July 18-24, 2022
Practices this week, Volunteer as a LOT PARENT, Hotels/Camping at Races, Cub Foods Volunteers, Race Sign Up Deadlines, Booster Updates, Committee Sign Ups
FOR ALL PRACTICES:
Indicate your availability on TeamSnap at least 24 hours before practice.
Show up at least 15 minutes early, and be ready to ride at practice start!
Check in and check out with a parking lot attendant.
Tuesday, July 19, 6:30-8 PM
Carver Lake Park: Meet in the lower lot by 6:15, ready to ride by 6:30.
Thursday, July 21, 6:30-8 PM
Sunfish Lake: Meet in the Sally Manzara Interpretive Nature Center Lot.
OPTIONAL Family/Fun Ride
Saturday, July 23, 10 AM-12:00 PM
Gateway Trail: Meet in the parking lot for Mahtomedi Soccer Field Lots #7, 8, 9, 10, (Near Wildwood Elementary) 8358 75th St. N, Stillwater, MN 55082
Volunteer as a LOT PARENT!
As a lot parent, you’ll arrive a bit before practice begins, and sign team members in before practice. During practice, you’ll stick around and be available if needed. As practice ends, you’ll sign kids out.
Lot parents play an important role by tracking attendance and making sure all riders have completed practice and are safely off the trails.
Please consider taking a shift or two (or more!) by looking at the sign ups linked below. It’s easy, important, there’s no long-term commitment (volunteer when you can!) and it’s a fun way to take part in team activities.
Hotels and Campgrounds for Race Weekends: RESERVE NOW
Believe it or not, we’re about a month away from our race season!
While many of the races are close enough to the metro area to be traveled to and from in a day, some may require hotel or campground stays for your family. Our team doesn’t save hotel room blocks in advance or suggest you stay in a particular hotel or campground, so THE TIME IS NOW to reserve places to stay for our more farther-flung venues.
In particular, you may want to consider making hotel or camping arrangements AS SOON AS POSSIBLE for:
October 1-2, Detroit Mountain in Detroit Lakes, MN
October 15-16, Redhead Mountain Bike Park in Chisholm, MN (this one could be especially tricky. It’s our culminating event, all teams participate, and there’s not a lot of options close by.)
IMPORTANT DATES & LINKS
Register with Minnesota Cycling Association and for races:
https://ccnbikes.com/
AUGUST 1: DEADLINE to receive discount package (“SuperPass”) if you register for ALL races on CCN.
AUGUST 15: To race in any races this season, even if you are only registering for one, you must register on CCN by August 15.
Grocery Packing Event at Cub Foods 8/20
Saturday, August 20
9 AM - 1:30 PM
1059 Meadowlands Dr
White Bear Lake, MN 55127
Join us for this fun and and fast-paced fundraiser! Athletes are encouraged to sign up for packing shifts, and parents are needed to sign up for supervisory shifts.
REMINDER: Volunteer hours are a requirement for LETTERING in Mountain biking.
Booster Updates
Thank you to our official 2022 Booster leadership: President Lorray Rolfer, Treasurer Melissa Telsrow, and Secretary Shannon Dietz.
To learn more about fundraising initiatives and further upcoming Booster business, read the July Booster meeting minutes.
Committee Sign Up: We need YOU!
It takes a village! Sign up for committees such as fundraising/scholarships, volunteer coordination, race day nutrition, and more. No experience necessary.