Visit the leaderboard here: GOGO 2026 leaderboards
2026 is our tenth season and we hope you’re looking forward to joining us!
Get Out and GO (GOGO) is an eight-month riding program full of fun, social, individual and community riding activities. Each season, one of the most exciting events is the month-long September Team Tournament. Last season, participants from around the world logged 300,000 miles and 9 million feet of climbing while having fun seeking personal achievement and GOGO swag.
GOGO 2026 runs from March 1 through October 31, 2026.
- To participate in GOGO 2026 you must
- Be a 2026 Club member (join or renew), and
- Authorize the Club’s software to read your Strava data. Authorize Strava
- GOGO goals, official rules, and details on how to get points
- GOGO schedule
Visit the leaderboard here: GOGO 2026 leaderboards
GOGO 2026 schedule
- March: Get GOing (180 points maximum)
Throughout the month, earn up to 180 riding points from the categories below based on your riding style, schedule, and weather.- 1 point for every hour of moving time
- 5 points for every 5 days of riding (a minimum of 2 miles is needed to count as a day of riding)
- 5 points for every 25 miles cumulative distance
- 5 points for every 1500 feet cumulative elevation gain
- 10 points for each day riding over 20 miles
- 10 points for each day riding over 1500 feet of elevation gain
Properly measured trainer rides are permitted but will be credited with no elevation. Credit for all manual entries (no GPS track outdoors, no speed sensor indoors) is limited to 5 miles per day.
- April: GOmoji Around the World (195 points maximum)
Individual Adventure (175 points maximum): Collect emoji in any quantity or combination you like.
🛣 (20 points): for each 100 total miles
⛰ (10 points): for every 2500 ft total elevation gain
🚴 (10 points): for each single day of 30+ miles
☀ (10 points): for every 10 days of riding (minimum of 2 miles is needed to count as a day of riding)
🌐 for the first 24.9 total miles ridden
In addition, you may earn each of the following by posting a ride to Strava with the hashtag in the title along with a fitting photo. Only one hashtag per ride, please.🌎 (5 points): #earth 🌬 (5 points): #wind
🔥 (5 points): #fire , 🌊 (5 points) for #water
If you collect ALL nine emoji above you’ll also earn: 🏆 (20 points)
Group Adventure (20 points maximum): Let’s ride around the world for Earth Month. For every 24,901 mile circumnavigation of the globe by the group (up to two), individuals who have earned the 🌐 emoji will get an additional 10 points.
As an example, the leaderboard will display your individual emoji collection like this:🌐🛣🛣🛣⛰⛰🚴🚴🌎🌬🔥
Properly measured trainer rides are permitted, but will be credited with no elevation. Credit for all manual entries (no GPS track outdoors, no speed sensor indoors) is limited to 5 miles per day. - May: Complete the Calendar (and EDIM) (210 points maximum)
Ride alone or participate as a DUO. As a DUO you will combine your daily mileage with that of your partner. GOGO will do the matchmaking. You might make a friend halfway around the world! If you’re up for it, ride Every Day In May (EDIM) and earn individual bonus points.
Ride daily mileage equal to (or greater than) a numerical calendar day to fill in a calendar date. You do not have to complete calendar days in order: 1 mile on the 1st, 2 miles on the 2nd, 3 miles on the 3rd and so forth. Instead, fill your calendar in any order: If you GO 35 miles on May 1st, you’ll fill in the spot for May 31st. If you ride 20 miles on May 1st, you will fill in the date for May 20th. If you ride 20 miles again, you will fill in the largest unfilled number below 20: if May 19th and 18th are filled but the 17th is not, you’ll fill the May 17th slot.
Helpful Hint: Ride big early and save the low mileage calendar days for last or for days when work/school/life necessitates quicker, low mileage rides.
You earn 5 points for each calendar day filled in for a maximum of 155 calendar points, e.g. 31 days yields 155 points (31 x 5), while 20 days yields 100 (20 x 5). If you have a partner, you each earn the points.To be eligible for May points, a rider must ride at least 25 total miles during the month.
Bonus point opportunities:
- Participate in a DUO: 5 points.
- Complete your calendar: 10 points.
- EDIM Bonus: Any rider who rides at least 1 mile each day of the month will earn 15 bonus points.
- May individual mileage bonus points will be based on total miles ridden as follows:
- 496+ miles: 25 points
- 400+ miles: 20 points
- 300+ miles: 15 points
- 200+ miles: 10 points
- 100+ miles: 5 points
Properly measured trainer rides are permitted, but will be credited with no elevation.
Important note: There will be no mileage credit allowed for manual entries during the May program.
- June: World Bike Day & GERC 10 Year Anniversary (180 points maximum)
Following the fun (or, to some people, the slog) of EDIM, June’s GO program encourages you to enjoy some leisurely rides, commemorate GERC’s 10 Year Anniversary, and celebrate cycling. Points from each category may be combined in any way to earn a maximum of 150 points:
- 1 point for every 10 miles cumulative distance.
- 1 point for every 250 feet cumulative elevation gain.
