VCVC Gravel Grinder

HEY, HEY, HEY! There has been a date change in order to accommodate riders who want to support not only the VCVC Gravel Grinder, but also the Opal Wapoo Gravel Experience. This year's VCVC Gravel Grinder & Street Festival will be taking place on June 20th...Got that, JUNE 20th! We will be opening up rider registration next week!

Look for more information to roll out over the next few weeks regarding this annual benefit for the Macon County Emergency Food Pantry! #VCVC2020

We want to send a gigantic and heartfelt THANK YOU to all of our event sponsors, business and private donors, cyclists, volunteers, & festival-goers for their support of this year's VCVC Gravel Grinder + Street Festival! With the help of each and every person who supported and attended this year's event we were able to raise a total of $3,039.95 for the Macon County Emergency Food Pantry. Be on the lookout for images from the day as well and mark your calendars for next year'...s VCVC happening on June 27, 2020! ---------------------------- 2019 EVENT SPONSORS: C.A. Shoush Company, Walt's Bike Shop, and West Winery 2019 BUSINESS DONORS: Platinum Level: Alpha Media KRES-FM & KIRK-FM, Dr. Matthew Theriac DDS, First State Community Bank, Harland Rental & Supply Company LLC., Horizon Credit Union (formerly District Two Highway Credit Union, Macon-Atlanta State Bank and Financial Services-Jamie King, Onshore Outsourcing, Sydenstricker Other Generous Donors: 10 Mile & Gunsmoke Cattle, Ashley's Apple Basket Cafe, Wavering's Ben Franklin, Bryan Pettig - Senior Benefit Services, Creed Archery Supply, Chariton Valley, David Fiedler Agency, Inc. - American Family Insurance - Macon, MO, Edward Jones-Financial Officer Shannon Isaacson, Howard Electric Company, Logboat Brewing Company, Macon Area Chamber of Commerce, Macon Realty Company LLC, Major Brands Premium Beverage Distributors, Maples Repertory Theatre, MidWest Bone & Joint Center PC, Orschlen Farm & Home Supply, Pear Tree Kitchen & Bar, Super 8 Macon, The Gun Grove, The Philip's Place Bed & Breakfast, Ugo's Pizzaland, West Winery 2019 VOLUNTEERS: Cindy Ayers, Kendra Blomberg, Sam Branham, Dawn Bright, Scott Collins, Millicent Dawdy, Debbie Gaunt, Kayla Hartung, Sarah Hartung, Trent Hartung, Mike Howard, Jamie King, Julie King, Megan Leibhart, Crystal Martie, Kevin Murphy, Ashley Perkins, Bridgette Randolph, Ruth Rash, Diane Riley, Tanya Schmidt, Caleb Shoush, our Surprise Clean-Up Crew at 11pm, Deidre Weldon, Walt’s Sag Vehicle, Christopher West, Jennifer West, Jill Winkler

Final group out (and back bc we got busy)! #VCVC2019

First cyclists are out! #VCVC2019

You’re invited to attend any or all restorative yoga sessions instructed by Crystal Martie, a certified YogaFit instructor. These sessions will be a gentle slow flow practice to soothe bikers tired muscles and relax and unwind anyone that would like to join us. Look for signage indicating the location of these sessions at the 2019 VCVC Street Festival!

BUSINESS DONOR ALERT! --------------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you to Bryan Pettig-Senior Benefit Services for their generous donation to this year's VCVC Gravel Grinder (Ver.2.0) We are grateful for the support of locally-minded businesses, such as Senior Benefit Services and greatly appreciate their generosity in helping us raise funds for the support of our local food pantry.... Find out more information about Bryan Pettig - Senior Benefit Services on facebook or via their website (www.sbsteam.net). --------------------------------------------------------------------- CYCLING.FOOD.DRINKS.LIVE MUSIC. | A benefit for the Macon Co. Food Pantry

We came upon this little guy while scouting routes, he's pretty stoked to see everyone THIS SATURDAY!!! VCVC Gravel Grinder (Ver.2.0) | #VCVC2019 | CYCLING.FOOD.DRINKS.LIVE MUSIC. | A benefit for the Macon Co. Food Pantry

Attn. Riders: We now have routes available via RideWithGPS! 75 MILES: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/30383962 42 MILES: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/30384026 15 MILES: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/30384045... You can also find them on Strava and MapMyRide, links can be found on the Eventbrite registration page. Hopefully this helps some of you that ran in to issues with GPS systems. Cue sheets will also be available the day of for your convenience. Please note the route is unmarked so downloading is highly recommended in addition to grabbing cue sheets in case of device failure.