Good morning everyone,

Since my last email update, GCC's team of riders has now moved to FIRST PLACE NATIONALLY!  Yes, Numeruno Uno.

92 members of the Gainesville cycling community have signed up and are logging miles in The Challenge. As a reminder, this challenge is open to ALL cyclists - Commuters, High Bees, Lo Bees, Leisure Riders, A Riders, Gliders, Sliders, B-17's, B-25's, B-29's, Pedalers, Strays, Hokey Pokeys, Hand Cyclists, Slackers, Used To Bees, Wanna Bees, Posers, etc.  The challenge is about consistent participation from ALL cyclists, no matter how many or few miles you are doing.  This challenge is not just for A riders types!!!

As Rob Robins said last week; "A potential added benefit to GCC’s participation in the challenge is that these accumulated, quantifiable data could go a long way towards demonstrating the use of bicycle infrastructure in Gainesville, especially to those who doubt its value to the community."  Bravo.

For more details about The Challenge, please visit - http://www.endomondo.com/campaign/nbc2013

We need MORE participation from our club members!  Please consider signing up for The Challenge, and begin logging miles for GCC's team.  Every mile counts, whether it be for commuting, riding for fun, training for a triathlon, road racing, etc. SPREAD THE WORD!

IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT EARNING POINTS

Challenge Points accumulate based on miles ridden plus 20 Challenge points for each day that you ride at least 1 mile.

Scoring:
1 mile = 1 Challenge point
20 Challenge points for each day that you ride at least 1 mile.

Example:
A rider who commutes 10 miles round-trip would earn 30 points.  20 points for riding, plus 10 points for the 10 miles (1 mile = 1 point).  If this person was to ride again later the same day, they would receive X points for X miles ridden.

If you have any questions, please drop me a line.  Thanks for reading.

Jayson (JOM)
GCC Team Captain for the Bike League Mileage Challenge