Mount Bachelor Sports Education Foundation Cycling Program

Muddy Muddy Cyclocross

2010-10-14T13:30:00.000-07:00

A few pictures from the most recent OBRA Junior CCX race series. The Heiser Farm course proved to be a rather muddy affair, with several slick, steep run-ups and a shoe-eating mud bog. A handful of Bend junior made the trip to Dayton last Saturday to compete for their respective high schools. Words really won't do the mud justice, so here are a few pictures. Results can be found here.

Junior Cross Schedule

2010-09-04T20:47:00.001-07:00

The program is for riders aged 10 and up. Starting on September 15th we will meet every Wednesday after school at 2:30 for practice. There will also be opportunities to race at the Webcyclery Thrilla series races in town as well as travel to races all over the state as part of the OBRA Junior Cyclocross series. Tuition for each month will be $90, there will be additional fees to cover entry fees and expense for travel to out of town races. The schedule is as follows:

September

Wed. 9/15 - Practice 2:30-4pm at the MBSEF office

Thur. 9/16 - WebCyclery Thrilla 3 - Summit High School 5:30pm

Sunday 9/19 - OBRA Jr. Cross Race - Hood River

Wed. 9/22 - Practice 2:30-4pm at the MBSEF Office

Saturday 9/25 - OBRA Jr. 'Cross Race - Eugene or Crossafixion 1 in Bend

Wednesday 9/29 - Practice 2:30-4pm at the MBSEF Office

Thursday 9/30 - WebCyclery Thrilla 4 - Summit High School 5pm

October
Tuesday 10/5 - Practice 2:30-4pm at the MBSEF Office
Wednesday 10/6 - Practice 2:30-4pm at the MBSEF Office
Saturday 10/9 - OBRA Jr. Cross Race - Dayton or Crossafixion 2 - Bend

Tuesday 10/12 - Practice 2:30-4pm at the MBSEF Office
Wednesday 10/13 - Practice 2:30-4pm at the MBSEF Office

Saturday 10/16 - OBRA Jr Cross Race - Eugene

Monday 10/18 - Practice 2:30-4pm at the MBSEF Office

Wednesday 10/20 - Practice 2:30-4pm at the MBSEF Office

Sunday10/24 - OBRA Jr. Cross Race - Portland

Junior Cyclocross

2010-08-31T17:28:00.000-07:00

Junior Cyclocross program Informational meeting Friday 9/10, 7:00pm at the MBSEF office.

Please contact Taylor Leach at taylor.leach@gmail.com if you have questions or would like more information.

'Cross is one of the fastest growing types of bike racing, especially in the Pacific Northwest. As we did last year Bend will again play host to the Cyclocross National Championships. If you are unfamiliar with 'cross check out these videos... Transitions Preview, 'Cross National Champs - Bend, OR

The program is for riders aged 10 and up. Starting in mid-September we will meet one day per week after school with the opportunity to race at the Webcyclery Thrilla series races in town as well as travel to races all over the state as part of the OBRA Junior Cyclocross series. More scheduling details to come.

Paulina Creek Adventure Day!

2010-08-15T14:23:00.000-07:00

Saturday the 14th was our final adventure day of the summer. We loaded up the vans and headed to Pauline to explore the Peter Skene Ogden trail and the swimming hole along Paulina Creek. The day was hot and the trails were a little bit sandy - picture riding on the beach; but the creek was "refreshing". All in all a great day - check out some pictures from the day here.

Junior Cyclocross

2010-08-13T18:32:00.000-07:00

MBSEF is excited to launch our 2010 Junior Cyclocross program!

'Cross is one of the fastest growing types of bike racing, especially in the Pacific Northwest. As we did last year Bend will again play host to the Cyclocross National Championships. If you are unfamiliar with 'cross check out these videos... Transitions Preview, 'Cross National Champs - Bend, OR

The program is for riders aged 10 and up. Starting in mid-September we will meet one day per week after school to ride with the opportunity to race at the Webcyclery Thrilla series races in town as well as travel to races all over the state as part of the OBRA Junior Cyclocross series. More scheduling details to come.

