Ansel and Brendan on the Jr. National Team in Geneva, Switzerland!

Ansel and Brendan on the Jr. National Team in Geneva, Switzerland!
(left to right) Geoffrey Curran, Brendan Rhim, Phil O'Donnell, Ansel Dickey, Justin Oien, Miguel Bryon

KMS at the ECCC collegiate races

KMS at the ECCC collegiate races
Ansel, Brendan and Peter, Jr. take 1st, 2nd and 4th at the RISD/Brown Univ collegiate crit in downtown Providence, RI

Congrats to Ansel and Brendan for being chosen for the Jr. Nat Team trip to Switz and Germany!

Congrats to Ansel and Brendan for being chosen for the Jr. Nat Team trip to Switz and Germany!
Brendan and Ansel take 1st and 2nd at the Tour of the Battenkill

KMS' Erin Donohue on the 2012 US Jr. Worlds Team

KMS' Erin Donohue on the 2012 US Jr. Worlds Team
(bottom row 4th from left)

Erin Donahue in the Jr. Women World Championships Road Race in Limburg, Holland

CONGRATS TO ANSEL AND BRENDAN FOR THEIR 1ST AND 2ND PLACE AT THE TD BANK MAYER'S CUP CRITERIUM!

CONGRATS TO ANSEL AND BRENDAN FOR THEIR 1ST AND 2ND PLACE AT THE TD BANK MAYER'S CUP CRITERIUM!

KMS/Start House's Brendan Rhim wins the 17-18 National Criterium Championships in Augusta, GA!

KMS/Start House's Brendan Rhim wins the 17-18 National Criterium Championships in Augusta, GA!

KMS' Ansel Dickey places 3rd in the 17-18 Junior National Road Race Championships!

KMS' Ansel Dickey places 3rd in the 17-18 Junior National Road Race Championships!

Thanks to Champion System for Brendan's amazing National Champion's kit!

Thanks to Champion System for Brendan's amazing National Champion's kit!

KMS Cycling Team Program Detailed Overview

The KMS Cycling Team is a comprehensive junior cycling development program. The team is coached by 1985 US Junior Worlds Team Member, 1989 US Collegiate National Champion, past pro racer and 30- year racing veteran, Peter Vollers, and Development Team Coach, Brad Ramsay. All team equipment and technical assistance is provided by the The Start House Ski and Bike Shop in Woodstock, Vermont.

The program starts with children of young ages with weekly bike rides (on any bike) from the Start House. These rides are organized by our elite and development team members so we have immediate integration of all levels of the team. During the summer months on Tuesday evenings, some of our cubs/kids team members have their first racing experience on the mini infield track at Twin-State Speedway in Claremont, NH and our cubs are encouraged to take part in the many cub-level cyclocross races taking place all over New England in the fall and winter.

From our cubs/kids team, the riders progress to the KMS Development Team. Many team members will also join our program at this level. KMS Development Team members focus their racing on New England prep school league racing as well Eastern Conference Collegiate Racing in the spring (KMS worked with USA Cycling and eastern conference promoters and officials to arrange for any high school student in the country to register a team and race in the well-developed collegiate conference races) and northeast region USAC races, including the entire fall/winter cyclocross season.

From our development team, some of our top juniors graduate to the KMS/Start House Cycling Team (KMS elite team). These riders are heavily supported with racing bikes for both road and cyclocross from Trek and Bontrager from the Start House, free kits and help with entry fees and travel expenses so they can attend international races like the International Junior Tour of Ireland , the Tour de Rimouski, the US Junior National Championships and other top level races. The team also takes part in the full New England cyclocross season.

Many of the riders on both the KMS development team and the elite team attend our sponsoring school, Killington Mountain School, which now offers a full-time cycling program where students in grades 8 thru 12 can attend the school while taking part in the KMS Cycling Team program. Just like with KMS' skiing and snowboarding programs, the cycling student-athlete's curriculum is arranged around their training and racing program to allow for maximum flexibility. The KMS school program is a great way for kids who are not from the Woodstock area to take part in our program and train and race with the team on a full-time basis.

If you're interested in the KMS Cycling Team program, please contact Head Coach, Peter Vollers, at pvollers@killingtonmountainschool.org or call him at 802-291-2419 or KMS Development Team Coach, Brad Ramsay, at bramsay@killingtonmountainschool.org.

