Cyclists will race around Windsor Park to raise money for the Praxis Spinal Cord Institute.
The Victoria Wheelers host Shim’s Crit on July 9 in honour of Mathew Szymanowski, aka Shim.
In August 2019, Szymanowski was struck by a driver while on his bike and suffered a spinal cord injury which left him paralyzed from the neck down.
The event includes a barbecue at Oak Bay Bicycles, which will be free for racers.
The race kicks off at 8:30 a.m. and the barbecue begins at 6 p.m.
Anyone interested in donating to the cause can visit bit.ly/3Ne0cdU.
The 2022 Shim’s Crit event raised approximately $25,000 for Praxis. Praxis is a non-profit organization that advances spinal cord injury research, innovation and care.
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