Village Cycle Center: 2012 L.A.T.E. Ride & VIP Pass Contest

Friends of the Parks’ L.A.T.E. Ride:

Saturday night/Sunday morning July 1, 2012

Join up to 9,000 bicyclists on Saturday night/Sunday morning July 1, 2012 for Friends of the Parks’ L.A.T.E. Ride. Enjoy a 25-mile ride through Chicago's neighborhoods and along the lakefront. Cycle past skyscrapers, hear shout of "Opaah!" in Greek Town, cruise through the North Side, wave to onlookers, and watch the sun rise over Lake Michigan. Plus, you’ll enjoy music before the ride, sponsor booths to explore, refreshments before the ride and at the rest stop, and great food and beverages after your trek through the city.

Every election, politicians utter the old phrase "Chicago is a city of neighborhoods." This year, you’ll experience many exciting and distinctive neighborhoods during Friends of the Parks’ L.A.T.E. Ride!

Your adventure will begin, as always, at Buckingham Fountain, built in 1927 to provide a monumental focal point in Grant Park while protecting breathtaking lakefront views. Route highlights will include the South Loop, Chinatown, Greek Town, Chicago’s historic "Emerald Necklace" and much more. A large park on the north side will host the rest stop- plenty of open green space for food and fun! You’ll finish your trek along the glorious lakefront trail, which offers stunning skyline views.

At 25 miles - all flat except for bridges - the route is doable for cyclists of all levels.

Village Cycle Center has been a proud sponsor of the L.A.T.E. Ride for almost as many rides there has been. This year, we are giving away a couple sets of V.I.P. passes to our social media family.

Contest #1 - April 2012 - Contest is over

Here are the details:

Post a picture of your bike to the Village Cycle Center Facebook page.
Get the most "likes" on your picture before the end of the contest and win.
Contest ends on Wednesday April 18th at noon.
Village Cycle Center has the final decision on the winners and that is that.

Hints for winning.
Get all your friends to like your post.
Share the picture and ask everyone to like it.

VIP passes to the LATE Ride include:

* entry into "VIP" wave that starts the ride
* VIP-only special refreshment tent at the rest stop
* free All-You-Can-Eat Pancake Breakfast (normally $7.00)!

Best of all, if you win them, they are free!

Contest #2 - May 2012 - Contest is over

It is time for another round of The L.A.T.E. Ride VIP pass contest.
For the second edition to our contest, you will need to design a Facebook cover over for our Village Cycle Center Facebook page.
Your cover design needs to incorporate Village Cycle Center, The L.A.T.E. Ride, and Chicago. Submitted covers will be voted on by our staff on Wednesday May 23rd at noon.Winner gets VIP passes to the L.A.T.E. Ride and their cover on our page for a month.

Rules and regulations:

Submitted Facebook Cover images must be 851x314 in .gif or .jpg format. No animated gif files.
Cover must incorporate Village Cycle Center, The L.A.T.E. Ride, and Chicago.
No profanity or nudity.
To submit a cover image, post it to our Facebook page by 5.23.12 at noon.
Covers will be voted on by our staff. Each staff member will rate submitted covers on a scale of 1-10, the cover with the most points wins. In event of a tie, we will have the two covers voted on via our Facebook page.
Village Cycle Center has the final say so in every decision. Submitting a cover to the contest gives us the rights to use the image in any marketing, advertising, or promotions.
Previous L.A.T.E. Ride VIP pass winners are not eligible to win.

Winning Contest Entry - Submitted by Aimee

Contest #3 - June 2012 - Going on now!

Post a picture of holding a sign that says "I love the L.A.T.E. Ride" to the Village Cycle Center Facebook page.
Tag The LATE Ride on your sign.
Get the most "likes" on your picture before the end of the contest and win.
Contest ends on Wednesday June 20th at noon.
Village Cycle Center has the final decision on the winners and that is that.

Here is an example

Stay tuned to Facebook and Twitter for your chances to win.
If you do not win, or you just want to save some $ on your registration, use this code VCC9A3 when you register and save $5!

Don't forget to get your bike tuned up before you ride it this summer! Here is a coupon good for $20 off your tune up!