Lake Orion Cycling Team

Congratulations to Coach Shaskos!

Trail Day April 29th, 6pm at the LOHS trail. Join us and the Guinness Bikers to spruce up our trail for the season.

Good Luck to all our racers at Barry-Roubaix!

This is a great thing for our athletes to read.

The key ingredients to success in racing include building endurance, keeping your mental state focused and in check, and developing your skills.

But don’t take it from me—read what the professional has to say 💚🐉

Becoming the best Cross-Country Mountain Bike Racer in the World is all about mastering THREE (not so) basics, in my opinion✨

Sure, there are many other factors like equipment, support, weather, luck, health, and resources that play a role, but let’s not get lost in the details.

#1. The art of sustained power 🏋️🏻
We heard this again in Evie Richards post-race interview today, admitting she doesn’t recall attacking to earn her gap on the final laps of the Short Track like we whiteness. It was her ability to hold the same power Kate Courtney had set the lap prior and not need to back off or recover that others weren’t able to match.

This leads me to #2. In a 20-minute race (or lap), there will be dozens of times we think we are IN CONTROL, yet, split seconds later, we are fighting the need to let up. The Athlete that can hit their mental Flow state and silence their minds will almost always be a main contender. It is the ultimate place to get to, yet challenging to achieve with many variables and distractions.

. This one is more complex than the obvious. Descending/tech skills. It’s less about how much time one gains or will loose because the racers are so similar after the days of practice on track prior. It comes down to your confidence in your ability, which then attributes to three significant things. 1. Equipment preservation and 2. Ability to stay relaxed and use less energy while attacking these intimidating sections and 3. Timing of tactics.

Bottom line: the key ingredients to your success are within your grasp. Sending energy to everyone racing this weekend at the World Cup opener in 🙌✨🔥

Shoutout to teammates Austin and Carter for covering sports day!

LO-AM 03/05/24 Today's LO-AM includes a story about the Latino Club's College Information Night. You'll learn about summer camp job opportunities. And learn why…

MiSCA Michigan Scholastic Cycling Association always working to get kids on bikes!

We're at the Quiet Adventures Symposium in Lansing! Come say hi and learn how you can help get more kids on bikes in your community.

It’s all sports day at LOHS! Join us for the Lake Orion Cycling team meeting on March 11th! Registration for the 2024 Fall Race Season opens right after the meeting.

MiSCA Michigan Scholastic Cycling Association

Lots of great information about our upcoming season.

Welcoming 8th graders to high school is always a fun time. Watch this space for registration information in March for the 2024 race season.

Global Fat Bike Day is this Saturday. How will you celebrate??🐉❄️🚲

Global Fat Bike Day is Saturday Dec. 2! Join the fun next week and check out these group rides planned around the mitten for anyone who wants to get out and celebrate with fellow fat bikers.

- Motor City Mountain Biking Association - MCMBA's ride at Island Lake @ 10AM: https://fb.me/e/36eNkud0S

- Newaygo County Exploring's ride at Dragon Adventures Base Camp @ 10AM: https://fb.me/e/4Tj8NvTEq

- Mid-Michigan Mountain Biking Association MMMBA, Adventure Team Lansing Area, and EPIC Mountain Bike's ride at Sleepy Hollow State Park @ 10AM: https://fb.me/e/4erRxdmvE

- CMMBA, Adventure Team Midland, and Ray's Bike Shop's ride at Midland City Forest @ 10AM: https://fb.me/e/51RQr8xlh

- Clinton River Area Mountain Bike Association's ride at Bloomer Park @ 12PM: https://fb.me/e/41AlcA1HE

Did we miss any? Please share in the comments!

Exciting Announcement for Food Lovers!

Your Food Dude team is all set to visit Lake Orion High School on Today… Tuesday, November 14th! We're excited to join the Lake Orion Cultural Outreach program and are looking forward to delighting everyone with our scrumptious offerings.

More good news – we're donating 10% of our sales to the Cultural Outreach program, contributing to the celebration of diversity in our community.

📅 Date: Tuesday, November 14th
🕠 Time: 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
📍 Location: Lake Orion High School

Get ready for a night filled with delectable food and a strong sense of community. Our menu offers a wide range of flavors to excite your palate. Don't forget to bring your hunger!

