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.

10 Years of Support

Coastal Virginia's Oldest 

Women's Elite and Developmental Cycling Team

 Fun fact, this is the 10th year our team has been racing, developing female talent, and promoting races. Our goal from the beginning was to both develop local and regional entry-level talent as well as fill the gap for women who have pro aspirations but need a bit more support and experience before they are ready to join a pro team. Our roster has seen so much talent and we are privileged to be even a small part of the success of our riders in the past 10 years. 

When we started there were no other elite women's teams locally and few others regionally. Some years we are big and some years we are small. Our team has seen some really strong elite squads come through (we were invited to the Philly Cycling Classic one year), we have seen some really impressive fast-learning developmental team riders move up the ranks, and never get tired of supporting juniors and the energy they bring as the future of our sport. Every year is different & we try to meet the needs of the riders in Virginia. 

We are so happy to see how the efforts of a great many people locally, regionally, and nationally have helped to grow the sport for women in the last ten years- great strides have been made. Make no mistake, we know that we are a very small part of those strides, but we are still proud of the role we have played. 

We know we are nothing without the support of our sponsors, so big thanks to the businesses who have proven to be dedicated to our team and women’s cycling. Virginia Asset Group and Mermaid Winery, both long-time sponsors, are b

usinesses who see the value in what we do as a team and in our community. We feel very lucky to have had such unwavering support for so many years from our sponsors. They believe in us and we also value their impact on the community, they are leaders in their fields. 

Support the businesses that invest in women's cycling! Please consider eating and drinking at Mermaid Winery, investing with Virginia Asset Group, and getting your bike gear and service from East Coast Bicycles.

Special thanks also go out to the local racing legends Bill Collins and Dan Netzer who have helped our small team throughout the years by supporting us as a sister team and giving countless other help.