Team Programs

 Our Development Team “The D-Team” or #DRTKDZ program was started to offer younger riders a chance to learn Mountain Biking in a fun and game filled setting. The program centers around having kids learn mountain biking skills and riding the trails at Whitetail Ridge in River Falls.  Kids spend time playing bike games that teach them how to ride safely and gain the skills needed to concur riding and racing the trails for a lifetime.

D-Team Practices are fun! They consist of games, with cones, barrels, poles, pool noodles and more.  The riders learn how to shift, turn, get into the right position “Attack Position” and most important… Braking. The riders will then hit the trails.  Our ride leaders keep the kids in small groups and start off with beginner level singletrack. By the end of the summer all of our riders are able to ride many of the trails in the twin cities area and even compete in races!

We can only run this program with parent volunteers.  Check out our Coaching page for more information.

At practice we learn the skills needed to ride off-road on trails through the woods. We experiment with our skills until we become confident. Our coaches provide a safe and fun atmosphere when working on skills. The girls on the team build each other up and cheer each other on when we finally succeed in reaching our goals. 

We like to have fun while riding our bikes together. Examples of fun include ice-cream fun rides, goofy games to learn skills, photo scavenger hunts, glitter and more. Fun is the number one ingredient in mountain biking or we wouldn’t be riding our bikes. Our coaches also teach us about how to set and achieve goals for ourselves. These can be as small as learning how to ride over a rock or large as committing to finishing a 3.5 mile race. 

Our coaches prep us for learning how to race. Racing is fun as it provides the stage to show of our skills and progression in fitness to our family and friends. Every one gets the opportunity to race if they want to and our coaches make sure we are ready to reach for the stars. 3.5 miles for a race sounds really long when you first start, however by the time the races start the girls are already riding 4-6 miles at practice. Check out the Minnesota Cycling Association GRRLS program page for more information.

We can only run this program with parent volunteers.  Check out our Coaching page for more information.