JUNIOR GEAR REQUIREMENTS

Please note that ALL competitors in our league are required to adhere to Junior Gearing Restrictions. In a nutshell, measure out 26' on the ground; put the bike in its hardest gear; spin the crank so the arms are vertical; walk the bike backwards.... the crank arm should NOT rotate more than one complete revolution (i.e. one complete pedal revolution should not push the bike further than 26').

The best gear combinations to use are 52 chain ring/14 smallest cassette cog, or 45 chain ring/12 smallest cassette cog.

Others can work but are smaller gears (spin out more quickly).

If the bike doesn't pass, you may also block out gears with the limit screw on the rear derailleur such that the rider doesn't have access to a gear that is too big.

Please send me an email about this if you have questions.




Mens A field at the start of the 2010 Holderness Road Race

2014 NERCL TEAM REGISTRATION

To help defray the cost of race timing, the fee structure has changed this year. The new cost is $150 per school, PLUS $10 per athlete participating in the League. Thus, for a team with 10 athletes, the registration fee will be $250 for the 2014 season.

THE LINK IS NOW ACTIVE!

The 2014 league registration page is on bikereg.com. Team head coaches should click the following link to register their team and pay their league dues for the season:






The league dues satisfy the costs of the awards trophies as well as the timing services of Pioneer Event Services for all races.


***PLEASE NOTE, ONLY SCHOOL TEAMS MAY REGISTER, NOT INDIVIDUAL RIDERS***

The NERCL is open to school team registrants only, meaning all riders must take part under a school racing team competing under the guidance of an adult coach (who can be a parent of a rider). Any secondary school, whether public or private, is welcome to register for league competition by using this page. The head coach of the team (or parent) should enter his or her contact information as part of the registration process.


PLEASE NOTE THAT LEAGUE DUES MUST BE PAID BEFORE A TEAM WILL BE ALLOWED TO RACE (this is to prevent racers from showing up without coaches and racing without supervision)


Tuesday, November 2, 2010

2010 Mtb season results

Congrats all for a great season! You can check out all results from the season here: https://sites.google.com/site/lakesregionmtb/Home/race-results

Monday, October 25, 2010

10/27/10 New Hampton Race info

Hi All,






Thanks to everyone for a great season so far! Hopefully we will have a great finish at Burleigh Mountain. Here are the details (very similar to last year):





Wednesday, October 27

3:30 start.

Course is basically the same as last year, with some changes (I hope improvements) far from the start/finish; it is well-marked.

The gate will be open and you can park, register, and preview the course starting by 2:00 pm

Update your rosters on the web site.





A note about parking:





There is limited parking at Burleigh mountain. If you park in the grassy lot, please park carefully so as to leave as much room as possible for other vehicles.





If you (or a spectator associated with your school) arrive late, you may need to park on Gordon Hill Rd (the paved road). Please do not park anywhere on the dirt access road (New Hampton School does not own that road, and the landowner has complained in the past). Thank you.





Directions:





To get to Burleigh:

From the North, get off I-93 at exit 23, make a left off the ramp and an immediate right on Shingle Camp Hill Road (before you go under the interstate).





Take Shingle Camp Hill Rd less than a mile to a stop sign in front of a church (the campus will be on your right). Take a left on Rt 132; take this less than a mile to Gordon Hill Road. Take a right on Gordon Hill, drive to the top of the hill and take a left on the dirt road that says "Private road, right to pass by permission" or something like that. Go through the gate and park a little ways up in the grassy field on the right. The start finish area is a little ways past the parking area.





From the South, get off I-93 at exit 23, make a left off the ramp, go under the interstate and take an immediate left on Shingle Camp Hill Road. Follow the directions above.





From the East, drive west on 104 (from Meredith) until you pass under I-93 (a little after and Irving on the right and Duncan Donuts on the left). Immediately after going under the interstate take a left on Shingle Camp Hill Road. Follow the directions above.





From the West, drive east on 104 (from Bristol) until you come to a blinking yellow light by a fire station. Turn right on Rt 132 here. You will drive by the campus (it will be on your left). In less than a mile you will come to a white church. Keep going; less than a mile past this you will take a right on Gordon Hill Rd. Drive to the top of the hill and take a left on the dirt road that says "Private road, right to pass by permission" or something like that. Go through the gate and park a little ways up in the grassy field on the right. The start finish area is a little ways past the parking area.







**********************************************************

Justin Freeman
Mathematics Department Head

New Hampton School
PH: (603) 677-3978

70 Main Street
New Hampton, NH 03256





"For I have confidence, grounded in the study of physics, that the world is rationally intelligible, and this, to me, is the most important--and most profoundly liberating--idea in human experience."

