Who we Are
We are non-profit, educational, and social organization dedicated to both serious and recreational cycling enthusiasts. We are a USA Cycling registered bicycling club consisting of a wide range of riders of various ages, backgrounds, and professions, who share a common love for cycling. Our goal is to provide our members with the opportunity and support to ride and compete while having fun in a safe manner. It is our goal to train new cyclists, grow the skills of our club and race participants, to be cycling advocates in our community, and to benefit a variety of local charities, such as Women On Wheels, benefiting SPARCC and the Team Tony Cancer Foundation.
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We are located in the Sarasota/Manatee area of Florida. We have a very active ride schedule with group rides originating primarily in Lakewood Ranch, but we ride all over Bradenton and Sarasota as well. Our group rides cater to various levels of ability, with ride leaders making sure the pace is controlled and assisting with pace line instruction when needed. Our beginners start out in a 14-18mph group and ride 20 miles. Our most advanced group rides 35 miles at speeds over 26mph, and we have many levels in between. We are primarily a road biking club but have members that participate in mountain biking, cyclocross, and triathlons as well.
We have a USA Cycling Race Team sponsored by Sarasota General Dentistry, SouthTech Solutions, Village Bikes, MacAllisters Grill & Tavern, Center State Bank, Ryder Bicycle Shop, Michael Belle Real Estate Attorney and Sea Sucker. Members can be found at local road, circuit, crit, mountain bike, triathlon, and cyclocross races.
Our Facebook group has become a local hub for the cycling community, and can be educational, fun, and a great source of daily “pickup” rides, where speeds, distance, time, and route are announced. Please check our website calendar for regularly scheduled group rides, as well as Charity rides, and rides from other clubs around the state that we participate in.
Please feel free to browse around our site, or better yet, come on out and ride with us!
VICC News
WOW Ride Donates to the Community
With everything going on, I forgot to post the Thank you letters from the organizations the club donated to through the WOW (Women on Wheels) ride.
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Welcome back
Wednesday Night Worlds Ride
We are party trained
BE a part of our family
Awesome Group Rides
For Ride Updates please see our facebook page
VICC Events
WOW Ride (Women on Wheels)
The WOW ride was started in 2013 by Paul Troyer and Sean Dotson to get more women involved in cycling. Read More...
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Wednesday Night Worlds
Seasonal Ride from March to October VICC's main sponsor is Sarasota Center for General Dentistry with Dr. Francisco Marcano. Please support our sp...
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VICC Kit History
2020 Kits
Design by Dawn Zielinski
2019 kit
Kit design by Mike Burk from Bespokekit and Carlos A. Borge
2018 Kit
Design by Mike Whincup
2017 Kit
Design by Mike Whincup
2016
Design by Mike Whincup
2015 kit
Design by Paul Troyer & Mike Whincup
2014 kit
Design by Paul Troyer & Mike Whincup
Thank you to Our Sponsors
If you’d like to sponsor the Village Idiots next year, Click here and fill out the form.
VICC Racing Team
As a Team member you are sponsored racer representing your team and the clubs, as such you are an ambassador of the Club,Team and our sponsors. It is highly recommended when participating in all group rides, training rides, shop functions and activities that team members wear team kit and team apparel. Team kits are required during races. We are proud to be Village Idiots.
VICC Tip
The Village Idiots strongly recommend that all cyclists wear a Road ID. In the event of an accident, if you can’t speak for yourself, your Road ID will. It’s not just a piece of gear – it’s peace of mind. If you purchase your Road ID by clicking the link on the left, a small portion of the sale will be donated back to the club.
