FAQs

  • After registration, you will be sent a form inquiring about your current riding style, where and how often you ride, and what your goals are for the clinic. Using that information, you’ll be grouped with other women at your experience and goal seeking level. All groups will review the same skills over the course of the weekend with progressions, rides, and trails in line with each group’s collective comfort and skill level.

  • Do you enjoy riding gravel or mountain bikes and want to learn skills to enhance your riding experience? Our clinics are open to 18+ women, trans, femme, and non-binary riders of all experience levels and backgrounds.

  • E-bikes are welcome at the gravel clinic but not at the MTB clinic.

  • Transfers are allowed until 2 weeks prior to your camp for a $30 processing fee.

    Deferrals are allowed to the following year up until 4 weeks prior to the camp for a $30 processing fee.

    Refunds are not available except for unforeseen circumstances such as a natural disaster, etc.

    If this were to occur, you are eligible for deferral to the following year or partial refund:

    90+ days out – 80% refund

    46-89 days out – 60% refund

    15-45 days out – 40% refund

  • Yes, camps are held rain or shine. Rain gear and layers are a good idea as Vermont weather can change quickly.

  • Yes, we will have a small selection of bikes to demo for people who do not have a bike.

  • Yes! We’ll be going through all the fundamentals of riding MTB or gravel with progressions appropriate for a range of skill levels. There will be other beginners at the clinic, you won’t be the only one. Everyone will be grouped based on their experience level.

  • Yes! Participants will be grouped by experience level and you will be placed with other advanced riders. Your group will review all fundamental MTB skills and maneuvers with progressions scaled to more advanced trails and jumps.

    At the gravel camp, the advanced group will go on longer and faster group rides with more options to practice class-4 type roads. You’ll be mentored by coaches who race and train at an elite pace.

  • Here is a link to our full packing list.

  • If cost is a barrier to your ability to attend, reach out to vermontcyclingclinics@gmail.com to inquire about potential scholarship resources.