About

Our Start

The Mounds View Mountain Bike Team started in 2012 with nine kids and three coaches. After initially being a part of the Roseville Composite Team, Mounds View became its own team in 2019, representing teams from the Mounds View School District who will or eventually will attend Mounds View or Irondale High Schools and Totino Grace. We are governed by the Minnesota Cycling Association and race in their races. In 2025, Mounds View Bike Team had over 90 riders and 30 coaches.

Mission, Core Values and Goals

Our mission is to build strong minds, strong bodies, and strong character within a team community who share a passion for mountain biking.
Our core values are safety, sustainability, inclusivity, equality, resiliency, confidence, and work ethic.
Our goals are to create a life-long love for cycling and fitness, support individual student athletes’ goals, ensure team members support each other, and foster an environment of community and friendship.

Head Coaching Group

Ben Chiri - Head Coach

Benjamin.chiri@gmail.com

Brent Bartel

brent@thebartelgroup.com

Kayo Roehm

kmroehm76@gmail.com

Heather Malecha

Art Beisang

arthur.beisang@gmail.com

Andy Centanni

andrew.centanni@gmail.com

Bryan Karel

bkarel@garlock-french.com

Danny McCullough

ibikempls@gmail.com

Team Structure

Development Flow

Goal

As coaches, we want to help students set and achieve their individual goals while working in a team environment that prioritizes supporting one another, building community and friendships, and leads to a life-long love of cycling.

Group 4 - Novice Riders

For novice riders, we will focus on confident on the bike, basic bike skills, safety skills, stamina, introduction to fitness, and cultivating a love of biking.

High School and Middle School Race or Free Ride Riders

Racers who are racing one or two lap races
Strong focus on essential skills moving into intermediate skills
Focus on techniques and safety versus speed
Building stamina to ride longer and further
Introduction to fitness

Group 3 - Progressing Riders

For progressing race and free riders, we will further develop confidence on the bike, intermediate skill development, trail stewardship, introduce off the bike fitness and nutrition, and continue to develop a love for biking.

Middle School Race Riders, Developing High School Riders, Progressing Free Riders

Racers who are racing one or two lap races
Racers who are working on intermediate riding skills with proper form or technique
Continued instruction on race strategy, fitness and nutrition
Working on increasing speed and stamina

Group 2 - Intermediate Race and Advanced Free Riders

For intermediate high school race riders and advanced free riders, we will continue to further develop confidence on the bike, Intermediate skill development, trail stewardship, introduce off bike fitness and nutrition, and continue to develop a love for biking.

High School (non-racing), Freshmen, JV2, and Coach Placement
Racers who will typically be racing two lap races (this season or next)
Able to execute intermediate riding skills with proper form or technique
Working on increasing pace and stamina and working towards less stopping on trail
Working on advances skills and techniques
Advanced riders who want skills work without racing focus
Developing riders with goals to move up to JV3 and V
Introduction to fitness, strategy, nutrition

Group 1 - Advanced Race Riders

For our advanced (JV3 and V) race riders, we will focus on advanced skills, nutrition, on and off bike fitness, and racing. While our riders have individual goals, we will continue to work in a team environment where riders support one another.

VorJV3, and Head Coach Placement
Integrated female riders
Race focused
Race focused including fitness, strategy, skills and nutrition
Working on advanced riding skills with proper form and technique
Able to maintain a fast pace with minimal stopping for extended periods of time

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