Spread the word, invite your friends, and save the date! Join us in supporting a noble cause, savor a fantastic meal, and make a meaningful difference in our community. See you at Lake Orion! 🎉

Hey Dragons! Always wanted to try racing? Here’s a great opportunity and you can’t beat the entry fee!

Though we’ve reached the cap for adult registrations, don’t forget that youth 18 and under can still sign up to race the 18-mile course for FREE thanks to our great sponsor Security Credit Union! Still must sign up before April 5th 2024, why wait though? sign up today!

https://www.bikereg.com/barry-roubaix

Who's got state champs? WE GOT STATE CHAMPS! Congratulations to our series winners for 2023!

1st Place Winners
Anthony Mucci - Novice 10-12
Joey Mucci – Novice 9th
Sylvie Heist – 5th Grade Female

2nd Place Winners
James Meyer – Varsity Male
Jack Thorpe – Novice 10-12
Joseph Bilderbeck – Novice 8th
Ryan Lidgey – 4th Grade Male
Annie Key – 4th Grade Female
Sophie Welch – 2-3rd Grade Female

3rd Place Winners
Artem Babichev – Advanced Middle School Male
Julia Babichev – Advance Elementary School Female

What a fantastic season! Special thanks to our sponsors and to Michigan Scholastic Cycling Association!
(Photos credit to Janet Thorpe, Andrea Longhurst, Jason Eicholtz, Tina Meyer, Mike Mucci, and Joseph Bilderbeck)

Welcome to day two of the MiSCA Michigan Scholastic Cycling Association state championship. While varsity and adv MS are on the course, get a look at some of our awesome coaches from the coaches race on Saturday. Congrats to Coach Shaun and Coach Jill for their first place wins!

Happy muddy race day!! Let’s go Dragons!!

A windy, sometimes rainy, weekend at Lake Shore Park, Novi MI for MiSCA Michigan Scholastic Cycling Association race #5 earned the Dragons 3 wins, 16 podiums and 22 top tens! Excellent work by the racers!

The State Championship race takes place Oct 14-15 at nearby Stony Creek Metropark. Bonus events include the coaches race Saturday evening and other fun Halloween events for the racers. We will be joined by team sponsor Your Food Dude on Sunday.

Go Dragons!

Happy Race Day! Go Dragons! 🐉🐉

The Dragons were a force on Merrell Trail (WMMBA) at the third MiSCA Michigan Scholastic Cycling Association race of the season, capturing 18 top ten finishes, including three leader jerseys!
Enjoy this short video from racer Annie, to see how hard these racers shred!

Join us Sept 23-24 when we travel to Adrian, MI for race #4!

MISCA 2023 Race #3 - Merrell (Highlights)

What a fantastic weekend for the Dragons! MiSCA Michigan Scholastic Cycling Association brought 543 youth racers from all over the state to their second race of the season. 72 Dragons raced, earning 6 leader jerseys and 26 top ten finishes!! Congratulations to all the racers!!

Special thanks to Your Food Dude and Main Street Bicycles for being onsite to support the racers and spectators.

Photos courtesy of

Complete results can be found at https://www.miscabike.org/2023-misca-race-results/
Join us next weekend to see the Dragons take the podiums on the west side in Rockford, MI on the Merrell Trail. https://fb.me/e/1d6AUjHUM

Here we go Dragons! This weekend brings our second race of the MiSCA Michigan Scholastic Cycling Association race season right next door at Addison Oaks Mountain Bike Trail.

Supporters and volunteers are welcome and appreciated! Go Dragons! 🐉🐉

Special shout out to our on-site team supporter, Your Food Dude who will be serving up the tacos and other great foods.

Congratulations Dragons! Race #1 of the MiSCA Michigan Scholastic Cycling Association 2023 season was a great success. 48 racers, 18 top 10 finishes, of which 14 were top 5!

Catch us at our next race, Sept 9 & 10, at Addison Oaks Mountain Bike Trail.

Dragon families who will be at Owasippe this weekend—please volunteer a couple of hours to help out during the race!

It’s FUN. It’s easy. And it’s a great way to watch the kids race from somewhere other than the start and finish lines!

We need volunteers! These races can’t run without you😊💗🚵🏻‍♀️

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The Lake Orion Cycling Team’s season is just a week away. We have 3 local races this season - Addison, Lake Shore and Stony Creek, so there’s lots of opportunity to see what makes the MiSCA Michigan Scholastic Cycling Association program so great! See you on the trails!