8,000 expected for Boulder’s Bike to Work Day ….. 45 Breakfast Stations Greet Riders June 23
BOULDER – After almost a month of Walk & Bike Month activities, the Pedal to Properties Bike to Work Day will be held Wednesday, June 23. Walk & Bike Month Director Sue Prant said at least 8,000 riders are expected for the Walk & Bike Day festivities, which includes a record 45 breakfast stations set up for riders throughout town between 7 and 9 a.m.
- Bike to Work Day Breakfast Stations, 7 to 9 a.m., all around town. Select stations will begin serving at 6:30 a.m. See http://communitycycles.org/bike-month/2010-bike-work-day/breakfast-stations.html for a complete listing and map of all breakfast stations. Be sure to register for Bike to Work Day at http://www.communitycycles.org/bike-month.html to make your commute count and for a chance to win one of two Pedal to Properties cruiser bikes. Complimentary breakfast will be available at more than 45 breakfast stations in Boulder. Organizers will be moving throughout town during the morning to greet riders and dole out prizes. Contact Sue Prant at 303-564-9681 or bikesue@gmail.com for more information.
- The Great 55th Street Egg-less Relay, 11:30 a.m., 5775 Flatirons Parkway.
Hosted by Boulder East Community Transportation Options, this contest pits corporate teams of three bikers and one pedestrian in a timed relay event with each participant balancing a plastic egg filled with jelly beans in a spoon from their mouth while negotiating an obstacle course. Awards for the fastest and most spirited teams will be given. Dozens of prizes will be given out throughout the day. Costumes are encouraged. A complimentary lunch will be provided. Call Tracy Foster at 303-319-3069 for more information.
- Bike Shorts Film Fest, 5:30 p.m., Old Main, University of Colorado at Boulder. The event will begin on the lawn outside Old Main with an ice cream social. Popular guitarist Jeff Kagan and Paige Doughty will perform during the ice cream social. At 6 p.m., viewers will move inside the Old Main auditorium for the Bike Shorts Films, which will include films by Camera Out There Guy Ryan Van Duzer; a unicyclist who rides up 14ers; “Thoughts on my Bicycle,” by Andrea Dorfman; an interview with Randy Cohen, NY Times Ethicist columnist; and a music video call “Performance,” by Robin Moore of Portland, Ore. Cost is $6, with all proceeds benefitting Community Cycles’ Youth Earn-A-Bike Program.
For more information about these events or about Walk & Bike Month, contact Sue Prant at 303-564-9681 or bikesue@gmail.com.
