The original Beer Bike riders in 1957 chugged beer before racing, said Marthe Golden, ... "We had two crashes on our team," said Lovett College rider and Rice sophomore Helena Martin.

Erica Wright, a 2013 Rice University alumna, chugs a beer for the Alumni round of the 60th Annual Beer Bike competition on Saturday, April 1, 2017, in Houston. ( Elizabeth Conley / Houston Chronicle ) ...

Only at a top tier academic university could a tradition named "Beer Bike" come with a seven-page, single-spaced list of rules and regulations — and an unofficial historian. Started on a whim by ...

Rice University’s iconic Beer Bike Tradition, dating back to 1957, combines a thrilling bicycle relay race with a beer (or water) chugging competition. Held annually, the event features men’s ...

Rice University is an intimately sized research university in the heart of Houston, Texas, with a focus on undergraduates and a reputation for unconventional thinking.Edgar Odell Lovett , the first ...

Rice University’s iconic Beer Bike Tradition, dating back to 1957, combines a thrilling bicycle relay race with a beer (or water) chugging competition. Held annually, the event features men’s ...

The Beer Bike Tradition is a unique combination of a bicycle relay race and a drinking competition that dates back to 1957. According to Rice University’s official website, this annual event is ...