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Team Statesman enters Austin Commuter Challenge
We’re in!
Team Statesman is registered for the Austin Commuter Challenge, and we’re 13 members strong (and counting).
So far, 35 teams have signed up for the challenge, in which cyclists compete to see which team can log the most trips by bike.
Trip distance doesn’t matter, it’s all about how many times you hop on your bike instead of turning a key in your car’s ignition.
Trips to work count, as do trips to the grocery store, to the neighborhood restaurant or to visit friends. The only trips that don’t count are those taken just to get exercise. (And those count for keeping you healthy, even if they don’t help rack up points in this challenge.)
The contest officially begins on Saturday.
Look out. I’m going to be riding everywhere. That’s me in the photo above, riding the bike I dubbed The Cheetoh to work along the Shoal Creek hike-and-bike trail.
Have you registered?
Do it now here.
And post here why you ride your bike instead of drive your car or truck.
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