The Big Pedal

If you’d like to make school life a little more exciting this spring, we’d love your school to enter The Big Pedal, powered by Sustrans and funded by the Bike Hub. This FREE to enter, UK wide cycle-to-school competition has daily, regional and national prizes including Cyclepod cycle storage, two Land Rover bikes and a jaw-dropping stunt display day with the M.A.D team at your school.

Big Pedal dates: 7 – 25 March 2011

This infectiously fun (and free) competition runs from 7 – 25 March 2011 , with daily stages to enter if you can’t do the whole thing. Thousands of pupils at hundreds of school are already taking part, to help their pupils get active and for a chance to win a brilliant prize. Why not register today?

How does The Big Pedal work?

• Once you register, we’ll send you a big, eye-catching wall-chart so everyone can follow progress.
• To race, simply encourage as many pupils, parents and staff to ride in.
• Keep a log and enter your daily figures on The Big Pedal website.

PRIZES that students (and schools) will love

Most children want to cycle to school (we know because we asked ’em!) so use this opportunity to help them do it, en masse. What’s more, children who have recently completed Bikeability training will immediately be able to put their knowledge to use and develop their cycling skills further. 

First prize: a bicycle stunt show by the M.A.D team riders and two Land Rover bikes

Second prize: Innovative bike/scooter storage from Cyclepods

Daily and regional prizes: Aplenty – watch this space!

“Brill. What now?”

1. Register on the official registration page  and wait for your usename and password
2. Return to the registration page, log on and follow instructions
3. Find detailed information and downloadable resources on the site and wait for your posters to arrive
4. Promote cycling to school and aim to be the UK’s fastest cycling school!

Talk to us

Contact Jenny at thebigpedal@sustrans.org.uk or call her on 0117 915 0563 for help with anything to do with the race.

The Big Pedal is powered by Sustrans and funded by the Bike Hub. The Bike Hub’s levy scheme is an industry-wide initiative developed by The Bicycle Association of Great Britain and the Association of Cycle Traders. The Bike Hub aims to generate funds from within the cycle industry to support the future of UK cycling.

Bikeability is the national cycle training scheme, based on the National Standard for Cycle Training, which is shared by all UK governments. More than 300,000 children learn to cycle the Bikeability way each year, and this number is still increasing as it spreads to all parts of the United Kingdom.

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