Online registration is now available for the annual regional Bike to Work Day. The event highlights cycling as an enjoyable, healthy, and eco-friendly way to commute.
The nationwide event will take place on Thursday, May 15.
Throughout the region, dozens of free pit stop events will be available, including 14 in Montgomery County, according to a press release.
The first 18,000 cyclists to register and participate will receive a free T-shirt and entered into a raffle for a chance to win a new bike.
Both commuters and recreational cyclists are encouraged to show up at any of the pit stops, which will offer refreshments, music, and local vendor displays at various times throughout the morning.
Each Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT)-sponsored pit stop will also feature raffle prizes and a grand prize drawing for a new bike.
In addition to the eight pit stops sponsored by MCDOT, six others in Montgomery County will be operated by various organizations.
Bike to Work Day is co-organized by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments’ Commuter Connections, a network of transportation organizations that includes MCDOT, and the Washington Area Bicyclist Association.
Additional pit stops will be located throughout the Washington region.
All riders are encouraged to wear a helmet. All participants should visit the Find Your Pit Stop Map to plan a route in advance.
MCDOT-sponsored pit stops will be at the following locations:
- Downtown Bethesda at Woodmont and Bethesda Avenues, Bethesda, 6:30-9 a.m.
- Friendship Heights at the Shops at Wisconsin and Western Avenues, Chevy Chase, 6:30-9 a.m.
- North Bethesda at Pike and Rose, west of 935 Prose St. (next to Bark Social), North Bethesda. 6:30- 8:30 a.m.
- Fallsgrove at Thomas Farm Community Center, 700 Falls Grove Drive, Rockville. 6:30-9 a.m.
- Rockville Town Square, 36 Maryland Ave., Rockville. 6:30-9 a.m.
- Downtown Silver Spring at Veterans Plaza, Ellsworth Drive and Fenton Street, Silver Spring. 6:30-9 a.m.
- Downtown Wheaton at Marian Fryer Town Plaza (co-sponsored with Montgomery Parks), 2424 Reedie Drive (next to the Wheaton Metro), Wheaton. 7-9 a.m.
- Germantown at BlackRock Center for the Arts, 12901 Town Commons Drive, Germantown. 7:30 am-9:30 a.m.
Additional pit stops within Montgomery County will include:
- Gaithersburg-Kentlands, Main Street Pavilion, 301 Main St., Gaithersburg. 7-9 a.m.
- Gaithersburg Olde Towne Plaza (afternoon), 1 S. Summit Ave., Gaithersburg. 4-6 p.m.
- National Institutes of Health, Building 1, 1 Center Drive, Bethesda. 7-9:30 a.m.
- Rockville at Twinbrook, 5625 Fishers Lane, Rockville. 7-9 a.m.
- Takoma Park – Downtown/Old Takoma, Takoma Bicycle, 7216 Carroll Ave., Takoma Park. 6:30-9 a.m.
- Takoma Park – Sligo Creek Trail, at New Hampshire Ave., Takoma Park. 7-9:30 a.m.
For more information and to register, visit biketoworkmetrodc.org.
