The Village Idiots Cycling Club gives back to the community in a lot of ways, but the members voted to donate money to the following organizations for 2018:
Team Tony (Helping Cancer fighters)- $1250
Ride 2 Remember (fighting Alzheimer’s) – $1000
Friends of Legacy Trail – $1000
Sarasota Children’s Coalition – (Bikes for kids removed from their homes) – $750
Bike Florida – $500
SCORR – $500
Thank you to all our paid members and ...
The 2018 kit for VICC Members is available in the Pactimo online store. We are thrilled with how the final design came together after all the members chose it after voting on several mock-ups.
Wedensday, May 16th is the annual international (Bicycle) ‘Ride of Silence,’ and it will be observed locally by more than a hundred and fifty area bicycle club members and any others who wish to participate, with a seven-mile slow, silent bicycle ride through downtown Sarasota. The purpose of this ride is to honor all killed and injured bicyclists, and to make motorists more aware of bicyclists and of their right and need to travel along public roadways.
The riders will gather ...
Continue Reading →The VICC presented a $925 check to Ride to Remeber, I
nc. for Alzheimer’s research. Thanks to the 2017 VICC sponsors, paid members, and the board for allowing us the opportunity to give back.
Paul Troyer was pleased to hand Tony a $1150 check for the Team Tony Cancer Foundation on behalf of Jeff Adams and the 2017 Village Idiots Cycling Club Board, Sponsors, and Members.
What a weekend! Congratulations to our VICC Racing Team members Michael Brown, Susan Scott and Lisa Michel for their 1st place podium placement in their category at the Fort De Soto Triathlon series. And To Kyle Parker for his 3rd place podium placement in his category at the Great Floridian Triathlon in Clermont. We are proud of our team! For your effort and podium placement, the team will reward each of you with a $50 gift certificate from Villages Bikes. ...
Continue Reading →The Ride 2 Remember is a charity bicycle ride to raise awareness, help fund research and support local organizations who are directly involved with Alzheimer’s patients and their caregivers. The Ride 2 Remember started as a promise to honor the memory of Carlos Santos who was afflicted with Early-Onset Alzheimer’s Disease at the age of 57. The first few R2R events were funded from personal contributions, local businesses and the goodwill of family and friends. We were able to donate net ...
Continue Reading →2017 WOW Ride p/b the VICC. A TroyDot Production.
The WOW (women on Wheels) is a free ride for the women of our cycling community put on by your men. It’s a fully ...
This year the Village Idiots Tour de Cure team has 6 Champions to Stop Diabetes (Jeff Adams, Lisa Michel, Bryan Balak, Ian C. Ware, John Walsh, Carlos A. Borge). Each raised over $1000 for the American Diabetes Association. In total, all participating VICC members generated $10,535.01 in 2017. Sound impressive? VICC has contributed $110,030.01 since 2011. We are very proud of our members.
