STUDENT ATHLETE EXPECTATIONS
WHO CAN RIDE
Anybody with a strong desire and commitment to ride XC mountain bikes can join the Tam Mountain Bike Racing Team. As members of the team, we love spending 5 to 10 hours a week riding our bikes all over Mt. Tam and exploring some of the best MTB trails in the country. We enjoy sharing this experience and developing lasting friendships with other riders on the team. We like to push the boundaries of our physical and mental endurance. We set training objectives and work hard over the season to achieve these goals.
What we RIDE AND RACE
We ride and race cross-country mountain bikes on singletrack trails, fire roads, and rough roads. Riding uphill and being physically fit is equally as important as the ability to descend technical trails. Our training rides focus on building leg strength, lung strength, and required technical skills for the XC courses that we race on. There is no short-cut to being both physically fit and technically skilled, we get out and ride our bikes.
What We Expect
We show up and participate in at least 2 team rides per week over the course of the season. As the team gets physically stronger over the season, it is important that we all can ride at the same pace over the whole length of the ride. At minimum, we are able to easily ride up the Railroad Grade to the West Point Inn with a goal of 60 minutes. We are self-sufficient with our equipment on the trails; our bike works properly, and we each carry our own nutrition and hydration for the ride. The team does not have the coaching resources to monitor riders that consistently require one-on-one supervision.
RIDER SURVEY
To all Team members, take a moment and tell us coaches what your riding goals are for this season. This will better help us, help you, achieve them.
Friends of Tamarancho (FOT) Application
Your team dues will cover the $5 cost, and here’s the amazing part - the pass is valid until you graduate from high school!
