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First High School Race of the Season!
Last weekend, the Taos Composite High School Mountain Bike Team traveled to Frisco, Colorado for race #1 of the 2025 Colorado League season. Thanks to our race sponsor, Rodger Thornton, 15 athletes plus an enthusiastic entourage of about 30 coaches, parents, family members, and friends all were able to make the trip, a strong statement…
Read MoreRIDE THE RIFT! SUNDAY OCTOBER 12, 2025
www.RidetheRiftTaos.com On Sunday October 12, 2025 we will host our Ride the Rift event, a 6-hour FREE, community mountain bike event for all ages and abilities (under Bureau of Land Management permit). Riders of ALL AGES and ALL ABILITIES and enthusiastic volunteers are invited to be part of this fun event. This event takes a…
Read MoreTeam FITaos Juniors Crushing It in Crested Butte
From June 27-29th, 10 Team FITaos juniors spent a stunning weekend racing in Crested Butte, CO. Three events were contested in the juniors only events with a DH (downhill) on Friday, a STXC (Short Track cross-country) on Saturday, and then the XC (cross country) on Sunday. The weather was dry and warm leading to some…
Read MoreCrazy Durango Bike Race Fans
The Durango Ironhorse bike weekend is an iconic celebration in a town that puts a whole lot of enthusiasm into riding bicycles. Team FITaos represented with passion, bringing 3 adults and 6 junior athletes to play in the big pond. No one was very afraid of the slightly genetically mutated Durango competition and it showed.…
Read MoreVermejo Charcoal Burner Results
A small but mighty group of Team FITaos riders went to the Vermejo Charcoal Burner gravel and trail running races on May 17. This event is really unique as the courses and the camping are all on private property (one of Ted Turner’s ranches). The landscape is a mixture of open meadows and huge ponderosa…
Read MoreJuly 4th RUBBER DUCK RACE!
SUPPORT THE FIELD INSTITUTE OF TAOS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM Our favorite annual event is back! We invite the Taos community, including all FITaos kids, families and friends to join us in Taos Ski Valley on FRIDAY July 4th for the 24th annual July 4th RUBBER DUCK RACE! All proceeds go to our scholarship program to get…
Read MoreTeam FITaos Racin’ in the Basin!
Racing in the new 2025 jerseys, Team FITaos had a great showing at the 6 hours of the Basin race in Galisteo, NM with 18 junior athletes, parents, and coaches racing! Half of those racing with us were girls and women, continuing this spring’s incredible showing of 50% female riders with FIT. We decided to…
Read MoreFREE Girls Mountain Bike Event with FITaos+SheJumps!
Join other girls ages 8-17 for games, skills, snacks, and rides for ALL ABILITIES!Led by FITaos coaches who are experts in FUN, RIDING BIKES, and PLAYING OUTSIDE!!Sunday April 13th from 10am-1pmRift Valley TrailsBIKES + HELMETS AVAILABLE! Pre-Registration RequiredREGISTER HERE!You will receive more details once registration is complete.For more information, email Sparrow admin@staging.fitaos.orgSnacks and water and…
Read MoreSPRING BIKE SWAP – April 27, 2025
Noon-4pm MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THE FITaos BIKE SWAP Sunday April 27, 2025 at FITaos BASE CAMP! TO SELL:Bring your stuff to sell! You price and sell your own items. Requested 10% donation of sales to Team FITaos and Taos Composite (middle school and high school mountain bike teams). You can come set up at 11:30am…
Read MoreSummer 2025 Camp Schedules!
Spring and Summer 2025 Schedules have been posted and enrollment is open! Our camps fill up fast, but plans do change. If a place opens up, we will begin with our waiting list first before reopening the position to the FITaos community! Registration through Regpacks course management software| Camp Registration provided by Regpack| Registration through…
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