-David Griffiths

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Info for Pine Hill Park race 10/20/10

From: Jay Thomas [mailto:jaythomas24@comcast.net]


Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2010 1:19 PM

To: 'Jay Thomas'

Subject: RE: Pine Hill Race 10/20







Hello All:







Thank you Peter for helping to promote the Rutland Recreation Department’s race at Pine Hill Park tomorrow.







If any of you have any questions or need help with directions tomorrow, feel free to contact either myself at (802) 558-8386 or Brad Ramsay, Rutland Rec. MTB Coach, at (802) 779-7375.







Thank you and we look forward to seeing you all tomorrow!







Jay Thomas, CYSA



Program Director



Rutland Recreation and Parks Department



39 East Center Street



Rutland, VT 05701



(802)773-1822 x15



(802)775-2030 fax



















From: "Peter Vollers, KMS Cycling Coach"



Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2010 11:17:34 -0400



To: 'Peter Vollers, KMS Cycling Coach'; 'Sue Thurston'; ; 'John Kelly'; 'josh norris'; 'Bill Farrell'; 'Brad Ramsay'; ; 'Christopher Rogers'; ; ; 'Gregor Makechnie'; 'Gregor Makechnie'; 'Hannah McFadden'; ; 'Justin Freeman'; 'Lavigne, Kevin'; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; 'Greg Hadley'



Cc: 'Kellie Crowder'



Subject: RE: Pine Hill Race 10/20







Here’s the lap info:







Format will be:



A riders: 3 laps



B riders: 2 laps



C-G riders: 1 lap



Figuring about a 20 min lap plus or minus depending on the individual's speed. One of our fast guys did the lap in 15 minutes.. but it was a single lap....



The course will alternate between single track and then double track passing zones...



The start will begin on the open wood road to allow everyone ample time to find a safe position before entering into the single track...















Peter Vollers



KMS Cycling



www.killingtonmountainschool.org













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From: Peter Vollers, KMS Cycling Coach [mailto:pvollers@killingtonmountainschool.org]

Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2010 10:49 AM

To: 'Sue Thurston'; coreybconnell@gmail.com; 'John Kelly'; 'josh norris'; 'Bill Farrell'; 'Brad Ramsay'; c_darlng@sau9.org; 'Christopher Rogers'; cmarks7@yahoo.com; fleafe@sau23.org; 'Gregor Makechnie'; 'Gregor Makechnie'; 'Hannah McFadden'; jkane@fryeburgacademy.org; 'Justin Freeman'; 'Lavigne, Kevin'; lee.zanger@whitemountain.org; mfitzgerald@cardigan.org; paula.erskine@whitemountain.org; 'Peter Vollers, KMS Cycling Coach'; rfrost@cardigan.org; ScofieldC@kent-school.edu; sedwards@sau23.org; stvoz@aol.com; TLinde@holderness.org; 'Greg Hadley'

Cc: 'Kellie Crowder'

Subject: Pine Hill Race 10/20







Hi all:







As you know, Pine Hill Park has been generous enough to host tomorrow’s race. The race will start at the usual time at 3:30 pm. Here’s the website for PHP: http://www.pinehillpark.org/php/Pine_Hill_Park_Welcome.html







Directions are as follows:







Follow Route 4 west into Rutland where it intersects with Route 7. Turn right onto Route 7 (N. Main Street) and follow for .4 miles, then left onto Crescent Street and follow for .9 miles, then right onto Geno Ave, then follow for .1 miles until you get to the park. The street address for the park is 2 Oak Street Ext, Rutland, VT 05701.







Usual format for all categories. Not sure yet on the number of laps for each category. Bathrooms and changing rooms are available on site.







Thanks and see you tomorrow!







Peter Vollers



KMS Cycling



www.killingtonmountainschool.org

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

10/13/10 Fryeburg Academy Race info

Stark’s Hill – FA’s Home Course


3:30 pm start.

Heading north on Route 302: Travel through the light in town Fryeburg and take the first left onto Oxford Street (just beyond Norway Savings Bank). Oxford Street will immediately fork and stay to the right onto Smith Street. Follow Smith Street to its end in about a half mile where it will take a very sharp left hand turn at a blue factory building called Forest Industries. As the road turns head straight, to the right of the blue factory, toward B & C Autobody (tan colored building). Follow the side road past B & C toward the oil tanks in front of you. You may park anywhere there is room.



Call (207)446-8559 if you get lost

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

further info on VA race on 10/6

Hi Again,


Check in for Wednesdays race will be at the Chivers Ski Center on Shepards Lane at VA in Saxtons River. It is the building to the right if you are looking up at the ski jumps. You can park busses in the lot below Chivers. Click the link for driving directions.



http://www.vermontacademy.org/Page.aspx?pid=516



Best,

John

Monday, October 4, 2010

Kennett HS race results

https://sites.google.com/site/lakesregionmtb/Home/race-results/lrmtb-10-race-2

Team standings after race 2:

10/6 Vermont Academy Race info

Hi All, Vermont Academy will be hosting the third race of our fall mt biking series on 10/6. It will be a 3:30 start and will consist of A 4laps, B 3laps, C 2Laps. The course is similiar to last year, but with two new sections added in. It is approximatly a 13 minute lap for an a A rider. If you would like to eat dinner here before you head out let me know the #s. Dinner is not served until 6. Looking forward to seeing you all. Email or call with any questions. Please plan an arrival time that allows your riders to pre ride the course.




