What is Cycle into Summer?
Cycle into Summer is a fun, free, journey-based team event for people of all cycling abilities. It is open to staff and students from workplaces and third level campuses who are partners of the Smarter Travel Programme. Participants will have the chance to win some great prizes while connecting with their colleagues and organisation, being part of a team, and being active! The Cycle into Summer event aims to celebrate cycling and to encourage people to integrate cycling into their lifestyles. This year’s Cycle into Summer takes place from the 9th May to the 29th May, which includes national Bike Week (14th-22nd May), so there will be plenty of exciting opportunities for you to get on your bike and get cycling.
Who can take part?
All staff and students of participating organisations can take part. You can check if your Workplace or Campus is participating using the list below.
I want to take part, what should I do next?
- Form a team of 2-4 people. We would highly encourage you to have at least one ‘new’ cyclists on your team.
- Choose your Team Name
- Nominate a Team Captain. Your Team Captain will be the main point of contact for your team and will set up your team on the Active Travel Logger website
- Get on your bike and log your journeys!
Each participant needs to have a working email address and have a registered and verified Active Travel Logger account. If you don’t yet have an account on the Active Travel Logger you can register here.
Where can I find more information?
For more information on how to get started, creating a team, logging your cycling journeys and more, refer to our Cycle into Summer Participant Guide and our Frequently Asked Questions by clicking on the header at the top of this page.
Participating Organisations
Registration for Cycle into Summer is now open. If your organisation is a partner of the Smarter Travel Programme and would like to register to take part, please ask your Smarter Travel Coordinator to email cyclechallenge@nationaltransport.ie
| Arup |
| Atkins |
| Atlantic Technological University – Sligo |
| Children’s Health Ireland |
| Cork City Council |
| Cork County Council |
| Deloitte |
| Dublin City Council |
| Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council |
| Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment |
| eBay Ireland |
| Eirgrid |
| Gilead Sciences Ireland |
| HSE UL Hospitals |
| Jacobs |
| IADT |
| Kilkenny County Council |
| Louth County Council |
| Maynooth University |
| Mayo County Council |
| Mary Immaculate College |
| Meath County Council |
| National Transport Authority |
| Oberstown Children Detention Campus |
| OBW Technologies |
| Our Lady’s Hospital Navan |
| PwC |
| Roughan & O’Donovan |
| Royal Victoria Eye & Ear Hospital |
| Sligo County Council |
| St Vincent’s University Hospital |
| Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland |
| ThermoFisher Scientific |
| Toast |
| Trinity College Dublin |
| UCD |
| University Hospital Waterford |
| University of Limerick |
| Verizon Services Ireland |
| Tallaght University Hospital |
Competition Winners – Week 1
Congratulations to the Winner of the Cycle into Summer Early Bird Coordinator Prize Draw.
Early Bird Coordinator Prize Draw
| Coordinator Name | Organisation |
| Deirdre Neff | Roughan & O’Donovan |
Week 1 Competitions
Well done to all who participated in Week 1 of Cycle into Summer. It has been a fantastic week of walking with 99 Teams taking part and 47 organisations represented. Week 1 Winners are listed below, and your Cycle into Summer Goodie Bags will be with you all shortly.
Weekly Photo Competition
The competition was extremely tough and all the Teams who entered really showed their enthusiasm for Cycle into Summer with both individual and Team photos.
| Team Name/Individual | Organisation | Link to Winning Photo |
| Nacho Average Sisters | Louth County Council | Winning Photo |
| Robert Cullen | Verizon | Winning Photo |
| Tullamore Dew | Atlantic Technological University Sligo | Winning Photo |
| Edele Johnston | Louth County Council | Winning Photo |
| Ghrian | Deloitte | Winning Photo |
Congratulations to the winners of our Week 1 Prize Draws. The winners are:
Distance Competition: Derek Reid from IADT
Team Target (Weekly Team Average): Wheels on fire, Roughan & O’Donovan
Top 10: To Slow Mo’s, Trinity College
Top 50: Cork City Council Infrastructure Wheelers, Cork City Council
Week 2 Competitions
Well done to all who participated in Week 2 of Cycle into Summer. Week 2 Winners are listed below, and we will be preparing your Cycle into Summer Goodie Bags for delivery shortly.
