1. Cannon Valley
Mountain Bike Team
Mountain Bike Racing for High School
Students in the Cannon River Valley

2. Cannon River Valley
• Northfield, Faribault, Cannon
Falls, Kenyon, Montgomery-
Lonsdale, Randolph, Red Wing and
surrounding areas

3. Agenda
1. Overview of state high school mountain bike
racing league – Gary Sjoquist, founder (30)
2. Introduction of coaches (10)
3. Video clips (10)
4. Summer riding activities (10)
5. Club activities (10)
6. Blog, Email, Facebook, Twitter (5)
7. Q & A (15)
8. End: 8:30 PM

4. Props to Tom Graupmann
NHS Activities Director

5. Props to Northfield Public Schools
Community Services

6. Props to Northfield Media
Nfld News, Nfld Patch, KYMN
• Link

7. Props to Rice Cty bike shops
• FIT to be TRI’d
• Mike’s Bikes
• Milltown Cycles

8. Gary Sjoquist, Founder, MN High
School Cycling League
• Link

9. Head Coach Sue Welch
• Link

10. Assistant Coach, Team Director
Griff Wigley
• Link

11. Erosion-resistant flow trails

12. Lebanon Hills, Apple Valley
• Link

13. Eagan pump park
Ride berms & rollers w/o pedaling

14. Outside Magazine video
• Link

15. SoCal HS MTB video
• Link

16. NICA – Teaching Mountain Bike Skills
• Link

17. NICA Coach Manual
• Link

18. Summer riding activities
• Special high school class at Mankato
race, June 3
• High school ride camps/clinics in Twin Cities
• Mountain bike rides organized by Cannon
Valley Velo Club
• Self-organized rides
• Practice begins in August

19. Club activities
• Community Services (Ed & Rec)
– Erin Mayberry, Recreation Director
– Lacrosse club
– Alpine ski/snowboarding club
• Club formation, officers, policies
• Fundraising, sponsors, grants, scholarships
• Recruiting (team members, ride leaders)
• Bikes, helmets, clothing, equipment

20. Blog site
cannonvalleymtb.org

21. Email list

22. Facebook page

23. Twitter feed
@CannonValleyMTB

24. Next Step:
Tell us you’re interested

25. Fill out form