Mountain Bike Racing
Our newest competitive sport, Cross Country Mountain Bike Racing will be offered beginning in September 2011. This co-ed program will be participating in the weekly Lakes Region Mountain Bike Association Series, races matching a collection of private and public schools in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. This program is being led by new faculty member Bill Farrell.
Bill Farrell has been active in endurance sports, including mountain biking, as a competitor and coach for 35 years. He is a former New England Road and Mountain Bike Champion as well as a U.S. masters NORBA champion. He is internationally recognized for his work in the area of positioning and the foot-shoe-pedal relationship. As a coach, he has extensive knowledge in endurance training, especially in long-term aerobic and strength development for teenage athletes. He has a unique ability to guide his students in the areas of race-day preparations, strategy and tactics. His expertise, professionalism, and enthusiasm for his athletes set him apart as a dedicated coach and mentor in our school.
This program is specifically a Cross Country Mountain Bike Racing discipline and is NOT downhill racing, free riding or has anything with the “X” games. The Dublin School Mountain Bike Program is a well disciplined activity with a focus on learning the necessary skills and gaining the physical strength and aerobic capacity to successfully compete in cross country mountain bike races held over relatively arduous, yet safe terrain. Dublin students will compete in cross country mountain bike races of six to eight miles in length. In Mountain Bike Racing, there are no benches and no cuts. Everyone races and boys and girls combine their results for a team score.
Dublin School offers superior training and competition facilities both on and off-campus including:
- On campus racing trails designed by Morton Trails.
- A plethora of low traffic, class VI dirt roads and an extensive network of local trails.
- Lots of opportunities for climbing and descents.
- On-campus fitness center with a certified athletic trainer on call daily.
- Bike room for maintenance and cleaning of components.
Students will also have the opportunity to learn basic bicycle maintenance and will have responsibility for cleaning his or her equipment.
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