Sustrans Virtual Bike Race
Sustrans Bike It officers are running a nationwide Virtual Bike Race during March to celebrate 15 years of the National Cycle Network. Over 550 schools (thousands of children) will be taking part in the 8,408km race around the UK using routes on the National Cycle Network. Pupils, parents and teachers will earn 'virtual kilometres' each time they cycle to school.
The race starts at Sustrans busy HQ in Bristol and follows an 8,408km circular route, passing through every single Sustrans Bike It town and city in the UK. You even get to cycle past your own school!
There are many fantastic prizes up for grabs, including a day with a mountain bike team, cycle helmets, bike workstands and toolboxes. All you have to do is cycle to school as often as possible during the month-long race and the prizes could be yours.
If you would like your school to be involved speak to your Bike It officer.
About Bike It
Bike It is a Sustrans project that is enabling many thousands of children to cycle to school everyday. It does this by helping schools to make the case for cycling in their school travel plans; supporting cycling champions in schools and demonstrating that cycling is a popular choice amongst children and their parents; and, most importantly, giving children the skills and information they need to cycle so their parents can have the peace of mind to let them.
Each Bike It officer engages with at least twelve schools every year to create a positive cycling culture that continues long after the Bike It officer has finished with them.