2019 was the sixth edition of the Binge! Each year, we grow in terms of quality, experience, and impact. We don’t necessarily aim to grow in size—we focus on improving the design, impact and experience of everyone involved from riders to volunteers to sponsors.
One of the things we love about the Binge is that it connects us with our US community, which is where we will eventually call a more permanent home. The event is nicely sized so we can support personal connections with everyone involved from volunteers, Bingers, and pro riders. We also keep seeing the same crew return every year along with a fresh batch of Bingers.
In 2019, we had a handful of pros, but we are starting to think of them more as VIPs or special guests than as pro cyclists because we realize what they do on their bikes is only part of who they are. We try to present them as unique people to Binge participants while also showing them off as badass bike racers.
We also have a strong desire to help develop the younger generation of the sport by exposing them to a community event like the Binge. This allows them to become ambassadors for the sport while connecting them with people they only know from TV, a result sheet, or website. Part of growing as a young aspiring pro in the sport of cycling is the valuable impact you can have with your fans, peers, and followers of the sport and we try to provide an avenue for this at the Binge. Some of our pros from 2019 were Jonny Clarke, Alexis Ryan, Ian Garrison, Ben King, John Murphy, Ty Magner, Eddy Anderson, Lilly Williams, TJ Eisenhart, Michael Garrison, and more.