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

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Plan for the next two weeks

Great weekend, everyone!  Brendan won the Mens Cat 3 race overall and won the sprint leader and KOM jerseys to boot!  Ansel was third in the sprint competition missing out on winning that jersey by mere inches.   Peter Jr. was 3rd overall in the Mens Cat 4 and also won by a landslide the KOM jersey and Erin was 6th overall in the womens Cat 3/4.  Kenny, Tommy, Alden and John also rode like champs!

We were planning on going to the track tonight, but the weather is looking very grim so I'm going to cancel.  If, for some reason, the weather is looking promising this afternoon, I'll send an email saying we're going.

For the remainder of this week and through the weekend, the elite and development teams are taking a break from organized training and competition, but everyone's encouraged to do what they'd like to do on their own.  If you want to head to a race, go for it, but if you don't, no problem.  This would be a good time to catch up on school work, go mountain biking, spend time with your families, etc.

We will still have the kids' ride this Thurs at 3:45 pm at the SH.

We'll resume training next Tuesday, June 5, with the Claremont training race racing all out.   Cubs and kids are welcome as they can race either in the B race or we'll do a kids' race on the infield track.    Wednesday, June 6 will be a hard, hilly road ride for 2.5 hours min.    Thurs and Fri will be rest and openers.

On Friday, June 8 we'll leave for the Whiteface/Wilmington weekend.   Everyone should pre-enter on bikereg (you can get to the bikereg links by clicking on the races on the team website calendar).    I've made reservations for two rooms at the Whiteface Chalet in Wilmington:  http://www.whitefacechalet.com/ for Friday and Sat night, June 8 and 9.

Here's how you should register:

Wilmington-Whiteface Road Race, Saturday, June 9:   https://www.bikereg.com/Net/15682

Brendan, Ansel, Peter, Jr.:  Mens 3/4
Kenny, John:  Junior 17-18
Tommy, Alden, Ian:  Junior 15-16
Erin:   Women Cat 1-3
Dominique:   Jr. Women 15-18
Eli:  Jr. boys 13-14
Carl:  Cub Jr. boys 10-12

Saranac Lake Downtown Crit, Sunday, June 10:  https://www.bikereg.com/Net/15683

Brendan, Ansel, Kenny, John:  Jr. Boys 17-18 AND Mens 3/4
Peter, Tommy, Alden:   Jr. Boys 15-16 AND Mens 3/4
Ian:  Jr. Boys 13-14 AND Jr. Boys 15-16
Erin and Dominique:   Jr. Girls 15-18
Eli:  Jr. 13-14
Carl:  Cub Jr. 10-12
Jack Watson:  kids (I will register him)

I'll send an email next week on travel logistics for NY.

Thanks and enjoy your week of freedom as we'll be right back at it next week!