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Plenty of people cycle to their offices every day, and more than a few hard-working D.C. residents made to work from home because their company doesn’t provide an office get around town during the day by bike, but today is special. It’s Bike to Work Day, the annual event in which the area’s cycling advocates encourage folks to use their bikes for commuting.

More than 14,000 people are signed up to participate in today’s Bike to Work Day, according to the Washington Area Bicyclist Association, which puts on the event along with the Metropolitan Washington Council of Government’s Commuter Connections program. (Last year’s drew 12,000.)

According to figures released this week by MWCOG, 3.5 percent of D.C. workers bike to work on a daily basis. Today, the cycle tracks and sharrows are more crowded.

And throughout the morning commute, 72 pit stops will be set up throughout the District, Maryland, and Virginia, where cycling advocates will be giving out refreshments, merchandise, and bike tips. In D.C., this year’s event is also somewhat politicized, with 2014 mayoral candidates Tommy Wells and Muriel Bowser both leading groups of cyclists to Freedom Plaza.

To find your nearest pit stop, check this map from Bike to Work Day’s Organizers:

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