Thanks for your Shamrock Criterium Support

Promoting a local race does has a lot risk, and if the weather is bad or people do not show up the promoter runs the risk of loosing the money that was invested in permits and other expenses. Our small team comes together every year and promotes one race, Shamrock Crit (with the help of Dan of course, in case you were wondering how the results have been posted so quickly in recent years). The cycling community is really to thank for such a good consistent turn out that helps alleviate the inevitable financial stress. We also could not do what we do without the support of our sponsors, Mermaid Winery, Virginia Asset Group, and East Coast Bikes. Since the Shamrock Crit was months ago, you might wonder why we are bringing it up...


Every once in a while we we end up in the black and when that happens we like to pay it forward. This year we were able to buy 4 bikes for Nicaraguan youth. Nicaragua has been hit with particularly hard times recently including political unrest. While the violence has settled down in the past year people are still feeling the effects in their fragile local economies. Nicaragua does not offer transportation to and from school, the bikes will be used to help kids get to school. Three of the bikes went to girls will be travelling to high school in the next town over in the upcoming school year. The bikes will save them hours every day on their commute. We hope the bikes will help empower them to continue their education and allow them to dream of a future they are excited about.