Bicycle Friendly Business

US Open Cycling Foundation | Bronze Level

Business Highlights: The mission of US Open Cycling Foundation is to reduce childhood obesity by inspiring children of all ages to incorporate bicycling into their lives. The business provides in-school-safe-cycling programs, organization of Bike to Work Day and Bike Week throughout Rhode Island, bike safety PSAs for local radio, weekly bike safety classes, and the Rhode Island cyclists guide on rules of the road for cyclists and drivers.

Most Innovative and Effective Achievement : The US Open Cycling Foundation produces the US Open of Cycling which was, in 2007, the first American pro race to be nationally broadcast since the Tour du Trump. The organization continues to bring pro cycling to a broader American audience than ever before, inspiring a new generation of active-lifestyle Americans to incorporate cycling into many aspects of their lives.