Bike It

Sustrans' school cycling project

The Big Pedal

The Big Pedal virtual bike race has now come to end and has been brilliantly successful. The combined efforts of children all over then country can boast a total distance in journeys to school on bike or scooter of 1,140,075 miles which would normally have been made in 1,520,100 car journeys! As a result 59,021 gallons of fuel has been saved which would have cost £368,484. All our racers can also be happy knowing that 746 tonnes of CO2 was saved, enough to fill 560 Olympic sizes swimming pools!

For all the results and race winners please visit the Big Pedal website and read our press release here.

The race will be back again next year so keep pedalling till then!

Sustrans Heroes

Sustrans are proud to announce the launch of an exciting new scheme in Bike It schools during the Spring term.

Sustrans Heroes is one of the outstanding projects granted the London 2012 Inspire mark, the badge of the London 2012 Inspire programme, which recognises exceptional and innovative projects inspired by the 2012 Games.

Sustrans Heroes will run in the lead-up to the big event and will give pupils an opportunity to see how the Olympic and Paralympic values relate to their daily life, whilst promoting the positive health, environmental and economical benefits of cycling.

Heroes encourages children to celebrate the 2012 Games through completing a number of cycle related tasks and activities in order to achieve a bronze, silver or gold award. The booklet for the challenge has seven sections each relating to one of the seven Olympic or Paralympic Values.

If you are a Bike It school and would like more information about Sustrans Heroes, please contact your local Bike It officer using the “Where’s Bike It” section of this website.

It’s free for Bike It schools to take part in and a great way to continue to promote cycling at your school.

Bike It

Sustrans' Bike It has 80 expert cycling officers in over 1,400 schools, helping over 380,000 children cycle safely to school. It's more than tripling the daily cycling levels at its target schools. Just watch one school's Bike It makeover.

Bike It for me: Children feel fitter and more independent

Bike It and my child: Parents know our experienced officers are improving their child's health and happiness

Bike It and our school: Teachers and champions say it's transforming their schools and making their pupils more alert.

Find out more

Local authorities love Sustrans' local successes, and Bike It is praised by ministers, national press and TV. Everyone loves the empty car parks and full bicycle sheds, too! Read our intro to Bike It (pdf), or for more detail read the latest Project review (pdf). Meet your local Bike It team, read the latest news, watch a quick film or sign up for the school travel e-update here.

Get involved

If you're a parent, teacher or governor and would like to champion walking and cycling, visit our School Travel pages. If you're in the bike industry and would like to sign up to the levy that supports projects like this, please contact the Bicycle Association or the Association of Cycle Traders. If you're a school interested in Sustrans' schools work, ask your local authority to contact us or ask for Bike It online. For cycle training info, contact the CTC on 0870 607 0415.