Past event results & prize winners
Bike to Work Week has been happening in the Central Okanagan since 2003. Bike to Work Week and Bike to School Week are coordinated by the smartTRIPS program, in partnership with GoByBike BC Society, a non-profit society that works with communities across the Province to encourage more people in all BC communities to commute by bicycle through Bike to Work initiatives.
Thank you to everyone who participated in this year's Bike to Work and School Week.
For a list of the 2019 prize winners, access the prize overview webpage.
Teams with the highest participation rates in each size category (mini, small, medium, and large) can win tickets for dinner and wine from Kelowna Actors Studio, wine tours from Tantalus Vineyards, $100 GC from Urban Harvest, tours from Smile Cycle Tours, self-guided tour for two to Penticton from Myra Canyon Bike Rentals, GCs from Orthoquest, free yoga at The Hot Box Yoga, bike lights, and lots of other great prizes.
- Mini: B Proactive Counselling & Associates, Team Leader Kyle Dyck
- Small: Andrew Peller, Team Leader Daneen Skilling
- Medium: Highstreet Ventures, Team Leader Jay Starnino
- Large: “QHRRReady to Ride” (QHR), Team Leader Shannon Ballance
- X-Large: “KF Aerocyces” (KF Aerospace), Team Leader Mathew Tasson
This prize is awarded to the individual rider with the best participation. The prize winner receives a wine tour with Distinctly Kelowna Tours, free yoga class at The Hot Box Yoga, and a bike light.
- Craig Stishenko
The rider who cycles the most kilometres during Bike to Work Week (individual or from a team). The winner receives a tour and tasting for four from Grizzli Winery, a $25 gift card from Orthoquest and a free yoga class from The Hot Box Yoga.
- Vivian Ferdinands
Provincial new rider winners
Winners of the GoByBike BC Society's provincial first time Bike to Work Week participant prize draw received one of five $100 Visa gift cards.
- Colin Wilson, Kelowna, UBC School of Engineering
- Jasper George, Greater Victoria, Institute of Ocean Sciences/Pacific Geoscience Centre
- Sherri Schmidt, Kamloops, Participated as Solo Rider
- Shannon Baikie, Campbell River, North Island Employment
- Blair Phillips, Penticton, Pro Physio Pedal Pushers
Provincial new rider team leader winners
Team leaders of the provincial new rider winners also receive $100 Visa gift cards.
- Samantha Luckow, Kelowna, UBC School of Engineering
- Hauke Blanken, Greater Victoria, Institute of Ocean Sciences/Pacific Geoscience Centre
- Tracey McQuair, Penticton, Pro Physio Pedal Pushers
To qualify for the grand prize trip draw, you must log kilometers for at least one trip that you choose to ride your bike instead of drive a motor vehicle to during Bike to Work & School Week, May 27 - June 2, 2019. After you have registered and logged a trip, you must enter the Exodus Prize Draw.
Congratulations to the winner of the provincial grand prize, an Exodus Travels cycling trip for two to Prosecco, Italy.
- Shelley Klein from Vernon, BC
Read more about the grand prize and Shelley's reaction at biketowork.ca.
*This grand prize trip package includes economy class round-trip airfare from the nearest international airport, hotel accommodations, a local leader and planned routes and itineraries with support vehicles to follow. Prize winner must be 19 years of age or older.
Get your whole team’s results entered online at gobybikebc.ca before Wednesday, June 5, and your team will be entered into a draw.
The prize for reporting results on time is draw to win a Smile Cycle Tour for four.
- DRK Falcons (Dr. Knox Middle School teacher team) – Team Leader Justin Enns
Visit three or more Celebration or Satellite Stations to get your passport stamped and you will be entered to win one of three prize packs from Nature’s Fare.
Winners receive one of three prize packs, which include a $100 gift certificate.
- Lisa Incrocci
- Brian Whittle
- Luke Best
Where would a new e-bike take you?
From May 21 - 24, you had a chance to win a brand new e-bike courtesy of Kelowna E-Ride.
e-bike winner
Congratulations to Tessa from Kelowna who won the e-bike giveaway. Thanks to everyone who participated.
This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook. Any questions, comments or complaints regarding the promotion will be directed to the City of Kelowna, not Facebook.
- Eligibility: This contest is open to canadian residents only.
- Agreement to Rules: By participating, the contestant (“You”) agree to be fully unconditionally bound by these Rules, and You represent and warrant that You meet the eligibility requirements. In addition, You agree to accept the decisions of the City of Kelowna as final and binding as it relates to the content of this contest.
- Campaign Period: Entries will be accepted online starting on Tuesday, May 21 and ending Friday, May 24 at 3:59 p.m.
- How to Enter: The contest must be entered by liking and commenting on the Facebook post on the official Bike to Work and School Week 2019 event page. The entry must fulfill all contest requirements, as specified, to be eligible to win a prize. Entries that are incomplete or do not adhere to the rules or specifications may be disqualified at the sole discretion of the City of Kelowna.
- Prize: The winner of the contest will receive a Seven Peaks E-One 7H 350W Electric Bike provided by Kelowna E-Ride. The specifics of the prize shall be solely determined by the City of Kelowna. No cash or other prize substitution shall be permitted except.
