2014 is off to a great start with coaches and ride leaders getting together to talk about the upcoming season.  It was really nice to see Sarah take the skills and excitement that she gained from her senior year of high school mountain biking and apply it to officially start the first ever mountain biking club at Casper College!!  Way to go Sarah!

The CAMBYR coaching staff is very happy to say that we will be in the high schools this spring to recruit.  The CAMBYR youth will be racing all summer long in the local Fat Fish Racing mountain bike series.  So if you are a student or a parent of a youth that is interested in mountain biking, then look for those cool jerseys out on the trails this summer.

Official practices will start in July this year with one practice per week.  Starting in August, practices will be 3 days a week and roughly 1.5 hours per practice.

What does it take to be a member of CAMBYR??
-registration with NICA (National Interscholastic Cycling Association) $50
-sports physical
-attendance of at least 2 practices per week
-good grades (weekly reports given to coach are mandatory)
-a cross country style mountain bike (not downhill, not dirt jumper, not bmx)

CAMBYR will be competing in 6 races this fall!

-Sept 7th in Granby, CO.  This is a NICA sanctioned race and is open to grades 9-12.  All of the team, including junior high students, are invited to join the team in the race.  Camping, riding bike, cooking, camaraderie.

-Sept 21st in Leadville, CO.  The highest race you'll ever compete at!!  So much fun.  Another NICA sanctioned race for grades 9-12 but everyone is invited.

-Sept ? Stone Temple 8 in Laramie, WY.  Open to grades 7-12, lets hope it's not as windy as last year!!

October 5th in Elbert, CO.  This course is so much fun.  Great riding for all abilities.  A NICA sanctioned race for grades 9-12.

October 11th in Sheridan, WY.  The Biketober fest race in Sheridan was one of the favorites by all the kids last year.  Open to all ages and even adults!

October 19th in Eagle, CO.  This is the state championships for the NICA series.  Technical, fast, fun!!

Keep looking back every week or so for the latest news on CAMBYR.  Until next time,  happy trails!

Lander race this weekend!!

This weekend the CAMBYR team will head to Lander for an amazing mountain bike race.  Check out this link...  http://landercycling.org/?page_id=420  for information.

On Friday night, we will meet up to caravan to Lander.  We will take hwy 220 to muddy gap and then head west towards Jeffery City.  We hope to be in our campsite at City Park by 8pm.  We will enjoy some s'mores around the fire before heading to bed at 10pm.

On Saturday the races start at 8am sharp!
REGISTRATION NOTE: Cambyr will be paying the morning of the event for all team members.  No need to register online.

Beginners race 4 miles
Intermediate race 8.6 miles
Advanced race 18.6 miles

See you at practice this week!

Remember that on Thursday we will have a team dinner at 7pm after practice.  Food for all racers and parents.  Parents are encouraged to join us!

Race recap from Snow Mountain Ranch

Just a couple weeks ago, CAMBYR was down in Granby Colorado for race #1 of the Colorado High School Mountain Bike League.  It was such an amazing event!  Nine youth from Casper raced their hearts out.  The weather was beautiful all day up to the final lap of the JV race.  There were 4 of the racers on the team that got caught in the pouring rain and were pulled from finishing their final lap.  With most of the team being new to the NICA sanctioned races, it was an exciting experience to see over 500 kids racing!! 

Great Start

What an great start we've had to our season!  10 kids in grades 9-12 have registered for NICA and are planning on racing the Colorado League races as well as the three Wyoming races.  We have another 6-10 kids in junior high too!!

EVERYONE, INCLUDING PARENTS, are invited to tuesday's practice so we can discuss racing and practicing.  Practices are from 5:30-7:00pm each Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.  

See you all Tuesday!!

2013 CAMBYR SEASON

ICE CREAM SOCIAL AND REGISTRATION PARTY

WHEN: Saturday Aug. 10^th 7 P.M.        

WHERE: 4474 Antelope Dr., Bar Nunn, WY (Coach Keith’s house)

WHAT TO BRING:

·      Your favorite ice cream (Pot Luck Style)

·      Your Family

·      Bike/helmet ( Try out the mini backyard skills course J )

·      Money to register( Parents credit card is best-if unavailable bring cash and you can register with one of the coachs credit cards. $50 –same as last year and this is your insurance for all practices and races)

If you have any questions or need directions. Give Coach Keith a call at 265-4390

Sorry guys and gals,

I apologize for this not being a very fun post, but wanted to get the word out. We are stoked at seeing all the familiar and new faces this year!!   Practice this week will start tomorrow at Mike Sedar Park @ 5:30. From here on out you can count on practices on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thurs. @5:30.

See you there!

Cambyr coaches

Fun Summer

What a busy summer the racers of CAMBYR have had this year!  From racing in Denver, to Breckenridge, to Curt Gowdy and even a few of the team members took part in a week long mountain bike camp in Laramie.  The kids are learning so much and us coaches are having a great time seeing the racers on the trails.  The local mountain bike series has been a great place for us all to see each other and talk about racing.  The first practice and team meeting will be Thursday August 1st.  We will do a little bike fitting and then go for a ride before our pizza party.  At that time, we can register any youth that still have not been "invited" by our online registration.  

We have a wonderful bunch of talented and knowledgable ride leaders this year and our practices will be awesome.  We have so much help, that we want to add another day.  So Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursdays will be practices.  Practice locations will vary, so pay attention to your emails and our Facebook page (coming very soon).  

Are you on the email list?  If not, shoot me an email at casperhsmtb@gmail.com and i'll get you added.

See you soon and enjoy these photos of some of the team members racing their bikes this summer!!

 Above: Erik at the Rocky Mountain Endurance Series race in Lakewood, CO

Below: Ryse at the local mountain bike race series

 Above: Erik at the local mountain bike series in Casper
Below: Tom racing in Casper

 Above: Ryse at the local race
Below: Lyle having fun riding bike at the local race series

 Above: Logan racing hard in Casper
Below: Erik with a smile in Casper