We're #ShiftingGears for the Fox Valley Bike Challenge

May 1 began the annual National Bike Challenge and the Fox Valley is again hoping to be among the leaders in local challenges with the Fox Valley Bike Challenge. We've got a goal of 3,500 riders and 1.5 million miles! 

Join the Challenge at: http://nationalbikechallenge.org/. Click the "Join" button and become a new user, or join via your Facebook profile. The challenge runs through September 30.

NEW THIS YEAR: Download the STRAVA app for your smartphone and sync your rides to the challenge. We are collecting local ride data to help us with the regional and local bicycle/pedestrian plans. For more details on what we're going to do with this data, watch this WBAY story that aired May 1, 2015.

The Challenge has many great prizes, and each month prizes will be given away to reward Challenge participants. The more you bike, the better your chance of winning (and the better the prizes) will be! 

Stay up-to-date with the Fox Valley Bike Challenge on Facebook. Or search #shiftinggears on Twitter to read what our friends at Oshkosh Communities (@CommunitiesONHS) are saying about the Challenge.

For more on the challenge from a state and national perspective, the Bike Fed has us covered:
http://www.wisconsinbikefed.org/2015/05/01/wisconsin-gets-the-hole-shot-in-national-bike-challenge/