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Agency of Trans awards $7.19m in bicycle and pedestrian grants
September 27, 2024
The Vermont Agency of Transportation (AOT) announced Sept. 12 the awards of approximately $7.19 million in grants to municipalities for bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure improvement projects. The combination of construction projects and planning grants will benefit cities and towns statewide with improved transportation connectivity and safety, tangible economic benefits, and additional transportation options for commuters,…
Tour of Pine Hill park: Go clockwise for an extra workout; go counter-clockwise for fun
September 27, 2024
By Shelley Lutz, Pine Hill Partnership board member Pine Hill Park in Rutland City is one of the original trail networks in Central Vermont and is a must-stop on any mountain biker’s itinerary. The wooded park is 275 acres with 18 miles of mostly singletrack trails dotted with seven unique bridges. If you are an aerobic…
Peninsula Trail and Loop, a scenic tour in the Aqueduct Trails
September 27, 2024
By Ada Mahood, Woodstock Mountain Bike Team Peninsula is a trail that is perfect for beginners and intermediates riding in Woodstock. The scenery is quite amazing, especially in the fall. It starts up a short hill, then over some roots and up a short technical part before ending in the mossy lands of the Peninsula…
The Sherburner, Gifford Woods State Park in Killington: Go here, ride this
September 27, 2024
By Jason Mikula The Sherburner is a trail not to miss when coming to this area. It’s a new trail, debuting in 2023, and was built by L&D Trail Works. It’s a perfect adventure that takes under an hour (depending on your skill level and choice of route). The trailhead is about a 3 minute…
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Cabot Pepper Jack at the Aqueduct Trails: the reward is worth the effort
September 27, 2024
By Luca Morris, Woodstock Mountain Bike Team Captain Cabot is just one of the many fantastic trails in the Aqueduct trail system. The Aqueduct, with its main trailhead located on Cox District Road, is conveniently located close to downtown Woodstock — and its middle/high school. The main trailhead is accompanied by a parking lot with room to fit all…
Oldie but goodie: ‘Cloud Drop’ to ‘Sir Bermsalot’ in Woodstock’s Mt. Peg trail system
September 27, 2024
By Quinn Uva, Woodstock Mountain Bike Team Captain This is the quintessential run to do when visiting Woodstock. This run is one of the oldest in Woodstock making it a classic and has been heavily revamped in recent years. The easiest way to access “Cloud Drop” to “Sir Bermsalot” is from the Knox Meadow parking…
Q&A with Todd Uva, head coach of the Woodstock Varsity Mountain Bike Team
September 27, 2024
How did you get into Mountain Biking? Do you remember your first time on a single track? What were you riding? When I was in college in the early 1990s my childhood friend began riding and I was intrigued. Shortly after, I purchased my first mountain bike, a GT Tequesta. Modern mountain bike design was in…
Quinn Uva, a rider to watch
September 27, 2024
Quinn Uva, 18, is an accomplished mountain bike racer who's competed in race circuits across the northeast throughout his teenage years —often besting riders with many more years under their belts! He's no stranger to the podium either, having won the 2023 Maxxis ESC Stan's Enduro in Woodstock, Oct. 1, 2023 as a U-20 rider…
Woodstock varsity mountain bike team grows
September 27, 2024
Woodstock Middle/High is the first public school in the state to field a varsity team By Katy Savage and Polly Mikula Mountain biking has been such a popular club sport at Woodstock Union High School that this fall it became a varsity sport. And it made history as the first public school in the state…
Popularity: ridership, trail use, chapters expand
September 27, 2024
By Polly Mikula Mountain biking in Vermont is now the state’s fastest-growing form of outdoor recreation, according to the Vermont Mountain Bike Association (VMBA) a non-profit that provides advocacy, education, and community-driven stewardship statewide and to local chapters. “The growth of the sport has been exponential in the past — call it five years,” Mark…
Mountain biking: then and now
September 27, 2024
Improvements in equipment and trails over the past decade have made the sport more fun for more people By Polly Mikula Mountain biking even just a few decades ago was a very different sport than it has evolved to be today. Mountain bikes “back in the day” were only slightly different than their road counterparts…
The USO Adaptive Downhill will return this year and will feature top invited athletes competing on the main downhill track on Goat Skull, Sunday, Sept. 29.
September 27, 2024
Vermont Adaptive produces the event at the Fox U.S. Open at Killington Resort. This will be its fourth year. The race is the only adaptive downhill race held East of the Mississippi River, according to Vermont Adaptive's blog. Trail accessibility for mountain bikers of all abilities, including adaptive riders, got a big boost this year…
Mazie Hayden aims for the podium in the Dual Slalom
September 27, 2024
By Katy Savage Mazie Hayden, a 23-year-old Killington Mountain School graduate from Pittsfield, has become a regular presence on mountain bike race podiums. This will be her fourth time at the Fox U.S. Open of Mountain Biking. She got third place in Dual Slalom in 2022 and fifth last year, while she got 15th in…
Sarah Hamlin turns pro with Hayden’sGT Wild Rye racing, leading the charge for women in mountain biking
September 27, 2024
By Katy Savage Sarah Hamlin was 11 when she first started mountain bike racing. She competed in the U-12 category with boys because there weren’t enough girls for them to have their own team. Now, 15, Hamlin is a sophomore at Killington Mountain School and she just became a professional rider for the first time…
Q&A with KMS’s Sitota LaRocque,a reigning double podium finisher
September 27, 2024
By Katy Savage Sitota LaRocque, 15, is only a freshman at Killington Mountain School, but this will already be her second time competing in the U.S. Open.She’ll be riding with 12 other KMS athletes, along with two coaches. “It’s so awesome to have such a big event so local to me,” LaRocque said. Mountain Times…
KMS Coach Josh Poirer, an Enduro racer, looks to Downhill
September 27, 2024
By Katy Savage Joshua Poirier is in his second year as a downhill mountain bike coach at Killington Mountain School and he’s already “looking forward to many more,” he said. “The athletes I work with are all incredible people which makes my job fulfilling and fun.” Poirier is a mountain bike racer on the side,…
KMS coach Dylan Conte set to compete in Downhill, Dual Slalom
September 27, 2024
By Katy Savage Dylan Conte has been mountain biking since he was about 12. A small bike park where he grew up was built and his dad dropped him off there. He’s been hooked ever since. Mountain biking, he said, allows him to “both be competitive and be out in nature,” Conte said. “It’s something…
Spectating: Tips and tricks on how to watch the races
September 27, 2024
Spectators, watch the action all weekend at Killington Resort' s Ramshead base area. All events are free to watch and hiking up the trails for better viewing is encouraged. A $15 spectator pass to ride the Ramshead Express quad uphill will also be available for purchase (go to the ticket booth on the second floor…
Next Generation riders compete at U.S. Open, open to skilled riders age 5-14
September 27, 2024
Young racers will also have their shot at the Fox U.S. Open in the Next Gen Youth Downhill event, which offers categories for intermediate and expert racers. For 2024, advanced categories will ride the main downhill track and novice categories on the separate Next Gen specific track. “Next Gen” applies to U.S. Open categories for athletes 14…
