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But, to build momentum for Bike to Work and School Week (BTWW), non-profit GoByBike BC Society sweetened the pot just a little, to encourage British Columbians to hang up their car keys and hop on a pair of wheels instead. And the grand prize, a cycling trip for two to Portugal, is what Malene Foyd, of Greater Victoria won.
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Terri-Lynn Gifford, provincial program manager with GoByBike BC Society, who organizes BTWW said over 50,000 participants registered across the province this year, the highest number of cyclists yet.
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In Victoria, 7,279 registered participants cycled over 310,000 km, averting 67,241 kg of greenhouse gases.
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