Perfect Day for Tour de Marco

Tour de Marco 15 was run in picture perfect weather for bicycling: 58 degrees and sunny at the starting line and 62 degrees and sunny at the finish line, with wind under 10 mph. Maybe that’s why things went so well on Sunday at the Marco YMCA airnasium. 

“As far as today goes,” said Cindy Love, YMCA CEO, "we had a beautiful sunshiny day, and we got to recognize one of our most favorite people, Chuck Thomas, for all he did for the Y and the community. You know, it's the Tour de Marco in memory of Chuck Thomas. So we love to be able to do that, but we also had 225 riders! And we're hoping to increase that next year. But everybody seems to have had a great time. And the funds help to support families in the community, geared towards the early learning tuition cost." 

Co-tour directors Riley Smith and Whitney Goodrich were happy with how Tour do Marco unfolded. 

"We're very happy with the turnout,” said Riley Smith. "We had some great volunteers with the Marco Island Academy Key Club and the Naples Civitan Club. They came and helped out with some registration, passing out t-shirts, giving food, water, holding signs, making sure everyone was on the right route. It was just great to have the community come together. We had Chuck Thomas's family here, and they were able to speak before the event. 

“We are super excited about the event,” said Whitney Goodrich. “We couldn't have asked for better weather. We really do appreciate our sponsors, the Needles Group, Joe Contarino with Remax, the Island Bike Shop, and Coastal Breeze News. Our sponsors go above and beyond to really make this event happen and to support us and the YMCA."