- Winner Selection and Notification: Winner will randomly selected under the supervision of the City of Kelowna. Winner will be notified through Facebook within 24 hours following selection of contest closing. The City of Kelowna shall have no liability for Winner’s failure to receive notices due to spam, junk e-mail or other security settings or for Winner’s provision of incorrect or otherwise non-functioning contact information. If Winner cannot be contacted, is ineligible, fails to claim the prize within 7 days from the time award notification was sent the prize may be forfeited and an alternate Winner selected.
- Publicity: By particpating, each contestant grants the City of Kelowna permission to use his/her name, likeness and comments for publicity purposes.
All questions regarding this contest should be directed to info@smartTRIPS.ca.
Winners for the daily prize draws were announced via email newsletter and posted on the smartTRIPS website.
Random prize draws
There will be random prize draws daily. Any team that is registered for Bike to Work Week will be automatically entered in this draw. The Team Leader will be notified and they can distribute to someone on their team.
Prizes include:
- 3-session starter pack for Okanagan Acupuncture Centre
- 90-minute float from Gravity Float & Wellness
- $50 GC for Urban Harvest
- $50 GC for Orthoquest
- 2-week unlimited pass from The Hot Box Yoga
Celebration station daily bike draws
Anyone who is registered for Bike to Work Week (on a team or as an individual) and visits a celebration or satellite station during BTWW can enter our daily bike draw.
These bikes are proudly donated by our community bike shops:
- ChainLine Cycle
- Outbound Cycle
- Bikeways
- Cyclepath
- The Lions Cyclery
Tire toss competition
See how far you can toss a bike tire onto a delineator. Each day the distance will increas and the top three competitors will be invited to compete in the tire toss finals, held at the Friday afternoon event on May 31 at Prospera Place. Prizes from Kettle River Brewing will reward successful throws throughout the week and the winning competitors at the end of the week.
Number of teams registered: | 348 |
Number of individuals registered: | 413 |
Number of riders registered: | 2,330 |
Overall participation rate: | 86% |
New riders: | 557 |
# Trips logged: | 9,962 |
Kilometers travelled: | 86,123 |
GHG saved (kg): | 18,700 |
Bike to Work Week prize winners
Teams
- Large: “Cougar Time”, Team Leader Joe Wessel (Pictured Above)
- Medium: “Yeti Farm”, Team Leader Graham Mayuk
- Small: “Markus’ Sole Practitioners Team”, Team Leader Markus Heinrichs
- Mini: “Team KGH”, Team Leader Bernie Melzer
Individual riders
- 1st - Claudio Incrocci
- 2nd - Teresa Diachuk
- 3rd - Terry Dyck
The Hub Landmark Challenge
The top three teams in the Landmark Buildings are:
1st: “Tenzing2018”, Team Leader Clinton Halston
2nd: “Highstreet”, Team Leader Jay Starnino
3rd: “Crowe MacKay”, Team Leader Michelle Paulon
Endurance award
To the person who logged the most km during the week, and one of two people person who got every single stamp filled out on his Passport, congratulations Markus Heinrichs! You logged an amazing 380 km during BTWW. Wow!
Passport
There were 302 passports submitted this year! Wow! Thanks to everyone who visited the events and collected stamps along the way.
The three lucky winners of this year’s Passport prizes, sponsored by Nature’s Fare, are:
Arlene Lee
Paul Brown
Gregg Reese
These folks each win a mega prize pack from Nature’s Fare valued at $267, including a $100 gift card to use in store, and a BTWW t-shirt! Congratulations!
Also, kudos to those who went above and beyond to fill out their Passports. This year we received two COMPLETE Passports (23 stamps!) by Parker Brown and Markus Heinrichs. Way to go!
Reward for reporting
Last week on Wednesday, June 6, we did a draw of all teams that had their results entered online at www.biketowork.ca. The lucky winning team of a Burley Travoy commuter trailer from Kelowna E Ride is “Owls” (Team Leader Leigh Sloan), from Kelowna Secondary School. Good job and congratulations!
Daily prize winners by day
Monday, May 28
Total event attendance: 514
Bike winner: Justin Enns from Dr. Knox Middle School wins a new bike! Congratulations Justin!
Daily prizes:
Sponsor | Prize | Winning Team | Team Leader | Organization |
10-class punch pass | The Vulnerable Road Users | Gordon Foy | City of Kelowna – Integrated Transportation | |
3-session starter pack | FHP Lawyers 2018 | Dan Shea | FHP Lawyers | |
1 month platinum membership | PGT Peddlers | Margaux Schilling | Public Guardian & Trustee of BC - INRO | |
3-punch pass | Nature's Fare | Tim Powell | Nature's Fare Markets Ltd. - Kelowna | |
$50 GC | Godwin house | Jaxon Godwin | Godwin house | |
$50 GC | BREW CREW | Charlotte Augustine | The Bean Scene | |
$50 GC | South Rutland Rockets | Karl Peters | South Rutland Elementary |
Tuesday, May 29
Total event attendance: 561
Bike winner: Kayla Dupre from Valley Medical Labs wins a new bike from The Lions Cyclery! Congratulations Kayla!
