- Bike the World with New Belgium’s Fat Tire sweepstakes to benefit World Bicycle Relief – New Belgium Brewing and WBR have paired up for the “Bike the World with Fat Tire” sweepstakes, offering three lucky winners (plus one guest each) the chance to head out on their own guided bike tour & Patagonia adventure at the start of next year. The best part (beside the whole advocacy thing) is that New Belgium is putting ALL the proceeds from the sale of 12-packs of their specially marked Bike the World with Fat Tire beer (that’s right, buy a 12 pack to support the cause – life is hard!) to benefit World Bicycle Relief. Open to US residents, to enter you don’t even need to buy any beer, just go to New Belgium’s website to find out more & toss your name in the virtual hat for free. The contest & promotion runs now through Aug 31. NewBelgium.com/BikeTheWorld
Check out a some places to ride and ways to win new gear after the break…
Advocacy
- UNC Greensboro & LimeBike launch 1st dockless bike share in US – UNC Greensboro has teamed up with teaming up bike sharing company LimeBike to roll out the first US dockless bike sharing program on the UNCG campus. The 125 free-roaming smart-bikes, enabled with GPS, wireless technology, and integrated self-activating locks were setup in partnership with City of Greensboro, UNCG & LimeBike. Tying in with the university’s health, wellness & sustainability goals the bike share is a pilot project that for the time being will let students borrow the bikes for free via the LimeBike app. LimeBike.com
Where to ride
- Join Pole to ride the Levi Enduro 2017, EWS qualifier in Lapland at the end of July – So the long reach trail bike makers at Pole want you to come race with them in the midnight sun in Finland, way north of the Arctic Circle. For the enduro race closest to the North Pole, the Levi Enduro 2017 will take you into the wilderness of Finnish Lapland on July 27-29. The 3rd round of the Finnish Enduro Championship Series, it also happen to be an EWS Qualifier event. The Levi Bike Park has plenty of natural & built-up terrain to test your mettle against the best riders of Finland, with a great atmosphere and epic after-party. Pole promises crazy Finns running naked into the freezing cold river. We would love to head there, you know you do too! MTB-Enduro.fi
- Register for the Red Bull Last Stand now – For the second year of criterium road racing for men and women (in both fixed and geared divisions) around the infamous Alamo Plaza, the Red Bull Last Stand returns with registration having just opened up. On Oct 7 hundreds of the fastest men & women will compete circling the famed Texas landmark in the city of San Antonio. Sign up now to duke it out in the cutthroat Eliminator race, the rider who crosses the finish line last on each lap getting pulled until there’s just one left to take the top step on the podium. The application fee of $40 gets donated to the Wings for Life Spinal Cord Research Foundation. Riders are encouraged to apply early as spots will fill up fast. LastStand.SplashThat.com
Training
- Sufferfest now available via Fitness On Demand – We seen the growth of the Sufferlandrians’ reach continue to expand as more people take to structured training indoors. The Sufferfest has paired up with Fitness On Demand, one of the companies leading how media & fitness programming make their way into commercial gyms. Now, beyond Sufferfest-based, instructor-led spin classes at your local gym, it should be easier to find Sufferfest content to motivate your time at the gym, on your own time. TheSufferfest.com
Bike BOLO
- Bahrain Merida team TT bikes stolen in the Netherlands – OK, this is just a public service announcement… Be on the lookout for anyone tooling around on a Bahrain Merida Warp TT bike. Not likely to see some Dutchman commuting on one of these, but this week someone broke into the team truck near Limburg, and made off with 10 pro bikes that the riders needed to race. Grrrr. If you are in the region and spot an out of place Merida Warp TT bike or the one Reacto road bike in Bahrain Merida blue & red team livery, contact the team at info@bahraincyclingteam.com or the local police.
