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Taos Composite had a record 17 athletes compete in the second race of the Colorado League fall season. As the team rolled into the notoriously dry and dusty venue, a beautiful rain fell just long enough to tamp down the dust and make the course perfect for our pre-ride on the 6.3 mile loop. The…

Nine 15 athletes on the Taos Composite middle school mountain bike team were able to make the long trip to Silver City, NM for the New Mexico Interscholastic Cycling League’s first race of the 2025 season. Four first-time racers competed: Elijah and Augustus Blankenhorn-Johnston, Malcolm Breier, and Troy Edmiston. Veteran racers included Case Cook, Larka…

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…

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…

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.…

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…

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…