Englewood Open 2023 or “Ewww, David!”

The annual Englewood Open provides a UCI-caliber race course, and three days of racing for riders of every skill level, including everything from novice 10-year-olds to world-cup racers who flew straight to Wisconsin from last week’s race at Nove Mesto.

2024 Practice Pack Placement (all riders K-12)

We use “practice packs” to sort riders by speed, ensuring a group of relatively similar riding speeds at practice. This helps build confidence and friendships as the group of riders stays the same throughout most of the Session 1 season. Time Trial for Pack Placement To get you placed into a practice pack, we ask each rider to complete a …

Iceman 2022 – The Gales of November

Iceman weekend arrived with the promise of 15 hours of nonstop rain, 50mph wind gusts, and unseasonably warm temperatures in the 50s. Race in full rain gear? Shorts and short sleeves? It really was a crap shoot on Saturday morning. One of my favorite parts of the day was rolling around the start corrals in Kalkaska watching people freak out …

Year-End Party!

It’s the time of year when we turn our attention to a year-end party. This year the party will be at Townsend Park in Cannon Township. The fireplace-heated stone building should be a little warmer than our outdoor freeze-fest of last year, and the playground and lawns around the building provide us some access to outdoor spaces if the weather …

Season Finale! Race 6 @ Novi Tree Farm

The final race of the season dished up several individual state championship awards, as well as a team victory for the Elementary Team and the High School Team. In all, the Coyotes came home with heads held high and a successful season under their belts. Our Elementary Team defended their state title meaning they are still the only team to …

Tree Farm Preview

Our final race of the season brings us to Lakeshore Park in Novi for the famous Tree Farm Trail. On one of Metro Detroit’s original MTB trails, our racers can look forward to twists, turns, roots, and relatively flat terrain. “The Crater” awaits our advanced riders with some interesting options for race routing. Volunteer Links: COACHES’ RACE! Saturday at 12:15pm, …

Merrell Race Review

One thing’s been true for years: The Coyotes love a home race at Merrell. This week was no different as the team turned in multiple excellent performances, and once again brought home the Elementary and High School team titles as well. With one race to go, both the Elementary and High School teams are well-positioned to take home state championships. …

Merrell Volunteer Slots

Our home race is here!  It’s race-week and Merrell is our destination this week.  It’ll be our best-attended race of the year, and you can bet it’ll also be the most fun! A few things we’d like to request: Please sign up for food.  We expect more family, more guests, more racers, etc. We’ll need more food than normal this …