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• Teams: Agencies & business teams challenge each other for most rides and miles
• Individuals can sign up too
• Walkers welcome also!
• Daily drawing for participants
• Other prizes!!
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• Most commute trips per employee
• Most funds raised (optional)
• Most total miles
• Highest percentage of employees or students riding
• Most feet of climbing
• Most feet of climbing per rider
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Individual Prizes and Honorable Mentions
• List of prizes and drawing items donated by our sponsors.
• Drawings for North and South Shore riders who ride 10 out of 10 trips to and from work or school
• Most funds raised (optional)
• Daily drawing for those who ride each day
• "Bike the West" jerseys for most commuting miles
• Honor to North and South Shore most commuting climbing
• Honor to North and South Shore most play miles
• Prizes for youth paritcipants with the most trips
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| Coffee Stops |
| There is coffee to be had along your route to work! Join your fellow riders for Coffee at our Monday and Friday Coffee Stops, and show your bike helmet for free coffee all week long. Check out these coffee stops: |
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Art's Coffeehouse (Village Center, Incline Village)
Hours: 6 am - 2 pm
We will offer FREE 12oz. Drip Coffe or $1.00 off Espresso drinks for bikers...all day, every day of B2WSP |
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Alpen Sierra (3940 Lake Tahoe Blvd, South Lake Tahoe)
Kick-off coffee stop! Monday, May 11, from 7:30 – 9 am.
Plus free coffee for BTW participants all week.
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BlueGO (South “Y” Transit Center, Stateline Transit Center)
Free coffee at the transit centers for riders, Friday, May 15, from 7 – 9 am. |
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Alpina Coffee Café (822 Emerald Bay Rd, South Lake Tahoe)
Free coffee brew for BTW participants all week! |
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Fair and Green (10382 Donner Pass Road, Suite 1, Truckee, CA)
Free Fair Trade Coffee for riders from 4-6 pm Monday through Friday |
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Incline Village Recreation Center (980 Incline Way, Incline Village NV)
Friday, May 15th
6:30 to 10:00 am
Free coffee, juice, muffins, etc for riders...& a t-shirt drawing! |
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Starbucks (The Village at Northstar. 100 Northstar Drive Truckee, CA)
Monday, May 11th. Kick-off coffee stop! Small coffee and muffin for riders between 7:30 and 8:30 am. One free tall beverage all week long. You must have your bike or have on bike ‘gear’ to qualify. |
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Truckee Book and Bean (10009 West River Street Enter on Riverside Dr., Truckee, CA)
Free coffee for riders all week long, from 8 am to 8 pm. |
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Mountain Hardware (11320 Donner Pass Road, Truckee, CA)
Free cup of coffee for riders all week long, courtesy of Madeline's Coffee Stop at the East breezeway. |
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Riva Grill on the Lake (900 Ski Run Blvd. Suite #3, South Lake Tahoe)
Complimentary coffee for riders who show their helmets M-F 11:30am to 9:30pm. |
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Sawtooth Ridge Café (877 North Lake Blvd, Tahoe City)
Free coffee and a muffin for riders all week long!
Hours are 7 am to 3 pm. |
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Wild Cherries Coffee House (11429 Donner Pass Road Truckee, CA 96161)
Friday, May 15th from 7 – 9 am. Free coffee and cookie for riders! |
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| Ribbon Cutting Ceremony |
You are cordially invited to participate in a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony with members of the South Lake Tahoe City Council and staff. This Ceremony kicks off Tahoe Bike2Work, School, Play Week, May 11-15, 2009.
Ceremony Details
Date: Monday, May 11
Time: 9:00AM
Location: 15th Street Bike Bridge. (directions - take Emerald Bay Road to where 4 lanes reduces to 2, by Smoky the Bear Sign, turn right and you'll be able to see the bridge)
Please RSVP. Any questions, contact Ty at
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| Bike to Work Socks |
| Bike to work, school, play cycling socks on SALE NOW! |
Due to high response, we only have Men's (regular & XL) size available.
Click HERE for the order form.
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| Rider competition category: Most Pledges for Bike Racks! |
| The Lake Tahoe Bicycle Coalition is committed to bike racks in needed areas around the Basin. Think your team might be good at raising pledges? Compete in the Fundraising Category, and get your team’s name on a bike rack! Pledge form |
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| Bike Fix-It Booth |
| Get your bike in shape too! Bring your bike to the Fix-It Booths at Earth Day for a free check-up or mini-tune!
• South Shore Earth Day, Saturday, April 25, 2009 Montbleu
• North Tahoe-Truckee Earth Day, Saturday, April 18, 2009 - Squaw Valley
• North Shore Bike Maintenance Clinic
Thursday May 14th Mighty Mobile Bicycle Repair will host a "Spring Cleaning" bike maintenance clinic. Come by Alpenglow Sports May 14th 3:30PM - 5:00PM and learn how to get your bike ready for riding this spring. See how easy it is to maintain your bike and tips on how to keep you moving down the bikepath. This is a FREE clinic and everyone is welcomed. For more info please call Alpenglow Sports 583-6917.
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| Tips for Team Captains |
Team Captains! Encourage spectacular performance by your team with these ideas:
• Internal drawing or prizes for participants from your workplace
• Bring a bike mechanic to your work for one day before Bike to Work Week to help everyone get their bikes in shape
• Large workplaces: Consider forming internal teams
• Summer-long competition
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Resources For Challenge Participants
Log Your Team's Miles (starting May 11, 2009)
CO2 Calculator
Lake Tahoe Bike Map
Safety and Commuting Tips
Bike to Work Booklet |
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| Smart Cycling Class |
Polish up your cycling skills with this Smart Cycling Class offered by Charles Nelson of the Lake Tahoe Bicycle Coalition in Carson City on May 21 and 22nd.
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| Nevada Bicycle and Pedestrian Conference |
| Scholarships available for active representatives of bicycle or pedestrian
organizations. Contact Bill Story at NDOT at (775) 888-7357 for more
information.
Register or learn more...(click here)
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| Awards Party! |
All those participating in the Bike to Work Week are invited to a celebration on
Tuesday, May 19th from 5:00 - 7:30 pm at Design Workshop at 128 Market Street, Suite 3E, Stateline, NV. Appetizers and drinks will be provided. Come share your experiences from the
week and see what's up with the Lake Tahoe Bike Coalition.
RSVP to
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Bike to Work Organizing Committee
Have ideas for Bike to Work Month? Get involved in the Bike to Work Organizing Committee. E-mail
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for more information. The Bike to Work 2009 Organizing Committee includes the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, the Tahoe Metropolitan Planning Organization, the Lake Tahoe Bicycle Coalition, other Lake Tahoe resource agencies and members of the public. |
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