Bring your competitive nature and excitement to learn to Team Revolution’s learn to race series, starting this week. (Download the flyer)

An invitation from Trek Bicycle Store of St. Louis and Trek WSD: Women’s Night Out. Come join special guests from the Trek WSD Demo Team and Trek Store staff for a LADIES o­nly night of fun and information….Learn about Women’s Specific Design, the differences in bike fits for women, basic bike maintenance as well as a question and answer session to follow. Food, raffles and discounts throughout the store will be available to everyone in attendance.More info will be posted here soon, so please check back. Date and time is Friday, April 25th, times to be announced. For more information or to RSVP please contact Carrie. Thanks and see you there!

Alright ladies, I’m sure we each know at least one person who’s been tinkering with the idea of a lifestyle change. Well, here’s a chance to dive in, do it and maybe win a free bike in the process. Check out what our Trek sponsor has going:

Local Cycling Retailer Partners with Supplier for Major Advocacy Initiative
(Omaha, NE – February 21, 2008)

The Go By Bike Challenge starts today in Omaha, Kansas City, and St. Louis. Midwest Cycling LLC. has partnered with Trek Bicycle Corporation to offer 2 people from each city a unique opportunity to integrate bicycles into their daily life.

Area residents are invited to visit the Go By Bike Challenge website to submit their profile. A man and a woman from each city will be selected to receive a free bicycle and accessories from the event sponsors. Their prizes are theirs to keep if they complete the Challenge.

For the Challenge, each of the six winners will ride bikes on 6 short trips (under 2 miles) per week during the month of May, National Bike Month. Winners will post weekly online entries about the Challenge to share their experience with others in the community.

The goal of the Challenge is to promote a lifestyle which integrates the bicycle into daily life. Cycling promotes healthy people and a healthy environment; it is safe and fun for everyone.

Over 50% of the car trips taken in the US today are less than 2 miles. With the world facing concerns of global climate change and skyrocketing obesity rates, it is clear that our exclusive reliance on cars for transport isn’t sustainable. Using a bicycle for short trips is ideal. Bicycles are a practical solution, emitting zero pollutants and providing a low impact workout for the rider.

Learn more about the Challenge online. Deadline for entries is midnight March 24, 2008. Submit your profile today, and spread the word.

Working together we can make our communities greener and leaner.

Links:
Go By Bike Challenge

Trek’s One World, Two Wheels Program

National Bike Month

After a successful spring and summer debut, Team Revolution is turning heads. In 2007 we went from two club members to 54. Our race team traveled 11 states to participate in 47 races. Team Revolution’s roots are grounded in a passion for cycling, and the drive to create a resource and network for women to explore and discover what cycling is all about. We’re taking a calculated risk to dream and to build. Being advocates for all aspects of cycling, for fitness and for women, we look forward to our challenge.

Weekly rides, training advice, seasonal and targeted educational clinics are what we’re about. Where do women in the midwest go for this stuff? Nearly two hundred women with open ears get our newsletters and could probably tell you: we ride in the dirt, rain, snow and blistering heat. You might ask, “What keeps you women going?” We’ll tell you that the women we know prefer the challenges of life. We’re invested in growing the sport. We’re planting the seed in as many people as we can and are betting our enthusiasm, and the collective passion of the community we create fosters the right environment for those seeds to grow.

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