2025 SCCC Year in Review

Reflection on the year that has passed with so many rides, so many events, so many friends!

We get to experience something beautiful that not too many other groups or organizations can ever appreciate! We meet people from different ways of life, from generations of ages and from a wide variety of work backgrounds.

Not only that, but we motivate, inspire, challenge, all along while we are making new friendships and strengthening old ones. Additionally, our mental and physical health being protected, secured, and procured by our weekly actions of putting on our colorful capes of fitness and lifting our leg to mount our trusty two-wheeled stallion to, once again, ride off into the sunset on another adventure.

This is why we ride! Let's carry this spirit into 2026!

Check out our year 2025 on YouTube.
https://youtu.be/n1Vzmyn-X9s?si=t1FIIci4f2G3WW7p

This is my story:

I was watching the Seminole Cyclist Group passing through the back of my house every Saturday ...and every time I said, I will join that group!

Weighting almost 300lbs, it was just a wish until I decided to take actions. I worked on a plan with my doctor that allows me to reduce 33% of my body weight in aprox one year time frame (May 2024 to March 2025). In December last year I bought a trek aluminum bike which start to let me think that I can do it. 

Before even being capable, in March 2025, I purchased my first Carbon fiber bike. I started riding on the trail alone, but my pacing was like 15mph, and I read again and again the Seminole cyclist website that says that the Bnice group starts at 19 mph 🥺.  I keep going and talk to Margarita Calderon and Cesar, and she said... You will be ok, do you have a helmet? Yes? Join us! 🙂 She doesn't know how important her words were to me to take the first step.

All the rest went along the way not missing a single ride of the group trying to ask first everybody how difficult was the Tuesday ride, WWW, Thursdays etc. Week after week getting stronger but also learning safety rules which is one of the priorities for me to ride. 

A month later after joining the group, I purchased the second bike ...ah! My Bianchi yes! And believe it or not; I'm still married after buying 3 bikes in less than 4 months 🤣. Couple of nights in the dog's house, but everything worked out well after that. 😆

So here I'm a year and a half later with 100lbs less and doing close to 300 miles every week on my bikes, weather permitting.

I joined the club in March 2025 and not only have let me improve my physical condition but also allowed to know and make new friends that I'm enjoying the time together riding the bikes. 

Thank you for being part of the group that inspire me and keep me in effort to get better every day!

Lorenzo