Vermont Youth Cycling is excited to welcome you to our first race of the 2026 season on Saturday, August 22! This course at Ascutney Outdoors + Ascutney Trails and will offer a variety of fun and flowy descents, great single track and double track for passing opportunities, and a bit of climbing to earn all that fun downhill!
We will likely use this course, or something very similar.
CAMPING ON SITE (Friday night only)
IF YOU ARE A MEMBER OF VTYC YOUR REGISTRATION TO ALL RACES IS FREE. PLEASE USE THE HONOR SYSTEM AND THE COUPON CODE YOU WERE EMAILED. If you are not a member, please join the League (and enjoy the rest of the season FREE + member benefits!) or pay the $50 single race entry fee.
Parents are encouraged to contribute to the festival atmosphere by bringing a tent/chairs and food for your riders. Please bring what you will need for the day and pack out your trash. Portable toilets will be available on site.
Burgers and dogs for purchase thanks to Brownsville Butcher and Pantry! All proceeds from food sales will go to the VTYC scholarship fund.
Choose the category that's best for you:
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Schedule: Please note that start times may be delayed slightly but will not begin ahead of the time below.
8:30-9:45 Course open to pre-ride
9:00-9:45 Chip Pick-up and day-of Registration
9:30 Mandatory Coaches Meeting at VTYC Tent (including parents of independent riders)
10:00 Cat C and C+ Race Start
10:15 Junior Race Start
10:30-11:15 Chip Pick-up and Day-of Registration for Cat A/B
*10:45 Pre-riding for Cat A and B allowed
~11:00 Cat C, Junior and all First-timers Podium
11:30 Cat B Race Start
12:30 Cat A Race Start
~1:30 Cat A/B Podium
Podium
Awards will be given to the top five riders in each category so make sure you stick around! We will do a Junior/Cat C podium at approximately 11am. Cat A/B podiums will occur at the completion of those events.
Course Pre-riding
The course will be open to pre-ride Saturday morning from 8:30-9:45am before the first race takes off. Cat A and B riders may pre-ride at 10:45 and MUST yield to Junior riders still out on course.
Chip Timing
We will have volunteers collecting chip in the finish chute. Riders MUST return their chip or they will be charged $50.
Volunteers
We need many volunteers to make the day run smoothly! Please sign up to help us out!
Other
Independent racers are welcome! If you want to participate but aren't linked up with a team yet, please register as an 'Independent' rider and come out for a fun time!
If you have young riders below 5th Grade, bring them along as there will be lots of fun racing to watch.