Daily prizes:
Sponsor | Prize | Winning Team | Team Leader | Organization |
10-class punch pass | Cottonwoods Cranks | Carol McDermid | Cottonwoods Care Centre | |
3-session starter pack | Team Orthoquest | Lise Dallien MacMillan | Orthoquest Pedorthics and Rehabilitation | |
1 month platinum membership | HM Commercial Group | Jeff Hudson | HM Commercial | |
3-punch pass | UBC Okanagan ATs burnin rubber | Kevin Phillips | UBCO - Athletic Therapy | |
$50 GC | Patty's Pedalers | Tim Purcer | Urban Systems Ltd - Kelowna | |
$50 GC | Tourism Kelowna | Chris Lewis | Tourism Kelowna | |
$50 GC | Tour da Farce | Melanie Steppuhn | City of Kelowna - Urban Planning/SAE/Policy & Planning |
Wednesday, May 30
Total event attendance: 530!
Bike winner: Russell Brown from BC Ministry of Agriculture wins a new bike from Outbound Cycle! Congratulations Russell!
Daily prizes:
Sponsor | Prize | Winning Team | Team Leader | Organization |
10-class punch pass | SW SHOWTIME Kelowna | Christie Armstrong | SW Showtime | |
3-session starter pack | AO Pivot Peddlers | Thuy Tran | Accelerate Okanagan | |
1 month platinum membership | CBI Kelowna | April Andrews | CBI Health Centre - Kelowna | |
3-punch pass | The Stantec Kelowna Cyclists | Bryan Burston | Stantec Consulting Ltd. – Kelowna office | |
$50 GC | Infocyclers | Kim Buschert | UBC Okanagan - Library | |
$50 GC | Together We Turn | Harold Schock | Central Okanagan Public Schools - Operations | |
$50 GC | Chromatic Cyclones | Kyle "Pop-a-Wheelie" Poirier | Kelowna Art Gallery |
Thursday, May 31
Total event attendance: 467!
Bike Winner: Linda Dais!
Today’s lucky bike winner is Linda Dais from Interior Health CIHS Admin Team. She wins a new bike from Cyclepath! Congratulations Linda!
Linda chose to convert her bike value to get a fancy tri watch instead!
Daily prizes:
Sponsor | Prize | Winning Team | Team Leader | Organization |
10-class punch pass | Go-N-Postal | Reinhard Kapelle | Canada Post | |
3-session starter pack | Navigator Website Pedallers | Greg Bauer | Navigator Multimedia | |
1 month platinum membership | Destiny | Niomi Mattioda | nurse on the go | |
3-punch pass | Royal Rollers A-K | Melody Cole | BC Cancer Agency | |
$50 GC | IH Cyclinicians | Carrie Lee | Interior Health - MHSU | |
$50 GC | KPMG Let's Get Fiscal | Amanda Wright | KPMG LLP | |
$50 GC | YLW | Shayne Dyrdal | Kelowna International Airport |
Friday, June 1 to Sunday, June 3
Total event attendance: 1,024
Bike Winner: Congratulations to Jeff Brown, the winner of a bike from ChainLine Cycle!
Tire Toss Finals: The first place winner was Luke Dempsey, congratulations! He won a $50 GC for the Tree Brewing Beer Institute. Second place was Ryan Ward, who took home a $25 GC for the Beer Institute, and finally third place was Jono Lowe, who won a beer! There were no losers in this super fun competition!
Daily prizes:
Sponsor | Prize | Winning Team | Team Leader | Organization |
10-class punch pass | Bethesda 3 | Dennis Enkurs | Bethesda Christian Association | |
3-session starter pack | Grant Thornton | Chelsea Wickenheiser | Grant Thornton | |
1 month platinum membership | The Gear Head Pedalers | Aleta Delaney | Europro Autohaus & ValleyPro Autohouse | |
3-punch pass | The Thera-Bandits | Danielle Metcalfe | Valeo Health Clinic | |
$50 GC | The Backpedalers | Ian Crosthwaite | SNC Lavalin | |
$50 GC | Golder | Bobby Bedingfield | Golder | |
$50 GC | BicycOwls | Carolyn Herzog | Kelowna Secondary School | |
$25 GC | Team Threepoint | Kate Ormond | ThreePoint Capital |
Number of teams registered: | 303 |
Number of individuals registered: | 354 |
Number of riders registered: | 2,134 |
Overall participation rate: | 77% |
New riders: | 393 |
# Trips logged: | 8,180 |
Kilometers travelled: | 70,106 |
GHG saved (kg): | 16,300 |
Winning Teams
Mini: "ChainLine Cycle Fanatics" from ChainLine Cycle (Team Leader Tanya Pauls)
Small: "Source Office Furniture Kelowna" from Source Office Furniture (Team Leader Angela Ross)
Medium: "Tour da Farce" from City of Kelowna Urban Planning (Team Leader Melanie Steppuhn)
Large: "Patty's Pedalers" from Urban Systems Ltd. (Team Leader Tim Purcer)
The Hub Landmark Challenge
The top three teams in the Landmark Buildings are:
1st place: "Highstreet" from Highstreet Ventures (Team Leader Gord Pettman)
2nd place: "eDynamos" from eDynamic Learning (Team leader Rochelle Lamoureux)
3rd place & most kilometers *Bonus: "The Stantec Kelowna Cyclists" from Stantec Consulting Ltd. – Kelowna Office (Team Leader Bryan Burston)
Endurance award
To the person who logged the most km during the week, and coincidentally, the only person who got every single stamp filled out on her Passport, congratulations Ashlee Robinson! You logged an amazing 360.1 km during BTWW. Wow!