If you are interested please contact Taylor Leach at taylor.leach@gmail.com for more details.

MBSEF Cycling Session 4

2010-08-01T20:46:00.000-07:00

We will meet from 9-10:30am at the locations listed below. This information can also be found on the MBSEF Cycling Home page and on the Cycling Blog. On both of these sites there is a goggle calendar at the bottom of the home page. If you click on the event (the small blue box) it will tell you where we are to meet. Directions and maps for each meeting location can be found on the Cycling Program Blog - here.

If your riders is signed up for the 2- day per week option please let me know which two days they will be attending so that I know how many riders to expect.

Thursday July 29Th - Shevlin Park. We meet in the parking lot on the left side of the road as you are coming towards town. Please keep in mind that there can be high traffic in this parking lot. We ask that kids do not ride around the outer parking lot but rather stay on the grass or ride into the park.

Monday August 2 - Shevlin Park
Tuesday August 3 - Conklin Road (NFS Rd 41). This is a new meeting location for us! Follow Century Drive towards Mt. Bachelor, approximately 1/2 past the Inn of the 7th Mountain take a left turn onto Conklin Rd. Once on Conklin there is a small dirt parking lot on the left side, this is where we will meet.
Thursday August 5 - Road 300. Follow Skyliners road towards Tumalo Falls, 4 miles past the Phil's Trail head turn off FSR300 intersects with Skyliners, there is a small parking lot just off of Skyliners on the left.

Monday August 9 - Shevlin Park
Tuesday August 10 - Conklin Road
Thursday August 12 - Road 300
Saturday August 14 - ADVENTURE DAY - meet at the MBSEF Office, more details to follow

Monday August 16 - Road 300
Tuesday August 17 - Road 300

Below is a list of the necessary items rider will need for each day:

Required Equipment

· Road Bike or Mountain Bike with gears (sorry, no BMX bikes)

· Helmet – well fit

· Sunglasses, eye protection

· Extra inner tube

· Bike Gloves

· Water bottle, Bottle cage and a small snack

· Sneakers/ Close- toed shoes

Optional Equipment

· Cycling Shoes

· Clipless Pedals

· Cycling Shorts

· Hydration Pack/Camelback

Our Parent/Athlete Handbook has all of the program information and can be found on our Cycling blog. If you have any other questions please do not hesitate to contact me at this email or on my cell phone- 541.633.9776.

Cultus Lake Adventure Day

2010-07-21T12:26:00.001-07:00

Check out the pictures from the Session 3 Adventure Day - here

Session 3 Begins on MONDAY!

2010-06-25T12:07:00.000-07:00

Our third session of Mountain Biking begins on Monday June 28, it is not too late to sign up!

For week one we will meet from 9-10:30am at the following locations:
Monday - Phil's TH lower parking lot - drive past the upper horseshoe parking lot, through the gate and down the hill to that gravel parking lot (start/finish area for the Dirty Half).
Tuesday - Shevlin Park - we will meet at the outer parking lot on the left hand side of the road as you come from town
Thursday - Road 300 - this is a forest service road exactly 4 miles up Skyliners from the Phil's TH turn-off, the road is on the left as you come from town.

Meeting times and locations can also be found on the MBSEF cycling homepage or on this site, on both sites there is an embedded google calendar at the bottom of the opening page. If you click on the event it will tell you where we are meeting each day.
More detailed program information can be found on under the parent/athlete handbook tab. If you have any other questions please feel free to email or call me (541.633.9776). Below is a short list of the essentials that you child will need. Please keep in mind that we ride rain or shine, so dress accordingly!

Bike with gears (no BMX bikes)
Helmet, gloves and sun glasses
Water - very important as summer has finally arrived
Snack
Spare inner tube/flat repair kit

Flexible Day options: If you are signed up for the two day per week option please respond with the days that your child will be attending each week so that I can schedule coaches accordingly.

