Bay Area Bike Challenge 2025

May 1, 2025 — May 31, 2025
321 community participants
120,000 milesTarget distance
Last May we more than tripled our 30,000 mile goal, so this year we are quadrupling it with 120,000 miles. Every ride you log during Bay Area Bike to Wherever Days from May 1-31 counts, and all of the trips you track via the Ride with GPS app make you eligible for cash prizes. Sign up today and ride in May!

The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) proudly presents this challenge to strengthen community bonds and promote unity across the region.

***PRIZES***
Logging rides in the Bay Area Bike Challenge makes you eligible for prizes, with twelve ways to win at different skill and ridership levels, some as easy as riding a bike:

TIER ONE - The Most!
Most Miles Overall - $500 gift card
Most Trips - $500 gift card

TIER TWO - Creative! Make something awesome
Most Creative Route - Shape - $250 gift card
Most Creative Route - Points of Interest - $250 gift card

TIER THREE - Raffle! Everyone has a chance to win
Raffle based on Miles (1 Mile = 1 ticket) - $200 gift card
Raffle based on Miles (1 Mile = 1 ticket) - $200 gift card
Raffle based on Trips (1 Trip = 1 ticket) - $200 gift card
Register and Ride Raffle - $100 gift card
Register and Ride Raffle - $100 gift card
Register and Ride Raffle - $100 gift card
Register and Ride Raffle - $100 gift card
Register and Ride Raffle - $100 gift card

For more information about prizes, visit: bayareabtwd.org/event-information/bike-challenge#prizes

***LOGGING RIDES***
Come back to this app every time you ride in May, and don't forget to record your rides! It's easy:

1. Open the Ride with GPS app on your phone
2. Hit “Record” on the bottom of the screen
3. Hit “Start Ride”
4. Press and hold the Pause button when your trip is over!

Ride with GPS also integrates with all your favorite ride tracking platforms, including Strava, Apple Fitness, Google, and more. Check out our FAQ for more information, including about how to log your rides manually: bayareabiketowork.com/event-information/bike-challenge#faq

***BIKE ROUTE LIBRARY***
We’ll be building out the challenge with preprogrammed routes for rides in each of the nine Bay Area counties. Access this Route Library for free as a participant in the challenge! ridewithgps.com/organizations/12629-bay-area-bike-to-wherever-days/routes

***TELL YOUR FRIENDS***
This Challenge will be even more fun with familiar faces on the leaderboard! Invite your friends, family, and colleagues to log their rides too: ridewithgps.com/challenges/30595

***HERE TO HELP***
Need some roadside assistance?
Check out our website including FAQ: bayareabtwd.org/event-information/bike-challenge
Or reach out with questions: info@bayareabiketowork.com

Leaderboard

Following

The Leaderboard will show where you and other participants stand once the Challenge begins.Invite Friends

Community Progress

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Milestones

1,000 miles
The journey of 120,000 miles begins with 1,000
1,000 mi
5,000 miles
Just getting warmed up!
5,000 mi
10,000 miles
Think we do that twelve more times?
10,000 mi
25,000 miles
Bay Area, you're doing great!
25,000 mi
50,000 miles
Now we're really getting somewhere!
50,000 mi
60,000 miles
Whooooa, we're halfway there!
60,000 mi
75,000 miles
Look what we can do together!
74,999.7 mi
100,000 miles
WOW! Can we make it 20,000 more?
100,000 mi
110,000 miles
Only 10,000 more to go?? We got this.
109,999.8 mi
120,000 miles
THE GOAL! If we reach this, the Challenge isn't over: let's see how far we can go!
119,998.9 mi

Rules

Bay Area Bike Challenge 2025 begins on May 1, 2025 and ends on May 31, 2025 (America - Los Angeles). The Challenge is to ride 120,000 miles. This is a community challenge. All participants will work together towards a collective goal.
All of the rides that you log during the Challenge will automatically be counted.
While activities marked as 'private' will count towards your Challenge participation, the stats will be anonymized for organizers and will not be viewable by other participants.
Visit our Help Center to learn more about participating in Challenges and contact our Support Team with any questions.