212 – The DirtFund Vitus Privateer Programme

by Gareth Beckett April 25, 2023

Today’s Guest:

Daniel O’Shea, Co Founder of The DirtFund Project and Vitus Bikes Marketing Assistant Alex Marchant

In episode 212 it is my pleasure to welcome Daniel O’Shea, Co Founder of The DirtFund Project back on the podcast and first time show guest Alex Marchant, who holds the very cool title of Marketing Assistant for Vitus bikes.

We are chatting with the guys about a very exciting collaboration between The DirtFund Project and Vitus Bikes, were two lucky privateer races will win a Vitus bike each (to race & keep at the end of the season), a load of Muc-Off gear and coaching from the man himself Ben Plenge at the Strength Factory.

We chat about, how you can enter, closing dates, prizes, how Alex landed his Vitus position, what The DirtFund Project has been getting up to over the last year and much much more.

Thanks for being here and showing your support. Enjoy the show!

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Find Out:

What Daniel and The DirtFund Project have been up to over the last year or so
How the project has went from strength to strength
Why Daniel commits so much of his spare time to making The DirtFund Project a success
Why helping young riders chase their racing dreams means so much to Daniel
How Alex got into mountain biking
Why landing his job at Vitus has made him a super keen rider and racer
What being a Marketing Assistant for Vitus entails
Why Alex loves his job, his team and the MTB community
How The DirtFund Project and Vitus Bikes collaboration happened
How the decision was made to give away a couple of bikes to the winners
The other prizes you also will take home
Who can enter, how to enter, closing dates and when the winners will be notified
Future plans for the guys at Vitus and some interesting new product being launched this year
What Daniel and the crew at The DirtFund Project have planned for the rest of the year
How to find out more, enter and get in contact with today’s guests

Daniel was first on the podcast back in episode 178 which aired on 9th February 2021 (if you didn’t tune in or want to know more about The DirtFund Project, CLICK HERE to listen) and it really doesn’t seem that long. Daniel and The DirtFund Project have been up to loads over that time, giving away gear, funding new riders and hopefully making the whole racing experience that little easier. But, their new collaboration with Vitus Bikes has to be their biggest move so far.

Alex from Vitus started following The DirtFund Project on socials and knew from the start that this was an awesome cause, something that fitted into Vitus’s values and direction as a brand and something he wanted Vitus to get involved with. The conversation was struck, the two guys gelled, plans were put in place and The DirtFund Vitus Privateer Programme was born.

Of course there was a little more than that that went into it, but chatting with Daniel and Alex you wouldn’t really think so. It was more of Ok, we have a bike brand that wants to help young guys and girls race and follow their dreams, The DirtFund Project has helped lots of young riders do this…so why doesn’t Vitus give you a couple of bikes to help these riders race the season on a brand new 2022 Vitus model of their choice. Simple (if only all business was conducted in such a cool way).

And to be honest, that’s how the collaboration was formed. Daniel then reached out and got support from Muc-Off and Ben at the Strength Factory. The guys were more than happy to help out and the competition was ready. So that’s the shortened version, you will have to tune in to hear the full story.

So get yourself over to The DirtFund website (details below), get entered, tell your friends, tell your friends to tell their friends and you never know, you could be racing on a brand new 2022 Vitus this season. Why wouldn’t you at least give it a go! Good luck!

So put your feet up for an hour and listen in as we chat with Alex Marchant about the Vitus family, the new 2022 bike range, new product still to come and of course why Glyn O’Brien is still the fastest man out there! We also find out what Daniel has been up to with The DirtFund guys, their future plans and of course how you can win a new Vitus bike and much more.

Thanks for being here. Enjoy this week’s episode!

To Connect with Daniel and The DirtFund Project:

Website: thedirtfundproject.org/pages/vitas-privateer-program

The DirtFund Project Privateer Network: thedirtfundprojectprivateernetwork

Instagram: thedirtfundproject

To Connect with Alex and Vitus Bikes:

Website: vitusbikes.com

Vitus Bikes Stock Availability: https://vitusbikes.com/pages/vitus-2022-update

Instagram: vitusbikes

Facebook: VitusBikes

Other Sponsors helping out:

Muc-Off Website: muc-off.com