For the second consecutive year, the Baclesse Center participated in the "May by Bike" Challenge and finished as the top employer in Normandy. Congratulations and thank you to all participants.
What is the "May by Bike" Challenge?
The "May by Bike" Challenge is a national event that aims to encourage cycling throughout France. Local authorities, businesses, associations, and schools can register and participate in the rankings for their category: "Local Authorities," "Employers," "Associations," or "Schools."
→ The objective? Collectively cycle the most kilometers during the whole month of May.
Some figures for the 2024 edition at national level:
- 2,169 business challenges created
- Over 100,000 participants
- 15.8 million kilometers traveled
BaclesseNo. 1 employer in Normandy for the second year running
The Baclesse Center participated in this challenge for the second year in the "Employers" category. In April, it invited all employees to take up the challenge.
129 professionals from the Center joined the "Centre François Baclesse" community and actively participated in the challenge. Together, they covered 18,147 km (compared to 12,990 km in 2023) throughout the month of May.
With this score, the institution ranks in the "Employers" classification:
→ 1st employer in Normandy (out of 193)
→ 51st employer nationally (out of 3,230)
We are proud of the results of our second participation in this challenge and congratulate in particular the professionals from the Centre who were ranked in our top 5 of participants who covered the most kilometers:
- 1st: Nicolas VANNIER, from the nuclear medicine department, with 1,574 km
- 2nd: Robin FOUILLET, from the Cancer Biology and Genetics Laboratory, with
1,452 km - 3rd: Sylvie DAMOURETTE, Purchasing Manager, with 1,353 km
- 4th: Clémence COUSINARD, biomedical department, with 1,252 km
- 5th: Fabrice GUICHARD of the Cancer Biology and Genetics Laboratory with 1,120 km.
We're already looking forward to the 2025 edition of this challenge, and hope to do even better!
Baclesse and his policy of promoting cycling
In 2015, the Centre François Baclesse signed a mobility plan with the Communauté d'agglomération Caen la mer to encourage employees to use environmentally-friendly modes of travel to get to work.
In this mobility plan, the Centre undertakes to implement actions to :
→ Promote the use of public transport
→ Promote the use of bicycles
→ Move towards sensible car use
Since 2017, the Centre François Baclesse has already implemented:
- A "Forfait d'indemnité Kilométrique Vélo" (bicycle mileage allowance), which in 2020 will become the "Forfait mobilités durables" (sustainable mobility allowance). This involves the employer covering all or part of the transportation costs of employees commuting to and from work by bicycle or electrically-assisted bicycle. The Centre can also reimburse 50% of the cost of electrically-assisted bicycle rental passes as part of the transport allowance.
- Two covered bike shelters, available to staff, as well as 2 bike parking areas. To ensure secure parking for employees' bicycles in the bike shelters, the Center provides secure locks, available on request. They also have access to the showers in the staff changing rooms.
In September 2022, the Baclesse Center committed to the "Objectif Employeur Pro-Vélo" (Pro-Bicycle Employer) program, led by the French Federation of Bicycle Users (FUB), by signing the program's charter of commitment, thereby formalizing its participation in the certification process.
Employees cycling to the Baclesse Center:
→ In 2023, 83 employees were convinced by this mode of transport (i.e. 7.18% of the workforce).
→ This represents + 30% increase in velotaffers since 2019.
