We've Moved!

 The location of the latest news about the BCC, and the place to sign up is: https://bcc.intercitytransit.com/

We'll be keeping this blog relatively current for the duration of the 2018 BCC, but for the freshest and the mostest, head on over to our new site. Thanks for following the BCC blog for all these years!

Time to Get Serious- Only a Few Days Left!

As of this writing, 765 people have logged rides in the 2018 BCC, traveling a total of 53,227 miles

on 5,805 days.
We have a ways to go to match last year's totals! The weather this May has been unbelievable- PERFECT biking weather, and it looks like it's going to continue through the end of the month.If you've been biking all month,YAY for YOU!! Keep going and make sure to log your rides to get the most out of the BCC.
RANDOM PRIZE DRAWINGS EACH WEEK- LOG YOUR RIDES TO BE ENTERED- WIN GIFT CARDS AND COOL BIKE STUFF!
After the BCC wraps up on May 31, we'll send you a fat envelope with lots of valuable coupons (and your reflective BCC sticker), and enter you to win prizes! Log rides on 10 days or more by May 31 to be eligible for our Grand Prize and new bike prizes, plus receive an extra page of coupons!
Let's propel the BCC to new heights in the remaining days of May!

2018 BCC T-shirts available now!

2018 BCC T-shirts are now available at the
Olympia Transit Center! We used the runner-up colors from last year's t-shirt color poll, so if you were disappointed last year, here's your chance to grab a brilliant, visible "T" to bike in and show your support of the BCC.

• Fitted style shirts in Small through 3XL, in "Heliconia" pink.

• Classic style shirts in Small through 3XL, in "Hi-Vis" yellow.

All shirts $10
Olympia Transit Center, 222 State Ave Olympia: M-F 6:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sat/Sun 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Registration Open for BCC 2018

Time to dust off your trusty two-wheeled steed and start getting ready for May and the Bicycle Commuter Challenge! If you haven't already, head over to: https://bcc.intercitytransit.com/ ,
create an account and try logging some trips as a practice run, or to track your rides for your own purposes. The first ride that will count towards your BCC totals will be the Earth Day Market Ride on April 21. Then, log all your qualifying rides in May to earn coupons and possibly win a prize! Log rides on 10 days or more in May to be entered to win our Grand Prize bike vacation with Adventure Cycling, or one of several new bikes!

Top Team Results are in:

See what the top teams in BCC 2017 accomplished in miles and days ridden, new riders recruited, and average days ridden per rider! Results are on our Top Teams BCC.30 page, here:
http://thurstonbcc.blogspot.com/p/top-team-results-bcc-2017.html

I've been logging my trips, what now?

The mileage logging part of the 30th Annual BCC has come to a close, so what happens next?

• If you haven't logged all your May BCC trips yet, you still can until Friday, June 16. Only trips made in May will count towards the BCC.
• If you have been using a "legacy" paper Mileage Log, please return it by Friday, June 16. Turn it in at the Olympia Transit Center, or mail it to: BCC c/o Intercity Transit PO Box 659 Olympia, WA 98507-0659
• Once you log your trips on the website (click blue button at right) or turn in your Mileage Log, we'll mail your rewards coupons, and enter you to win prizes! Coupons will start mailing out late in the week of June 4. If you win a prize in one of our random drawings, we'll notify you by email.
• Once all the results are in (after June 16), we'll tally and post Team Results.
• Come to the Prize Hoopla at the Olympia Farmers Market at 9:30 am sharp, on Saturday, June 24 to celebrate! Team and Individual Prizewinners can collect their prizes at the Hoopla, or we'll mail them to those who can't make it.
• Keep on pedaling, and hope to see you at the Hoopla!

Bike Month Wraps up May 31!

May 31 is the last day to count your biking miles in the BCC!

