June results from National Bike Challenge show Team UofL riders are helping beat the heat

4th Street bike lanes featuring new delineator posts installed May 2015 under the railroad overpass.UofL staff, faculty, and students are declaring their independence from four wheels and hopping on bicycles to feel the breeze throughout the dog days of summer. Throughout June, we pedaled for fun, fitness, and sustainable, healthy, non-polluting transportation.

Team UofL is participating in the 2021 National Bike Challenge and you can show your support for a healthy lifestyle and sustainable transportation by saddling up! !Register for the National Bike Challenge and Join Team UofL as an individual to compete against your peers. Simply log your trips by bicycle for recreation, fitness, or transportation. Your miles and days cycled will qualify you for great prizes through Get Healthy Now, including the grand prize of a $400 voucher to a local bike shop, co-sponsored by UofL's Sustainability Council! The National Bike Challenge is open to everyone, however the Get Healthy Now competition is restricted to UofL employees, retirees, and their spouses/qualifying adults.

The results are in and UofL riders racked up 20,174 miles over 1354 rides since the National Bike Challenge began on May 1st. That includes 1342 miles of biking for transportation, which equates to 862 pounds of heat-trapping gases kept out of the atmosphere to keep us all a little cooler. Individual Team UofL riders posted some impressive stats in June 2021. During June, our 2020 Grand Champ, Kamila Bujko, continued to dominate, racking up the most miles (722), followed by our Bike Month winner, DJ Biddle (537). But most improvement was shown by our June prize winner, Associate Professor of English, Joseph Turner, with 5th most miles (365) & 3rd most trips (25).

JUNE 2021 RESULTS:

Top Riders (Most Miles)Kamila Bujko - Team UofL's 2020 NBC Champion

Name

Miles

Trips

1st

Kamila Bujko

722

44

2nd

DJ Biddle

537

20

3rd

Justin Mog

409

33

4th

Juan David Tabares

377

14

5th

Joseph Turner

365

25

6th

Yoshi Saito

330

14

7th

Taylor Smith

317

13

8th

Kendall Soule

202

7

9th

Jason White

194

8

10th

Michael Taylor

164

8

11th

Jason Naylor

129

12

12th

Katlyn McGraw

111

7

13th

Melissa Miller

111

17

14th

Mikus Abolins-Abols

106

5

15th

Elijah Humble

87

21

16th

Mike Marquette

85

5

17th

Robin Houze

28

1

18th

Benne Holwerda

28

15

19th

Allison Smith

27

3

20th

Emily Coleman

12

8

21st

al futrell

8.4

2

22nd

Tim Followell

3.8

1

23rd

Amanda James

3.1

3

Top Riders (Most trips)

Name

Miles

Trips

1st

Kamila Bujko

722

44

2nd

Justin Mog

409

33

3rd

Joseph Turner

365

25

4th

Elijah Humble

87

21

5th

DJ Biddle

537

20

6th

Melissa Miller

111

17

7th

Benne Holwerda

28

15

8th

Juan David Tabares

377

14

9th

Yoshi Saito

330

14

10th

Taylor Smith

317

13

11th

Jason Naylor

129

12

12th

Jason White

194

8

13th

Michael Taylor

164

8

14th

Emily Coleman

12

8

15th

Kendall Soule

202

7

16th

Katlyn McGraw

111

7

17th

Mikus Abolins-Abols

106

5

18th

Mike Marquette

85

5

19th

Allison Smith

27

3

20th

Amanda James

3.1

3

21st

al futrell

8.4

2

22nd

Robin Houze

28

1

23rd

Tim Followell

3.8

1

Top Male Rider (Most Miles)

Name

Miles

Trips

1st

DJ Biddle

537

20

2nd

Justin Mog

409

33

3rd

Juan David Tabares

377

14

4th

Joseph Turner

365

25

5th

Yoshi Saito

330

14

6th

Taylor Smith

317

13

7th

Jason White

194

8

8th

Michael Taylor

164

8

9th

Jason Naylor

129

12

10th

Mikus Abolins-Abols

106

5

11th

Elijah Humble

87

21

12th

Mike Marquette

85

5

13th

Robin Houze

28

1

14th

Benne Holwerda

28

15

15th

al futrell

8.4

2

16th

Tim Followell

3.8

1

Top Female Rider (Most Miles)Kamila Bujko - Team UofL's 2020 NBC Champion

Name

Miles

Trips

1st

Kamila Bujko

722

44

2nd

Kendall Soule

202

7

3rd

Katlyn McGraw

111

7

4th

Melissa Miller

111

17

5th

Allison Smith

27

3

6th

Emily Coleman

12

8

7th

Amanda James

3.1

3

Congratulations to everyone for all of your pedaling so far! Stick with it to stay in the running for our grand prize bike shopping spree!

Check out our online resources for UofL Bicyclists - with handy maps, videos, and tips for getting around town care-free and car-free!

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