New for 2022: The season will now consist of two sessions. You can sign up for both, or just one. That’s up to you! Giddyup!
Session 1: June 6th – July 31st, 2022
Key Dates:
| Date | Activity | Wait… what? |
|---|---|---|
| Fri, April 1st | Registration for riders from the 2021 team Registration for 2022 coaches’ children | You will be emailed a passcode. |
| Fri, April 15th | Registration for 2021 Waitlist members | You will be emailed a passcode. |
| Mon, April 18th | Registration for new members | No passcode required! |
| Week of June 6th | Practice placement time trial | See FAQs below |
| Week of June 13th | Practices begin | Install band, join the newsletter, keep in touch. It’s going to be fun! |
Session 2: July 31st – October 17th
For this session, we will be asking you whether you prefer your child to ride with race-focused riders or recreation-focused riders. If we have enough of both groups, we’ll split some practices (but not all).
Key Dates:
| Date | Activity | Wait… what? |
|---|---|---|
| Mon, July 18th | Registration for riders from the 2021 team Registration for 2022 coaches’ children Registration for 2022 Session 1 riders | You will be emailed a passcode. |
| Mon, July 25th | Registration for new members | No passcode required! |
| Week of Aug 1st | Practice placement time trial Practices begin | See FAQs below Install band, join the newsletter, keep in touch. It’s going to be fun! |
Questions about Sessions
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Why are you doing this to me?
We’re doing it for you. 🙂
In previous years we had lots of signups for the season by riders that really only wanted a couple of months of mountain biking with the team. That is awesome. Multi-sport athletes are our favorite. The only downside was having a sense of who would actually be on the team at a given time.
To encourage this approach to mountain biking and to make it easier to know what to expect for practices, we are splitting the season into two sessions. Sign up for both if you want! Sign up for just one! We are happy to have your rider whenever they can make it.
What is the “Practice Placement Time Trial?”
As we have the last two years, we are going to use a brief time trial to ensure riders of similar speed are placed in the same groups. In 2020 we used Mosquito Creek and in 2021 we used Merrell. Details about the 2022 loop will be published in mid-May.
I only want session 2, how do I sign up for that?
Session 2 registration will open in July. The dates are listed above. Set a reminder to watch your email (if you’re returning from 2021) or set a calendar reminder to check-in.