39th Annual Bicycle Community Challenge
Friday, May 1, 2026 - Sunday, May 31, 2026
About the Event
The annual Bicycle Community Challenge has entered into its 39th year! This free event is open to Thurston County residents of all ages and abilities. Participation is simple and the benefits are endless! In addition to winning great prizes, you will boost your personal wellbeing, reduce your carbon footprint, and connect to your community.
During and after the event, scroll down to view statistics and team results. As you bike, take photos and tag us at #bicyclecommunitychallenge and @walknrollit on social media.
2026 Theme
This year's theme is "Enjoy the scenery along the route." The slogan aims to recognize that bikes don’t just take us from Point A to Point B, but also to countless significant places in-between. It also encourages riders to take a moment along their next ride to stop and look at a neat fern, say hello to a new person, or to appreciate a piece of our existing bicycle infrastructure. This year’s artwork depicts a cyclist traveling along a multiuse path and through a moss and fern-filled forest. Everyone who logs a ride during the May BCC will receive the artwork on a reflective participant sticker!
Now through 11:59 p.m. on May 1, participants may also order the 2026 BCC t-shirts featuring the design. View the design and order here.
How to Participate
- Create an account on this website or log in to your pre-existing account.
- When creating a new account, you will receive a confirmation email from bcc@intercitytransit.com. If you don't see one come through, be sure to check your spam folder. Please contact the BCC email with any account issues you may have.
- Log your miles on this site for any days biked throughout the month of May. Miles biked can be for any purpose- commuting to work or school, running errands, exercising, or just for fun!
Compete on a Team
Join a team for even more fun and camaraderie! Your rides as an individual count toward your team's miles. Teams compete for prizes and bragging rights in the categories below. Every member of the top team in each category will receive a small prize.
- Most total miles biked.
- Most total days biked.
- Greatest number of new riders.
- Highest percentage of new riders.
- Highest average miles per rider.
- Highest average days per rider.
Win Prizes
In addition to the team prizes mentioned above, there are a host of prizes that can be won by individuals. All prizes will be mailed to recipients in June.
- Log at least one ride in May and receive 3 pages of exclusive coupons and free passes from local business and organizations! You will also be entered in random drawings for an assortment of other prizes. Check out our Sponsors page to get an idea of what rewards to expect!
- Log rides on 10 days or more in May and be entered to win higher value items.
Log rides on 15 days or more in May and be entered to win our top tier prizes such as $500 gift cards to local bike shops!
Notable Dates to Bike in May
National Ride a Bike Day - Sunday, May 3
- All you need to do to celebrate is hop on your bike and take it for a spin.
National Bike & Roll to School Day - Wednesday, May 6
- Are you a student? Challenge yourself to bike or roll to school this day!
Bike Anywhere Day- Thursday, May 14 from 7-9 a.m.
- Intercity Transit and many fantastic community partners will have celebration stations set up and staffed around Olympia, Tumwater, and Lacey during this time frame. Stop by one (or more) for a free cup of coffee, a treat, and some other bike-themed goodies!
National Bike to Work Day- Friday, May 15
- If you are a commuter, challenge yourself to cycle to your workplace on this day!
Bike Month Celebration Ride- Wednesday, May 20
- Cycle to Tumwater Historical Park and eat your lunch with fellow bike enthusiasts!
Youth Bike Summit Ride- Sunday, May 31
- This family-friendly group ride is scheduled from 1-3 p.m. on May 31 and will depart from the Chambers Lake trailhead.
