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Summit County, CO – The Summit Foundation, in collaboration with Vail Resorts EpicPromise, announced in June of 2018 The Cycle Effect’s Summit County Girls Mountain Bike Program as a recipient of a local $15,000 grant.

The Summit Foundation, with the vision of “Bringing people together to create ever-better mountain communities,” and supported by Vail Resorts EpicPromise, works to “provide leadership and resources to assist local working families, resolve critical community issues and preserve the quality of life we all enjoy in our beautiful mountains.”

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How to be Brave – Written by Coach Meghan Twohig

Let’s be honest: even if you are an experienced rider, there’s nothing mellow about mountain biking. Especially in the mountains.

Most rides typically involve some type of climbing that will push your muscles and your lung capacity. Downhills (even the relatively easier ones) demand your full attention and offer up real consequences for any lapses. Every ride tests you in different ways and you have to be physically, mentally and emotionally prepared for these challenges.

For a new rider, it is scary, foreign […]