The National Bike Challenge is a nationwide event uniting thousands of current bicyclists — and encouraging countless new riders. In its simplest form it is a logging center for users to record miles ridden and be part of the national community of bicyclists. Users compete on a local, state and national level.
Prizes are offered at all levels. At the local level, two lunches-for-two at Fiddler’s Hearth will be awarded at the end of the competition on September 30: one lunch-for-two will be awarded at random to one of the top-10 female riders, and one for one of the top-10 male riders. Only 4 weeks of competition remain, but if it were ending today, the following people would be entered into the drawings for the lunch.
Women:
| Bonnie Yoder | Granger |
| Sarah Lukens | South Bend |
| Linda McFarland | South Bend |
| Katie Michalczyk | Goshen |
| Judy Lee | Walkerton |
| Caitlin Day | South Bend |
| Priscilla Beaver | Osceola |
| Elma Chapman | Middlebury |
| Nicole Kroeger | Mishawaka |
| April Boughton | South Bend |
Men:
| John Boughton | South Bend |
| Chris Vandenbossche | South Bend |
| Michael McFarland | South Bend |
| James Rutkowski | North Liberty |
| Donald Renfro | South Bend |
| Chuck Michels | South Bend |
| Michael Bramlett | South Bend |
| Paul Ewing | South Bend |
| John Swartzendruber | Elkhart |
| Jamie Smith | South Bend |
With the end so near, riders are reminded to keep those cranks a crankin’.
