SHCS Road Warriors

The SHCS Road Warriors is our Go By Bike Week team—a top UBC and in Metro Vancouver team!

Every Go By Bike Week, which happens two to three times per year, the SHCS Road Warriors hop on their bikes, log their rides and have a great time participating alongside thousands of other riders across BC.

Plus, some great prizes are up for grabs for all registered riders who log a ride.

You don’t need to ride a lot—or even to work! You can ride any length and for any reason, including riding for fun or while doing errands.

Team members: how to log your rides

Once you register and join the team:

• Sign in to your GoByBike BC account
• Click on the “Log My Ride” button (upper right) and enter your kms for each one way trip

Join the team!

We would love to have new SHCS recruits from any department or division join the 60+ members on the SHCS Road Warriors. Help us win—but more importantly help make Metro Vancouver a happier, healthier, more cycling-friendly place to live, work and play.

How to join

If you’re signing up for the first time, set up an account and automatically join the team.

You can also visit GoByBike BC to create your account, then click on the Team icon in the website header and register with the SHCS team using the instructions below.

Select:

• Organization: UBC
• Team (from pull down menu): SHCS Road Warriors
• Team Captain: Mike McGhee

More about our team

The SHCS Road Warriors are one of UBC and Metro Vancouver’s top Go By Bike Week teams, and we’ve held a UBC Go By Bike Week trophy numerous times over the past few years.

• Fall 2024: highest kilometres cycled at 5,524 kilometres and Metro Vancouver’s fourth top team.
• Spring 2024: highest kilometres cycled at 4,080 kilometres.
• Spring 2023: highest average distance cycled at 103.3 kilometres per rider.
• Spring 2022: highest average distance cycled at 85.6 kilometres per rider.

Team captain

Starting in spring 2025, Mike McGhee, from SHCS Marketing and Communications, has taken on the role of team captain.

Past team captains

For many years, the team was led by Joanne Thember, from SHCS Occupational Health and Safety, an intrepid team captain who poured countless hours into building up the team’s membership, encouraging riders and turning the SHCS Road Warriors into the competitive force we are today.

Ahead of her retirement, Joanne passed the torch to Scott Kirkpatrick from SHCS Facilities and Building Services, who brought the team to victory once again in spring 2024.

Learn more about Go By Bike Week

• Go By Bike Week at UBC
• GoByBike BC
• Hub Cycling

Cycling resources

• Cycling to, from and around UBC—including cycling basics, maps, bikeshare, e-bike resources, bike recycling and more.
• Hub Cycling resources—everything from cycling education, courses and safety to maps and route planning, plus info about insurance, theft and collisions.
• UBC’s bicycle safety guidance
• Keeping your bike secure on campus
• Project 529 at UBC—register your bike to guard against theft.
• The Bike Kitchen: UBC’s community bike shop—conveniently located in the UBC Life building.

Questions?

If you have any additional questions, email mike.mcghee@ubc.ca, the SHCS Road Warriors team captain from Marketing and Communications.