Girls Riding Together Try-Out

media release: The Girls Riding Together (GRiT) initiative is an effort by the National Interscholastic Cycling Association (NICA) to recruit and retain more girls and woman coaches in NICA programs. The goal of the NICA GRiT initiative is to increase the overall participation rate to 33% female riders (coaches and student-athletes each) by 2023.

The Madison West/Verona/Memorial/Westside/Driftless Composite Mountain Bike Teams are sponsoring a free clinic for girls and women to try out mountain biking and ride with others at the amazing Blackhawk trails in Middleton. Free demo mountain bikes will be provided by DreamBikes if you do not have a trail-ready mountain bike you can bring with you. The event is open to girls entering 6th through 12th grade and women who want to learn more and who might consider coaching. No experience required! We can train you in riding and coaching skills. You just need to have a passion for supporting girls and getting more girls outside, on bikes!  Session 1: 10am-12pm. and Session 2: 1pm-3pm.

If you have never tried mountain biking, or if you have your own mountain bike but never ridden it on singletrack before, sign up below for one of two sessions on Saturday, May 21st for a fun day of games, prizes, girl power, and riding bikes in the woods!

Registration Info:

Step 1: Select the appropriate ticket if you need a bike or if you will be bringing your own.

Step 2: The wonderful folks of Blackhawk Ski Club are sponsoring this event and allowing use of their trails at no charge. A special “Event Membership” is required for the day in order to participate. Please register at Blackhawk by clicking here, scrolling down to "New to the Club?" and clicking “Create Account” and proceed to create a free account (or log in if you are already a member). After creating an account and setting up your Household, select “Register” in the left sidebar, scroll down, and register for the free Event Membership: GRiT (Girls Riding Together). Please also consider making a donation to Blackhawk for being awesome!

Come try it out and see why mountain biking is Ferda Girls!

Details:

• Saturday, May 21st, at Blackhawk trails, East Chalet, in Middleton

• Choose one of two session: 10am-12pm, or 1pm-3pm

• Learn basic mountain biking skills

• Ride awesome trails and have FUN!

• Please arrive 15 minutes early to get set up with a bike.

• Masks are not required as we will be outside. Feel free to bring and wear one according to your comfort level.

• We will provide water in bottles and light snacks.

Who

• Student participants must be entering 6-12th grade.

Bikes/gear

• Participants will need a mountain bike.

• Bikes will be available if the rider does not have one. Please indicate during registration if you need a bike.

• Helmets are required. Please bring your own helmet.

• Wear comfortable clothing for being outdoors that is able to get muddy.

Weather The event is weather dependent. If it is too wet to hold the event, the event will be canceled.