Author: Caeli Quinn

To all past, present and future riders: Why do you Climate Ride?

Here’s a sneak-peek of this year’s Climate Ride NYC-DC 2013 from our Ride Director and logistics master, Blake Holiday. He tells us about Day 3 – the 60 mile day through Pennsylvania’s Amish County. Ride through history in the quaint countryside dotted with family farms and quiet roads frequented by horses and buggies. When Caeli […]

Here’s a sneak-peek of this year’s Climate Ride California 2013 from our talented route planner and logistics master. Ride Director Blake Holiday tells us about Day 3 – the 100-mile Century Ride along Northern California’s remote coast from Mendocino to the Russian River. When we designed Climate Ride California in 2010, we thought it would […]

Once in a while we like to highlight riders that you’re going to meet this May. Most people who ride in Climate Ride say they’re riding because a friend said they absolutely have to do it. Climate Riders are some of the most interesting people you’ll meet. Together, they create an inspiring community both during […]

You like to bike and contribute to your community. You’ve already signed up for Climate Ride or you’re thinking about it. Have you thought about getting your colleagues involved by starting a team? Many companies offer matching grants and other ways to support their employees who are giving back to their communities. More than 40 […]

Meet Climate Ride California’s top fundraiser and San Franciscan, Jenny Shu. As of 9/7/12 she surpassed $10,500 in funds raised – making her the top fundraiser in Climate Ride history. Jenny selected these Climate Ride beneficiaries to be the recipients of a grant: San Francisco Bicycle Coalition, Natural Resources Defense Council, Carbon War Room, and […]

Some families play soccer together, some play baseball, for the Jolly family, well, they’re all about bikes! As members of this cycling family Amy Jolly and her 13-year-old daughter Jazzy are looking forward to pedaling Climate Ride California this September and this impressive mother-daughter pair will be bringing more than their committment to the bike […]

From fracking to bicycle advocacy, people have many reasons to participate in Climate Ride. Some NYC-DC 2012 riders shared theirs with us during the ride.

Great things are right in front of us and it only takes the courage to move toward them to discover a whole new world. Climate Ride was like this for Ashley Hunt-Martorano the first time and this year she's coming back for more!

A high school environmental science teacher chooses Climate Ride to demonstrate activism for her students, taking the ride into her classroom… After years of living sustainably and teaching environmental science to high school students, first-time Climate Rider Rose Chaffee-Cohen decided it was time to do more. After reading and learning more about Climate Ride through […]

    For Deb Janes, rider #320, Climate Ride California 2010 was a life-changing experience that brought her back for more on the 2011 California ride.                     A professional fundraiser and professional vegetarian chef, Deb found that Climate Ride was just what she needed to make […]

  Lulu Waks, a Stewardship Technician for the Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District, rode out of the Climate Ride day three wrap-up meeting last night on a brand spanking new two-wheeled cruiser courtesy of the fine folks at New Belgium Brewing. Lulu raised $4,700.00 during the time period in August when Climate […]