Bike to Work & School Day 2021

Sarah Yenesel

Friday, May 7, 2021

About 130 bikers braved the morning cold to meet at Arena Park to bike to work and school on Friday, May 7, 2021. The Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department hosted the event to promote physical activity outdoors. A majority of the bikers were Charles C. Clippard Elementary School students, who were escorted by the Cape Girardeau Police Department as they made their way on the trail.

Bikers sign-up to take part of the Bike to Work & School Day at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau on Friday, May 7, 2021. (Sarah Yenesel ~ Southeast Missourian)
Owner of Cape Bicycle Eric Gooden rides his high wheeler bicycle during Bike to Work & School Day starting at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau on Friday, May 7, 2021. (Sarah Yenesel ~ Southeast Missourian)
Clippard Elementary School students line up on the tennis courts before taking part in Bike to Work & School Day in Cape Girardeau on Friday, May 7, 2021. (Sarah Yenesel ~ Southeast Missourian)
Cape Girardeau Public Schools superintendent Dr. Neil Glass, school board president Kyle McDonald and retired superintendent Dr. Jim Welker, from left, get ready to start their trip during Bike to Work & School Day in Cape Girardeau on Friday, May 7, 2021. (Sarah Yenesel ~ Southeast Missourian)

A Cape Girardeau policeman escort the bikers as they start during Bike to Work & School Day in Cape Girardeau on Friday, May 7, 2021. (Sarah Yenesel ~ Southeast Missourian)
Bikers make their way on the trail during Bike to Work & School Day in Cape Girardeau on Friday, May 7, 2021. (Sarah Yenesel ~ Southeast Missourian)
A student begins to bike on the LaCroix Trail during Bike to Work & School Day in Cape Girardeau on Friday, May 7, 2021. (Sarah Yenesel ~ Southeast Missourian)
Students arrive at Clippard Elementary School as they finish their route during Bike to Work & School Day in Cape Girardeau on Friday, May 7, 2021. (Sarah Yenesel ~ Southeast Missourian)