Who We Are

The Village Idiots Cycling Club was founded in 2007 by people who love to ride, socialize, and give back to the community.   Over the years we have ridden thousands of miles, shared countless experiences and stories, and raised nearly $200,000 for charities.  We are open to community-focused people who are aged 14 or older, of all cycling abilities, and hailing from near and far.  Check out our FAQ Page for more information!

We cater to all types of riders, from bike paths to the open road.  For a description of our ride types, click here:  Ride Types. During a COVID impaired season, we held over 79 organized rides and collectively rode over 14,094 miles. We also support the community in a variety of ways:

• Donated over $3,675 to the Douglas County Help and Hope Center, a non-profit organization that provides support for local residents facing financial difficulties.  We also coordinated two dedicated volunteer days on-site at the Help and Hope center. 

• We are the proud “owners” of a stretch of South Havana Street near Castle Rock, and conducted clean-up days in the spring and fall as part of the Douglas County Adopt-A-Road program.  

• Sponsor a used bike drives for Project Recycle, a local non-profit that repairs and repurposes used bicycles, turning them into “good as new” bikes for needy children. Our drives have collected as many as 80 used bicycles annually.

10-20 enthusiastic volunteers typically participate in each event.  

We plan to continue with all of these community support activities in 2021.

Roll Massif Supported Rides - 2021

The club has partnered this year with Roll Massif, a company that manages a number of organized supported rides in Colorado. From century races to high country gravel or singletrack, Roll Massif is a collection of 9 iconic road, gravel and mountain bike events each with its own personality–take a trek thru the Colorado National Monument, kick back on the wine ride, or crest three mountain passes all in one day. Enjoy the rides with friends, feed stops and more festivities after each event. There’s an event for everyone—beginner to expert. It’s up to you to choose your own adventure at http://www.rollmassif.com/events/.  For more on the Club’s participation in Roll Massif 2021 events, please see the members only home page. 

Cycling in 2020

A little bit of normal in a year that has been anything but

The effect of the COVID 19 pandemic in 2020 has been far-reaching, impacting most aspects of our professional and personal lives and requiring us to adapt along the way. While we have a few rides during the winter months when weather allows, the official ride season for the Village Idiots Cycling Club (VIC2) typically kicks off in late April or early May with the much-anticipated unveiling of the club’s newest jersey and a celebration of the many days of cycling yet to come. This year, however, was not typical.

The jersey reveal party was canceled and organized rides were put on hold as we dealt with the uncertainty and fallout of rising COVID cases: illness, the closing of schools and businesses, travel restrictions, face mask requirements, curtailed social engagements, etc. Life slowed down considerably with canceled travel plans, limited entertaining and lots of time at home. As guidelines for outdoor activities were put into place VIC2 proceeded with caution and started to post some rides. Those early rides were treasured by those of us who were starting to tire of walks around the neighborhood and the nearly exclusive company of our household members! It didn’t take long to adjust to spacing ourselves further apart while riding, conversing from a distance, having post-ride coffee outside and wearing masks where required. The benefits of fresh air, exercise and the company of others far outweighed these minor adjustments.

Despite the slow start VIC2 managed to pack a lot into the season. Our charitable efforts continued with the club donating over $3,600 to the Help and Hope Center. We held our bi-annual adopt-a-road clean-up, and at a snowy day bike drive we collected 30 used bikes to help Project Recycle. Collectively we rode nearly 14,000 miles. A silver lining of having schools and many businesses closed was reduced road traffic and the flexibility to ride off hours that working from home allowed. Some of our more memorable rides included our annual Signature ride, which this year was a scavenger hunt competition incorporating some local historical trivia, a beautiful ride in Frisco to see the Fall foliage, and a first ever club ride to the summit of Mt. Evans which was closed to motorized vehicles this year.

The craziness of this year has helped shine a light on some of the simple pleasures in life that we might otherwise take for granted, like getting lost in the joy of a bike ride.

Annual Out-Of-Town Cycling Adventures

Every year VIC² organizes a long weekend getaway event, alternating between out-of-state, and within our beautiful state of Colorado.  The past several years have included Napa, Aspen, Santa Barbara, Steamboat Springs, Moab and Sedona.

The weekend includes a combination of dinners, sightseeing, and organized rides.  Riding memories from the past trips include riding the Ink Grade in Napa, The Fig in Solvang, Independence Pass, Rabbit Ears Pass, The Big Nasty in Moab, and Mingus Mountain.   Our visits to the Silver Oak Winery, Salvatore Espresso Machines, Woody Creek Tavern, Moots Bicycle Factory,  Strawberry Park Hot Springs, Arches National Park and Page Springs and Winery have been among great sightseeing events. 

You need to be a member to join us, so sign up for the 2021 season and we hope to see you our next adventure.