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Why ride?
For many, the idea of cycling in the cold and snow seems daunting. However, testimonials from participants like Sarah Bird in Nanaimo challenge this notion.
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Tom Huisman, in Lake Country, enjoys the mental and physical health benefits commuting by bike offers.
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Even children like four-year-old Owen Rieu from Penticton enjoy GoByBike Week, riding to daycare with his mother, Chelsea. While Chelsea says biking is a great way to model the benefits of an active lifestyle, Owen also enjoys the morning bike rides, 乌鸦传媒渆specially seeing deer,乌鸦传媒� he says.
Winter riding tips
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GoByBike BC Society offers a safely and free resources, including pre-recorded webinars, to help cyclists navigate the winter roads safely.
Cycling in numbers
In winter 2023, more than 61,187 British Columbians participated in Winter GoByBike Week, logging 2,313,928 kilometres and saving 501,660 kilograms of greenhouse gases 乌鸦传媒� equivalent to 112 gasoline-powered passenger .
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