Dear BIKE VIRGINIA Family,
For nearly forty years, we have lived and breathed the rhythm of the open road together. We have chased the horizon across Virginia’s breathtaking backroads, weathered the summer sun, celebrated in historic town squares, and built a community defined by grace, grit, and an abiding love for the journey.
Today, it is with a profound ache in our hearts and deep gratitude for the miles we’ve shared that we must announce the end of the road. BIKE VIRGINIA is permanently closing its doors.
Like so many beloved community institutions, the landscape beneath us shifted irrevocably in the wake of the pandemic. Despite every ounce of strength, creativity, and steadfast dedication our team and Board of Directors could muster, we have exhausted our resources trying to find a path forward. We did not stop fighting for this community, but we have reached the final checkpoint.
As we pack up the SAG wagons for the last time, we want to share the heart of what these years have meant to us—from those who stood watch over the final miles.
To every rider who ever clipped in, every volunteer who stood at a corner in the rain, every host town that welcomed us with open arms, and every colleague who poured their soul into this mission: thank you. You gave nearly forty years of history a beating heart.
As we dismount for the final time, let us carry the spirit of the road forward.
Keep on pedaling,
The Final Shepherds of BIKE VIRGINIA