It's no secret to people that live in Minnesota and Wisconsin that both states offer plenty of bicycle opportunities for road/trail style and mountain bike riders. That said, how do they rank compared to the rest of the country? The League of American Bicyclists released their 2015 report card for bike friendliness, and Minnesota and Wisconsin both scored pretty well.

Washington grabbed the top spot on the report card, with Minnesota coming in second and Wisconsin following at ninth best in the country. Using key metrics like bike-friendly legislation, political support, trails/other infrastructure, and bike education, Minnesota posted a score of 63 out of 100 possible points, and Wisconsin posted a 52 out of 100. For the record, neither of these are far off from Washington's score of 66.

Here is the full list of states by rank on the 2015 report card:

  1. WASHINGTON
  2. MINNESOTA
  3. DELAWARE
  4. MASSACHUSETTS
  5. UTAH
  6. OREGON
  7. COLORADO
  8. CALIFORNIA
  9. WISCONSIN
  10. MARYLAND
  11. NEW JERSEY
  12. PENNSYLVANIA
  13. VIRGINIA
  14. ILLINOIS
  15. MAINE
  16. OHIO
  17. VERMONT
  18. MICHIGAN
  19. ARIZONA
  20. TENNESSEE
  21. IDAHO
  22. CONNECTICUT
  23. NORTH CAROLINA
  24. FLORIDA
  25. GEORGIA
  26. RHODE ISLAND
  27. NEW HAMPSHIRE
  28. IOWA
  29. NEW YORK
  30. TEXAS
  31. NEVADA
  32. MISSISSIPPI
  33. LOUISIANA
  34. MISSOURI
  35. WYOMING
  36. ARKANSAS
  37. INDIANA
  38. SOUTH DAKOTA
  39. NORTH DAKOTA
  40. NEW MEXICO
  41. ALASKA
  42. WEST VIRGINIA
  43. HAWAII
  44. SOUTH CAROLINA
  45. OKLAHOMA
  46. MONTANA
  47. NEBRASKA
  48. KANSAS
  49. KENTUCKY
  50. ALABAMA

 

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