Looking forward to riding!

Adventure Day, Part Deux

2010-06-23T18:49:00.000-07:00

We started at the Swampy Lakes TH and rode down South Fork and then rode the Tumalo Falls trail to the Skyliners TH. Some of us continued down the Skyliners trail, did a lap or two on Whoops and finished up at Road 300. A few of our even continued on and rode all the way into town! It was a great day, the trails are in excellent shape, the temperature was perfect and we even managed to miss the rain and hail. Thanks to Brian Price and the Trissel's for coming along on the ride and helping with the shuttle. All in all, a successful adventure, already looking forward to the next one!
Check out more pictures from the day here.

Bring a Friend Day!

2010-06-16T10:36:00.000-07:00

Bring a Friend Day was a huge success! We had 37 kids riding their bikes at Phil's Trailhead yesterday and the biggest game of bike tag I have ever seen. Thanks to all of our riders for inviting your friends to come and ride with us.

Week 3 Meeting Locations

2010-06-11T15:48:00.000-07:00

Next week we will meet at the following places:

Monday- Shevlin Park

Tuesday- Phil's TH lower parking lot * Bring a Friend Day, see below for more details.

Thursday- Road 300 (this is exactly 4 miles up Skyliners from the Phil's turn off, on the left hand side of the road).

Saturday - Adventure Day , we will meet at the MBSEF office at 9am, returning to the office at 2:30ish.... more details to come.

Tuesday June 15th is Bring a Friend Day! I have already heard back from several people who will be bringing a friend along to ride with us that day. Please let me know if you have not already - and make sure that "friends" have signed liability releases with them. If they have one of file with MBSEF for 2010, from a winter program, race etc, then you do not need to sign an additional one. If in doubt, please bring a signed release.

Thanks for a great two weeks, looking forward to our last week of riding. As always, please do not hesitate to call if you have any questions

Taylor

MBSEF Cycling Jerseys!

2010-06-10T14:04:00.000-07:00

MBSEF cycling jerseys have finally arrived! They are available for to our kids for $27 each. I will bring them to practice next week, or you can stop by the office, Monday through Friday from 9am-4pm.

The jerseys are Pearl Izumi with a half zip in the front and three pockets in the back. We have the following sizes (sorry for the lack of continuity in size - it is hard to come by 75 jerseys in full size runs this time of year):

Kids M (8-10)

Kids L (10-12)

Adult M

Mountain Biking - Week 2 Schedule

2010-06-05T21:41:00.000-07:00

Thanks to everyone for a great week of mountain biking. For those of you that missed it, we braved the rain on Thursday for some great riding and lots and lots of puddle splashing! Unfortunately, I left my camera in the car.

This week the Mountain Bike Program will meet in the following places: Monday - Shevlin Park, meet in the parking lot outside of the park gate, on the left hand side of the road as you come from town. Tuesday - Shevlin Park Thursday - Phil's TH Lower Parking Lot

Upcoming Events: Bring a Friend Day - Tuesday June 15th. If your child is going to bring a friend along you must let me know ahead of time so that I can schedule the appropriate number of coaches. Also, 'friends' must come with a signed liability release - available here.

Pickett's Charge MTB race: Held in Bend on June 27th. Check out information at http://www.sunnysidesports.com/picketts/ . As I mentioned at the Parent Meeting, racing is a part of our program but certainly not the backbone of it. We encourage our kids to challenge themselves and to partake in new experiences; racing provides a great opportunity for that. If you have questions about participating feel free to contact me. If there is interest, we will have a coach at the event to help our athletes warm - up and navigate through the obstacles of race day.

As always, feel free to contact me if you have any questions. Taylor

Bring A Friend Day Moved to June 15th!

2010-06-02T15:30:00.000-07:00

Bring a Friend Day for Session 2 will be Tuesday June 15th. We have decided to move our "Bring a Friend Day" to later in the session. We have a large group this session and the coaches would like to get to know our riders before we add even more new faces to the mix. We would also like to give our riders the opportunity to get their feet wet and learn the ropes, so they can show their friends, siblings, neighbors (and even parents!). If you were planning on bringing a friend to ride with us tomorrow (Thursday June 3rd) please get in touch with Taylor 541.633.9776 to discuss the options.

