The 2026 fall season is underway!
We had a fantastic season this spring with practices, races and group rides. We wrapped it all up at season's end with a fun ride in the woods and a potluck dinner at Staunton's Montgomery Hall Park. Now after summer break we're back on the trails practicing for the fall season.
New rider sign-up for the Fall 2026 season has ended. New rider sign up will be available again in early 2027, so come back next year if you have a young mountain biker in the family who wants to race or just improve their skills. In the meantime, come out to one of the fall races to see what all the excitement is about!
The First Race of the Fall Season is on September 12 2026 at Miller School of Albemarle
Who we are
We're the SAW Composite Youth Mountain Biking Team. Our team is open to boys and girls who are elementary, middle and high school students in Staunton, Augusta County, and Waynesboro. Beginners as well as expert mountain bikers are all welcome!
Team activities include:
- Learning key mountain biking skills.
- Riding on trails in the woods with other kids at practices and on fun adventure rides.
- Building up mountain-biking strength, endurance and proficiency.
- Competing in races, but only for those who want to.
2026 is our ninth year!
SAW Composite has been getting local kids involved in mountain biking since 2017. Our focus is to provide kids with the option (and training) to race competitively, ride mountain bikes for fun and adventure, and engage in a healthy afterschool activity with their peers. Please note that competing in races is not required in order to join our team.
We are a member club of the Virginia High School Cycling League, itself a Project League of the National Interscholastic Cycling Association (NICA). Our coaches are unpaid volunteers who are NICA-licensed and NICA-trained. As NICA coaches we’re guided by values of fun, inclusivity, respect and community. We build strong minds, bodies, character and communities through cycling.
The SAW Composite team was back on the podium during the VAHS Spring 2026 season! Note: in the photo on the bottom right, our first-place rider is wearing the leader jersey over his SAW Composite jersey.
To get in touch with our coaches, you can contact us via email at coaching@sawcomposite.org. We'll answer all your questions!
When and Where
Practices: We hold evening practices twice a week on Wednesdays at Montgomery Hall Park in Staunton and Fridays at Sunset Park in Waynesboro.
During practice kids work on drills to improve their bike-handling skills and ride trails in the park to put their skills to work and build up their strength and endurance.
Leaned over and rolling at top speed, just yards from the finish line at the Stokesville races
Races: Races are held on Saturdays, with riders of different age groups and abilities racing at different times throughout the day. We participate in the spring VAHS racing season (four races) and the fall NICA season (four races).
In the 2026 spring season, SAW Composite fielded a team of thirteen amazing young riders who pedaled their mountain bikes over roots and rocks and up and down challenging hills. They splashed across water-filled creeks and leaned around ridiculously sharp corners before blasting furiously across the finish line to the enthusiastic cheers of their teammates.
The fall NICA races are open to fifth graders and middle and high school youths, while the spring VAHS races are also open to lower elementary school youths. The fall season starts in September. You can view the full schedule here: NICA 2026 Fall Racing Schedule.
The races are fun and exciting events with hundreds of riders from teams all over Virginia — and sometimes beyond!
End of season potluck and National Forest trail ride (May 2025)
