Filtering by: Cycling

2024 Singletrack Shootout #2
Aug
17
8:00 AM08:00

2024 Singletrack Shootout #2

Come give biathlon a try, no matter your experience level! It’ll be a fun morning of biathlon racing - running or mountain biking, your choice. Novice clinic will teach you everything you need to know to complete the race. Club rifles will be provided. Click title for full details and registration.

View Event →
2024 Singletrack Shootout #1
Jul
27
8:00 AM08:00

2024 Singletrack Shootout #1

Come give biathlon a try, no matter your experience level! It’ll be a fun morning of biathlon racing - running or mountain biking, your choice. Novice clinic will teach you everything you need to know to complete the race. Club rifles will be provided. Click title for full details and registration.

View Event →
Jun
28
4:00 PM16:00

Wobbly Bike Afternoon #3

Wobbly biking afternoons are back and will be on a regular schedule this year! Every 2nd and 4th Friday of each month from 4:00-5:30pm. We will have the flattest portion of our paved trail reserved for the littlest bikers, and they can explore the pump track as well.

While bikes and kids are welcome on the roller loop at many times during the week, we’re excited to offer these special events for young bikers and their families to enjoy the roller loop with friends. Plus these events include free bike usage for kids. We will have strider bikes, pedal bikes, and helmets of various sizes available free of charge.

View Event →
Women's Mountain Bike Clinic #1
Jun
21
4:00 PM16:00

Women's Mountain Bike Clinic #1

Back for summer 2024, we are offering a series of introductory/beginner mountain bike clinics & group rides for women. Clinics will focus on learning and honing mountain bike skills in a safe, supportive environment. Participants must be at least 18 years old. No previous mountain bike experience is necessary, but participants must be able to competently and safely ride a bicycle. 

Learn more and sign up!

View Event →
Jun
14
4:00 PM16:00

Wobbly Bike Afternoon #2

Wobbly biking afternoons are back and will be on a regular schedule this year! Every 2nd and 4th Friday of each month from 4:00-5:30pm. We will have the flattest portion of our paved trail reserved for the littlest bikers, and they can explore the pump track as well.

While bikes and kids are welcome on the roller loop at many times during the week, we’re excited to offer these special events for young bikers and their families to enjoy the roller loop with friends. Plus these events include free bike usage for kids. We will have strider bikes, pedal bikes, and helmets of various sizes available free of charge.

View Event →
Black River Grand Prix
Jun
8
10:30 AM10:30

Black River Grand Prix

2024 Results and Photos

The Black River Grand Prix is growing! Join us on Saturday, June 8, 2024 for the Black River Grand Prix & Epic presented by the Hitchhiker Bike Shop, a celebration of big loops, varied terrain, and fun on bikes in the woods. The format is simple: a mass start on one big lap (or two). Want to race 12 miles of the best the Center has to offer? Enter the Grand Prix. Think it's so nice you want to do it twice? Then the Grand Epic is for you. And if racing isn't your thing and you just want a signed ride and tacos for lunch, then the Grand Tour has your name on it. 

Full details and registration.

View Event →
May
24
4:00 PM16:00

Wobbly Bike Afternoon #1

Wobbly biking afternoons are back and will be on a regular schedule this year! Every 2nd and 4th Friday of each month from 4:00-5:30pm. We will have the flattest portion of our paved trail reserved for the littlest bikers, and they can explore the pump track as well.

While bikes and kids are welcome on the roller loop at many times during the week, we’re excited to offer these special events for young bikers and their families to enjoy the roller loop with friends. Plus these events include free bike usage for kids. We will have strider bikes, pedal bikes, and helmets of various sizes available free of charge.

View Event →
Sep
10
8:00 AM08:00

2023 VTYC Opener

A young Greta Kilburn races through the woods at the Outdoor Center.

The Vermont Youth Cycling league again opens its fall season at the Outdoor Center. Join us for a fun day of cross country mountain bike racing.

For more details, including seeding information, head over to the VTYC page.

An event-specific registration link will go up shortly. The race is open to any Vermont youth, whether they are part of a VTYC team or not.

Schedule: Please note that start times may be delayed slightly but will not begin ahead of the time below. 

8:30-9:45 Course open to pre-ride

9:00-9:45 Chip Pick-up and Day-of Registration

9:30 Mandatory Coaches Meeting at VTYC Tent (including parents of independent riders)

10:00 Cat C Race Start

10:15 Grade 5/6 Race Start

10:30-11:15 Chip Pick-up and Day-of Registration for Cat A/B

*10:45 Pre-riding for Cat A and B allowed

~11:00 Cat C/Grade 5/6 Podium

11:30 Cat B Race Start

12:30 Cat A Race Start

~1:30 Cat A/B Podium 


View Event →
2023 Singletrack Shootout #2
Sep
9
8:00 AM08:00

2023 Singletrack Shootout #2

2023 Singletrack Shootout #2 - Run and Bike

Registration is live for the second Singletrack Shootout of the summer - September 9. Come give biathlon a try, no matter your experience level! It’ll be a fun morning of biathlon racing - running or mountain biking, your choice. A novice clinic will teach you everything you need to know to complete the four stage race. Club rifles will be provided. 

Schedule

Thursday, Sept 7

Registration closes at 8:00pm. 100 total entries, across all categories. NO day-of-race registration. (While not a requirement to participate, Craftsbury Annual Members save on their registration! Read more about membership.)

Saturday, Sept 9  

8:00-9:00am - Bib pick-up
9:00-9:45am - Novice safety talk and clinic (required if using a club rifle)
9:30am - Zero (for the experienced category - those bringing a rifle: points 13-15)

9:45 - Short Demo Race by GRP Biathletes
10:00am - Bike start (15 sec intervals)
10:30 - Noon - Running waves will start  (both novice and experienced category)

NOTE: The exact start schedule is TBD, based on number of entries. Check your pre-race email for more info, but be prepared that your wave's scheduled start can vary greatly depending on registration numbers.

Race format

All categories will complete a four stage biathlon race: lap, shoot, lap, shoot, lap, shoot, lap, shoot, lap. So that’s starting with a lap, four shooting stages, and ending with a lap. For each miss, there will be a short penalty lap to complete before returning to the course. This will be an interval start for bikes, and a wave start for runners. 

Novice category

For anyone not bringing their own rifle. Club rifles and ammo will be provided. All shooting will be in the prone (lying down) position, using a support block for the rifle. Targets will be set to standing (bigger) targets. 

Experienced category

Anyone bringing their own rifle. Zero period before race as stated in schedule. Will shoot two prone stages on prone targets and then two standing stages on standing targets. 

Courses

Running: 1k lap, ~5k total.

Mountain Biking: 1.5k lap, ~7.5k total. 

See both courses here.

Prizes

You betcha. 

Questions? Please email us at biathlon@craftsbury.com.

Registration is here.

Interested in eating at the dining hall for lunch? Call our office at 802-586-7767 to reserve your spot. Reservations can only be made within 48 hours of the meal (so call starting Thursday lunch time!). 

View Event →
Women's MTB Clinic #2
Jul
13
4:00 PM16:00

Women's MTB Clinic #2

Our 2023 Women’s Mountain Bike Clinic dates have been set: Thursday, June 15 and Thursday, July 13 at 4-5:30pm. These introductory/beginner mountain bike clinics will focus on learning and honing mountain bike skills in a safe, supportive environment. Participants must be at least 18 years old. No previous mountain bike experience is necessary, but participants must be able to ride a bicycle competently and safely. Registration and rental bike info here. We look forward to riding with you!

View Event →