May is Bike Month, and OSU's Spring Bike Challenge runs from May 1-31.
All biking skill levels are welcome! Form a team of friends, co-workers or classmates and ride your bikes to win.
2025 Spring Bike Challenge Results
Congratulations to the winning teams and to everyone who biked in May!
| Team Name | ZAP Total | # of Riders |
|---|---|---|
| ZAP Krakens | 253 |
10 |
| Wheely Spoketastic | 243 | 10 |
| Krebs Cyclers | 241 | 10 |
| C(ycle) B(ecause) E(ngineers) E(xcel) | 162 |
10 |
| Velocity | 134 | 10 |
| ZAPpleSeeds | 129 | 10 |
| LibRiders | 105 | 10 |
| Cycleogical Science | 97 | 10 |
| S.M.B.C. (Saman Mao Bicycle Club) | 87 | 7 |
| ite & friends | 73 | 10 |
| SpokesPeople for the Planet | 63 | 10 |
| Intonation | 62 | 7 |
| Bicyclist Advocacy | 59 | 6 |
| IBikers | 57 | 5 |
| Rotations of a regular n-gon | 55 | 6 |
| Biking Butterflies | 55 | 5 |
| InSOE (In Support of Engineering) | 51 | 6 |
| Bike to ALS | 48 | 4 |
| Random Acts of Bikeness | 46 | 8 |
| Phish on a Bicycle | 45 | 9 |
| Microbiology | 42 | 7 |
| Too Poor for Parking | 40 | 5 |
| Caution: Biking Engineers Everywhere (CBEE) | 37 | 5 |
| Justice for Gerlach | 36 | 9 |
| Bike Squad | 33 | 4 |
| Lacewings | 32 | 9 |
| School of Language, Culture & Society | 26 | 7 |
| Bennie and the Jets | 25 | 6 |
| Flora and Fauna | 23 | 7 |
| Bean n Cheese Burritos | 22 | 5 |
| Killer BEEs | 21 | 6 |
| CCE Riders | 20 | 6 |
| Calvin Cyclers | 17 | 9 |
| RAD Bikers | 16 | 5 |
| The Re-Cyclers | 15 | 5 |
| Linus Pauling Institute | 13 | 4 |
| Zaptasticlicious | 12 | 7 |
| The Postdocs | 5 | 4 |
Forming a team:
- New teams, please fill out a team registration.
- To participate, all team members need to register for ZAP* (that’s how we keep track of scores).
- Team captains are in charge of registering a team and communicating roster changes to [email protected]
- Team minimum: 4 members
- Team maximum: 10 members
- Deadline for new teams or roster changes: May 15, 2025
Pro tip: Look for fun ways to encourage each other – it makes a difference!
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How the bike challenge works:
- The teams with the highest number of ZAPs* win!
- You can each get 1 ZAP per day that you bike - rain or shine and even on weekends!
- More people = more ZAPs for your team.
- In the event of a tie in team ZAPs, the team with the higher "inspirational" score wins (1 point for every “sometimes” rider, and 2 points for every “never” rider on that team)
Prizes:
Members of the three teams with the highest combined ZAPs will win gift certificates for services or parts at the Adventure Leadership Institute Bike Shop, right here on campus.
- 1st place: $20 gift certificate
- 2nd place: $15 gift certificate
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3rd place: $10 gift certificate
*ZAP is the biking rewards program for the Corvallis Campus. You can participate year-round, and spring is a great time to get started.