Charles Criniere was a middle school math teacher, Deacon of his church, loving husband, and father to 10 young children. Charlie was tragically taken from this world on August 27 while riding his bike around Long View Lake in KC from a hit-and-run accident.

Here is a full blog post we put together: [ Ссылка ]

This is a thank you video to honor everyone who worked so hard to make this event happen and to honor the hundreds of cyclists who came and participated in the event. We are forever thankful!

We want to especially thank JC Van Deventer for organizing the event!

We also want to thank everyone who posted pictures on Strava. We searched Stava to find all the pictures used in this video.

I also want to thank @JWFas who also posted an amazing youtube video about the ride. And we took some footage from that video [ Ссылка ]

Also, a thank you to @JohnTye for the incredible video footage he captured and we used in this video. You can see this whole video here: [ Ссылка ]

Thank you, @JP, for your great video of the memorial. We also used some of his footage in this video. [ Ссылка ]

Thank you to VanDoIt, Elliott Truck Sales, 3 Feet Cycling, Dave's Bike Shop, Kurts Bars, Premium Water, & Major Taylor Cycling Club for ensuring the SAG stops were taken care of!

The events team was also able to Raffle off the following items:
VanDoIt Explosion of greatness bag (2 Vandoit t-shirts, medium & large, 2 Vandoit jackets, medium & large, 2 Vandoit trucker caps, 2 Vandoit beanies, Vandoit koozies, Vandoit keychain
Kuat Bike Rack
Helmet by Smith
Giant Helmet
Peculiar Winery gift card
Garmin Varia RTL515
Specialized lights
Giant Lights
Bontrager Ballista MIPS Helmet

Thank you to 3 great ride partners: The Freedom Ride, Tour de Bier, and Bike for Brains.
Tour de Bier is almost full.

Thank you to the local bike shops which supported Bright Lights for Charlie:
Bicycle Shack
Erik’s
Bike Stop
West Bottoms Bikes
Cycle City
Velo Plus
Trek Bicycles of Lee’s Summit
PR Factory Store
Elite Cycling
Midwest Cyclery
Dave’s Bike Shop

Most importantly, thank you to all of you for making it happen!
With awe and love of our amazing Kansas City Cycling Community,

I also want to thank Rachel at Lemon Lane Farm in Raymore, Missouri for donating two incredible flower arrangements to put at the memorial site. [ Ссылка ]

We would love if you visit our website and subscribe so that you can stay connected with the Criniere Family and their ongoing story.
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