Love riding? Want to improve skills and fitness and do some racing?
For experienced riders aged 11-18 (born 2006-2013), Rampage is a junior racing program, focused on cross-country mountain biking.
Interested in finding out more?
If you’d like to hear more about RMCC’s Rampage Junior Race Program or All Mountain Program (AMP), please join us for the parent and rider info night. Our Head Coaches will give a brief presentation about the programs, and be available to answer questions to help determine if the program is right for your young rider.
Program information
RMCC’s Rampage Youth Racing Program aims to develop a passion for cycling in young athletes so they are intrinsically motivated to pursue it as they grow into adults. Rampage does this by providing age-appropriate programming, based on Long Term Athlete Development (LTAD) cycling principles in a fun atmosphere that helps young athletes grow and learn valuable skills which extend beyond cycling — hard work, discipline, attention to detail, focusing on distant goals, dealing with adversity and failure, maintaining control under pressure, and working within a team.
Two weeknight practices (and weekend race support or training) throughout the program will include training rides with a warm-up and cool-down, skill development, and race preparation – both for mind and body.
We are pleased to have Duncan Milne this season as Rampage Head Coach. Duncan has coached many levels of cycling from recreational to race programs.
*Note: Some sessions may need to be shortened or cancelled due to poor weather (though we will try to make up sessions where we can if we have to cancel due to weather).
Dates and details and Cost:
Rampage Spring: May 2 – June 27: Tuesday’s and Thursday’s 5:30-8:00 pm
This program will include training rides with a warm-up and cool-down, skill development, race preparation, tactics and race support.
Cost: $710 + RMCC Membership/Insurance
Rampage Sept add on: Sept 3-Sept 26: Tuesday’s and Thursday’s 5:30-7:30 pm
This add-on will focus more on the non-racing components of mountain biking. Learning to play on your bike, all while maintaining acquired skills and fitness from a great summer of riding. This program will be more adventure-oriented to keep our young riders engaged in cycling and become lifelong cyclists.
Cost: $290 + RMCC Membership/insurance
There will be a 6:1 coach-to-athlete ratio and groups will be based on skill, age, drive, social need
Now for multi-disciplinary athletes:
Rampage Road Warrior 6 week add on: May 1 – June 10
This program is for riders in other programs or sports (AMP, Rampage, Triathletes, Swimmers, Speed Skaters etc) who would benefit from training on a road bike, with other riders, in addition to their other training. This program is once a week for 6 weeks
Monday: 5:30 – 7:30 pm. Canmore – location tbd by coach on night. The coach will set a schedule for riders so they know where to meet for each night of road riding. (locations around Canmore, legacy trail and 1a). These athletes will hopefully participate in the Canmore Road Race in June. (please email rmccroadcoach@gmail.com for more info)
Cost: $200 + RMCC membership/insurance (includes coaching at the Canmore road race)
**IMPORTANT: IF you think you are going to do more than one race this summer in Alberta (XC MTB, Track, BMX, road or cyclocross) then please go to the ABA site and get your ABA race license before you register with RMCC. Then email me to get a code for registration at admin@rundlemountaincyclingclub.com so you are not charged twice for insurance.
Note: Rampage participants have the opportunity to receive race subsidies and reimbursements, ask your Coach for more details.
Volunteer Requirements & Bond: Rampage is subsidized by RMCC – parents of Rampage riders are required to volunteer 12 hours per child with RMCC events and activities to make this subsidy possible. A volunteer bond of $300 is required to register for the program. Please prepare a cheque post-dated for Oct 1, 2024 and give to the Rampage Head Coach at the first session. If you meet the volunteer requirements, RMCC will destroy or return your cheque. Your athlete will NOT BE ABLE to ride until this cheque has been handed in.
***If your volunteer hours are not complete by the end of the season, your child will not be able to pre-register for this program the following season and will go to the bottom of the waitlist.
The volunteer requirement for parents/guardians of Rampage riders may be satisfied by participating in one of the items below:
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- RMCC Executive, Event Organizer, or Committee Position
º Participate in a number of hours of volunteer time at any of the volunteer opportunities, specifically the Casino (if we have one that year), Bike swap, Mountain bike race, cyclocross race and the road race, as those all create revenue to subsidize the Rampage program. Shuttling riders on days that rides are somewhere other than the CNC, if needed by the coach, will also count toward volunteer hours
- Road Race volunteer sign up: volunteersignup.org/HYY3E
- Canada Cup/Alberta Cup volunteer sign up: https://volunteersignup.org/M4H8K
- Cyclocross volunteer sign up: https://volunteersignup.org/B4BH7
In order for athletes to receive any additional reimbursements (Race Subsidies, Youth Race Fund, etc.) from RMCC, the volunteer requirements must be completed in full.
Please note: Riders are required to wear the most recent RMCC kit to qualify for financial support. ABA/UCI junior racing license and race entry fees, for races athletes choose to participate in, are in addition to the program fees. Race reimbursements for those completing their volunteer commitments are available. Rampage athletes are required to have the RMCC jersey and shorts.
Registration: Riders will need to have some biking experience (Youth Revolution or other types of biking programs). For any athletes wishing to join the program in 2024 and have questions, please contact Rampage Head Coach Duncan Milne.
Cancellation Policy – Programs
Written cancellation 10 days or more prior to the program will receive a full refund of program fees (minus a $25 admin fee). Please note that there is no refund for membership fees or service fees ONLY program fees. Cancellation in writing less than 10 days prior to the program start date will not be refunded or credited. If you need to cancel a program, please email Shannon Fox at admin@rundlemountaincyclingclub.com