SHASTA BIKE MONTH & CHALLENGE

Cycle September

Cycle September is back in Shasta County!

Cycle September is a fun, free challenge and you, your friends, and your co-workers are all invited to participate. The aim is simple – to get more people to enjoy the benefits of riding bikes. You can ride anywhere, anytime in September to participate.

Everyone is invited – from total newbies to pedal-pushing pros. 🚲

By logging your bike trips on the Love to Ride App or website, or by using an app like Strava, you can win great national prizes, like a $2,500 gift card. Plus, you are eligible for additional prizes if you encourage other people to get involved, too.

Here’s how to participate in Cycle September:

👉 Sign up for Love to Ride – you’ll answer some quick questions that assess your rider level: new, occasional or regular rider.

👉 Register for the challenge – you will receive custom emails that guide you through the challenge and connect you with resources to help you ride more.

👉 Log rides on your profile or using the Love to Ride app. Download it for Apple or Android devices. All rides will count in the challenge!

👉 Encourage others using the unique link on your profile or through the messages in your emails. If someone clicks on your link and rides, you’re automatically named as their encourager. Find out more about encouraging here.

👉 Join your workplace to ride up the leaderboard with your co-workers.

👉 Check out your progress on the individual leaderboards.

👉 Read user stories, share your own, set goals, and access educational content in the learn area.

👉 You can get your family, friends, books clubs, sports teammates, anyone involved by joining a club or group on Love to Ride.

Love to Ride’s Cycle September is funded by Shasta Regional Transportation Agency, which means it’s free for anyone who lives or works in Shasta County to participate. We want to work together to achieve our health, wellness, and sustainability goals.

How does the scoring work?

Individuals ride to earn points and workplaces compete against others of a similar size to earn the most points.

Riders earn points that contribute to their individual and workplace’s score to help them climb the leaderboards.

Points are earned for every mile and day ridden and for every person encouraged to participate.

All rides earn points; for fun, fitness, to work, to the store or just a quick ride around a local park.

Every person who logs a ride will be entered into the drawings for amazing prizes.

1 point = 1 prize drawing entry. The more points you earn, the greater your chances are of winning prizes.

What’s new this year?

Be a citizen scientist by Making Every Ride Count! The #MakeEveryRideCount initiative aims to champion bike riding while harnessing the pedal-power of bike riders to make biking better for everyone in Shasta County.

By downloading the Love to Ride app, enjoying bike rides, and rating your route on how comfortable it was for you after each ride, you’ll contribute anonymous data that can make our community better for bicycling! See how this is possible by watching this 2.5-minute video from Love to Ride.

Shasta Bike Month Community Events & Rides

See the full list of events and rides HERE.

Want to stay connected?

shastabikechallenge

Shasta Bike Month and Challenge

Looking for someone to ride with?

Check out one of these local organizations who would love to ride with you.
Shasta Wheelmen
Shasta Living Streets
Redding Trail Alliance
Local Recreation Opportunities

Not sure where to ride? We got you covered. Check out the Local Map Listings for a list of local trails.
Looking for a Mountain Bike trail to ride with a full map description? Check out the Bigfoot Adventure Challenge routes and maps.

“Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of riding a bike.”