Inw Gravity Mountain Biking Team

Audience

Blue, Black, Double-black riders aged ~12-18. These riders are interested in regional

downhill and endure races and hoping to session features that may be used in a race. Rides will

have a few skills beginner/intermediate reviewed (roll downs, trail scanning, finding flow in

technical terrain) as needed but this is not the focus. Practices will focus on race fitness, timed

practices laps, video review, and technical corning and descending drills. Competition is not

required but this team will have a race skill focus.

Duration

14 practices on weekdays and weekends. Coaching at Hubapalooza downhill race. Riders should plan on attending most practices at this level.

Pre-requisites

Should be comfortable riding Blue and Black trails (some ride arounds ok) at

beacon hill such as these the trails:

*Pop-rocks

*Orc chases

*Cyrth Ungol

*Blast off

*Bomber

*Artificial High

*Hollywood

*Stalin grab

Considerations

Full face helmet (required for DH races), Knee pads (highly recommended), and

Full-suspension trail or enduro style bike recommended. At least a half shell Helmet required.

Elbow Pads, gloves, back/chest protection are recommended but is up to rider preference.

Personal Go-Pro style POV camera can be helpful, especially for race practice days, but are not

required.

Course purpose

Prepare for regional endure and dh racing. Ride local course and get better at

picking good lines, pacing, and technical skills. Practice day and day of race preparation

including nutrition, practices runs, and video review.

Outline for Practices

Bike check/safety check (10 minutes): Make sure ready to ride

Warm up/skills assessment (15-30 minutes) : Pedal to top.

Skill review (0-30 minutes): If doing cornering/tech drills here

Sessioning (60-90 minutes): will ride a trail used in a past Hubapalooza and Eastoberfest races

such as but not limited to:

Yard Sale, Quarantine, Rabid rabbit, Stalin grab, Pop-rocks, Cyrth ungol, Water wings,

Bevs Highway, Good Twin, Ghostly laughter, Scared Cat, Master Blaster, Canyon Blaster,

Commitment Issues, Bomber, Blast Off, Artificial High, Hollywood, Stalin Grab.

Race prep Day

Bike Check/Safety Check (10 minutes): Address any issues

Riding:

Endruo: a moderate paced group ride on the course, sessioning features as needed.
DH: practice laps during scheduled practice time. Video review and line discussion after all riders have finished practice for the day.

Price:

TBA: will announce closer to season