Bike to Work Challenge
A key Spring event is the annual Bike to Work Challenge, co-sponsored by the Cycling Unit and the Home Building Society Home Corporate Challenge.
The Bike to Work Challenge Program commenced in 1997, when 32 'all male' teams registered. Participation grew steadily and in 1999 the first female teams registered, of which there were eleven. By 2000 the event had grown to 106 teams, including 7 all-women's teams and a further 21 mixed teams.
The Challenge has continued its steady growth, with a significant increase in registrations when it was transferred from Bikeweek, to form the foundation of Cycle Instead in Spring Campaign in 2007, as shown in the table below.
The Bike to Work Challenge will now be held during Spring, from September to October.
In 2007, the Challenge ran from Monday 10 September to Sunday 21 October. A range of spot prizes were given away throughout the six-week event, to reward and encourage participation in the Challenge. Two major prizes were provided by the 2007 sponsors, Skywest with Carnarvon Central Apartments and Sorrento Beach Resort. The Department for Planning and Infrastructure sponsored three Giant Sedona bikes as prizes in the following categories: female, male and novice participants.
Visit the Bike to Work Challenge web site to check out the 2007 Bike to Work Challenge results.
The Bike to Work Challenge Program achievements since 2004
| Bike to Work Challenge |
The target
for 2008 |
2007 |
2006 |
2005 |
2004 |
| Registrations |
2000 |
1451 |
1027 |
729 |
471 |
| Organisations |
100 |
84 |
72 |
54 |
|
| Teams |
260 |
206 |
157 |
117 |
130 |
| Distance travelled in six weeks |
480,000 kms |
449,792 kms |
438,125 kms |
256,483 kms |
|
| * Estimated saving in CO2 emissions |
145,000 kgs |
134,500 kgs |
131,438 kgs |
77,722 kgs |
|
| ** Estimated kilojoules of energy burnt |
72 million |
67.5 million |
65.7 million |
38.5 million |
|
| *** Estimated fuel saving |
52,800 litres |
49,478 litres |
48,191 litres |
28,215 litres |
|
Calculations:
| * |
3.3 kms cycled instead of driven saves 1kg of CO2 |
| ** |
An average adult weighing 70 kgs burns 150kjs for every km of moderate cycling intensity. |
| *** |
Fuel saving calculated on an average city cycle of 11 litres per 100 km |
2007 results
