Montgomery County to Celebrate ‘Bike to Work Day’ With 16 Pit Stops

For Immediate Release: Thursday, February 13, 2020

Montgomery County will join this year’s regionwide “Bike to Work Day” celebration on Friday, May 15. Registration opens March 1.  The first 20,000 to register and participate will receive a free T-shirt, refreshments and entry into a raffle for a new bicycle.

Six pit stops will be hosted by the Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) and participants will be entered in a raffle for a free bicycle at each of those pit stops, as well.

Montgomery County pit stop locations are planned for:

• Bethesda – Downtown*
• FDA White Oak
• Friendship Heights*
• Gaithersburg – Kentlands
• Gaithersburg – Olde Towne (Afternoon)
• Germantown at acac Fitness & Wellness
• National Institutes of Health Bldg One
• Naval Support Activity Bethesda
• North Bethesda at Pike & Rose*
• Rock Springs Business Park at Marriott HQ
• Rockville – Fallsgrove*
• Rockville – Town Square*
• Rockville – Twinbrook
• Silver Spring – Veterans Plaza*
• Takoma Park – Downtown/Old Takoma
• Takoma Park – Sligo Creek Trail

(* denotes stops hosted by MCDOT)

Bike to Work Day is open to riders of all ability levels. This year’s event will have a total of 115 pit stops throughout the Washington Metropolitan region of Maryland, Washington, D.C., and Northern Virginia.

Learn more at www.biketoworkmetrodc.org.

Release ID: 20-030
Media Contact: Hannah Henn 240-777-8389