Otsego County ‘Bike to Work’ Day is May 21st

The Sixth Annual Bike to Work Day for Otsego County will be held on Wednesday May 21st with check-­in sites at more than 20 locations countywide.

For the second year, organizers of the event -- Otsego Regional Cycling Advocates (ORCA), a committee of Otsego County Conservation Association (OCCA) -- have joined forces with the National Bike Challenge, presented by the League of American Bicyclists. This year, the National Bike Challenge goal is to have 50,000 riders nationwide pedaling 30 million miles from May 1 until September 30. Every time challenge participants get on their bikes, their miles count toward that goal.

Whether for fitness, fun, or transportation, or whether riding as an individual or in a team, Otsego County bicyclists are invited to join and log miles on nationalbikechallenge.org and should look for “Otsego Regional Cycling Advocates Bike Challenge” to sign up as part of the local effort.

The aim of Bike to Work Day is to encourage people to choose an alternative “green” mode of transportation – biking, walking or even skateboarding – to get to work or school, to run errands, or just for fun on May 21st.