Ashlee wins a handmade wooden bike rack from Wooden Arms Workshop, and a concussion baseline test from PhysioActive.
Daily prize winners
All daily prizes can be picked up by your Team Leader at Parkinson Rec Centre front desk. Just mention your name and the day you won a prize.
Monday, May 29
Total attendance at all stations - Landmark, Lions Cyclery - 421!
Bike winner: Hilary Pada from Landmark Dental won a new bike from The Hub! Congratulations Hilary!
Photo of the day winner: Willowstone Academy - Team Leader Peter Truch!
Daily prizes:
Sponsor | Prize | Winning Team | Team Leader | Organization |
10-class punch pass | MEC Kelowna 2017 | Nicole Barby | Mountain Equipment Co-op | |
3-session starter pack | Mediative Riders | Jason Lane | Mediative | |
One float | PIAS for Life | Sheena Tiernan | PIAS | |
$50 GC | CBI Kelowna | April Andrews | CBI Health Centre | |
$50 GC | The Cactus Club Cacti | Joshua Wong | Cactus Club Cafe | |
$50 GC | WFN Community Services Team | Nicole Werstuik | Westbank First Nation |
Tuesday, May 30
Total station attendance: Grace Baptist Church, Cyclepath Kelowna, Central Green Discovery Centre, District of Peachland - 444!
Bike winner: Monica Nelson from Bankhead Bulldogs won a new bike from Chainline Cycle! Congratulations Monica!
The winner of the extra bike draw For Tuesday at the Central Green Discovery Centre Satellite Station is Evan McIntosh from Data Nerds. Congratulations!
Photo Contest: Louise Pilon, for her awesome photo of her and her pals using the dress up supplies at the Glenmore Celebration Station. She wins a $25 GC for Yamas Greek Taverna!
Daily prizes:
Sponsor | Prize | Winning Team | Team Leader | Organization |
10-class punch pass | Pathways to Work | Angie Simister | Cottonwoods Extended Care | |
3-session starter pack | Acro Media | Dana Sleigh | Acro Media Inc | |
One float | Pounce & Hound | Arnica Rowan | Pandosy Village Veterinary Hospital - Pounce & Hound Fine Pet Goods | |
$50 GC | Rehab Rollers | Nina Gansner | Interior Health | |
$50 GC | KGH | Tannille Stickley | Kelowna General Hospital | |
$50 GC | Alcohol Peddlars | Sigrid Bouvier | BC Liquor Store 242 |
Wednesday, May 31
Total station attendance: Gorman Bros/Westbank First Nations, Kelowna Cycle, Chainline Cycle, YMCA, Peachland, Lake Country - 499!
Bike winner: Rami Chapman from Remax of Western Canada won a new bike from Outbound Cycle! Congratulations Rami!
Photo of the day winner: Steve Halas from Bananatag wins a $25 GC for Tonics Pub, for his awesome photo of him and his colleague wearing banana suits! Hah!
King and Queen of the hill:
As a reward for making the trek to/from West Kelowna this morning, we awarded two prizes to the "King and Queen of the Hill". The lucky winners are: Aimee Jensen from KCR, and Chris Adamson from Disney Interactive Worlds! They have each won a beautiful handmade wooden bike hanger from Wooden Arms Workshop and a pair of SmartWool socks. Congratulations!
Daily prizes:
Sponsor | Prize | Winning Team | Team Leader | Organization |
10-class punch pass | Team Orthoquest | Lise Dallien MacMillan | Orthoquest Pedorthics and Rehabilitation | |
3-session starter pack | MACC Attack | Lianna Michaylow | Okanagan Boys and Girls Clubs Martin Avenue | |
One float | Pedal Pushers L-Z | Krista Clement | BC Cancer Agency | |
$50 GC | Gorman Bros. | Matt Scott | Gorman Bros. Lumber Ltd. | |
$50 GC | MNP Peddlers | Jennifer Wells | MNP | |
$50 GC | Capri Insurance Kelowna | Brad Bickley | Capri Insurance Services |
Thursday, June 1
Total station attendance: Mission Creek Regional Park, The Hub, Lululemon, Peachland - 494!
Bike winner: Thursday's lucky bike winner was Felicia Grundle from the District of Lake Country. She wins a new bike from Cyclepath Kelowna! Congratulations Felicia!
Photo of the day winner: Keith Hind wins a $25 GC for Yamas Greek Taverna! Thanks for sharing a photo of your commute along Mission Creek.
