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Highest Participation Rate (Large Employer)

Employer with 11 or more employees that has the largest percentage of employees participating in the challenge.

Albany County

2019: Honest Weight Co-op (22% participation)

2018: BERP (18% participation)
2017: BERP (19% participation)
2016: AQE/Citizen Action of NY/PPEF (41% participation)
2015: BERP
2014: TIE: City of Cohoes/BERP

Rensselaer County

2018: Capital Roots (13% participation)
2017: Capital Roots (17% participation)
2016: Capital Roots (20%)
2015: Capital Roots
2014: N/A

Saratoga County

2018: Saratoga Public Library (24% participation)
2017: Saratoga Public Library (22% participation)
2016: Saratoga Springs Public Library (23% participation)
2015: Kitware Weasels
2014: Kitware Weasels

Schenectady County

2018: NYS DEC Region 4 Office (14% participation)
2017: NYS DEC Region 4 Office (14% participation)
2016: NYS DEC Region 4 Office (9% participation)
2015: NYS DEC Region 4 Office
2014: NYS DEC Region 4 Office

Highest Participation Rate (Small Employer)

Employer with no more than 10 employees that has the largest percentage of employees participating in the challenge.

Albany County

2019: Parks and Trails New York (38% participation)

2018: Parks and Trail New York (63% participation) 
2017: Parks and Trail New York (89% participation) 
2016: Parks and Trails NY (86% participation) 
2015: AQE/Citizen Action of NY 
2014: AQE 

Rensselaer County

2018: N/A 
2017: N/A 
2016: N/A 
2015: N/A 
2014: N/A 

Saratoga County

2018: LuLaRoe Kirsten Ott (44% participation)
2017: Elan Planning and Design (44% participation)s
2016: Elan Planning and Design (33% participation)
2015: ISTI
2014: N/A

Schenectady County

2018: Land Art Studio NY (100%)
2017: Land Art Studio NY (100%)
2016: Land Art Studio NY (100%)
2015: Land Art Studio NY
2014: Horizon Productions

Largest Team

Team with the largest number of members.

Albany County

2019: Honest Weight Food Co-op (43 riders)

2018: NYS DEC Central Office (29 riders)
2017: Albany Public Library (17 riders)
2016: NYS DEC Central Office (33 riders)
2015: City of Albany
2014: City of Albany

Rensselaer County

2018: RPI (11 riders)
2017: RPI (15 riders)
2016: RPI (15 riders)
2015: RPI
2014: Capital District Community Gardens

Saratoga County

2018: Saratoga Public Library (26 riders) 
2017: Saratoga Public Library (24 riders) 
2016: Skidmore College (24 riders) 
2015: SUNY ESC 
2014: Skidmore College 

Schenectady County

2018: Union College (37 riders) 
2017: Union College (50 riders) 
2016: Union College (53 riders) 
2015: Union College 
2014: Union College

Longest Commute

Rider with the longest round-trip bicycle commute.

Albany County

2019: Mike Soucie (82 miles)

2018: Mike Soucie (82 miles) 
2017: Mike Soucie (82 miles) 
2016: Mike Soucie (80 miles) 
2015: Mike Soucie (81 miles) 
2014: Robert Dansereau 

Rensselaer County

2018: David Hooper (59 miles)
2017: Kevin Lanahan (54 miles)
2016: Matt Brady (34 miles)
2015: Christopher Guyon (32 miles)
2014: Gary Roosa

Saratoga County

2018: Ken Williams (53 miles)
2017: Ken Williams (53 miles)
2016: Ken Williams (52 miles)
2015: Brian Woods (68 miles)
2014: Chris Harris

Schenectady County

2018: Kevin Conway (66 miles)
2017: Dana Rackliffe (85 miles)
2016: Dana Rackliffe (101 miles)
2015: Dana Rackliffe (85 miles)
2014: Dana Radcliffe

Largest K-12 Team (Bike to School Day)

School with the largest number of student riders.

Albany County

2019: Hamagrael Elementary School (350 student riders)

2018: Hamagrael Elementary School (210 student riders)
2017: Hamagrael Elementary School (225 student riders)
2016: Hamagrael Elementary School (130 student riders)
2015: N/A
2014: N/A

Rensselaer County

2018: N/A
2017: N/A
2016: N/A
2015: N/A
2014: N/A

Saratoga County

2018: Lake Avenue Elementary (225 student riders)
2017: Lake Avenue Elementary (120 student riders)
2016: Lake Avenue Elementary (150 student riders)
2015: Lake View Elementary School
2014: Lake View Elementary School

Schenectady County

2018: N/A
2017: N/A
2016: N/A
2015: N/A
2014: N/A