About VMG

VMG Racing (Bahamas) Ltd was established in 2004 to manage, promote, and support athletes and athletic events in a variety of sporting disciplines. Our founder is Mark Holowesko, a life-long sportsman, cyclist, sailor and Ironman triathlete. Mark has represented the Bahamas in a number of Star Class World Championships and the 1996 Olympic Games.

In 2006 VMG fielded its first professional UCI cycling team, presenting a talented squad of U23 just breaking into the professional ranks. The team enjoyed a number of memorable successes. VMG continues its focus on emerging professionals in 2007. In a unique partnership with USA Cycling, the USA National Development Team will compete as VMG in select events in the US, Canada, South America and the Caribbean. VMG will help provide a seamless bridge from the U23 ranks to UCI Continental and Pro Tour. For more information on our partnership please click here.

VMG Mission Statement

  • To support and build on the aspirations and talents of promising athletes and compete successfully at the highest levels of competition
  • To develop sportsmen and women as committed to ethics, solid moral character and an unwavering sense of fair play as to competition
  • To support the development of competitive cycling and triathlons in the Bahamas

Who's Who at VMG

  • Mark Holowesko, Chairman, CEO
  • Stephen Holowesko, President
  • Lee Farmer, VP, Rider Development
  • Scott Hirshorn, General Manager
  • Susan Larson, Communications and PR

Why VMG?

It is from Mark's sailing career that the choice of our company name, VMG, comes. VMG is a nautical term for "velocity made good." As Mark explains, "it is actually a mathematical calculation for how much progress or speed you are making while you sail at an angle to the wind." In sailing it is impossible to sail directly into the wind. Therefore, the fastest way towards a particular point is not always a direct route. VMG measures how much speed you are producing toward your ultimate goal as you move at an angle to the wind.

The basis of using VMG as a concept for a company involved in competitive athletics is that "smart speed" is more important than "absolute speed." A sailor with more boat speed will lose to a sailor with better VMG.

The concept of "smart speed" applies to many athletic events. In cycling, for example, the smarter cyclists who can race toward the front of the pack while conserving speed by drafting, usually beat faster cyclists who do not ride as efficiently. Most top athletes differentiate themselves by using their superior mental capacity to capture the most from their abilities. This is the concept behind VMG: smart speed beats absolute speed.

Our company's logo is based on sketches from Leonardo da Vinci and his work on proportions of the human body, particularly da Vinci's Vitruvian Man. Leonardo was an Italian artist, scientist and engineer whose genius and inventions changed the world. VMG and the circle logo are registered trademarks of VMG Racing (Bahamas) Ltd.

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