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Bike Aid Cross Country Bikeathon for Global Development
Vienna, VA, USA
14 Jun, 2022 (Tue)
Cycling
3000 mi
About the event
Bike Aid, the annual cross country bikeathon for global development, will relaunch in the summer of 2022, focusing on climate change. The multiroute bike ride from the West Coast to the East Coast of the USA is slated to take place June 14 to August 10, 2022.
Cyclists will engage citizens and politicians in over 250 communities across the United States to discuss solutions to climate change. The ride will have nine routes covering all 50 states, culminating in Washington DC to implore the U.S. Congress to act decisively on climate change. Bike Aid is actively recruiting cross country riders and hosts in each of the communities.
The routes will start in Seattle, Portland OR, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Austin, Tallahassee and Montreal, all meeting in Washington DC. Additional short routes are planned for Alaska and Hawaii. Each rider will raise money to support environmental projects in Asia, Africa and Latin America that mitigate climate change.
As background, Bike Aid was founded in 1986 by a group of Stanford University students. The cross country ride attracted 80 riders in its first year, and ran for 19 consecutive years, through 2004, with over 1100 participants. The ride raised over $2 million for development projects sponsored by the Overseas Development Network in Africa, Asia and Latin America. In July 2021, Bike Aid alumni met for a reunion in Washington DC and decided to relaunch the event in 2022.
Cyclists will engage citizens and politicians in over 250 communities across the United States to discuss solutions to climate change. The ride will have nine routes covering all 50 states, culminating in Washington DC to implore the U.S. Congress to act decisively on climate change. Bike Aid is actively recruiting cross country riders and hosts in each of the communities.
The routes will start in Seattle, Portland OR, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Austin, Tallahassee and Montreal, all meeting in Washington DC. Additional short routes are planned for Alaska and Hawaii. Each rider will raise money to support environmental projects in Asia, Africa and Latin America that mitigate climate change.
As background, Bike Aid was founded in 1986 by a group of Stanford University students. The cross country ride attracted 80 riders in its first year, and ran for 19 consecutive years, through 2004, with over 1100 participants. The ride raised over $2 million for development projects sponsored by the Overseas Development Network in Africa, Asia and Latin America. In July 2021, Bike Aid alumni met for a reunion in Washington DC and decided to relaunch the event in 2022.
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2022 Bike Aid Cross Country Bikeathon for Global Development
14 Jun, 2022 (Tue)
Cycling
3000 mi
Race size: 0 - 99 participants
Rider Information
Each person applying to become a Bike Aid rider needs to complete the Rider Application, and send it to [email protected] All riders are required to fundraise in order to participate. All donations are tax deductible. The goal in 2022 is for each rider to raise $2 a mile. For cyclists participating in the entire cross country routes (Seattle, Portland, San Francisco and Los Angeles all ending in Washington DC) the goal is to raise $6000, as these routes are all approximately 3000 miles long. The minimum raised to participate is $1 a mile, which is $3000 for cross country riders.
Riders may participate for any length of time, from one day to the entire summer. In all cases, the goal of $2 raised per mile and minimum of $1 raised per mile is applied. For example, if a rider wanted to cycle for three days and those days covered 200 miles total, the rider would have a goal of raising $2/mile, or $400, with a minimum of $1/mile, or $200, to participate.
Riders should be in good physical condition and have a road bicycle, not a mountain bike. It is recommended that riders train before the event by cycling gradually more mileage a day until the rider can comfortably bike 70 miles a day. The average biking day on the ride is 65 miles, and days can range from 25 to 110 miles a day. Riders have a rest day about once a week. Each route has a support van which carries rider belongings, food, water, first aid kit and spare parts, which is driven in turns by the riders. For example, if there are 15 riders on a route, each rider will be expected to drive the support van once every 15 days of cycling.
Each person applying to become a Bike Aid rider needs to complete the Rider Application, and send it to [email protected] All riders are required to fundraise in order to participate. All donations are tax deductible. The goal in 2022 is for each rider to raise $2 a mile. For cyclists participating in the entire cross country routes (Seattle, Portland, San Francisco and Los Angeles all ending in Washington DC) the goal is to raise $6000, as these routes are all approximately 3000 miles long. The minimum raised to participate is $1 a mile, which is $3000 for cross country riders.
Riders may participate for any length of time, from one day to the entire summer. In all cases, the goal of $2 raised per mile and minimum of $1 raised per mile is applied. For example, if a rider wanted to cycle for three days and those days covered 200 miles total, the rider would have a goal of raising $2/mile, or $400, with a minimum of $1/mile, or $200, to participate.
Riders should be in good physical condition and have a road bicycle, not a mountain bike. It is recommended that riders train before the event by cycling gradually more mileage a day until the rider can comfortably bike 70 miles a day. The average biking day on the ride is 65 miles, and days can range from 25 to 110 miles a day. Riders have a rest day about once a week. Each route has a support van which carries rider belongings, food, water, first aid kit and spare parts, which is driven in turns by the riders. For example, if there are 15 riders on a route, each rider will be expected to drive the support van once every 15 days of cycling.
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