• Get your workmates on a bike!
  • What's happening near you? Find out about local cycling news and events.
  • Ewa G encouraged Fesl R to ride a bike!
  • Show your support for cycling in Greater Manchester.
  • Can you burn off 6 pints in a week? Set a personal goal.
  • Rachel S encouraged Rachael T to ride a bike!
  • Cycling is a quick, healthy and convenient way to commute.
  • Phil D encouraged Gary M to ride a bike!
  • Cycling is fun for all the family.
  • Set a goal, it’s a great motivator.

Prizes

Cinema Tickets

cineworld

We've got 500 Odeon cinema tickets to give away to those people riding a bike for the first time in over a year and to those who encouraged them.

Find out how you can win a cinema ticket here.

Click here to find out if a cinema ticket is in the post to you.


Team Prizes

Teams finishing in 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in each category will win a coveted Challenge certificate. The teams in 1st place in each size category will also receive one of the following team prizes:


Ice cream cart
Manchester Velodrome 2011 Meal out Wine tasting evening
Traditional ice
cream delivery
Tour of
Manchester Velodrome
Meal at a top
Manchester restaurant
Manchester Wine School
tasting evening

Weekly Prizes

We will be having three weekly prize draws over the course of the Challenge, with a range of prizes on offer:

Week 1 - Monday 14 May - Sunday 20 May 2012

Record a trip for at least 10 minutes (anywhere and anytime this week) and be entered into the draw to win:

High end restaurant dish


  • Meal for two at Harvey Nichols' Second Floor Restaurant
  • Mixed case of delicious summer wines
  • A Revolution Stow Lite S2 Rucsac donated by Edinburgh Bicycle Co-operative

WINNERS NOW DRAWN - Find out who won here.


Week 2 - Monday 21 May - Sunday 27 May 2012

Enjoy cycling with your friends and family, record a trip for leisure and you could win:

Luxury Hamper
    Roam 2 Woman

    Roam 2 Man
  • Bike and accessories worth £500
  • £50 worth of Trafford Centre vouchers
  • Jamie Oliver Pick of the Pantry Luxury Hamper
  • 3 month membership and Brompton Dock use

WINNERS NOW DRAWN - Find out who won here.


Week 3 - Monday 28 May - Tuesday 5 June 2012

It’s quicker by bike, try cycling to work, record your trip and be entered in the draw to win:

Hot air ballooning



  • Bike and accessories worth £500
  • £50 to spend online at Wheelies bike shop
  • A hot air balloon trip for two!

WINNERS NOW DRAWN - Find out who won here.



Photo Competition

Take a photo that fits one of the categories below, upload it in the Photo Gallery with the appropriate description in the caption box or email it to support@challengeforchange.com with your chosen category to enter the competition. The three categories are:

Photo competition
  1. "What riding a bike in Greater Manchester is to me"
  2. "What I love about my commute"
  3. "My workmates and I out on a bike"

Photos will be displayed in the Photo Gallery and the winning photos which, in the eye's of the judges, best suits each category will win a case of New World wines.

Thank You

Thanks to our sponsors:

Wills Wheels Logo   ken-fosters-548720.jpg   Edinburgh Bicycle Co-op logo

bike factory logo Ride stuff logo manchesterwineschool-logo-ae0a56.jpg brompton dock



Please note: staff at Transport for Greater Manchester are able to take part in the Greater Manchester Challenge but are not eligible to win prizes.
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