Session 2 Begins Monday May 31st!

2010-05-28T14:31:00.000-07:00

I am very excited to meet everyone and to get out and ride. With all of this rain, the trails are in excellent shape! We will ride rain or shine so please dress accordingly!

Meeting Locations: Monday, Tuesday and Thursday of this week we will meet at the lower parking lot at Phil's Trailhead. If you drive past the upper, horseshoe shaped parking lot, through the gate and down the hill there is a large gravel area (it is where the start finish to the Dirty Half is located) where we will meet. There are maps of all of our meeting locations available on this blog under the Parent/Athlete Handbook tab.

Bring a Friend Day: The first Thursday of this session, June 3rd, is BRING A FRIEND DAY. Our athletes are invited to bring a friend, neighbor, sibling or parent to ride with us. All we ask is that 'friends' sign a liability release and let me know who is coming. Liability releases are available here

Flexible Day Options: If your child is signed up for the two-day per week option please let me know as soon as possible, which days they will be coming. The days can change from week to week but I need to know in advance so that I can schedule coaches accordingly.

I would encourage everyone to explore this site. Up to date schedules, program information, pictures etc are all available on this site. You can also link to this page through the MBSEF cycling home page at mbsef.org. Our schedule is posted on a google calendar embedded at the bottom of this page and on the MBSEF home page. If you click on a given day the meeting location will be posted there. I will also send out a weekly email reminder.

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me at this email or on my cell phone at 541.633.9776. I always have my cell on me when we ride, if you need to get in touch with me while we are riding and I do not answer on the first try, keep calling back, I will answer if it rings more than once in a row.

Looking forward to Monday!

Taylor

Support our Local Trails - COTA Membership Drive!

2010-05-26T16:52:00.000-07:00

COTA is running "5 to 500" Membership drive below is a message from Alliance... We currently have about 350 active members and our goal is to get to 500. This is where you come in. If you would make the effort to: 1. Ask your 5 best riding buds if they are COTA members. 2. Encourage any who are not to join. 3. Check in later to see in they did. That's it. If you'll support us in this '5 to 500' campaign I know we can get there! Please make the effort to enlist your friends and make our '5 to 500' campaign a success! On behalf of the COTA board and other members we thank you for helping support our work and the improvement of one of the premier trail networks in the country! If you have any questions or comments please contact us through the membership email link on our web site. Membership@cotamtb.com. Or click here to become a member today - and share this link with all your friends!! http://www.cotamtb.com/membership/ Sincerely, Central Oregon Trail Alliance www.cotamtb.com

Horse Ridge Adventure Day!

2010-05-23T22:04:00.000-07:00

Saturday was the first MBSEF Adventure Day of the season! We loaded up the van and headed East of town to ride at Horse Ridge. None of the kids had ever ridden this trail system so it was new experience for everyone. The trails are Horse Ridge are not quite as developed or buffed out as the system we ride in Bend everyday; more loose sand, rocks, a few barbed wire fences to hop and some beautiful views of the high desert. We did get snowed on, twice, but that was the price we paid for having the entire trail system to ourselves for the day. We climbed all the way to top of the ridge, nearly 1000 feet of vertical gain, and were rewarded with some fast and fun descents. We were also treated to burrito lunch from our sponsor, Long Board Louis in the parking lot at the end of our 2.5 hour ride (the older kids rode close to 3 hours).

All in all it was a great day! Below are a few pictures from the ride.

Session 2 Parent Information Meeting Wed @ 7:30

2010-05-20T09:59:00.001-07:00

There will be a Parent Informational Meeting for Session 2 Wednesday the 26th at 7:30 at the MBSEF office. If you can not attend but have questions please feel free to contact me at taylor.leach@gmail.com or at 541.633.9776. Alternatively, the Parent/Athlete handbook, which contains all of the information regarding the program can be found on this blog under the Parent/Athlete Handbook tab. Look forward to meeting you all! Taylor

Chicken Races!

