BTWW Prize Winners Part 2

Bike to Work Week Winning Teams

Thank you and congratulations to all the teams that participated in BTWW this year. There were a total of 272 teams that reported results.

We are happy to announce the winning teams for BTWW 2018 in each size category:

Large: “Cougar Time”, Team Leader Joe Wessel

Medium: “Yeti Farm”, Team Leader Graham Mayuk

Small: “Markus’ Sole Practitioners Team”, Team Leader Markus Heinrichs

Mini: “Team KGH”, Team Leader Rachelle Slavik

Check out the prize page for details on what these teams win.

Winning Individual riders

Individual riders with the best participation and highest kilometers are: 

1st place: Claudio Incrocci

2nd place: Teresa Diachuk

3rd place: Terry Dyck

Check out the prize page for details on what they won!

The Landmark Challenge

If you work in one of the Landmark Buildings, you had an extra chance to win some amazing prizes during Bike to Work Week. The teams with the highest participation rates within the Landmark buildings won prizes from our sponsors Landmark gym, Team Fitness, and more!

The top three teams in the Landmark Buildings are:

1st place: “Tenzing2018”, Team Leader Clinton Halston

2nd place: “Highstreet”, Team Leader Jay Starnino

3rd place: “Crowe MacKay”, Team Leader Michelle Paulson

Congratulations! For a list of prizes these teams won, click here

Event highlights

Check out daily Bike to Work Week event highlights and photos on the Facebook event page or visit smartTRIPS.ca. Lots of photos were added last week!

Endurance Award

To the person who logged the most km during the week, and coincidentally, one of two people who got every single stamp filled out on his Passport, congratulations Markus Heinrichs! He logged an amazing 381 km during BTWW. Wow!

Markus wins a 1-hour massage from PhysioActive and a $25 GC from Orthoquest.

Stay tuned! To be announced soon…

• New Rider Provincial Draw Prize
• Provincial Grand Prize

Update on Cycling infrastructure projects in Kelowna

Sutherland Avenue Protected Bike Lanes

The Sutherland Avenue protected bike lanes are designed to be a safe and attractive corridor that can be enjoyed by everyone. It runs parallel to Harvey Avenue and extends from Abbott Street and Pandosy Street in the west to the Parkinson Recreation Centre and Landmark Area to the east, making it a safe and attractive east-west walking and cycling corridor.

Features include:

• A two-way street-level cycle track separated by a median from traffic
• Existing boulevards, sidewalks, curbs and gutters
• Existing parking on the south side will be retained

This project is now in the detail design phase, with construction set to occur in 2019-2020.

For more details, click here.

Bernard Avenue Bike Lanes

Starting Summer 2018 and ending Fall 2018, this project will add bike lanes on Bernard Avenue, between Lakeview Street and Ethel Street and will connect to the existing bike lanes to the east.

Update on the Okanagan Rail Trial

It’s getting closer! The Okanagan Rail Trail is schedule to officially open this Fall.

For now, work is progressing on the Kelowna section to UBCO, and the trail is still marked as closed. Parts of the trail on the Lake Country & north Okanagan sections may be marked closed for rock scaling & environmental work. Phase 1 fundraising is expected to be complete by the end of June.

For more specific information on trial construction, use, access, and opening dates, check out the Okanagan Rail Trail Facebook page here to find the contact details of the correct person to speak with in your municipality. 

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