Daily prizes:
Sponsor | Prize | Winning Team | Team Leader | Organization |
10-class punch pass | Yeti Farm | Graham Mayuk | Yeti Farm | |
3-session starter pack | Scotia Wealth on Wheels | Alex Walford | Scotia Wealth Management | |
One float | eDynamos | Rochelle Lamoureux | eDynamic Learning | |
$50 GC | Kelowna Yacht Club Staff | Marion Gushue-Geiger | Kelowna Yacht Club | |
$50 GC | Bankhead Bulldogs | Patsy Mathison | Bankhead Bulldogs | |
$50 GC | ValMel | Melanie Hanet | Ministry of Social Development |
Friday (am), June 2
Total station attendance: Mission Park Shopping Centre, Outbound Cycle, PhysioActive, Peachland - 357!
Bike Winner: Congratulations to Dennis Enkurs from Bethesda Christian Association, the winner of a bike from Kelowna Cycle!
Photo of the day winner: The Kelowna Art Gallery team, The Chromatic Cyclones, win a $25 GC for Tonics Pub!
Daily prizes:
Sponsor | Prize | Winning Team | Team Leader | Organization |
10-class punch pass | Ash Kickers | Glenn Bonkowski | City of Kelowna | |
3-session starter pack | The Social Connectors | Lindsay Stilborn | The Social Connection | |
One float | Holy Bike-a-moli | Suzanne Woods | City of Kelowna | |
$50 GC | Team Justice | Andrew Hodge | Kelowna Law Courts | |
$50 GC | Raymond James Indexers | Rick Adrian | Raymond James Ltd. | |
$50 GC | District of Lake Country | Tanis Stoltz | District of Lake Country |
Friday, (pm), June 2
Total station attendance: Urban Systems/Tree Brewing Institute, OGO CarShare Co-op/Kelowna Farmer's Market, Urban Harvest, St. Andrew's Church - 492!
Urban Systems prize draw: The winner of the prize pack is Ian MacMillan! Congratulations Ian!
Tire Toss Finals Winner: Trevor Towers from Urban Systems! Congratulations! He won a bike rack growler holder, and a growler and fill from Tree Brewing. Second place was James Chester of RDCO, who won a growler and fill, and third place was Darryl Arsenault, who won a beer! There were no losers in this super-fun competition!
Bike Winner: Congratulations to Linda Vensland from Interior Health, the winnre of a bike from The Lions Cyclery!
Thank you everyone for your participation in 2016! With a combined 268 teams and 186 individual riders, there 2,010 riders total this year! Of those, a record 455 of you identified as new riders; new to Bike to Work Week or to commuter cycling! Way to go new riders for getting out there and to you experienced riders for offering encouragement, tips and support!
You all logged 7,433 trips which amounted to 69,709 km travelled, preventing 16.2 tons of green house gases from entering our atmosphere!
Number of teams registered: | 310 |
Number of individuals registered: | 341 |
Number of riders registered: | 2,018 |
Overall participation rate: | 43%* |
New riders: | 458 |
# Trips logged: | 8,581 |
Kilometers travelled: | 77,804 |
GHG saved (kg): | 18,100 |
* Figure above calculated same method as 2015 (# trips/(# riders x 5 x2). Based on new method for 2016 - 60% (#trips/(#riders x 5). New method considers participation as logging at least one trip per day of the week (eg. riding to work, not back OR logging your trip to/from work as one figure). 2016 method used to determine prize winners.
Prize winners
Congratulations to all teams and individuals that participated in 2016's Bike to Work and School Week program. (Drum roll) Here are the winners and the prizes in each category:
Category | Organization | Team Name |
Large organization | Urban Systems | Patty's Pedalers |
Medium organization | YMCA | YMCA of Okanagan |
Small organization | Kelowna Art Gallery | Chromatic Cyclones |
Mini organization | BC Coroner Service | Tour de Tosca |
Individual Participant | n/a | Linda Walker(429km logged!) |
Celebration Station passport winners
Name | Stamps | Organization | Team Name |
Karen Sherstobitoff | 11 | Interior Health | 2 East Riders |
Dan Voth | 5 | City of Kelowna - Design and Construction | Project Pedal |
Tasha Carmichael | 3 |
| Starbright Cyclists |
Congratulations! You won a two-night stay at Accent Inns!
Endurance Award
Person who logged most km of registrant - Shannon Reilly - Interior Health 'Rehab Rollers' - 698km!
Landmark Challenge Winner:
Pitting Landmark Center businesses against one another, the Landmark Challenge aimed to get as many employees of this major employment hub on bike seats for a chance at additional prizes from The Hub. A huge thanks to all Landmark businesses for taking up the challenge and to The Hub for making this challenge possible!
| Acheivement | Prize | Winning Team | Team Leader | Organization |
| 1st place participation | $1,000 GC from The Hub | Highstreet | Gord Pettman | Highstreet Ventures |
| 2nd place participation | $300 GC from The Hub | The Stantec Kelowna Cyclists | Bryan Burston | Stantec Consulting - Kelowna |
| 3rd place participation | $100 GC from The Hub | Sticks and Stones Design Group | Jay Moore | Sticks and Stones Design Group |
| 4th place participation | t-shirt from The Hub/smartwool socks | Landmark Dental Center | Marni Corlazzoli | Landmark Dental Center |
| 5th place participation | t-shirt from The Hub/smartwool socks | B3 | Terry Olynyk | Bridges Transitions |
| Most trips logged | personal trainer package - Team Fitness/1 yr Landmark gym membership | The Stantec Kelowna Cyclists | Bryan Burston | Stantec Consulting - Kelowna |
| Most riders logging trips (tie!) | t-shirt from The Hub/smartwool socks | Capital Cruisers & StarDyne-o-Mite | Laura Dalton/Jon Stanley | IHA - Capital Planning/StarDyne Technologies |
| Most KM | t-shirt from The Hub | The Stantec Kelowna Cyclists | Bryan Burston | Stantec Consulting - Kelowna |
Rewards for reporting results
Carol and the team "Cottonwoods Cranks" won a Burley Travoy commuter trailer from Kelowna E-ride!
