2024 National Bike Summit Recap

Our Bikeflights event season shifted into high gear last week in Washington, DC at the 2024 National Bike Summit hosted by the League of American Bicyclists. Each spring, the Summit draws hundreds of bike advocates together from across the US to learn from and inspire each other to create more and safer opportunities for biking and walking.

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Bikeflights Announces 2024 Brand Ambassadors

We’re pleased to introduce our roster of 2024 Bikeflights Brand Ambassadors and Sponsored Teams.

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“What Bikeflights offers is hugely helpful in managing logistics, reducing stress and saving time and money for Ambassadors who are shipping their bikes or traveling the globe for races and events,” said Bikeflights Marketing Associate Kerry Werner, a former Bikeflights Ambassador who now coordinates Bikeflights’ Ambassador Program. “Given my own experience, I’m especially excited to welcome 32 individuals and two teams to represent Bikeflights this season.”

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Meet Bikeflights Ambassador An-Mei Ellisor

Bikeflights Ambassador An-Mei Ellisor thrives on persevering. If something goes wrong in a race, she embraces the test of her mental strength, knowing it will only make her stronger to finish no matter what.

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It’s not hard to pinpoint the genesis of this mentality. In the summer between sixth and seventh grade, An-Mei was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a blood cancer originating in the lymphatic system. Though it was caught early, An-Mei still had to endure chemotherapy, weight loss and losing her hair.

Needless to say, she persevered. And with a little help from her mountain bike team.

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Bikeflights Becomes Tour De France Femmes Avec Zwift Official Service

Each summer, we eagerly await the start of the Tour de France, and more recently also the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift. With every day’s stage, there’s the potential for excitement as the world’s best road racers vie for the glory of stage victories and the coveted maillot jaune (yellow jersey) of the overall race winner. So we couldn’t be more excited to announce that Bikeflights is now also a Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift Official Service.

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“We’re pleased to extend Bikeflights’ relationship with Amaury Sport Organisation (A.S.O.) to both continue our support for the Tour de France and also expand it to include the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift,” said Sue George, Vice President of Bikeflights.

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Gran Fondo National Series Hosts Six Events in 2024

Looking for some fun road cycling opportunities in 2024? The Gran Fondo National Series is America’s largest and most competitive gran fondo cycling series. With six events from March until September, the series will kick off in Florida and conclude in Maryland with USA Cycling Gran Fondo National Championships.

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At Bikeflights, we recently renewed our long-time support of the Gran Fondo National Series, and we’re eager to assist riders in shipping their bikes to all series events.

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Meet Bikeflights Support Team Member Gina Perschbacher

Bikeflights is a global bike shipping service staffed by cyclists who love to help people ship their bikes. Whenever you chat, email or call us for support, you’re communicating with someone who can talk bikes and loves to ride, too. Here we profile Gina Perschbacher, our Orders Team Manager.

More than three years ago, Gina was a typical, casual Bikeflights customer, shipping a bike a few times a year for travel. But with a background in business development and sports management, she was always intrigued by the high level of customer service and the overall business model of Bikeflights.

“I thought it was such an interesting concept to provide such a cool service with exceptional customer service all while being remote,” she says. “It became a ‘dream job’ for me.”

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How To Partner Your Event With Bikeflights in 2024

Calling all Event Directors and Staff: For nearly 15 years, Bikeflights has been the go-to partner for cycling events worldwide, ensuring riders’ bikes are shipped safely and arrive on time. As we gear up for 2024, we remain committed to providing the best bike shipping experience for riders traveling to do events of all types. Here’s how you can partner your event with us.

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