Best,

John



John Kelly

Head Snowboard Coach

Vermont Academy

PO Box 500

Saxtons River, VT. 05154

jkelly@vermontacademy.org

802-869-1319

Friday, September 24, 2010

Race # 2 9/29/10: Kennett HS INFORMATION

Lakes Region Mountain Biking 2010

Race Series #2



Redstone Rampage

Hosted by Kennett High School

The event will be held at 3:30 on Wednesday September 29nd

There will be a riders meeting at 3:15 at the start line.

This years course is ~2 miles of a small amount of double track and a new section of technical singletrack that should be in great shape for next week!



We will run A,B, and C classes consisting of 4,3, and 2 laps respectively.

Course maps will be available at the Registration table



Please park in the back of the school near the football field. If you arrive before 2:30 the school buses will still be there so finding a parking spot will be difficult , but I will try and mark off a section of the parking lot for team buses an bike trailers. Look for the KHS MTB tent for registration and number pickup.













_____________________________________________

Christopher Adam Darling

Kennett High School

White Mountains Community College

http://sites.google.com/site/khsbiologymrdarling/

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RESULTS FOR 09/22/10 PROCTOR ACAD MTB RACE


 


Thursday, September 16, 2010

Proctor Academy MTB Race info, September 22, 2010

Lakes Region Mountain Biking


2010

Season Opener

Hosted By Proctor Academy's Blackwater Ski Area



The event will be held at 3:30 on Wednesday September 22nd

There will be a riders meeting at 3:15 at the start line.

This years course is 2.2 miles of double and singletrack and

is basically the same as last years. We will run A,B, and C classes consisting of 4,3, and 2 laps respectively.



I will send another email with information about how to enter your rosters.

Directions:

http://www.proctoracademy.org/podium/default.aspx?t=126590

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Fall High School Mountain Bike Racing Leagues

There will be two separate high school mountain bike racing series this fall, one primarily in Maine and the other in New Hampshire and Vermont:


The Maine series is called the Maine High School Mountain Bike Series. Here's the website: http://mehsmtbseries.blogspot.com/  and here's their tentative schedule for the 2010 season:

9/18 @ Camden
9/25 @ open date
10/9 @ CVA 3:30pm
10/16 @ Gould
10/23 @ KHS 3:30pm
10/30 @ (Championship?)

The schools involved are Gould, Kents Hill School, Carrabassett Valley Academy, Camden/Rockland public high school. They also welcome kids from anywhere in the state public school system, even as individuals. All races have a Varsity and a JV bracket with female riders racing in the same race as boys at either level. JV racers go a shorter distance than varsity with the goal of having both races go for about the same amount of time (45 minutes to 1 hour). Most races involve multiple laps of a given course.


The NH/VT series is called the Lake Region HS Mountain Bike Series. Here's the website: https://sites.google.com/site/lakesregionmtb/  and here's their tentative 2010 race schedule:

Sept 22 Proctor Academy
Sept 29 Kennett High School
Oct 6 Vermont Academy
Oct 13 Fryeburg Academy
Oct 20 Okemo Mt School ?
Oct 27 New Hampton School.

Killington Mountain School will be aiming for this series as well.

For those kids interested in cyclo-cross, keep an eye on bikereg.com listings in your region and definitely try to hit some of the verge series races: http://www.cxmagazine.com/2010-verge-new-england-cyclo-cross-schedule

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

CYCLING DOESN'T HAVE TO END WITH THE NERC LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS!

Peter Vollers, coach of the KMS Cycling Team and of the Vollers Law / Start House Racing Team and head of Junior Cycling Development for NEBRA (Northeast Bicycle Racing Association, a local association of USACycling), will be using this site all throughout the sanctioned road and cyclo-cross seasons to provide information to all scholastic cycling team racers on how to obtain a racing license, where and when the races are, training schedules and tips, etc.   All racers are encouraged to contact Peter at any time with any questions on continuing their bicycle racing beyond the prep school season (see contact info to the right).    

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

SMS TT canceled

From SMS Coach, Dave Edry:

Hello everyone,

Unfortunately, the weather forecasts were correct for the Stratton area. We currently have heavy snow coming down with a few inches accumulated on the ground. This, combined with the winds and the slick roads, we can not hold the Stratton TT today.

The SMS Time Trial today is CANCELLED.

Thanks.

David Edry