About the Team

The Manitou Coronado Palmer Mountain Bike (MTB) Team is a middle/high school mountain bike club serving student-athletes on the westside including Manitou Springs, Coronado, Palmer, Ute Pass, Holmes, Eagleview, Mann, North, and Galileo.

Our goal is to build strong bodies, minds, and to create a life-long love for cycling and a sense of adventure. The season runs June through October with riding locations including Red Rock Canyon Open Space, Stratton Open Space, Cheyenne Canyon, Ute Valley Park, Palmer Park, Rampart, Bear Creek Park, and more. Programs include MTB skills clinics, MTB maintenance classes, MTB camping trip, and more.

Coaches

Our program features a professional coaching staff that brings a high level of training and experience. Our coaches include top-level racers, professionals, and veterans of the sport with a passion for cycling. Instruction covers bike skills, basic repairs, and physical fitness while emphasizing sportsmanship and mutual respect, while creating strong and long-lasting friendships.

Groups

We offer five skill-based groups so every rider trains at the right level.

Skill Levels

• Beginner (Green) — ridden very little off road or not at all
• Intermediate (Blue) — off road experience, on green and some blue trails
• Intermediate+ (Blue Fast) — confident on all blue level trails
• Advanced (Blue/Black) — blue level trails, with some black
• Expert (Black) — black level trails with good decision making when obstacles are over their ability

Conditioning Levels

• Not fit yet (Green) — will have trouble completing a 2 hour ride
• Little fit (Blue) — can complete a 2 hour ride, but at a moderate pace
• Fit (Blue F) — can complete a 2/3 hour ride at tempo
• Race fit (Blue/Black) — can complete a 2 hour ride at race pace
• Race fit+ (Black) — can complete a 3 hour ride at race pace

Loaner bikes and scholarships are available — contact us if cost or equipment is a barrier.

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