MT alpha jrs - Look back on 2014

"Sometimes, when we ride, we have to do 80's Style! We keep it super fun (and stylish) during our weekly rides!"
- Mama Jen

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Our super awesome, and insanely motivated Jr. Coach, Jen Bardsely, spent the majority of the summer with our Jr. MT Alpha girls (when she wasn't racing or planning sick family vacays).  Jen has an incredible knack for getting (and keeping) girls psyched to be on bikes while teaching them how to be hard core rippers!  

Because of Jen's hard work, two of our Jr. girls raced with our race team this year. Baylee Everet and Allie Pennington raced harder and happier than we could have every hoped! We're hoping that we get a few more girls to race with us! *cough. . . Elise Baker. . . cough* 

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Allie (and Ellie) after the Missoula XC. Allie's climbing (and suffering) abilities have skyrocketed this year. We all want to know her secret and can't wait to see her put more girls in the pain cave next year.

Miss Bay on the start line at Werks XC in Helena (she podiumed every single race this year!). She descends faster than a lot of the race team now. Watch out Montana CAT 1s!

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Elise Baker! Always smiling and always riding :)

But for real, these Jrs rode trail every week, rain or shine or SNOW! With smiles. 
And this year, our jrs taught us how to be better riders: We saw how much these girls have improved; how excited they were to ride; and how committed they were to our team. We love all of them and can't wait to hang out with them more! 

A now, few words from Coach jen b . . . 

As I look back on this season of coaching and riding with the Jr Girls, I can't help but feel so much gratitude that these girls will ride single track with me. I make them ride up hill, re-do features, fix flat tires and they keep showing up. 

Honestly, these teens are rock stars. We have so much fun. SO MUCH! Think of your best ever slumber party times 10 and on the mountain going fast.

Weekly rides were all over the Missoula area including The Rattlesnake, Blue Mountain, Patty Canyon, The Bitteroot Area, Snowbowl, Butte CDT and Discovery Ski Area.

Over and over I heard the girls state that the trails were getting easier than the last time they road them. They are progressing and it is a joy to be behind watch them slay it!
               -Mama Jen 

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If you're a Mama or a Papa of a potential Alpha, contact us to get her involved in our 2015 Jr. development team!