The Rogue Composite Vultures is a NICA mountain bike team for middle and high school students in Southern Oregon. We are part of the Ashland DEVO organization and participate in the Oregon Interscholastic Cycling League (OICL), a fun and inclusive league that focuses on developing skills, sportsmanship, and a love for cycling. Take a look at this 2 min video to see what is’t all about - What is the OR league?
● Practices start in June (6 sessions), then we take a break during the summer as many coaches and riders are gone. Then we resume practices in Aug and the season ends after the State Championships in late Oct. This adds up to 24 practices, 5 races, and a few weekend rides.
● Practices will be held on Tues and Thurs for two hours in the evenings (starting at 5 pm) until mid-September. In mid-Sept we’ll move practices earlier to account for daylight until mid-Oct, then 1.5 hour practices from mid-Oct to the end of the season due to shorter daylight hours.
● No practices on school holidays; and severe weather cancels (smoke, storm, anytime school is canceled, practice will be canceled as well).
● Venues - Most practices will be in the Ashland watershed, but we’ll visit various venues from around the region (Prescott, Jacksonville, MOTR, etc).
● Practices will be split into Mild, Medium, and Spicy. Mild would be games/skills and no more than 1,000 feet climbing at practice. Medium would be skills/trail riding, some games, and no more than 2,000 feet climbing at practice. Spicy is focused on fitness/racing, with no limit on vertical feet/mileage in a 2 hour practice.
● Weekend Rides - Depending on coaching availability, we’ll offer longer weekend rides throughout the season.
● The NICA Race schedule can be found on the OICL webpage.
● Riders are required to volunteer for 8 hours of service per year through advocacy, trailwork, event volunteering, etc.
Fees/Registration:
● NICA fee = $300 (This goes straight to NICA, and covers costs for the races, training for the coaches, and insurance at the races)
○ Scholarships available (info HERE)
○ Coach Yu will send you an invitation as soon as you register for DEVO
● DEVO fee = $400 (This covers the insurance during practices, jerseys, race day nutrition, equipment, gear, awards, end of season party, coaches pay, etc)
○ Scholarship application HERE
○ Register HERE
Timeline for 2024
● May - Registration opens for NICA and DEVO - Vultures team
● June 4th - first practice
● June 20th - last June practice
● Aug 20th - first Aug practice
● Aug 24th - first race - Butte, Scoot and Boogie
● Sept 8th - second race - Magical Madras
● Sept 21 - third race - Cascade Challenge
● Oct 6th - fourth race - Newport Gnarnia
● Oct 20th - state championships (race #5) - Prineville
● Oct 26th - season wrap up party & ride