, at any time, from any computer or device with an internet connection.
StreetWise Cycling Online (anyone ages 12+)
StreetWise Cycling Online helps beginner riders [adult and youth ages 12+] gain the knowledge and skills needed to start their cycling journeys with confidence. This is an interactive course, brought to you by HUB Cycling and GoByBike BC Society. The course can be accessed at any time, from any computer or device with an internet connection. It’s estimated that it will take you approximately 1-2 hours to complete, which can be broken up into several sessions.
A quick guide on how to start urban cycling!
Go By Bike Week is an annual celebration of cycling, encouraging everyone in the region to give cycling a try.
To aid in the encouragement, Capital Bike organizes Celebration Stations along popular cycling routes, runs challenges, and offers hundreds of prizes – just for riding your bike! How cool is that?!
Cycling is proven to improve happiness and productivity, as well as both mental and physical health! With gas prices on the rise, there is no better time to leave the car at home. Not to mention, it’s super fun!
Aside from personal benefits, Capital Bike organizes Celebration Stations along popular cycling routes, runs challenges, and offers hundreds of prizes.
Additionally, Go By Bike Week is a strong advocacy tool for us. These numbers help us work with local leaders to improve cycling in the Capital Region.
Register on GoByBikeBC.ca!
Put Simply:
There are 4 prize categories: Grand, Gold, Silver, Bronze. For all prize categories, you must register for Go By Bike Week on GoByBikeBC.ca and log at least two rides.
GRAND ($500+):
Gold prize ($250+)
Silver prize ($100 +)
Bronze prize ($5 +)
Additionally, you can win prizes directly from GoByBikeBC! Check them out HERE.
Prizes include bikes, Gift Cards, Vouchers, Tickets, and more! – over $17,000 in total value!
View the EXCLUSIVE Prize list on our app!
Download HERE.
Go By Bike Week is all about inspiring people to ride. You can participate individually but the real fun is by organizing a team – friends, family, work buddies! Organize group rides, escort your friends, or devise a friendly competition!
Learn more about being a Team Leader HERE.
View the Celebration Station Schedule & Passport HERE.
Want to help promote the event? Click the items below to view or download.
Capital Bike is a charity committed to getting more people biking more places, more often. Capital Bike organizes Go By Bike Week in the Capital Region.
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