KMS Kids Ride

Wondering how the team trains in the Vermont winter? Click on this video:

KMS/Start House Cycling Team (KMS Elite Team)

  • Ansel Dickey (18) Team Captain
  • Brendan Rhim (18)
  • Peter Vollers, Jr. (17)

KMS Development Team

  • John Ramsay (19)
  • Alden Suokko (17)
  • Jonah MeadVanCort (17)
  • Tommy Shebell (17)
  • Noah Barrow (15)
  • Ian Clarke (15)

KMS Cubs Team

  • Turner Ramsay (13) Cub Team Captain
  • Caroline Keller (14)
  • Carl Gebhardt (11)

Thanks so much to our van and trailer sponsors!

Thanks so much to our van and trailer sponsors!
Randolph National Bank, Janice Graham, CPA, Vollers Law, Start House Ski and Bike, Performance Unlimited, Sudie's, About Face Orthodontics, Sushi Yoshi, Suokkos, DHMC, Seiple Home Inspections, Green View Advisors, Toast and Jam, Killington Resort, Dunne & Calder, McNeill Construction

Care to become a MEGACAP, van or trailer sponsor? Just click on the bikereg link below!

KMS Cycling Team Training and Event Calendar

KMS Team Bike

KMS Team Bike
2012 Trek Madone 5.5 with Bontrager Aeolus 5 D3 Tubulars all available from the Start House Ski and Bike Shop in Woodstock, VT

Thursday, April 29, 2010

Weekend plans

Saturday:  Exeter TTT.   Meet at SH at 11:45 am, leave by noon.  Home between 6 and 7 pm.  Eat a good meal sometime mid-morning and bring snacks/bars for the ride down.  

Sunday:  Saratoga Crit:  remember to pre-enter.  We'll leave Woodstock at 5:40 am and pick up Zach, Kenny and Cam at the Sugar and Spice parking lot at 6:15 am.   Races are at 9 am and 9:30.  We should be home between 1 and 2 pm.   We'll stop for lunch on the way home.  

Two blisteringly fast, technical events, so everyone get their all-out on!

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Revised plan for Thursday, April 29

With no racing or training on Wed due to weather, we're going to do Team Time Trial intervals on Thursday evening. Let's meet at Sugar and Spice Restaurant http://vtsugarandspice.com/ in Mendon at 5 pm on Thurs. Pick-up will be at 6:30 at Sugar and Spice. I can pick up Alden, Zach and anyone else needing a ride along the way, so just send me an email if you need a ride.

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

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Reminders

1)  It may snow tomorrow at Stratton.  The race promotor will inform coaches of a race cancellation by 9 am Wednesday morning, so please check this site shortly thereafter to know if the race is canceled. 

2)  If you are doing the Saratoga Srings criterium this Sun, please remember to register on bikereg.  

Monday, April 26, 2010

Roster/teams for Exeter TTT, Sat, May 1

Mens A: Ansel Dickey and Peter Vollers, Cameron Price and Dylan Malone
Mens B: Zach Stockman and Kenny McNeil
Mens C: Julian Scherding and Alden Suokko

team roster for SMS TT, April 28

Mens A race:


Cameron Price
Ansel Dickey

Mens B race:

Kenny McNeil
Julian Scherding
Zach Stockman
Peter Vollers, Jr.

Mens C race:

Alden Suokko

Turtle Pond Results

Nice pics of Ansel and PKVJr. winning their races:  http://www.bikereg.com/Results/2010/04/24-Turtle-Pond-Circuit-Race.asp

Sunday, April 25, 2010

Plan for week of April 26

Fantastic weekend of racing everyone!   Three race wins and everyone placing well overall is just phenomenal for any team, much less a brand new one!   Here are the results from Gould:  http://www.prepschoolcycling.com/

Here's the plan for the week:

Monday:  rest day, riding optional. 

Tuesday:  rest day, ride for 1/2 hour, easy

Wednesday, April 28:   SMS Indiv. Time Trial:  info:  http://www.prepschoolcycling.com/ (click on the race name at the top of the page for info).  Let's plan to meet at the SH at 11:45 am and leave by noon.  

Thursday:  Group mt. bike ride, Pine Hill Park

Friday:  rest day, riding optional

Saturday, May 1:  Exeter Team Time Trial:   info: http://www.prepschoolcycling.com/  (click on the race name at the top of the page for info). Let's plan to meet at the SH at 11:45 am and leave by noon (again). 

Sunday, May 2:  Saratoga Springs Criterium.  Yes, finally, a real downtown crit.   See info to the right and register on bikereg. 

Dylan and Zach, please shoot me an email to let me know what training, if any, you guys were able to do last week so I can plan your week accordingly.  

Also, everyone, please confirm with me via email which races you're planning on doing this week.