Venus Bike Club

2021 – Let’s Break It Down

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Members

We had 210 members for our 2021 Season! 91 were new members, 10 returning from 2019.

Weekend Rides

We were able to ride 20 times during our 24-week season with 72 rides planned. 1902 legs pedaled a total of 1838 miles!

  • The short ride group racked up 379 miles.
  • The medium ride group rode 627 miles.
  • The long ride group logged 832 miles.
  • And the Ride Committee generated this colourful chart:

Destination Rides

Our best attended season ever! 

  • 37 of us participated in May’s FoCo festivities
  • 24 had a June blast in Basalt
  • 24 frolicked in Frisco in July
  • 25 partied in Palisade in September

Clinics

We hosted 119 Zoom attendees and 57 peeps in-person in a total of 15 clinics this season! Which ones did you miss?

  • Fix-A-Flat (2)
  • Lead and Sweep Training
  • Strength Training for Cyclists
  • Ride with GPS 
  • Bike-Pathta-Palooza Rides for Lead-Sweep Training (2)
  • Beginner Group Riding Clinic
  • Safe Riding Clinic
  • Paceline Clinic
  • Group Riding Skills Clinic
  • Nutrition for Cyclists
  • Strength Training for Cyclists
  • Women’s Saddles, Shoes, and Pedals
  • Climbing and Descending 

Member Experience

We kept the contests going and had lots of fun off our bikes too!

  • 6 Contests 
    • #ThisHappens
    • #IWearThis
    • #IDidIt
    • #IFoundOne
    • #MyBingo
    • #2021Crushed (still going! through 12/31)
  • 5 Virtual Golden Book Clubs
  • 4 Calling Birds
  • 3 Stand-up Pipers Paddleboarding
  • 2 Happy Hours
  • 1 Virtual Kickoff Party
  • 0 End-of-Season Parties
  • And a Partridge in a Pear Tree (coming in December)

Special Projects: Kits and accessories

We did two rounds of kit orders in 2021.

  • Spring 2021: Total of 64 pieces
  • Fall 2021: Order not yet complete, but expected to be in the 40s.

Bringing the total number of kit pieces ordered since 2019 to almost 350!

Communications

We kept you informed and entertained (we hope) with our newsletters, Facebook page, and NEW THIS YEAR: our very own website!

  • We published 32 member newsletters with readership peaking at 89%! 
  • Did you know we also published 12 monthly digests for the 711 non-member subscribers?
  • The 1121 folks on our Facebook page are a chatty bunch:
    • 742 Posts 
    • 2,824 Comments
    • 13,424 Reactions
  • Did we mention WE HAVE A NEW WEBSITE???

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