Team UofL and Grand Champ DJ Biddle finish 2021 National Bike Challenge strong

Team UofL had a blast and made an impact in the 2021 National Bike Challenge, co-sponsored by Get Healthy Now, and UofL's Sustainability Council.

Together, from May 1st through September 30th, we rode 36,689 miles on 2,333 rides, including 2,850 miles of bike commuting that prevented 1,831 pounds of carbon pollution.

Faculty Workgroup — Digital Humanities Congrats to our Grand Prize winner, DJ Biddle, Director of UofL's Center for GIS, who rode 2,655 miles over 109 rides (including 2 days of bike commuting) to earn a $400 voucher to a local bike shop!

Honorable mentions go to last year’s winner, Kamila Bujko, who has since left UofL, but logged 4,092 miles over 163 trips this year; and to our Top Bike Commuter, UofL’s Sustainability Coordinator, Justin Mog, who finished as the 7th Top Commuter in the nation with 1,677 miles of bike commuting over 123 days.

This year’s Challenge may have ended, but it is never too late to pick up some healthy, sustainable two-wheeling habits! Check out our online resources for UofL Bicyclists - with handy maps, videos, and tips for getting around town car-free and care-free!

FINAL TEAM UofL RESULTS:

Top Riders (Most Miles)

	Name	Miles	Trips
1^st	Kamila Bujko	4,092	163
2^nd	DJ Biddle	2,655	109
3^rd	Juan David Tabares	2,603	90
4^th	Yoshi Saito	2,342	86
5^th	Robin Houze	2,104	32
6^th	Justin Mog	1,913	141
7^th	Joseph Turner	1,736	126
8^th	Taylor Smith	1,566	61
9^th	Jason White	1,057	42
10^th	Katlyn McGraw	1,053	39
11^th	Michael Taylor	949	46
12^th	Jason Naylor	864	87
13^th	Melissa Miller	784	102
14^th	Kendall Soule	771	30
15^th	Mikus Abolins-Abols	496	33
16^th	Ryan Lloyd	390	52
17^th	Elijah Humble	377	75
18^th	Johnny Wise	367	18
19^th	Mike Marquette	362	20
20^th	Rachel Singel	324	73
21^st	Whitney Theis	170	20
22^nd	Allison Smith	166	16
23^rd	Heather Turner	106	4
24^th	Benne Holwerda	93	46
25^th	Kenny Conrow	92	4
26^th	al futrell	60	14
27^th	Shirley Wu	45	35
28^th	Jared Koopman	40	3
29^th	Elana Nance	40	1
30^th	Natalie Harper	37	3

Top Riders (Most trips)

	Name	Miles	Trips
1^st	Kamila Bujko	4,092	163
2^nd	Justin Mog	1,913	141
3^rd	Joseph Turner	1,736	126
4^th	DJ Biddle	2,655	109
5^th	Melissa Miller	784	102
6^th	Juan David Tabares	2,603	90
7^th	Jason Naylor	864	87
8^th	Yoshi Saito	2,342	86
9^th	Elijah Humble	377	75
10^th	Rachel Singel	324	73
11^th	Taylor Smith	1,566	61
12^th	Ryan Lloyd	390	52
13^th	Michael Taylor	949	46
14^th	Benne Holwerda	93	46
15^th	Jason White	1,057	42
16^th	Katlyn McGraw	1,053	39
17^th	Shirley Wu	45	35
18^th	Mikus Abolins-Abols	496	33
19^th	Robin Houze	2,104	32
20^th	Kendall Soule	771	30
21^st	Mike Marquette	362	20
22^nd	Whitney Theis	170	20
23^rd	Johnny Wise	367	18
24^th	Allison Smith	166	16
25^th	al futrell	60	14
26^th	Amanda James	14	9
27^th	Heather Turner	106	4
28^th	Kenny Conrow	92	4
29^th	Jared Koopman	40	3
30^th	Natalie Harper	37	3

Top Commuters (Most days riding to work)

	Name	Miles	Days
1^st	Justin Mog	1,677	123
2^nd	Rachel Singel	320	67
3^rd	Shirley Wu	45	25
4^th	Ryan Lloyd	95	17
5^th	Jason Naylor	81	17
6^th	Elijah Humble	28	8
7^th	Whitney Theis	36	7
8^th	Melissa Miller	23	5
9^th	Kamila Bujko	12	5
10^th	Allison Smith	39	4
11^th	al futrell	12	4
12^th	Yoshi Saito	9.6	4
13^th	Joseph Turner	18	3
14^th	Benne Holwerda	4.0	3
15^th	DJ Biddle	8.6	2
16^th	Katlyn McGraw	1.4	1

Top Male Rider (Most Miles)

	Name	Miles	Trips
1^st	DJ Biddle	2,655	109
2^nd	Juan David Tabares	2,603	90
3^rd	Yoshi Saito	2,342	86
4^th	Robin Houze	2,104	32
5^th	Justin Mog	1,913	141
6^th	Joseph Turner	1,736	126
7^th	Taylor Smith	1,566	61
8^th	Jason White	1,057	42
9^th	Michael Taylor	949	46
10^th	Jason Naylor	864	87
11^th	Mikus Abolins-Abols	496	33
12^th	Ryan Lloyd	390	52
13^th	Elijah Humble	377	75
14^th	Johnny Wise	367	18
15^th	Mike Marquette	362	20
16^th	Benne Holwerda	93	46
17^th	al futrell	60	14
18^th	Jared Koopman	40	3
19^th	John Vonhandorf	17	2
20^th	Tim Followell	16	3

Top Female Rider (Most Miles)

	Name	Miles	Trips
1^st	Kamila Bujko	4,092	163
2^nd	Katlyn McGraw	1,053	39
3^rd	Melissa Miller	784	102
4^th	Kendall Soule	771	30
5^th	Rachel Singel	324	73
6^th	Whitney Theis	170	20
7^th	Allison Smith	166	16
8^th	Heather Turner	106	4
9^th	Shirley Wu	45	35
10^th	Elana Nance	40	1
11^th	Natalie Harper	37	3
12^th	Amanda James	14	9

Top Male New Rider

	Name	Miles	Trips
1^st	Benne Holwerda	93	46

Top Female New Rider

	Name	Miles	Trips
1^st	Shirley Wu	45	35
2^nd	Amanda James	14	9

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