Baclesse 1st Normandy employer in the "Mai à vélo" Challenge

For the third year running, the Centre Baclesse took part in the "Mai à vélo" challenge, finishing^1st employer in Normandy. Congratulations and thanks to all participants.

What is the "Mai à vélo" Challenge?

The "Mai à vélo" Challenge is a national event designed to encourage people to cycle throughout France. Local authorities, companies, associations and schools can register and take part in the ranking in their category: "Local authorities", "Employers", "Associations" or "Schools".

The aim? To cycle as many kilometers as possible throughout the 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

Baclesse,^{No. 1} employer in Normandy for the third year running

For the third year running, the Centre Baclesse took part in this challenge in the "Employers" category. In April, it invited all its employees to take up the challenge.

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: Adrien GERMOT, ANTICIPE unit, with 1,785 km
• ^2nd: Robin FOUILLET, from the Cancer Biology and Genetics Laboratory, with 1,784 km
• ^3rd: Nicolas VANNIER, nuclear medicine department, with 1,443 km
• ^4th: Fabrice GUICHARD of the Cancer Biology and Genetics Laboratory, with 1,135 km
• ^5th: Kathleen WEYTS, nuclear medicine department, with 843 km

We're already looking forward to the 2026 edition of this challenge, and hope to do even better!

Baclesse and his policy of promoting cycling

In 2015, the Centre Baclesse signed a mobility plan with the Communauté d'agglomération Caen la mer to encourage employees to use environmentally-friendly modes of transport to get to their place of work.
In this mobility plan the Centre undertakes to implement actions to:

• Promoting the use of public transport
• Promoting bicycle use
• Moving towards rational car use

Since 2017, the Centre Baclesse has already implemented:

• A lump-sum bicycle mileage allowance, which in 2020 became the Forfait mobilités durables (sustainable mobility lump-sum).
  This involves the employer covering all or part of the transport 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.
• A sustainable mobility carpooling package has been introduced, enabling employers to cover part of the transport costs of employees who carpool to work.
  Each carpooler, whether driver or passenger, receives a lump sum according to a scale, up to a maximum of 300 euros per year.
• Two covered bike shelters, available to staff, as well as 2 bicycle 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.
• A new bike shelter will be built in summer 2025 to increase parking facilities for cyclists.

In September 2022, Centre Baclesse signed up to the "Objectif Employeur Pro-Vélo" programprogram, supported by the French federation of bicycle users (FUB), by signing the program's commitment charter, thus formalizing its inclusion in the labeling process. In September 2025, the Centre Baclesse will carry out the audit as part of this program in order to obtain the label.

Employees cycling to the Baclesse Center:

• In 2023, 137 employees were convinced by this mode of transport (i.e. 11.79% of the workforce).
• → This represents +30% increase in velotaffers since 2019.