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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />High School Mountain Biking is the #1 fastest growing sport in the country <br /> <br />The Orono MTB Team is a co-ed cross country cycling team founded in 2016 with just 10 student- <br />athletes and 3 coaches. <br /> <br /> An Orono Community Ed supported activity <br /> Registered with and insured by the National Interscholastic Cycling Association (NICA) <br /> Compete in five state-wide races throughout Minnesota and western Wisconsin during the <br />Minnesota High School Cycling League fall season <br /> Student-Athletes who meet certain criteria may earn an Orono Varsity Letter in Mountain <br />Biking <br /> <br />Today, in only five seasons, the team has grown to: 53 student-athletes (42 Boys/11 Girls), <br />8 “Core” Coaches (all Volunteers) and 20 Ride Sweep Coaches (all Volunteers, mostly parents) <br /> <br />MISSION: <br />The Mission of the Orono MTB Team, as defined by NICA and the Minnesota High School Cycling <br />League, is to build Strong Bodies, Strong Minds, Strong Character and Strong Communities <br />through the sport of cycling. <br /> Minnesota High School Cycling League Director Josh Kleve frequently says “We are not a <br />mountain bike racing organization, we are a youth development program” <br /> <br />GOAL: <br />The Goal of the Orono MTB Team is to get “more kids on bikes.” We hope to inspire a life-long love <br />of cycling through coaching support, experiential learning, and team camaraderie. While a personal <br />goal of competing in races is neither required nor expected, it is encouraged and is one of the ways <br />our student-athletes are able to showcase their hard work and dedication. <br /> <br />PRACTICES: <br /> In the first 2 seasons, the team used the hill behind the high school as a “Home Base” for <br />practices <br /> Construction began on the new Activities Center and we lost this practice space <br /> Moved to Bederwood <br /> 2019 season, lost a significant portion of the park to the new soccer field <br />o Lost a safe location for hill repeats <br />o Now have to take kids on the road to do hill repeats <br /> Still regularly use the Luce Line trail, but it’s not “sport specific” training for our team and it <br />gets boring very quickly for the kids! <br /> The closest single track trails are: Lake Rebecca (12.5 miles), Elm Creek (26 miles) Betram <br />Chain of Lakes (30 miles) <br />o None of these are close enough to utilize for weeknight practices due to length of <br />drive and loss of daylight