You can record your non-motorized journeys in several ways as part of Bike to Work:
- By recording a route via the mobile application (trips to and from work or other routes when you are not working)
- By recording a route or exercise directly to your BtW profile (system)
To enter the “regularity category”, simply enter the number of kilometers without specifying the route.
For the new “Performance for a Good Cause” category, you must record a route into the BtW system via one of the partner applications or by uploading a GPX file of any app.
Tired of reading long instructions? Watch our short video.
1 Recording a route via mobile app
The fastest way is to use the Strava, Cyclers, Na kole Prahou, and Do práce na kole mobile applications. They are easy to use: At the beginning of your ride, you launch the application and at the destination simply send the recorded route to the Work to Bike system (you can “pause” the app so that you do not run out of time when you, for example, jump to the post office halfway during the ride). However, first, you must connect the application with your BtW profile (it is done a little differently for each – see the instructions page – link below).
Instructions for connecting applications with Work to Bike
2 Recording a route manually in your BtW profile
Still, resisting smartphones or having another favorite app? It doesn’t matter, you can also fill in your routes manually in your web profile (system). How to do it?
2.1 Recording a route using “Calendar”
Select a type of your activity
- Bike icon – you rode a bike, scooter, skateboard…
- Running / Wheelchair icon – you went, ran, or rode a wheelchair.
- Train / Bus and Car icons – you made the journey in another way, eg by train, public transport, car, etc. – this journey is not counted in BtW.
- Beach umbrella icon – select if you have not gone anywhere, eg due to a holiday, illness, etc. (this pause will not affect your contest regularity).
Enter the route distance
For non-motorized transport, first select how you want to enter the route, and then enter the time/kilometers/route. Input options are:
- manually (then enter the number of kilometers in the box)
- by drawing on the map (draw your path and the distance is calculated automatically)
- by uploading a GPX file from any application that can record routes and export them – eg Garmin, Endomondo, and more
- by copying some of your past journeys
You do not enter any distance or route for other means of transport, illness, or vacation.
Select a day of an activity
For non-motorized transport: assign your route to a specific day and direction using the corresponding arrows.
In the case of other means of transport, illness, or vacation, just click on a specific day and arrow(s).
Looking for a save button? The routes are saved automatically after entering.
2.2 Recording a route using “Calendar”
If you have been participating in Bike to Work for more than 3 years, you certainly know this original way of recording.
- Select a mode of transportation on the appropriate day
In the field of every day, you see two buttons (originally designed for the journey to and from work).- Bike button – you rode a bike, scooter, skateboard, etc.
- Walk button – you have traveled on your own, run, or ridden a wheelchair
- Car and Public transport buttons – you made the trip in another way, eg by train, public transport, car, taxi, etc. – this trip is not counted in BtW.
- No trip text – you did not do any activity at all, eg due to vacation, illness, etc. (this pause will not affect your regularity).
- Enter a route traveled
Enter manually the number of kilometers you covered.
Alternatively, you can draw the route on the map or by uploading a GPX file. To save, don’t forget to click on the red Take a ride button.