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, May 26, 2011

Plan for the weekend

First off, the clothing is in! We'll be disbursing packages asap, but, if you'd like to stop by the office and pick yours up, please feel free!




For the weekend:



Thurs: WBC mt. bike night, aqueduct trails, van leaves SH at 5:30 pm.



Friday: rest day. FOR KSR RACERS, I'LL PICK UP ALL NUMBER PACKETS FRI NIGHT AT THE KILLINGTON GRAND. ALL PACKETS WILL BE ON THE DASH IN THE TEAM VAN ON SATURDAY PARKED IN THE KILLINGTON SKYESHIP PARKING LOT.



Saturday: KSR circuit race. Van will leave my house at 7 am with Alden and Peter, Jr. Everyone else should plan to take their own cars to the skyeship parking lot. Please see the race tech guide (www.killingtonstagerace.com) for your start times.



Sunday: KSR TT. Van will leave my house at 7 am for Alden, Peter, Jr. and Eli. Everyone else should take their own cars to the Long Trail Brewery parking lot. See the tech guide and start lists (forthcoming) for start times and plan to arrive at least 1 hour before your TT starts.



Monday: KSR RR. Van will leave my house at 8 am for the skyeship parking lot/ starting area.



Thanks and good luck to the team!



Peter

Monday, May 23, 2011

Pics from Barre Crit



Plan for the week

Fantastic job over the weekend everyone! On Saturday, at the Sunapee Road Race, there was no junior race, but we had Ansel finish 10th in the Cat 4 men and he was the 2nd placed junior in that race as well. On Sunday at the Barre crit, we ended up 1st, 2nd and 3rd in the Junior race with Brendan winning, Peter, Jr. in 2nd and Ansel in 3rd! We also had Erin 3rd in the Cat 3/4 women. Coach won the M35 lapping the field with one other rider and then placed 2nd in the pro race. Great weekend all around!




For this week:



Monday: Kids ride tonight at 5 pm. If it's raining we'll cancel by 4 pm or so via email from me. VARSITY, JV, CUBS AND KIDS



Tuesday: Claremont training race. Van will leave SH at 4 pm. Dinner at Windsor Pizza Chef. VARSITY, JV, CUBS AND KIDS



Wed: WBC dirt road ride. Meet at SH at 5:15, leave by 5:30 sharp. 1.5 hrs on dirt roads on cross bikes. VARSITY ONLY



Thurs: WBC mountain bike ride, Aqueduct trails in W. Woodstock. Meet at SH at 5:15, leave by 5:30 in van. Riding from 6-7. We'll go easy as this is a crucial rest day. VARSITY, JV, CUBS



[please note, the above Tues, Wed, Thurs schedule will be the same for pretty much the entire summer with Thur. night mt. biking rotating between Pine Hill Park, Ascutney Mt., Aqueduct and Brownsville trail venues]



Friday: Rest day.



Sat-Mon: Killington Stage Race. Reg closes tomorrow. Category instructions are on team website on race link. VARSITY, JV



Other reminders:



1) Please let me know if you're going on the June 11-12 Lake Placid trip. Cost will be mainly just for meals Fri night, Sat breakfast, Sat, dinner, Sun. breakfast and Sun dinner at the bbq place on the way home. Looks like team will be able to cover the hotel cost. If you're going, please pre-reg asap for your respective age group Junior race. VARSITY, JV, CUBS AND KIDS



2) Fourth of July Fundraising Fondo: each team member is REQUIRED to find 5 people to sign up. Info is on team website. Team members may themselves be one of the 5 as long as they sign up and pay.



3) The weekend of June 4-5 is going to be a free weekend with no racing, so have fun, but be ready for Lake Placid the following weekend.



Thanks!



Peter