- 5 points for every 5 days ridden (minimum of 2 miles is needed to count as a day of riding).
- 5 points for each single ride over 10 but less than 20 miles
- 10 points for each single ride over 20 miles
- 5 points for each single ride over 750 but less than 1500 feet of elevation gain
- 10 points for each single ride over 1500 feet of elevation gain
Multiple rides per day are allowed, so you can mix and match distances and elevations to match your own preferences.
World Bicycle Day: In April 2018, the United Nations General Assembly declared June 3rd as World Bicycle Day. The resolution for World Bicycle Day recognizes “the uniqueness, longevity and versatility of the bicycle, which has been in use for two centuries, and that it is a simple, affordable, reliable, clean and environmentally fit sustainable means of transportation.”
So, on any one day only from June 1st through June 7th, GO for a single ride and earn 1 point per mile up to 20 miles for a maximum of 20 points and add #worldbikeday somewhere in the title of your Strava post. You may also post a photo, but it is not required.
Celebrating GERC’s 10 Year Anniversary: 10 points/10 miles/10 days. This year marks the tenth anniversary of the Global ElliptiGO Riders Club! To commemorate this, you may earn an additional 10 points for riding at least 10 miles per day for any 10 days during the month. These points are in addition to any regular points you may earn.
Throughout June, properly measured trainer rides are permitted, but will be credited with no elevation. Credit for all manual entries (no GPS track outdoors, no speed sensor indoors) is limited to 5 miles per day.
- July: IECD and Poker rides (225 points maximum, mystery prize for the poker winner)
Earn up to 120 points by meeting weekly distance or elevation goals with the possibility of adding 55 bonus points for the month. You can also earn up to 50 points for International Elliptical Cycling Day (IECD).Notes: you may use a ride during IECD week as a qualifier for the ElliptiGO World Championships (EWC) in October. This will be the final year that EWC will be held on Palomar Mountain. See IECD EWC Qualifier Rules details below. In addition, July provides a weekly ElliptiGO Poker game in which daily rides earn cards and the riders with the best hands have a chance to win a prize.
July riding points: During each riding week (July 1-5, 6-12, 13-19, 20-26, 27-31), riders can earn points and bonus points based on the tables below.
Basic riding points each week (120 points maximum):
- 5 points: 15 miles OR 500 feet of elevation
- 10 points: 25 miles OR 1,000 feet of elevation
- 15 points: 50 miles OR 1,500 feet of elevation
- 20 points: 75 miles OR 2,000 feet of elevation
- 25 points: 100 miles OR 2,500 feet of elevation
- 30 points: 125 miles OR 3,000 feet of elevation
Please note that there are 5 riding weeks this July (first and last week are 5 days only). This adds a little more flexibility to achieve the maximum 120 GOGO points allocated for
the above section.Bonus points for days ridden, miles, and elevation reached during the month:
- Days ridden: 15 points for riding 15 days this month.
- Miles: 20 points for riding 500 miles this month.
- Elevation: 20 points for 12,000 feet of elevation this month.
Note: A minimum of 2 miles is needed to count as a day of riding.
International Elliptical Cycling Day (50 points) IECD marks the 21st anniversary of ElliptiGO co-founders Bryan Pate, CEO, and Brent Teal formalizing their partnership to develop the world’s first elliptical bicycle in July 2005. This year, Saturday July 11th has been designated as International Elliptical Cycling Day.
Pick one ride between 6-12 July, put #IECD in the title and receive 1 point per mile up to 50 miles.
IECD EWC Qualifier Rules: This will be the seventeenth and final year for the iconic ElliptiGO World Championship race at Palomar Mountain. In honor of IECD, ElliptiGO is enabling riders to use their IECD ride to qualify for this year’s race. Otherwise, you have to do an official event or group ride to qualify. This is a great opportunity for those who want to participate in this ride but don’t have another way to qualify. Should you want to use your IECD ride to qualify for Palomar, carefully read the two items below in order to have your ride validated:
- The ride must qualify according to the time requirements set forth here, on ElliptiGO’s website.
- Comply with the following: Send a text message with a photo to 619.508.5679 immediately before the start of the ride and a text message with a photo at the finish of the ride to the same number. Then, send an email to rally@elliptigo.com with a link to the Strava entry for the ride. (Make sure strava entry is “public” so that the data can be reviewed.)
Weekly ElliptiGO Poker (no GOGO points, but an opportunity for a mystery prize):
During each riding week (July 1-5, 6-12, 13-19, 20-26, 27-31), riders build their poker hands via daily riding. Riders earn two (or three) cards for their first day of riding, and an additional card for each additional day of riding up to a maximum of seven cards. (A minimum of two total miles is needed to count as a day of riding.) Cards will be facedown through the first two days of each week, then face up for the rest of the week. The top five weekly poker winners will be dealt an additional hand on August 1st. The winner will receive a mystery prize.Properly measured trainer rides are permitted, but will be credited with no elevation. Credit for all manual entries (no GPS track outdoors, no speed sensor indoors) is limited to 5 miles per day.