•  BCC ends: Wednesday, May 31, 11:59pm

• Last day to enter miles retroactively: Friday, June 16, 11:59pm

The weather outlook (if that is a factor for you) is somewhat nicer for tomorrow, so how about biking to work, and then biking somewhere for lunch? Or just doing a nearby errand by bike? Add some miles to your 2017 BCC total, and pull for your team if you're on one. Let's make it a great year for the BCC, for our 30th birthday!

Pedal Power Bike Expo Wed April 26

Get a running start on National Bike Month (May) at the

Pedal Power Bike Expo

Wednesday, April 26^th  from 10:30 to 1:00

Natural Resources Building Rotunda 

(venue change due to weather)

Free to all

Pedal Power is a unique opportunity to learn more about meeting your transportation needs by bike! It’s easier than you think and helps build a healthy activity into your daily routine.

Free bike safety checkups – bring your bike and get help getting it ready to ride! (Minor adjustments and advice only.) Free bike workshops by a League of American Bicyclists-certified trainer. Get practice putting a bike on the Intercity Transit bus in a no-stress environment! Check out the latest bikes, including cargo bikes and electric-assist bikes and take a free test ride on the test track!  Meet exhibitors from Seattle and Portland, sign up for the Bicycle Commuter Challenge (BCC) and check out the new t-shirt! Check out Walk N Roll and find out how to make your car a Pace Car! Enjoy free coffee samples from Batdorf and Bronson, sample juice from Zoe’s Juice Bar, and get a great deal on a BBQ lunch (just $7.50 - vegetarian options available) from the DOT Café. Check out the Bike Fashion Show! Be sure to fill out a Pedal Power Comment Card at the Information Table for a chance to win a free bike and other great prizes! For details, visit: http://oly-wa.us/pedalpower/index.php   (This site is verified as trustworthy by BrightCloud Threat Intelligence.)

Bring your old bike(s) to donate to a good cause! Intercity Transit’s Walk N Roll youth program and Allafia War on Poverty will both be accepting bike donations.

Registration for BCC 30 Opens April 1 (no fooling!)

Registration for the 30th Annual Thurston County Bicycle Commuter Challenge opens Saturday, April 1, 2017. We are a hair's breadth from launching the new BCC website- it should be up and running Monday morning, April 3. Once it is online, you'll be able to sign up and record each bike trip you make in May on the website, eliminating the need for a paper mileage log.

For those who prefer signing up in person or by mail, we still have the paper registration forms and mileage logs, available at the Olympia Transit Center starting April 1. You can sign up for the BCC there, or pick up a form and mail it in. You can also sign up at one of the several bike events happening around town in April. See the Events tab above for a list of locations and dates.

BCC30 T-shirt Preview

BCC30 T-shirt Preview: Yes, we've been flying a bit under the radar for a week or two- there's just so much to DO, to get ready for April and May events- including the 30th Annual Bicycle Commuter Challenge in May! One of those things is getting our t-shirts printed, and here's a pic the printers sent us to show what they'll look like! It was a tight race, but blue won out as the color for both the Classic and Fitted shirts.

Sign up for the Winter Mini-BCC

Intercity Transit’s Winter Mini-BCC celebrates Thurston County residents of all ages and abilities who use bicycling as a means of transportation year-round. We'll hold a few random prize drawings during February, among those who sign up- it's that simple!
Anyone who lives or works in Thurston County can participate. You don't have to be employed or a student- just use your bicycle as a means of practical transportation, with at least part of your trip inside Thurston County.
Sign up online at: http://conta.cc/2iVViCB anytime between now and the end of February. There's no need to track your miles. You'll be asked for a brief description of your winter biking habits on the sign up form, and that's it!
The Winter Mini BCC runs for the whole month of February and includes celebration of International Winter Bike To Work Day, on Friday February 10, 2017.

BCC office opens for 2017

Yay, we're back in the saddle at the BCC! Next up: the Winter Mini-BCC: for the rugged Thurston County commuters who bike year-round, the "Winter Mini" runs for the month of February each year. Stay tuned here for all the info about signing up, etc., coming soon!