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27 Feb 2024

New research from the European Cyclists' Federation (ECF), a Brussels-based advocacy group, has confirmed that if a city has more bike lanes, more people will cycle. The results will give...

13 Feb 2024

2024 is well underway and we’re just around the corner from the Spring Statement and for the retail sector it’s pretty much business as usual…or is it?

13 Feb 2024

Fabian Hamilton MP, co-chair of the Walking and Cycling All-Party Parliamentary Group, has said that the Cycle to Work scheme "must be reformed".

13 Feb 2024

The British Independent Retailers Association (Bira) has called for a series of cost-saving measures in the next Budget to help boost business.

12 Feb 2024

People across England are missing out on a slew of health, wellbeing and environmental benefits due to half a century of “chronic underfunding” of its streets, according to Cycling...

12 Feb 2024

ACT member and Cytech-accredited Pauls Cycles in Dereham, Norfolk has said its electric bike sales have increased by a quarter since October, despite predictions they would drop off over...

9 Feb 2024

Guy Opperman, the Minister for Roads and Local Transport at the Department for Transport, whose focuses among other things on cycling and active travel, has attended a meeting of...

2 Feb 2024

The Department for Transport (DfT) has published new information on how to safely purchase, charge and use e-bikes and e-scooters in an effort to improve consumer safety.
Following...

30 Jan 2024

Cyclists in Warwickshire rode around the world during December as part of an initiative to encourage safe winter cycling.
 

30 Jan 2024

An  analysis of almost 380,000 people living in Scotland suggests that commuting by bike reduces the risk of mental ill-health.

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Ride to Work Week 2020: Bikes, bikes, bikes!

Posted on in Cycles News

Whatever your motivation - whether it's the climate emergency, losing weight, getting fitter or saving money - riding to work will help you achieve your goal and enjoy lots of other benefits. It doesn't matter if you've never ridden to work, if you've just got out of the habit over winter or if you ride every day come rain or shine, you're invited to take part in Ride to Work Week.

All you need to do is ride all or part of the way to work on one (or more!) days from 23-29 March. We're giving away a bike a day and we'll be drawing the winner from everyone who logs a ride to work on each day. To give yourself the best chance of winning some of the £6,000's worth of prizes up for grabs, plan to ride to work on as many days as you can.

As well as bikes, more bikes and a Ribble e-bike worth £1,800, we'll be giving away some great gear too. We've got two Beryl Laserlights we'll be giving away to early-bird registrants (just visit the site to register for the event before Monday 16 March) and three more we'll be giving away in social media promos (make sure you follow us so you don't miss out). We'll also be making a wave with some of Loffi's great gloves, designed to foster positive communication between road users.

To give yourself and your colleagues the best chance of winning, make sure you sign yourself and your workplace up for Ride to Work Week 2020! It only takes a minute at lovetoride.net

How Local Bike Shops can support Ride to Work Week

We love local bike shops. New riders need trusted local experts in order to become regular utility cyclists. That's why we try to link people up with their local shops and why we put lots of prize money into independent bike shops' tills. We're giving away £3,000 of local bike shop vouchers during Ride to Work Week (5x £600). To increase the likelihood of this money ending up at their business, please send the below out to all your local bike shop contacts:

We are working with Love to Ride to get more people on bikes. Local bike shops like yours are vital to help new riders access the equipment and expertise they need to ride regularly for transportation. During their first event of the year, Ride to Work Week, Love to Ride are giving away £3,000's worth of local bike shop vouchers. To increase the chances of this ending up in your till, please:

  • Sign up on the site and register your shop if you haven't already: lovetoride.net.
  • Let your customers know about Love to Ride: there are resources on the website to help you do this
  • Follow Love to Ride on social media (Twitter: @LovetoRide_, Facebook: lovetoride.net, Instagram: @lovetorideglobal) and use your channels to post about Ride to Work Week (if you tag them they will repost to amplify your audience)
  • Watch this video to see how Saddles & Paddles, a local bike shop in Exeter, have benefitted from working with Love to Ride since 2016

 

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