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IMCOM-Europe awards 2021 winners; gears up for 2022 Cycling Challenge

By Anna Morelock, IMCOM-Europe Public AffairsApril 8, 2022

WIESBADEN, Germany – More than 900 cyclists tracked their mileage as they cycled Europe during the 2021 Installation Management Command Europe Cycling Challenge.

Fred Proctor from the U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden community, and Nina Moore from U.S. Army Garrison Bavaria’s Hohenfels community were the top male and female cyclists with 8,312 and 4,061 kilometers, respectively.

From May 1 to Aug. 31, 2021, most of the 946 participating cyclists finished in three categories: 408 cyclists finished 500 km; 335 cyclists finished 1,000 km; and 92 cyclists finished at least 2,000 km.

Proctor, who picked up his cycling hobby at age 10 from his father, biked more than 12,000 km for the entire year and rides an average of 35 km per day.

Tommy Mize, director of Installation Management Command Directorate-Europe, recognizes Fred Proctor April 7 at the Wiesbaden Outdoor Recreation Center. Proctor, a security specialist at the 2nd Theater Signal Brigade in Wiesbaden, was the top male finisher of the 2021 IMCOM-Europe Cycling Challenge with the most kilometers achieved in the competition.
Tommy Mize, director of Installation Management Command Directorate-Europe, recognizes Fred Proctor April 7 at the Wiesbaden Outdoor Recreation Center. Proctor, a security specialist at the 2nd Theater Signal Brigade in Wiesbaden, was the top male finisher of the 2021 IMCOM-Europe Cycling Challenge with the most kilometers achieved in the competition. (Photo Credit: Roland Schedel, USAG Wiesbaden Public Affairs) VIEW ORIGINAL
Nina Moore accepts the top female cyclist award for the 2021 IMCOM-Europe Cycling Challenge from USAG Bavaria Deputy Garrison Commander Mike Daniels. Moore completed the challenge with 4,061 km.
Nina Moore accepts the top female cyclist award for the 2021 IMCOM-Europe Cycling Challenge from USAG Bavaria Deputy Garrison Commander Mike Daniels. Moore completed the challenge with 4,061 km. (Photo Credit: Courtesy photo ) VIEW ORIGINAL

Moore said if she can choose between walking and cycling, she will always choose to ride. Last year choosing cycling added up to her riding more than 6,500 km outdoors for the entire year, as well as about 9,000 on her indoor bike.

As for next year's challenge, Moore said, it always depends on the weather, but she and her husband already have several cycling trips planned.

(Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

To challenge Proctor and Moore in this year’s 2022 IMCOM-Europe Cycling Challenge, sign up with your local Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation Outdoor Recreation Center. For a $50 registration fee, participants will receive a 2022 IMCOM-Europe Cycling Challenge bike jersey, and be eligible for interlocking 500 km and 1,000 km commemorative coins. Two drawings also will be held during the challenge for a free mountain bike – names will be collected by cyclists tagging photos via Instagram.

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