Prize pack winners
The winners of the three awesome prize packs from Physio Active are:
- Exercise Basket - Pamela Bruder of Team 'RSS staff.
- Bike Fit Basket - Aiden Lightfoot of team 'Lightfoot Crew'.
- Message basket - Kyle 'Pop-a-wheelie' Poirier of team 'Chromatic Cyclones'.
Helmet Winner
The winner of a new helmet from Brain Trust Canada is Eric Simpson!
Monday, May 30 prize winners:
Bike Winner - Ken Fell from the KCS Cruisers (Kelowna Christian School) won a new bike from The hub! Congratulations Ken!
Sponsor | Prize | Winning Team | Team Leader | Organization |
| Ekahi Yoga Center | 10-class punch pass | City Hall - 4th Floor | Greg Belladonna | City of Kelowna |
| Okanagan Acupuncture | 3-session starter pack | Grouse River Riders | Chad Barclay | Grouse River |
45-minute massage | Data Divas | Jane-Marie James | IHA - Library Services | |
$50 Gift Certificate | KPMG Let's Get Fiscal | Amanda Wright | KPMG LLP | |
| One CyroCare treatment | KF Aerocycles | Tom Davies | KF Aerospace Kelowna | |
$44 Gift Certificate | Project Pedal | Steve Walker | City of Kelowna - Design and Construction |
Photo of the day winner: Team 'Loose Moose Cycling Club' from Big White Ski Resort won a $20 GC From Tonic's Pub! See their photo here on Facebook!
Tuesday, May 31 prize winners
Bike Winner - Janet Heathcote of the 'SBO Underhill Overachievers' won a new bike from The Lion's Cyclery! Congratulations Janet!
Sponsor | Prize | Winning Team | Team Leader | Organization |
| Ekahi Yoga Center | 10-class punch pass | Pathways Peddlers | Darlene Hass | Pathways Abilities Society |
| Okanagan Acupuncture | 3-session starter pack | St. Andrew's Church | Ruth Lloyd | St. Andrew's Church |
45-minute massage | Okanagan Gymnastics Center | Tracy Graf | Okanagan Gymnastics Center | |
$50 Gift Certificate | Holy Bike-a-Moli | Suzanne Woods | City of Kelowna - Clerks Office | |
| One CyroCare treatment | Workplace Health and Safety | Marissa Anema | IHA - Work Place Health and Safety | |
$44 Gift Certificate | Taste the Sun | Steve Gaucher | Sun-Rype Products Inc - IS Dept. |
Photo of the day winner: Joanne King of Team 'Chainline Cycle Fanatics' is the winner of a $20 GC to Yamas Greek Restaurant! See her photo here on Facebook!
Wednesday, June 1 prize winners
Bike Winner - Cindy Yip of team 'Sitso - Kelowna' won a new bike from Outbound Cycle! Congratulations Cindy!
The King of the Hill winners are...(suspense)...Darryl Aresenault from Golder and Associates Ltd and Reinhard Kapelle from Canada Post! They've each won beautiful hand made wooden indoor bike racks from Wooden Arms Workshop and a pair of SmartWool compression socks from The North Face Kelowna!
Sponsor | Prize | Winning Team | Team Leader | Organization |
| Ekahi Yoga Center | 10-class punch pass | CLE Sharks | Jenni Rubuliak | Chute Lake Elementary |
| Okanagan Acupuncture | 3-session starter pack | AEM | Nathan Meade | Anodyne Electronics Manufacturing Corp. |
45-minute massage | Sticks and Stones Design Group | Jay Moore | Sticks and Stones Design Group | |
$50 Gift Certificate | The Urban Farest | Adrianne Sheena | Urban Fare - Kelowna | |
| One CyroCare treatment | Go-N-Postal | Gordon Henderson | Canada Post - BPO | |
$44 Gift Certificate | Starbright Cyclists | Karen Bylsma | Central Okanagan Child Development Association |
Photo of the day winner: Laura-Ann Kavanagh from team 'The Wardrobe Babes on Bikes' won a $20 GC for Tonic's Pub! See her photo on Facebook!
Thursday, June 2 prize winners:
Bike Winner - Carmen Sparg of Associated Property Management won a new bike from Cyclepath! Congratulations Carmen!
