Description
Go for a healthy and corona proof team building: put yourself and your (home working) colleagues on the pedals! The Spring Challenge challenges online teams to cycle as often as possible from 3 to 31 May (included).
Coronaproof: do you cycle to work, to the shop, to relax or for sport, ...? All rides count, also your rides on home work days or in free time. You can participate in the Spring Challenge if your employer is a member of Bike to Work. The Spring Challenge is epowered by Bosch.
Cycle along with an online team of colleagues for great prizes in the General Classification and the Newcomers' Classification. If one of the team members created his/her account in the month prior to the Spring Challenge, your team is automatically registered in the Newcomers' Classification.
Each team chooses a cycling ambition: 100%, 75%, 50% or 25% of the competition days cycling.
Prizes General Classification
| 100% | Weekend in Vienna by night train for 2 (per team member) |
| 75% | Weekend in a luxury hotel (Belgium) for 2 (per team member) |
| 50% | AGU Quality cycling clothing worth €250 (per team member) |
| 25% | Lezyne cycling accessories worth €100 (per team member) |
Prizes Newcomers' Classification
| 100% | Weekend in Paris by Thalys for 2 (per team member) |
| 75% | Weekend in a luxury hotel (Belgium) for 2 (per team member) |
| 50% | AGU Quality cycling clothing worth €250 (per team member) |
| 25% | Lezyne cycling accessories worth €100 (per team member) |
During playful weekly assignments on the Bike to Work facebook page, you can win fun extra prizes.
Bike to Work OPPO Photo Competition
From 3 till 18 May you can take part in the Bike to Work OPPO Photo Competition. Everyone can participate, even if you are not registered for the Spring Challenge or if your employer does not participate in Bike to Work. From 3 to 18 May, you can share a maximum of 3 photos of your cycling fun on your Facebook or Instagram page, tell us what you enjoy about your ride and tag Bike to Work (@biketoworkbe on Facebook, @biketowork_be on Instagram).
The 3 best pictures will win an OPPO Find X3 Series smartphone. The winners will be announced on 21 May, International Bike to Work Day.
IMPORTANT: read the rules.
The deadline to enter this challenge has passed. New entries are no longer accepted.
Sponsors
Spring Challenge 2021 is supported by:
Practical information
To participate in the Spring Challenge, your employer must be a member of Bike to Work.
Step 0: Create your account on www.biketowork.be. Link yourself with your employer. Create one or more fixed routes to work, during homework or spare time. You can label a cycle route as 'to work'. You will have to register these route(s) on your calendar during the Spring Challenge. All routes (to work or not to work) count for your team percentage.
Step 1: Create your team or join a team with colleagues (min 2, max 5). Note: creating a team is not sufficient to be registered! The team leader must also register the team in the Spring Challenge!
Step 2: The team leader registers the team for the Spring Challenge. He/she clicks on the cup symbol (3rd icon) on his/her profile page. The team leader determines your ambition/category.
| 100% | your team aims to cycle all days (3 - 31 May) |
| 75% | your team aims to cycle 75% or more of the days (3 - 31 May) |
| 50% | your team aims to cycle 50% or more of the days (3 - 31 May) |
| 25% | your team aims to cycle 25% or more of the days (3 - 31 May) |
The team leader answers the tiebreaker question: 'How many km will all participants of all teams in the Spring Challenge 2021 cycle together?' Tip: in 2020 107586,58 km was cycled by all participants together (during 3 weeks).
Step 3: From 3 to 31 May, register all your bike rides on your calendar on www.biketowork.be.
- The Spring Challenge is only open to employees of an employer participating in Bike to Work (paying membership).
- The deadline for registration is 2 May 2021 at midnight. Registered teams cannot be changed or de-registered after the start of the challenge. It is not possible to register a team after 2 May.
- Merely creating or having a team is not sufficient to be registered for the challenge. The team leader has to register the team in the Spring Challenge on 2 May at the latest.
- Participants commit to truthfully and correctly register their bike rides and bike performances when participating in the challenge. In case of (attempted) fraud by one of the participants the team will be disqualified and any prizes won will have to be returned.
- The team percentage is the average of the cycling degree of all individual team members. The cycling degree is calculated by dividing the number of cycling days by the number of competition days already passed. Illness, leave or absence for any other reason which prevent participants from cycling can not be taken into account to adjust the individual or team percentage and/or the team ambition. E.g. to achieve a percentage of 100%, all team members have to have registered a bike ride on all days (weekdays, weekend days and holidays) from May 3rd until May 31st (included).
- In order to participate in the Newcomers' Classification, at least one team member must have created his/her account in the month prior to the start of Spring Challenge.
- A team that wins the General Classification and the Newcomers’ Classification in its category will have to choose one of the prizes. The remaining prize goes to the team that finished second in the category in which the prize was not taken by the winning team.
- To win in its category (100%, 75%, 50%, 25%) a team must:
- have achieved their ambition (the predetermined team percentage). All teams that have achieved their ambition (minimum or higher than set) still have a chance to win the prize in their category. Their answers to the tiebreaker question will be taken into account to determine the winning team.
- have given the most correct answer to the tiebreaker question in its category: 'How many km will all the participants in the Spring Challenge 2021 cycle together?' The team leader gives the team's answer at the registration of his team. He/she cannot change this anymore during the challenge.
- Participants must enter all cycling rides in their calendar no later than midnight on Friday 4 June. Registrations added later will not count for the competition.
- Registrations of rides are only possible via the calendar on the website or via the latest version of the app via the button 'Register your standard route'. Registering a ride for the statistics or the Spring Challenge is not possible by tracking a ride via the app in real time.
- The announcement of the winners in the General Classification and the Newcomers’ Classification will take place on Monday 7 June.
- The selection of the winners of the Spring Challenge and the weekly assignments will be done independently by Bike to Work. There is no possibility of appeal against these decisions.
- The prizes will be delivered after Bike to Work has contacted the winners in the week of 7 June. The way of delivery and provision depends on the prize and is done in mutual consultation.
- The organisation cannot be held responsible for changes due to force majeure or unforeseen circumstances.
- Participation in the Spring Challenge implies that you agree with these rules.
General classification
100% prize: a weekend in Vienna by night train for 2 (per team member)
Discover the delights of Vienna during an unforgettable city trip, travel by night train.
75% prize: a weekend in a luxury hotel (per team member)
Indulge yourself during this arrangement for 2.
50% prize: AGU Quality cycling clothing worth €250 (per team member)
Always cycle comfortably in any weather.
25% prize: Lezyne cycling accessories worth €100 (per team member)
Top quality cycling gear for a safe and fun ride.
Newcomer's classification
100% prize: a weekend in Paris by Thalys (per team member)
The City of light is always worth the trip!
75% prize: a weekend in a luxury hotel (per team member)
Indulge yourself during this arrangement for 2.
50% prize: AGU Quality cycling clothing worth €250 (per team member)
Always cycle comfortably in any weather.
