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Vienna Bike/Walk Challenge 2013: Winners and Full Results

In fifth year of the Vienna competition, students take more than 5,500 trips to school by foot or bike.

For the second consecutive year, Vienna Elementary School won the Biking Cup in the Fifth Annual Bike/Walk Challenge — but Wolftrap Elementary came from behind to claim the Challenge Cup.

Read: Vienna Bike/Walk Challenge: Day 5 Results

The Biking Cup is given to the school with the highest percentage of bike riders relative to the total number of participants. Of the 805 total participants Vienna Elementary had this week, 258 — 32.04 percent — came in on bikes.

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At Wolftrap and Westbriar Elementary schools, 28.91 and 23.68 percent of all participants, respectively, used bikes to get to school.

The Challenge Cup is awarded to the school with the largest percentage increase in participants over last year's challenge. Wolftrap Elementary attracted 68 more students this year for a total of 1,155 participants overall, compared with 1,087 in 2011.

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All other schools saw a slight dip in overall participation, though all drew a record number of bikes — 919 — in this year's challenge.  

On the last day of the challenge, Louise Archer Elementary drew out 430% of its designated walking population.

Westbriar Elementary won Rookie of the Year.

Wolftrap and Vienna Elementary also set new three records in the town's all-time single-day bike turnout.

Top Five All-Time Single-Day Bike Turnouts in Vienna

1. VES 128 June 14, 2012 (Last Week of School) (359 K-6)
2. VES 113 May 10, 2013 (Walk Bike Challenge) (367 K-6)
3. WT 106 May 10, 2013 (Walk Bike Challenge) (567 K-6)
4. WT 102 May 8 2013 (National Bike to School Day) (567 K-6)
5. VES 92 June 9, 2012 (Field Day) (359 K-6)

Biking Cup:

  • Vienna Elementary School, 1st place
  • Wolftrap Elementary, 2nd place
  • Westbriar Elementary, 3rd place

Challenge Cup:

  • Wolftrap Elementary, 1st place
  • Vienna Elementary, 2nd place
  • Cunningham Park Elementary, 3rd place

 

Challenge Cup Standings

Standing School
Friday
Participants

Week Participants
Last Year Total Points 1 Wolftrap 287 1,155 1,087 106.2557 2 Vienna 208 805 847 95.04
3 Cunningham Park 175 882 987 89.36 4 Louise Archer 301
1,192 1,486 80.21 5 Marshall Road 219
1,019 1,285 79.29

Bike Cup Standings

Standing School
Friday Cyclists
Week Cyclists Total Bikers/
Walkers
Points 1 Vienna 113 258 805 32.04 2 Wolftrap 106 334 1155 28.91 3 Westbriar
29 122 515
23.68
4 Marshall Road 44 135 1,019 13.24 5 Cunningham
15 42 882
4.76
6 Louise Archer 5 28 1,192 2.34 Total 919 5,568

Total Participants, 2011 - 2013

Year Number of Walkers/Bikers 2011 2,546 2012 5,690 2013 5,568

Past results:

  • Bike/Walk Challenge 2011 
  • Bike/Walk Challenge 2012


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