Come out for Try-it-out. Bring out friends, family or faculty interested in trying out mountain biking. Wear your jersey or other Boise wear. For anyone interested in being a ride leader, come out to this event as a chance to start practicing riding with groups.
Student athletes, coaches, parents and any of your cyclist friends, Coach Josh is offering this unique training. This is available to the public but anyone affiliated receive a discount.
Note: This training is not official team training affiliated with BBMTB, NICA or Idaho League.
We will vote for the leadership at the end-of-season party. Help select who will be on the ballot. This was also sent in an alert which unfortunately created a non-clickable link.
Pre-race registration closes tonight!
Friday Night Dinner:
Race Course:
The race course covers the same terrain as last year’s course (Ask a returning athlete about last year). Beware, the High School course has some funky corners and soft shoulders. Middle School course stay on the two southern loops.
Pre-ride is highly recommended! See you Friday at 4:00 PM or 5:00 PM for BBMTB Team Pre-Rides.
Course Description from the League Director – The Idaho Interscholastic Cycling League is returning for the 2nd year in a row to Avimor for the state championship race. Racers will need to bring their ‘A’ game for this event as it’s the final race of the 2016 season and bonus points will come into play for how both individual categories shake out as well as the overall team competition. The course starts with a gradual climb up a service road before turning onto Avimor’s purpose built single-track. This course blends many short road sections (perfect for passing) with fun swooping single-track. The backside climb on the course will be challenging, even for more experienced riders. The finishing chute is located practically in the middle of the grass Infield Pit Zone area. BRING YOUR NOISEMAKERS and CAMERAS for this race!!!
The Details: High School categories will cover 5.7 miles per lap with almost 650 feet of climbing. Middle school student-athletes will cover 4 miles per lap with approximately 300 feet of climbing. The Clif Bar Feed-Zone will be located on the initial fire road climb, perfect for categories doing multiple laps.
Racers will turn multiple laps on this fast course, with the following NICA Race Duration guidelines for each category:
Student-athletes may be asked to withdraw at the finish line after time limits have been reached. Race officials reserve the right to determine these time limits at anytime. Time limits may be imposed for reasons that include, among others: safety, heat, cold, rain, muddy conditions, clearing the course, and relieving course marshals. Course closures may be announced at anytime and do not need to be announced in advance. Racers who do not make the time limit cut-off will still be scored and ranked with all other racers who finish early.
Venue map and course details can be found here: INTERACTIVE MAP LINK
No one will be allowed on the race course without a number plate. Temporary plates are no longer permitted. Please be sure to bring your race plate and attach it to your bike after you arrive.
HS Girls race first this week!
Use this link for a clean printable version of timeline: Avimor Avenger Timeline (Updated!)
For quick reference look here:
Need a ride? Have room for a passenger? Please post on the Team Snap “Message Board”. With our new team trailer and racks, we can haul a five extra bikes. Please let us know ASAP if you need a bike transported.
If you are leaving earlier than the end of the school day, let me know and I’ll send attendance a roster.
Due to limited on-site camping, the League Director has requested that we sleep at home this race. If you would like to host a traveling family, contact us through Team Snap.
Friday – Mostly Sunny, High 69 / Low 48, winds SE 11 mph, Sunrise 7:50 / Sunset 7:14
Saturday – Sunny, High 75 / Low 52, winds SSE 8 mph, Sunrise 7:51
Saturday Breakfast – Last chance for yummy Breakfast Burritos!
Saturday Lunch – Fix your own sandwiches
Student-athletes need to bring full water containers. We will have 20 gallons in the team trailer.
BBMTB needs volunteers at every race! Please sign up and let us know if you’re filling the same positions.
As you know, BBMTB also supports the Idaho League with volunteers. We are required to provide four (4) volunteers each day. Please keep up your support by remembering to volunteer. No special skills are required and you get the best seat in the house for spectating. Please start the Idaho League volunteer via our team system so we know who is signed up.
SIgn-Up Here – Avimor
The Boise Braves Mountain Bike Team was totally PUMPED going into The Grand Charge (Race #3) at Grand Targhee on Saturday!
Ian Mullens (BBMTB), Alec Miller (C4) and Grant Gardener (Pocatello Pioneers) had an epic battle in the Varsity Boys wave. They were riding at “pro” speeds and the lead was alternating between Alec and Ian each lap with Grant hot on their heels. After averaging 24.75 minute splits for four laps, Ian came home with the win after putting it all out there on the race course.
James Roloff broke his chain 10 feet of the start line, ran ½ mile up a steep hill, replaced the chain just under five minutes, passed over 100 riders, and even with a 5-minute penalty for “outside assistance”, placed 15th in a field of 61 riders!
