2020 Bicycle Commuter Challenge

Friday, May 1, 2020 - Sunday, May 31, 2020


Each spring the Thurston County Bicycle Commuter Challenge (BCC) provides encouragement and motivation to try getting around by bicycle, with fun events and prizes. Many people are either not working or working from home these days, so the BCC is adapting and encouraging people to get out on their bikes just for the health of it. Outdoor exercise and fresh air are essential to our health and well-being. The Governor's Stay Home, Stay Healthy order recognizes this, and allows walking and biking solo or with those living in quarantine together.

This May, join the BCC for our adapted events to make your biking adventures even more fun, and you could win a prize too!

Bicycle Commuter Challenge -

May 1 through 31, log your bike rides and be entered to win prizes! This year, all bike rides count, whether it is around the block, an essential trip to the grocery store, or a solo metric century to the border of the county and back. Follow the current social distancing guidelines (which may change during the month), ride EXTRA carefully to avoid injuries, and stay local.

Each Friday in May, at 3 p.m., we'll do a random prize drawing among everyone who logged rides that week. Prizes include bike gear from Portland Design Works, Ortlieb and NiteRider, plus awesome BCC swag like our coveted coffee mugs, and this year, for members of outstanding teams, a sweet BCC logo recycled canvas shopping tote!

Log rides on 10 days in May to be entered to win a new bike!

Log rides on 15 days in May to be entered to win our Grand Prize, a $4500 bike trip with Adventure Cycling! (You must have a Thurston County mailing address to be entered in prize drawings).

Download the 2020 BCC Poster

Bike Scavenger Hunt - For All Ages!

This May, since schools are closed and we won't have our School Bike Challenge, we've added the Bike Scavenger Hunt! In this simple and fun event, particpants look for the items listed on the Scavenger Hunt card (download PDF below) and check them off on their bike rides in May. Return your completed card by 3 p.m. each Friday in May to be entered in a prize drawing! Prizes include bike bells, stickers, lights and other cool bike-related goodies. Enter up to 4 cards (one per week in May). Every entrant who turns in at least one completed card by June 7 will receive a reflective Helmet sticker!

Download Scavenger Hunt Card

If this is your first time here:

Click on the red “Create Account” button and fill in the required information. Choose a team from the drop-down menu. If you don't see your team or want to start a new team, you can create one after registering, and then add yourself to it on your account page. Please look carefully for your team in the dropdown menu before creating a new team- duplicate teams are a pain! Thanks!

Next, you can optionally add family members to your account, such as children or other participating family members with whom you share an email address. This is different than creating a team. This feature is meant to allow children or others without their own email account to particpate in the BCC.

Finally, answer the math question to prove you're not a robot, and click the green "Create New Account" button. A confirmation link will be sent to your email (If you don't see it within a few minutes, please check your spam or junk folder). Click on the link in the email to activate your account. Welcome aboard!

2020 Bicycle Commuter Challenge Results

Ride Totals

Number of Riders Distance
831 84218.8

Totals by Age Group

Age Category Number of Riders Distance
Adult (19-59) 447 54076.14
Senior (60+) 115 23843.98
Junior (0-11) 103 3426.07
Youth (12-18) 35 2359.73
4 512.88

