Blue Turtle Bistro is the destination for this month’s edition of Cycle Social (previously known as Bike to Beer). A group ride will leave the south end of Forsyth Park at 5:30 p.m., bound for the restaurant, located at 5002 Paulsen St, Suite 105. Ride with us or join us there at 6 p.m. Don’t forget your lights!

BREAKING NEWS: This event is temporarily postponed and will not be held at the Savannah Play Streets Bicycle Block Party on May 19. A new date and location will be announced shortly. You may still use the registration form on this page to sign up for the competition.

Who is the fastest commuter in all the land? Or at least in Savannah?

We’ll find out when Pageant Prologue II goes down during the Savannah Play Streets Bicycle Block Party on Sunday, May 19. It’s the qualifying event for the annual Dump the Pump Challenge, presented with Chatham Area Transit, which pits a cyclist, transit rider and driver against each other to determine the champion of commuter modes. This year’s Dump the Pump Challenge will be held on June 20. Pageant Prologue II is organized by our SpokeModels group.

Last year Kristin Mulzer powered the Savannah Bicycle Campaign to its fourth straight victory (Frank McIntosh took home the gold in the previous three years). To help choose this year’s competitor, we are bringing back the Bike Pageant Prologue to test the city cycling skills of potential competitors, along with their poise and appearance both before and after the ride, since after all, this is an event tailor-made for the press!

So, bring your bike and your “A” game, your best cycle-ready workday attire, your grace, and your charisma. Equally weighted components of the competition will be (1) prologue course time, (2) post-ride appearance, and (3) interview. We welcome you  to attend as a competitor or as a volunteer! Top competitors will walk away with fantastic prizes, the top competitor with the honor to represent Savannah’s bicyclists in the June 21 Dump the Pump Challenge!

Don’t miss it! Register at this link to compete! To volunteer, please send an email to volunteers@bicyclecampaign.org.

What: Bike Pageant Prologue: a time-trial bike race through Savannah’s city streets, plus judging of post-race appearance and interview.
When: Sunday, May 19
Who: Bicyclists hoping to represent SBC in the June 21 Dump the Challenge
Where: Savannah Gardens, 515  Pennsylvania Ave.
Why: ’cause we can’t lose. We need to put our best rider forward!

Want to know what you’re getting yourself into? Official rules are here.

 

Savannah will join cities all over the United States to celebrate National Bike to Work Day on Friday, May 17. Citizens can participate in a group commute from Habersham Village Shopping Center to Johnson Square, where bicycle commuters will enjoy coffee from The Coffee Fox and healthy snacks. The group commute will leave Habersham Village at 7:30 a.m. A press conference in Johnson Square will highlight some exciting developments impacting cycling in Savannah.

Since 2000, bicycle commuting has increased 47 percent in the U.S. and more than 400 percent in some communities. There is growing interest in bicycle commuting here in Savannah and we invite experienced and new commuters to join us on May 17.

According to the League of American Bicyclists, which sponsors Bike to Work Day and National Bike Month, more than half of the U.S. population lives within five miles of their workplaces, making bicycling a feasible and fun way to get to work. Many people in Savannah live a similar distance from their jobs and we hope they will enjoy this opportunity to take two wheels to work. This event is cosponsored by the City of Savannah.