Sponsor | Prize | Winning Team | Team Leader | Organization |
| Ekahi Yoga Center | 10-class punch pass | CFIA Kelowna | Sash Podolchak | CFIA - Kelowna |
| Okanagan Acupuncture | 3-session starter pack | Springvalley Elementary | Robert Bulach | Springvalley Elementary |
45-minute massage | Refreshers | Michael Wendland | Refresh Financial | |
$50 Gift Certificate | UBCO ATs Burnin Rubber | Kevin Phillips | UBOC - Athletic Therapy Department | |
| One CyroCare treatment | The Cycle of Life | Zachery Raposo | City of Kelowna - Regional Services | |
$44 Gift Certificate | CARO Kelowna | Ryan Hayward | CARO Analytical - Kelowna |
Photo of the day winner: Samantha Dewing won a $20 GC from Yamas Greek Restaurant! See her photo on Facebook!
Friday, June 3 prize winners
Bike Winner - Fri AM - Eriak Makaskas from 'The Pedal Pushers' team won a new bike from Kelowna Cycle and Jordon Foster won a new bike from Lake Country Cycles! Congratulations Erika and Jordon!
Bike Winner - Fri PM - Jeffrey Tolton of team 'KF Aerocycles' won a new bike from Chainline Cycle! Congratulations Jeffrey!
Sponsor | Prize | Winning Team | Team Leader | Organization |
| Ekahi Yoga Center | 10-class punch pass | TNF Training Wheels | Amanda Watland | The North Face |
| Okanagan Acupuncture | 3-session starter pack | BabesBirthBikes | Kate Rudrum | KGH - PErinatal |
45-minute massage | Alcohol Peddlars | Sirgrid Bourvier | BC Liquor Store 242 | |
$50 Gift Certificate | ChainLine Cycle Fanatics | Darrin Caruso | ChainLine Cycle | |
| One CyroCare treatment | WFN Community Services Team | Nicole Werstuik | Westbank First Nation - Community Services Center | |
$44 Gift Certificate | Quigley Riders | Tess Perry | Quigley Elementary Staff |
Photo of the day winner: The Kelowna Art Gallery Team, 'Chromatic Cyclones' are the winners of a $20 Tonic's Pub GC! See their photo on Facebook!
Tire Toss Grand Finale!
After an edge of your seat final elimination battle, Trevor Towers of Urban Systems defended his 26' toss with another successful final throw on Friday afternoon! All at the Urban Systems station in front of his colleagues! Trevor won a stainless steel Tree Brewing Growler full of the beer of his choice and a grower bike rack holder and $150 gift card from Tree Brewing Institute!
Weekend Station Bike Winner:
Christina Incrocci of team 'Cottonwood Cranks' won a new bike from Cyclepath! Congratulations Christina!
All daily prizes can be picked up by your Team Leader at Parkinson Rec Centre.
Thank you everyone for your participation in 2015! With a combined 268 teams and 186 individual riders, there was an astounding 2,171 riders last year! Of those 2,171 riders, 375 of them were new participants in Bike to Work Week!
You all logged 7,433 trips which amounted to 69,709 km travelled, preventing 16.2 tons of green house gases from entering our atmosphere!
Number of teams registered: | 268 |
Number of individuals registered: | 186 |
Number of riders registered: | 2,171 |
Overall participation rate: | 34% |
New riders: | 375 |
# Trips logged: | 7,433 |
Kilometers travelled: | 69,709 |
GHG saved (kg): | 16.2 tons |
Prize winners
Congratulations to all teams and individuals that participated in 2015's Bike to Work and School Week program. Here are the winners and the prizes in each category:
Category | Organization | Team Name |
Large organization (101+) | City of Kelowna, WWTF | WWTF Wheelers |
Medium organization (26-100) | Harmony Honda | Harmony Honda |
Small organization (11-25) | Caro Analytical | CARO Kelowna |
Mini organization (2-10) | Interior Health Authority, P3 Operations | P3 Team |
Individual Participant | n/a | Eric Simpson and Scott Ross |
Celebration Station passport winners
Name | Organization | Team Name |
Theresa Fougere (3 stamps) | n/a | n/a/ |
Grant Russouw (6 stamps) | MMM Group | The MMMoobs |
Kris Koenig (8 stamps) | The MMMoobs | The MMMoobs |
Congratulations! You won a two-night stay at Accent Inns!
Landmark Challenge winner
- Disney Interactive Worlds Cycling Team (68.3% participation) won a personal training package from Team Fitness and a bike tune-up from Play It Again Sports.
- Odlum Brown Limited (67.5% participation) won a one-year Landmark gym membership and a bike tune-up from Play It Again Sports.
- Associated Engineering (63% participation) won a bike tune-up from Play It Again Sports.
All teams also won a package of smartTRIPS swag.
Rewards for reporting results
Carol and the team "Cottonwoods Cranks" won a Burley Travoy commuter trailer from Kelowna E-ride!
Daily prizes
Bike draws were done at the stations and random team draws were done daily. Team Leaders awarded the prize to someone on their team however they saw fit. Team Leaders were encouraged to hold a random draw or reward someone that had gone that extra mile, such as the person who cycled the most or the newest cyclist on the team.