Results by Team

Team Name Number of Riders # of First Time Riders Days Ridden Miles Ridden Average Days per Rider Average Miles per Rider
Riders Not On A Team 119 0 1134 18473.85 9.53 155.24
St. Peter Hospital (Providence) 32 0 352 4526.91 11.00 141.47
DSHS Social Cycles 13 0 135 1359.73 10.38 104.59
Wild Wheels 3 0 28 595.2 9.33 198.40
Crank IT! 20 0 246 3230.53 12.30 161.53
Fish Guts 3 0 54 722.75 18.00 240.92
Department of Ecology Clean Air Act 33 0 363 3686.6 11.00 111.72
Thurston County Commuters 7 0 68 1055.4 9.71 150.77
In It To Spin It (City of Lacey) 8 0 78 701.45 9.75 87.68
Thurston County Public Works 1 0 19 120.6 19.00 120.60
Chain Reaction 3 0 41 529 13.67 176.33
OFM Financyclists 3 0 19 159.21 6.33 53.07
Wheels o' Thunder 26 0 325 6429.08 12.50 247.27
WDFW 10 0 102 1043.45 10.20 104.35
Capital High Staff 5 0 62 675.76 12.40 135.15
Shoe-licious 1 0 1 5 1.00 5.00
A Grouchy Mob of One 1 0 10 118 10.00 118.00
Atchison-Sattelberg Family 3 0 93 187 31.00 62.33
Evergreen Geoduck Riders 9 0 138 1896.15 15.33 210.68
Mt. View Elementary 16 0 162 976.55 10.13 61.03
Roosevelt Ravens (Elementary School) 3 0 42 209.39 14.00 69.80
DOH Pedalers for Prevention 7 0 35 329.6 5.00 47.09
Angelov Family 5 0 155 1311 31.00 262.20
Northwest Indian Fisheries Commision 3 0 19 137.2 6.33 45.73
Washington State Patrol 5 0 81 1619.39 16.20 323.88
Lincoln Elementary 4 0 39 233 9.75 58.25
UTC Pedal Power 5 0 33 215.8 6.60 43.16
Timberland Rides Together 9 0 84 651.31 9.33 72.37
Team Kunkle - Homes First 7 0 82 1096.1 11.71 156.59
The Drafters 1 0 22 385.9 22.00 385.90
Tumwater School District 3 0 17 157.43 5.67 52.48
Team Orca 4 0 63 733.07 15.75 183.27
HDR 4 0 20 339.57 5.00 84.89
SPSCC Clippers 6 0 36 752.26 6.00 125.38
OlyTrikes 2 0 31 182.1 15.50 91.05
NOVA Bikes! 1 0 2 9.5 2.00 9.50
BIIA 9 0 136 1695.67 15.11 188.41
North Thurston Education Association 1 0 7 22.8 7.00 22.80
City of Olympia 44 0 362 3279.23 8.23 74.53
GEARS N' ROSES 4 0 13 87.7 3.25 21.93
WSDOT - Iron Goats 10 0 79 519.28 7.90 51.93
HCA Velociposse 8 0 54 493.53 6.75 61.69
Tight Shorts & Clicky Shoes 3 0 45 1265.25 15.00 421.75
Team TT 1 0 1 8 1.00 8.00
Fellowship & Froth 2 0 38 600.5 19.00 300.25
Rogue Squadron 3 0 84 775.6 28.00 258.53
Pat's Pedalers 4 0 65 489.8 16.25 122.45
Ghosts riders 4 0 20 204.21 5.00 51.05
Team Barley Davidson 5 0 77 525.2 15.40 105.04
DNR - Natural Resource Bicyclists 13 0 172 2136.47 13.23 164.34
OUUCyclists 9 0 66 963.28 7.33 107.03
Bigelow Environs 4 0 96 790.65 24.00 197.66
Bicycle Kickers 3 0 11 64.5 3.67 21.50
WTSC Wheely Safe 3 0 37 622.98 12.33 207.66
Wheels of Commerce 5 0 48 259.3 9.60 51.86
Olympia Food Co-op 8 0 102 1024.1 12.75 128.01
Wheels of Justice 4 0 27 165 6.75 41.25
Tour de Parks 5 0 52 618.52 10.40 123.70
The Biking Goats 7 0 71 707.08 10.14 101.01
Wheels of Glory - Team OSPI 9 0 90 943.31 10.00 104.81
Rat Fink 8 0 52 661.24 6.50 82.66
1500 Jefferson Team (DES, WA Tech) 5 0 43 552.4 8.60 110.48
CMC Surgeons 1 0 28 711.56 28.00 711.56
Quarantina Turners 4 0 32 100.56 8.00 25.14
Wheels of Industry 2 0 42 243.8 21.00 121.90
Department of Financial Institutions 1 0 4 20.7 4.00 20.70
JLARC 2 0 24 269 12.00 134.50
REI #141 1 0 14 71 14.00 71.00
Cactus Flowers 2 0 22 204 11.00 102.00
Team OZ 1 0 30 236.6 30.00 236.60
The Wieners 1 0 14 121.2 14.00 121.20
Madison Elementary 14 0 109 398.1 7.79 28.44
Loose Bearings (WA Senate) 2 0 36 386.5 18.00 193.25
PHL Cyclists 1 0 16 131.2 16.00 131.20
House of Representatives 4 0 36 429.8 9.00 107.45
WSDOT 1 0 41 552.08 41.00 552.08
U.S. Bank Olympia 2 0 24 451 12.00 225.50
Huckleberry Riders 3 0 22 76.85 7.33 25.62
The SCJ Way 6 0 109 669.52 18.17 111.59
Cooper Point Bike Club 2 0 42 252 21.00 126.00
Pioneer Elementary School 8 0 59 272.65 7.38 34.08
South Sound YMCA 2 0 19 98.27 9.50 49.14
Sanford Family Adventures 5 0 34 215.45 6.80 43.09
DOL/AGO 3 0 24 269.25 8.00 89.75
Thurston County Title Company 1 0 14 200.15 14.00 200.15
awesome albatrosses 1 0 2 4 2.00 4.00
The Bean Team 1 0 7 66.4 7.00 66.40
The Womp Rats 1 0 4 44.7 4.00 44.70
WSDOT - Bridge Bikers 1 0 15 27.3 15.00 27.30
State Board Bikers 1 0 15 316.88 15.00 316.88
The Flying Toadstools 3 0 54 134.8 18.00 44.93
Flush-Hour Commuters (LOTT) 6 0 42 186.89 7.00 31.15
Ride-For-The-Health-Of-It 0 0 20 180 0 0
McLane Elementary 10 0 113 644.2 11.30 64.42
OlyFed 1 0 8 162 8.00 162.00
Dr. Velo 1 0 15 375 15.00 375.00
Howling Crickets 4 0 10 27 2.50 6.75
Centennial Elementary School 15 0 94 451.36 6.27 30.09
Oly Terps 1 0 2 26 2.00 26.00
Community Youth Services 1 0 11 66 11.00 66.00
Garfield Cheetahs 1 0 2 4 2.00 4.00
Asymptomatics 1 0 4 19 4.00 19.00
Boston Harbor Elementary 3 0 28 94.29 9.33 31.43
Capitol Land Trust 1 0 12 92.7 12.00 92.70
Two of Us 2 0 15 50.5 7.50 25.25
Cookie Monsters 2 0 18 172 9.00 86.00
ORCAA Riders 1 0 2 35 2.00 35.00
Team TRPC 1 0 5 32.8 5.00 32.80
Recreation and Conservation Office 1 0 10 118.3 10.00 118.30
Team John Snow 1 0 4 20 4.00 20.00
Wallfam 2 0 5 10 2.50 5.00
Houx Boys 2 0 4 12 2.00 6.00
Marvelous Mooreheads 0 0 2 90 0 0
Prairie Pedalers 2 0 10 34 5.00 17.00
Team Rad Beag fam 2 0 4 10 2.00 5.00