This was the seventh year that TI has observed "Bike to Work Day."

It all started last October with a broken fuel pump on Jason Glatstein's Ford F150. While he figured out what to do about his truck, he started bicycling in to his job as a manufacturing specialist at TI in Dallas. He liked it so much, he's been pedaling to work ever since.

In fact, he has his bike commute down to a science. He leaves his house and rides eight miles to the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) station in downtown Plano. He then rides the train, disembarks and bikes the remaining 1.5 miles to TI's North Campus. That's almost 20 miles a day roundtrip.

Jason was one of 425 TIers and contractors from 26 sites worldwide who rode a total of 6,500 miles to work on May 20 to mark the annual Bike to Work Day at TI, said Craig Herteg, a TI manager and an avid cyclist who organizes the TI event each year. That is about the distance across the U.S. and back.

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This is the seventh year that TI has observed "Bike to Work Day," which is aligned with the League of American Bicyclists' "Bike to Work Week."

This year's event coincided with the official opening of the new Cottonwood Trail near TI, which is expected to boost bike ridership significantly. (See related story)

In the weeks leading up to Bike to Work Day, Craig encouraged friendly competition among TIers participating at different TI sites worldwide.

The result? Like last year, TI's Freising, Germany, site had the most participants riding the most miles. TIer Daniel Rembold who works at TI Sherman had the longest commute – 80 miles. And TI's Oslo, Norway, site had the largest percentage participation, with 41 of 110 employees there signed up to ride.

In India, at least 79 TIers and contractors pedaled 680 miles to work on Bike to Work Day. TI India supported the event by providing jerseys and breakfast to the cyclists.