Strava, the social network for athletes, has announced figures from its first-ever Global Bike to Work Day, which took place on Tuesday 10 May 2016.
79,879 cycle commute activities were uploaded by Strava Global Bike to Work Day Challenge entrants on the day. Strava commuters logged a total of 1,343,954km on Global Bike to Work Day, averaging 16.82km per ride.
In total, 71,107 hours were spent commuting on the day, with the average commute time per rider being 53 minutes and 41 seconds.
The day was truly global with Strava members from 180 different countries getting involved, producing a total carbon offset of 514.51 tons.
The top countries by participation in Global Bike to Work Day were:
1. United Kingdom
2. USA
3. Brazil
4. Australia
5. Germany
6. Netherlands
7. Spain
8. Canada
9. France
10. Italy
Strava launched the day to show how commutes on Strava make a difference to the cycling community through Strava Metro, which anonymises and analyses the millions of human-powered commutes uploaded to Strava every week, then partners with urban planners to improve city infrastructure for cyclists and pedestrians.
Currently, over 70 organisations and government agencies are using Strava Metro, including GoBike in Glasgow, University College London, Oregon Department of Transport, Austin B-Cycle in Texas and Vermont Transportation.
Gareth Nettleton, VP of Marketing for Strava, said “The Strava community came out in force on Tuesday to make a difference on Global Bike to Work Day. It’s incredible that Strava cyclists who joined the challenge recorded nearly 80,000 commutes in a single day across the globe. These kinds of activities are making a difference when used by town and city planners.”