2010-05-11T14:11:00.000-07:00

Last week MTB coach Luke Mason introduced us to chicken racing. Chicken Racing is a two person race around the flaming chicken bike roundabout. The first person to catch up to the other wins. Javier and William gave it a try; they were pretty evenly matched until Sir William took a tumble in the loose dirt. I think that a rematch is in order. Kevin took on the champ for another close match. After that we decided to keep riding and save more chicken racing for another day.

Cycling Program Begins Monday!

2010-04-30T13:15:00.000-07:00

I am very excited to kick off the season, we have a great group of coaches and an every growing team.

For the first week of practices, Mountain Bike riders will meet at the lower Phil's Trailhead parking lot and Road Riders will meet at the MBSEF office. If your child is signed up for the flexible day options please respond with the days that they will be attending this week so we know how many to expect. Meeting locations, times and dates can be found on the MBSEF cycling homepage (calendar at the bottom) or on the calendar below.

Thursday is Bring a Friend Day! Everyone is welcome to invite a friend to join in on Thursday practices, All we ask is that friends have their parents sign a liability release before practice and that you let us know if your child will be bringing a friend with them that day. Releases can be found here. The Parent Handbook is available at the MBSEF office or email me (taylor.leach@gmail.com) for an electronic copy. The handbook contains all of the program details. We will ride rain or shine, so please dress according. Below is a short list of the essentials: Bike with gears (MBSEF has loaner bikes available to program participants free of charge, please contact me for more details) Helmet, gloves, protective eyewear/sunglasses, close-toe shoes Water bottle and cage or Camelback Extra inner tube Snack

Please let me know if you have any questions, look forward to meeting you all! Taylor taylor.leach@gmail.com 541.633.9776

Parent Informational Meeting

2010-04-18T09:48:00.000-07:00

There will be an informational meeting Tuesday April 20th at the MBSEF office. Everyone is welcome. If you cannot attend but have questions please do not hesitate to contact me via email at taylor.leach@gmail.com or on my cell phone at 541.633.9776 Hope to see you there!

Enrollment is now open!

2010-03-23T19:16:00.000-07:00

With the warm weather and bike season quickly approaching, enrollment for the MBSEF summer cycling program is now open!

More information, enrollment forms and program schedules are available on the MBSEF cycling home page.

This year we are offering mountain programs for ages 8-18, and road biking programs for ages 12-18. Cycling is a fun way for our athletes to maintain and build their strength and fitness after the snow disappears. We are offering 4 different sessions, running May through August; session 1 begins May 3rd. Each session runs for three weeks and culminates with a day-ling adventure ride. There will also be racing opportunities for interested riders. Loaner bikes are available, please contact MBSEF for more details.

New for 2010...

Flexible Days: In and effort to accomodate busy schedules will be offering flexible-day options. For our mountain bike program chose from 2 or 3-day per week options. The road program has 3 or 4-day per week options.

Overnight Adventure Camps: There is so much fantastic riding a short drive from Bend and we want our riders to experience it! Trip will go to places such as Oakridge and the Waldo Lake area and will include camping out overnight. More details and trip costs will be posted on the cycling website and on this blog shortly.

Junior Coaches: MBSEF is excited to offer a junior coaching internship. Riders aged 14-18 will have an opportunity to act as junior coaches for our mountain biking program. As a junior coach they will assist our coaches with the younger riders one day per week, and participate as athletes that remaining program days. Junior Coaches will serve as role models and "big brothers and big sisters" to our younger athletes at practice, adventure days and races. Interested athletes should contact Taylor Leach at taylor.leach@gmail.com for more information. Junior coaches will be limited to 2 per session.

Any other questions please do not hesitate to contact Taylor Leach, the cycling director, at taylor.leach@gmail.com or 541.633.9776