The long-running event encouraged commuters to travel to the office via bicycle from 7:30-9 a.m. 

“Thank you to everyone who participated in Bike to Work Day!” Provo City said on social media. “We loved seeing our community come together for a fun, active, and energizing morning on two (or more) wheels.” 

The city teamed up with a number of local sponsors to provide some incentives. Approximately 30 businesses participated, with anywhere from TaxHawk to The Begal Den setting up booths and handing out free breakfast. 

Kirk Belnap, a BYU professor, said he bikes to work rain or shine, but that Thursday was an extra bonus because he got a free breakfast burrito from Utah Valley Hospital. 

He said as a missionary in Switzerland, he biked every day, along with a large number of the population. He hopes Provo continues to lean into the biking culture. 

“I just think we’re really missing out,” Belnap said. “It’s cool to see the city’s made some improvements in terms of biking. We’re still a long way from (other cities.) I ride the river trail and love the trails out near the airport.” 

Provo was honored this year with a gold-level Bicycle friendly community award by the League of American Bicyclists for its efforts to improve biking conditions for residents. 

The city has invested $21 million in bicycle infrastructure improvements, and an additional $46 million is projected to be spent on biking infrastructure in the next five years. Dedicated bike lanes can be seen on roadsides throughout the city. 

Belnap said it is nice to have lanes marked for bikes but said Provo drivers are not super bike savvy, so riders need to be really careful.