Monday, May 25
Bike winner: Alex Harvie from the City of Kelowna “Trades” team is the winner of a new bike from Fresh Air
Daily prizes:
Sponsor | Prize | Winning Team | Team Leader | Organization |
10-class punch pass | KGH Critical Care | Sharon Delparte | KGH | |
3-session starter pack | Assured Attack | Greg Lehmann | Assured Software | |
45 minute massage | First United Church | Bonnie Cleve | First United Church | |
$50 GC | Nature’s Finest Cyclists | Kendall Cowley | Nature’s Fare Markets Ltd. | |
Cryo Care | One Cryocare treatment | Ash Kickers | Glenn Bonkowski | City of Kelowna |
$44 GC | Bethesda 3 | Dennis Enkurs | Bethesda Christian Association |
Photo of the day winner: Acro Media (Team Leader Stephanie Stefansson) won the photo of the day! They will receive a $20 GC for Wild Mountain
Tuesday, May 26
Prize winners: Andrew Wautier from Lifemark Health Centre is the winner of a new bike from ChainLine Cycle, congratulations!
Daily prizes:
Sponsor | Prize | Winning Team | Team Leader | Organization |
10-class punch pass | Thundering TOCs | Dominique Raymond | SD 23 | |
3-session starter pack | RAR | Ruben Reisdorf | Mission Springs COG | |
45 minute massage | Sovereign Cycle | Rich Stevenson | Sovereign Cycle | |
$50 GC | Odlum Brown | Jeremy Mason | Odlum Brown Limited | |
One Cryocare treatment | Ramada | Sergio Cunial | Ramada | |
$44 GC | May Bennett Cycles | Pat Munro | Interior Health – May Bennett Wellness Centre |
Photo of the day winner: The Chromatic Cyclones from the Kelowna Art Gallery won the photo of the day! They will receive a $20 GC for Wild Mountain.
Wednesday, May 27
Prize winners: Lindsay Stilborn from Interior Savings is the winner of a new bike from Outbound Cycle!,congratulations!
Today’s King and Queen of the Hills are Jason Bedell from the team “Tour de Yards”, and Jane Luk-Tran from “Team Tylenol”. Congrats to each of you on winning wooden indoor bike racks from Wooden Arms Workshop.
Daily prizes:
Sponsor | Prize | Winning Team | Team Leader | Organization |
10-class punch pass | PGT Peddlers | Emily Raymond | Public Guardian & Trustee of BC | |
3-session starter pack | Gentle Dental | Hilary Pada | Gentle Dental Kelowna | |
45 minute massage | Dorothea Walker Staff | Mary Berg | Dorothea Walker Staff | |
$50 GC | Momentum Health | Marc Nimchuk | Momentum Health | |
One Cryo Care treatment | Prune Whippers | Ken Warkentin | Three Links Manor IHA | |
$44 GC | Centre for Arts and Technology | Carrera Teal | Centre for Arts and Technology |
Photo of the day winner: The Source Office Furniture Kelowna Team (Team Leader Dawn Mason) won the photo of the day! They will receive a $20 GC for Wild Mountain
Thursday, May 28
Prize winners: Mary Smith from the Central Okanagan Outdoor Club is the winner of a new bike from Cyclepath, congratulations!
Daily prizes:
Sponsor | Prize | Winning Team | Team Leader | Organization |
10-class punch pass | Pathways to Work | Angie Simister | Cottonwoods Extended Care | |
3-session starter pack | Procera Networks | Alex Thiessen | Procera Networks - Canada | |
45 minute massage | Capri Insurance | Laura Henderson | Capri Insurance Services – Hardy Street | |
$50 GC | B-eye-cycles | Brendan Wallace | Tutt Street Optometry | |
One Cryo Care treatment | Adaptive Warriors | Liz Hostland | CRIS Adaptive Adventures | |
$44 GC | Spokes and Pokes | Trisha Elliot | Kelowna General Hospital - Laboratory |
Photo of the day winner: “Team Tylenol” from Interior Health (Team Leader Tanya Dokic) won the photo of the day! They will receive a $20 GC for Wild Mountain.
Friday, May 29 (morning)
Prize winners: Entries into today’s draw for a bike from Kelowna Cycle will include the afternoon Celebration Station at Tree Brewing Beer Institute, winner to be announced on Monday.
The winners of today’s CIBC draw are:
Beth Sheldon – Apple TV
James Donnelly – Men’s gift basket
Diane Graham – Women’s gift basket
Daily prizes:
Sponsor | Prize | Winning Team | Team Leader | Organization |
10-class punch pass | The Museos | Jennifer Garner | Kelowna Museums Society | |
3-session starter pack | Fraser Financial Kelowna | Quinton Ursulan | The Fraser Financial Group | |
45 minute massage | The Drill Builders | Ken Scheming | Multi-Power Products | |
$50 GC | Cancer Kickers | Terry Heidt | InspireHealth Integrative Cancer Care | |
One Cryo Care treatment | SITSO - Kelowna | David Aliverti | CRA | |
$44 GC | Golder-coasters | Janice Loukras | Golder Associates Ltd |
Photo of the day winner: Okanagan College Bike to Work Week Team (Team Leader Paul Stephenson) won the photo of the day! They will receive a $20 GC for Wild Mountain.
Monday, June 1 (for Friday, May 30 pm)
Prize winners: For the Friday bike draw, Lori Robinson from Lakeside Medicine Centre is the winner of a new bike from Kelowna Cycle.
The winner of the Saturday Bike draw is Steven Groves from FortisBC! He is the winner of a Raleigh Venture from The Lions Cyclery.
