Beer Bike 

    Beer Bike is a combination intramural bicycle race and drinking competition dating back to 1957.  Ten riders and ten chuggers make up a team.  Elaborate rules include details such as a prohibition of "bulky or wet clothing articles designed to absorb beer/water or prevent spilled beer/water from being seen" and regulations for chug can design.  Each residential college as well as the Graduate Student Association participates with a men's team, a women's team, and alumni (co-ed) team.  Each leg of the race is a relay in which a team's "chugger" must chug 24 ounces of beer or water for the men's division and 12 ounces for women before the team's "rider" may begin to ride.  Willy Week is a term coined in the 1990s to refer to the week preceding Beer-Bike, a time of general energy and excitement on campus. Jacks are especially common during Willy Week; some examples in the past include removing showerheads and encasing the Hanszen guardian.

    The very first Beer-Bike was held on May 5, 1957, just over a month after the inception of the residential colleges.  Baker College finished first, followed by Will Rice and Wiess.  Hanszen was disqualified for taking a "shortcut." Since then, Beer-Bike has gradually evolved into what it is today.  Despite past changes and changes to come, Beer-Bike will always remain what is was first intended to be: a friendly competition between the colleges; in short, uniquely Rice.

Willy Week began Monday, March 16th and culminated with the 52nd Annual Beer Bike on Saturday, March 21, 2009.

2009 Results

For information on previous years' results go to Beer-Bike Stats Galore.