39th Annual Bicycle Community Challenge Results
Ride Totals
| Number of Riders | Distance |
|---|---|
| 675 | 44636.84 |
Totals by Age Group
| Age Category | Number of Riders | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Senior (60+) | 128 | 15949.9 |
| Adult (19-59) | 395 | 26540.46 |
| Youth (12-18) | 26 | 1179.67 |
| Junior (0-11) | 57 | 966.81 |
Results by Team
| Team Name | Number of Riders | # of First Time Riders | Days Ridden | Miles Ridden | Average Days per Rider | Average Miles per Rider |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DSHS Social Cycles | 8 | 0 | 90 | 1242.25 | 11.25 | 155.28 |
| St. Peter Hospital (Providence) | 32 | 4 | 168 | 2078.03 | 5.25 | 64.94 |
| Wheels o' Thunder | 14 | 0 | 112 | 1836.84 | 8.00 | 131.20 |
| In It To Spin It (City of Lacey) | 10 | 4 | 60 | 703.72 | 6.00 | 70.37 |
| Tumwater School District | 8 | 3 | 50 | 706.06 | 6.25 | 88.26 |
| Reeves Middle School Riders | 7 | 1 | 56 | 270.75 | 8.00 | 38.68 |
| Evergreen Geoduck Riders | 3 | 0 | 26 | 291 | 8.67 | 97.00 |
| Riders Not On A Team | 100 | 61 | 548 | 7984.44 | 5.48 | 79.84 |
| Capital High Staff | 14 | 4 | 111 | 746.82 | 7.93 | 53.34 |
| City of Olympia | 26 | 4 | 158 | 1028.56 | 6.08 | 39.56 |
| Wild RAD Pony | 2 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 1.00 | 11.00 |
| Fish Guts | 11 | 4 | 65 | 554.36 | 5.91 | 50.40 |
| Department of Ecology Clean Air Act | 42 | 4 | 170 | 1436.14 | 4.05 | 34.19 |
| DNR - Natural Resource Bicyclists | 6 | 1 | 50 | 456.94 | 8.33 | 76.16 |
| Arbutus Folk School | 6 | 3 | 31 | 249.2 | 5.17 | 41.53 |
| Crank IT! | 29 | 4 | 214 | 2661.37 | 7.38 | 91.77 |
| Avanti Bikes! | 12 | 8 | 72 | 510.56 | 6.00 | 42.55 |
| Ovation Cycling Club | 32 | 6 | 233 | 4879.76 | 7.28 | 152.49 |
| Olympic View Riders | 1 | 0 | 6 | 61.8 | 6.00 | 61.80 |
| Lacey MakerSpace Pacers! | 10 | 9 | 47 | 779.22 | 4.70 | 77.92 |
| Loose Bearings (WA Senate) | 1 | 0 | 4 | 30.5 | 4.00 | 30.50 |
| North Thurston Education Association | 4 | 0 | 33 | 405.5 | 8.25 | 101.38 |
| Northwest Indian Fisheries Commision | 2 | 0 | 14 | 161 | 7.00 | 80.50 |
| HCLA Help Desk & Friends | 11 | 1 | 64 | 770.34 | 5.82 | 70.03 |
| WACities Spokes (AWC) | 2 | 0 | 19 | 270.9 | 9.50 | 135.45 |
| Thurston County Commuters | 4 | 0 | 40 | 828.8 | 10.00 | 207.20 |
| OUUCyclists | 16 | 5 | 93 | 893.63 | 5.81 | 55.85 |
| Olympia Recumbent Trike Association (ORTA) | 7 | 1 | 43 | 830.15 | 6.14 | 118.59 |
| Team Ewing | 6 | 4 | 67 | 658.5 | 11.17 | 109.75 |
| Tight Shorts & Clicky Shoes | 2 | 1 | 18 | 356.52 | 9.00 | 178.26 |
| Olympia Food Co-op | 5 | 1 | 43 | 430.79 | 8.60 | 86.16 |
| The Dirty Goldens | 2 | 0 | 6 | 39.07 | 3.00 | 19.54 |
| Lincoln Elementary | 17 | 0 | 90 | 345.39 | 5.29 | 20.32 |
| HCA Velociposse | 4 | 1 | 25 | 416.52 | 6.25 | 104.13 |
| Team Kunkle - Homes First | 6 | 0 | 64 | 756.2 | 10.67 | 126.03 |
| Wheels of Justice | 6 | 0 | 44 | 481.4 | 7.33 | 80.23 |
| Braking Wind | 4 | 0 | 38 | 520.4 | 9.50 | 130.10 |
| Fellowship & Froth | 3 | 1 | 13 | 304.1 | 4.33 | 101.37 |
| River Ridge Hawks | 2 | 1 | 13 | 181.19 | 6.50 | 90.60 |
| OlyVelo | 5 | 0 | 42 | 610.2 | 8.40 | 122.04 |
| Pat's Pedalers | 4 | 0 | 54 | 573.5 | 13.50 | 143.38 |
| Big Stump Bikes | 1 | 1 | 15 | 137 | 15.00 | 137.00 |
| WDFW | 6 | 0 | 42 | 403.52 | 7.00 | 67.25 |
| Direct Primary Care | 3 | 0 | 20 | 231.51 | 6.67 | 77.17 |
| Bob and Jeannie | 2 | 0 | 18 | 217.24 | 9.00 | 108.62 |
| Total Stebenation | 2 | 0 | 26 | 214.22 | 13.00 | 107.11 |
| House of Representatives | 7 | 0 | 26 | 261.61 | 3.71 | 37.37 |
