Whitney Theis surges in 3rd week of the Bike Month Challenge

As the Bike Month Challenge rolls into the final week, Team UofL is still led by IT Systems Manager for the Speed School of Engineering, Taylor Smith (most miles: 408), with Library Assistant, Chloe Forsting now top for most trips (33), with Anthropology post-doc Rachel Butler in 2nd. But a new challenger, Whitney Theis, Research Coordinator in the Center for Cardiometabolic Science, now has 3rd most trips (22). Shout-out to top Bike Commuter, Asst. to the Provost for Sustainability Initiatives, Justin Mog (213mi).

 

Whitney Theis (back left) with her research team at UofL's Envirome Institute!

 

Hop on your bike and ride with Team UofL in this final, gorgeous week of the Challenge! Attempt to win a $200 bike shop voucher, or just enjoy the fitness, community & cleaner air. Register as an individual in the Bike Month Challenge and join Team UofL on Strava. Check out our resources for UofL Bicyclists.

 

 

Remember that all month long, LouVelo is offering free 30-minute rides – just select the Pay As You Go option at LouVelo.com!

Team UofL Standings as of May 22, 2023:

Top Riders (Most Miles)

Rank Name Miles Trips
1st Taylor Smith 408 13
2nd Kamila Bujko 358 22
3rd Rachel Butler 324 30
4th DJ Biddle 311 9
5th Michael Taylor 247 9
6th Justin Mog 213 18
7th Jamie Lee Pennesi 189 15
8th Clinton Coulter 177 19
9th Jason Naylor 172 20
10th Melissa Miller 140 13
11th Whitney Theis 123 22
12th Jason White 101 4
13th Juan David Tabares 91 4
14th Chloe Forsting 88 33
15th Tom Fougerousse 59 4
16th Dan Delaney 55 10
17th Katlyn McGraw 50 3
18th Mikus Abolins-Abols 50 3
19th Dave Stirling 32 2
20th Kendall Soule 29 1
21st Benne Holwerda 27 10
22nd John Vonhandorf 18 2
23rd Sonja Faul 16 1
24th Johnny Wise 12 1
25th Tessa Withorn 12 6
26th Emily Edwards 5.1 2
27th Aaron Vowels 4.5 1

 

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Top Riders (Most trips)

Rank Name Miles Trips
1st Chloe Forsting 88 33
2nd Rachel Butler 324 30
3rd Kamila Bujko 358 22
4th Whitney Theis 123 22
5th Jason Naylor 172 20
6th Clinton Coulter 177 19
7th Justin Mog 213 18
8th Jamie Lee Pennesi 189 15
9th Taylor Smith 408 13
10th Melissa Miller 140 13
11th Dan Delaney 55 10
12th Benne Holwerda 27 10
13th DJ Biddle 311 9
14th Michael Taylor 247 9
15th Tessa Withorn 12 6
16th Jason White 101 4
17th Juan David Tabares 91 4
18th Tom Fougerousse 59 4
19th Katlyn McGraw 50 3
20th Mikus Abolins-Abols 50 3
21st Dave Stirling 32 2
22nd John Vonhandorf 18 2
23rd Emily Edwards 5.1 2
24th Kendall Soule 29 1
25th Sonja Faul 16 1
26th Johnny Wise 12 1
27th Aaron Vowels 4.5 1

 

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Top Male Rider (Most Miles)

Rank Name Miles Trips
1st Taylor Smith 408 13
2nd DJ Biddle 311 9
3rd Michael Taylor 247 9
4th Justin Mog 213 18
5th Clinton Coulter 177 19
6th Jason Naylor 172 20
7th Jason White 101 4
8th Juan David Tabares 91 4
9th Tom Fougerousse 59 4
10th Dan Delaney 55 10
11th Mikus Abolins-Abols 50 3
12th Dave Stirling 32 2
13th Benne Holwerda 27 10
14th John Vonhandorf 18 2
15th Johnny Wise 12 1
16th Aaron Vowels 4.5 1

 

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Top Female Rider (Most Miles)

 

Rank Name Miles Trips
1st Kamila Bujko 358 22
2nd Rachel Butler 324 30
3rd Jamie Lee Pennesi 189 15
4th Melissa Miller 140 13
5th Whitney Theis 123 22
6th Katlyn McGraw 50 3
7th Kendall Soule 29 1
8th Sonja Faul 16 1
9th Tessa Withorn 12 6
10th Emily Edwards 5.1 2

 

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Top Commuters (Most days riding to work)

 

Rank Name Miles Days
1st Justin Mog 213 18
2nd Chloe Forsting 81 15
3rd Kamila Bujko 29 6
4th Tessa Withorn 12 6
5th Dan Delaney 26 4
6th Clinton Coulter 24 4
7th Rachel Butler 8.6 4
8th Tom Fougerousse 43 3
9th Jamie Lee Pennesi 13 3
10th Melissa Miller 0.9 1

 

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