We had student-athletes get on the podium for the first time this season. Congratulations Bodie and Tysen Brownlee and Cooper Wiley! With many injuries and mechanical failures this past weekend, the Braves still came in 4th overall among 22 teams, and is ranked 2nd in the League going into the Championship races!
Way to go, BBMBT!!!!
Shelby Galinat 1st Place
Pre-race registration closes tonight!
Friday Night Dinner:
Race Course:
Magic Mania at Magic Mountain is a brand new venue for the Idaho League. Look for traditional mountain bike trails (e.g. more like Bogus Basin’s East Side)
Be prepared and read the Magic Mania Race Flyer
Also, the latest Single Track Times has more info
Q&A sessions are offered at each practice during warm-up (6:00-6:15 pm Monday’s and Wednesday’s). Additional conversations can be found on the Team Snap Message Board.
No one will be allowed on the race course without a number plate. Temporary plates are no longer permitted. Please be sure to bring your race plate and attach it to your bike after you arrive. When finished racing, store it in a safe place where you are sure to bring it to the next race. (maybe in your Camelbak)
*Keep your race plate handy for the BHS parade!
HS Boys race first this week!
Use this link for a clean printable version of timeline: Magic Mania Timeline. (Updated!)
For quick reference look here:
Need a ride? Have room for a passenger? Please post on the Team Snap “Message Board”. With our new team trailer and racks, we can haul a five extra bikes. Please let us know ASAP if you need a bike transported.
If you are leaving earlier than the end of the school day, let me know and I’ll send attendance a roster.
We’re expecting a wet and cold week at the venue leading up to the race. Saturday should be dry, but be prepared with extra gear to keep you dry. Not sure which gloves, hats or jacket to bring? Bring them all! We will have some extra cycling jackets. Please ask if you if you do not have the extra gear available.
Camping will be primitive in an open meadow close to campsites (approx. 150 yds away) with toilets. We have four (4) campsites in Lower Penstemon with the majority of the team in the open meadow. RV’s and Campers welcome!
Weather will be cool (high of 52) wet and windy with possible rain on Friday.
Important – You need to be dry to stay warm. Ideally pull out your ski shell pants and jacket to keep both the wind and rain out. We will have heaters and with recent rain, but still no fires allowed.
**Contingency Plan – If the weather changes for the worst, the team will leave town very early Saturday morning to make the race. Read you updates!
The team will provide a pasta dinner Friday. $15 per person. RSVP in Team Snap.
Saturday Breakfast – Breakfast burritos
Saturday Lunch – Fix your own sandwiches
Student-athletes need to bring full water containers. We will have 20 gallons in the team trailer.
BBMTB needs volunteers at every race! Please sign up and let us know if you’re filling the same positions.
As in the past, we are looking for someone to step up to keep camp organized and warm-up the team breakfast burritos. The Andersons have provided excellent notes for a smooth transition.
As you know, BBMTB also supports the Idaho League with volunteers. We are required to provide four (4) volunteers. Please keep up your support by remembering to volunteer. No special skills are required and you get the best seat in the house for spectating. Please start the Idaho League volunteer via our team system so we know who is signed up.
SIgn-Up Here – Magic Volunteers
The Boise Braves Mountain Bike Team (BBMTB) had another successful mountain bike race this past weekend.The Galena Gallop race number #2in the Idaho Cycling League, started and finished at Galena Lodge, north of Sun Valley, Idaho. The race day started at 28 degrees which made warm-ups a little chilly. By the time the girls raced, it was 84 degrees and we had to worry about some riders with heat exhaustion. Galena was the most technical course that the Idaho Cycling League has designed thus far. Each race throughout the season will be 10-15% more difficult than the last. The entire team fought hard with many individual victories and personal bests to produce an overall team victory against twenty-three (23) teams around the State of Idaho. Every racer counts as BBMTB won the overall competition by just one point, beating out Wood River High School.
This section has a picture which is the most technically challenging part to go in email.
Thursday night, we had our first parent information night at North Junior High. The turnout was excellent and excitement is building. All of us coaches look forward to riding with you.
I’ll be updating the website this weekend. Please check out the updates. For those of you interested in the Utah league video shared last night and anyone needing a boost, check out this video: Utah League on Youtube
Jump on this survey and answer before I come up with more questions! Let us know you’re on the team next season. Graduating seniors, fill it in too. Behind the scenes, we’r
e working furiously to organize a great season. Pass this on to your teammates. It is time to recruit your friends to ride with us. Send your friends to
https://boisemtb.org/team-registration to let us know who is interested. We will invite their parents to parent information sessions before full registration in April.