| Wheels of Industry | 2 | 0 | 21 | 302 | 10.50 | 151.00 |
| PERC Pedal Pals | 8 | 5 | 55 | 261.86 | 6.88 | 32.73 |
| NOVA Bikes! | 2 | 0 | 17 | 92.7 | 8.50 | 46.35 |
| OFM Financyclists | 4 | 2 | 17 | 253.32 | 4.25 | 63.33 |
| Bigelow Environs | 3 | 0 | 41 | 331.3 | 13.67 | 110.43 |
| SPSCC Clippers | 2 | 0 | 9 | 216.94 | 4.50 | 108.47 |
| REI #141 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 46.5 | 10.00 | 46.50 |
| Capitol Land Trust | 1 | 0 | 14 | 100.5 | 14.00 | 100.50 |
| Team Barley Davidson | 1 | 0 | 5 | 82.3 | 5.00 | 82.30 |
| Team Laguna | 1 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 2.00 | 26.00 |
| Tour de Parks | 3 | 0 | 15 | 260.26 | 5.00 | 86.75 |
| Rogue Squadron | 3 | 0 | 24 | 174.19 | 8.00 | 58.06 |
| DOL/AGO | 2 | 0 | 9 | 35 | 4.50 | 17.50 |
| LP Brown Elementary | 1 | 0 | 9 | 90.2 | 9.00 | 90.20 |
| Washington's Lottery Prize Riders | 2 | 2 | 15 | 79.22 | 7.50 | 39.61 |
| Timberland Rides Together | 2 | 0 | 20 | 91 | 10.00 | 45.50 |
| Roosevelt Ravens (Elementary School) | 2 | 0 | 20 | 137.44 | 10.00 | 68.72 |
| Recreation and Conservation Office | 0 | 0 | 7 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| Flush-Hour Commuters (LOTT) | 6 | 0 | 25 | 153 | 4.17 | 25.50 |
| Jöbob Jombleton and the Swap Meet Doppelgängers | 1 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 3.00 | 27.00 |
| Blue Bossa | 3 | 2 | 15 | 203.2 | 5.00 | 67.73 |
| WA to LA on wheels | 1 | 0 | 14 | 116 | 14.00 | 116.00 |
| The Womp Rats | 2 | 0 | 18 | 117.25 | 9.00 | 58.63 |
| The Rolling Crew | 4 | 4 | 40 | 366.51 | 10.00 | 91.63 |
| Wheels of Commerce | 3 | 0 | 24 | 86.02 | 8.00 | 28.67 |
| Shift Happens Kaiser Cyclopaths | 2 | 0 | 19 | 167.5 | 9.50 | 83.75 |
| HDR | 4 | 1 | 10 | 31.83 | 2.50 | 7.96 |
| Board to Ride | 1 | 0 | 6 | 60.7 | 6.00 | 60.70 |
| The Flying Toadstools | 3 | 0 | 22 | 50.1 | 7.33 | 16.70 |
| WSDOT - Bridge Bikers | 1 | 0 | 8 | 155.6 | 8.00 | 155.60 |
| Capital High Students | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8.4 | 3.00 | 8.40 |
| Artesian Rumble Arkestra | 1 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 5.00 | 15.00 |
| Cookie Monsters | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Quarantina Turners | 1 | 0 | 2 | 36.54 | 2.00 | 36.54 |
| State Board Bikers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Keeping It Lit | 2 | 2 | 9 | 124.28 | 4.50 | 62.14 |
| GRuBby | 1 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 4.00 | 16.00 |
| Team TRPC | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 2.00 | 12.00 |
| MH2N | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.75 | 0 | 0 |
| Rat Fink | 2 | 0 | 6 | 43 | 3.00 | 21.50 |
| DOH Pedalers for Prevention | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1.00 | 4.00 |
| Striders n' Trailers | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4.1 | 5.00 | 4.10 |
| Downhill Dynos | 3 | 2 | 22 | 175.02 | 7.33 | 58.34 |
| Ride-For-The-Health-Of-It | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Wheelie Solo | 1 | 1 | 4 | 24.5 | 4.00 | 24.50 |
| WSDOT - Iron Goats | 1 | 0 | 6 | 28.65 | 6.00 | 28.65 |
| Esri Olympia | 1 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 5.00 | 23.00 |
| Madison Elementary | 2 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 1.50 | 11.50 |
| Raison | 3 | 0 | 23 | 43.1 | 7.67 | 14.37 |
| Cycling Donuts | 1 | 0 | 3 | 27.9 | 3.00 | 27.90 |
| UTC Pedal Power | 2 | 0 | 5 | 26 | 2.50 | 13.00 |
| GEARS N' ROSES | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9.14 | 1.00 | 4.57 |
| ArtsWA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1.00 | 4.00 |
