Bike To Work Day Pit Stops Announced For Loudoun County

LEESBURG, VA — Commuters pedaling to work for Bike to Work Day on May 15 will be able to drop by pit stops in Leesburg and Sterling to get some refreshments and pick up goodies.

Loudoun County will host the pit stops to help celebrate the annual event. The sites in Leesburg and Sterling will be among 100 others in the Washington, DC, metropolitan area offering commuters snacks, swag and the chance to win raffle prizes.

This year, the Leesburg pit stop has moved to a new location: 215 Depot Court SE, across Harrison Street SE from the former Raflo Park location.

Sterling’s pit stop will remain the same: 183 Ruritan Road, just east of Route 28 behind Northrop Grumman. Both pit stops will be open from 6:30 a.m. to 9 a.m.

Bike to Work participants are encouraged to register ahead of the event here. Only registered participants will be eligible for raffle prizes, which include several bicycles.

The League of American Bicyclists began Bike to Work Day in 1956, and it has been celebrated in the Washington metro area since 2001. The event is intended to support existing bikers and help encourage and welcome new bike commuters. According to organizers, 16 percent of recent Bike to Work survey respondents said they never biked to work before joining a Bike to Work Day event: more than 1,000 commuters who tried bicycling to work for the very first time through the annual celebration.