Photo Competition
We had so many great entries this week it was extremely hard to choose the winners.
| Team Name/Individual | Organisation | Link to Winning Photo |
| Active Travel Lurchers | Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council | Winning Photo |
| Puncture Prone | Louth County Council | Winning Photo |
Congratulations to the winners of our Week 2 Prize Draws. The winners are:
Distance Competition: Charlie Johnston, Roughan & O’Donovan
Team Target (Weekly Team Average): Pedal Power, Maynooth University
Top 10: Pedal Power 2, Cork County Council
Top 50: Team ERDC, Analog Devices
Week 3 Competitions
Overall Prize Winners
Well done to all Cycle into Summer Overall Prize Winners on your achievements over the past 3 weeks. Your prizes will be with you all soon. The Cycle into Summer Overall Prize Winners are:
Leaderboard – Top 3
| Final Position | Team Name | Organisation |
| 1st Place | Coffee Shop Seekers | DBFL Consulting Engineers |
| 2nd Place | To Slow Mo’s | Trinity College Dublin |
| 3rd Place | Imperfect Peddlers | Atlantic Technological University – Sligo |
Overall Leaderboard 4th – 20th Prize Draw: The Wheel Deals, St. Vincent’s University Hospital
Photo Competition
Thank you to everyone who submitted photos this week and it was great to see so many out enjoying themselves on their cycling journeys with their buddies.
| Team Name/Individual | Organisation | Link to Winning Photo |
| Flyin Dynamos | Atlantic Technological University – Sligo | Winning Photo |
| Path Less Travelled | Arup | Winning Photo |
Distance Competition: Alan Ó Cleirigh, Dept. of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Team Target (Weekly Team Average): The Vintage Valies, Sligo County Council
Cycle into Summer Quiz
Well done to everyone who took part in the Cycle into Summer Quiz. The Winners of the VIP Marchathon Goodie Bags are:
| Name | Organisation |
| David Sheehan | DBFL Consulting Engineers |
| Michael Frawley | Cork City Council |
Cycle into Summer Resources
Resources for Cycle into Summer will be uploaded to this section of the website on a continuous basis. The resources can be used to help you plan and promote the Cycle into Summer event in your organisation. Please click on the preferred link to download the Cycle Challenge resource. If you require an alternative format of these resources please contact cyclechallenge@nationaltransport.ie.
How to use the Active Travel Logger
Please note: these video tutorials contains references and dates from previous Challenges and events and are only for the purpose of demonstrating the functions on the Active Travel Logger. If you have any queries, please see refer to the Cycle into Summer Participant Guide or contact your organisation Coordinator.
How to log your cycle journeys – video tutorial
How to join Cycle into Summer and create a Team – video tutorial
There are a number of other video tutorials you may find useful when using the Active Travel Logger. Click on the relevant link below to view the videos.
- How to invite Team Members to join your Team – video tutorial.
- How to add the Active Travel Logger to your mobile home screen – Android.
- How to add the Active Travel Logger to your mobile home screen – iOS.
Video Tutorials for Organisation Coordinators:
- How to view teams from your organisation taking part in a challenge
- How to send email alerts to participants from your organisation using the Active Travel Logger
Frequently Asked Questions
If you have any further questions that are not addressed here, please email cyclechallenge@nationaltransport.ie.
The Smarter Travel Cycle into Summer is a fun, free team event. The aim is to clock up as many journeys on your bike as you can during the event and to encourage your teammates, especially those who haven’t been on a bike for a while, to do the same. There are some fantastic prizes to be won. The event is part of the Smarter Travel Programme for large employers and third level campuses promoting more sustainable travel. Cycle into Summer is open to all staff and students from workplaces and campuses that are partners of the programme. For further information email info@smartertravelworkplaces.ie
- Form a team of 2-4 people. We would highly encourage you to have at least one ‘new’ cyclists on your team.
- There is no minimum number of trips new cyclists must make for this challenge, so don’t worry if you’re taking your time building up trips.
- Choose your Team Name
- Nominate a Team Captain. Your Team Captain will be the main point of contact for your team and will set up your team on the Active Travel Logger.
- Get on your bike and log your trips!
- Every participant must register individually and log their trips. Click here for more information »
Distances aren’t logged as we want to make the competition open to as many new, returning and occasional cyclists as possible. If the competition was based solely on distance, club cyclists doing one long cycle at the weekend would leave everyone else in the dust!
By making 1 trip = 1 point, the efforts of someone who hasn’t cycled for years are appreciated as much as someone who cycles many miles every weekend for leisure.
You can see how you and your team are doing when you log into your Active Travel Logger and go to ‘Team Progress’. On this page, you will see your team average figures to date. Your team’s progress will also be shown on the Leaderboards.
Winners of the Cycle into Summer Competitions will be published on www.cyclechallenge.ie.
You could use a Dublin bike, a TFI Bike in Cork, Limerick or Galway, a company fleet bike or borrow one from a friend to clock up a few journeys.
Yes, spot checks are carried out throughout the event and the final Leaderboard will be published a few days after the end of the event to allow for a Quality Assurance on the accuracy of the top teams’ entries.
Cycle into Summer is currently only open to staff and students in organisations that are Smarter Travel Partners. To see if your organisation has registered to take part, please see the section above.
Using a static bicycle does not count towards cycle journeys. The purpose of Cycle into Summer is to encourage participants to cycle on the commute, on shopping trips, and for leisure and pleasure.
Cycle into Summer is open to people of all cycling abilities whether using a pedal bike, an e-bike, an adapted bike, trike, hand bike, or tandems that offer more support. All participants need to use a bike during the event.
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