YOUTH MTB DEVO PROGRAM
About the Team
Spring and Fall Team Sessions Available
Mount Shasta Fall 2026 Team Training Session: For riders and racers interested in improving their ability in the disciplines of All-Mountain, Enduro, or Downhill riding or racing. Riders will meet weekly to practice a variety of techniques including jumps/ drops, cornering, technical terrain, descending, and on the bike race training for the competitors in the group. Sessions are led by BICP Certified professional MTB Instructors.
For riders and racers. Participants are not obligated to pursue racing. Join with a positive attitude and willingness to learn and improve your riding.
New for 2026: Even more practice and training resources including our new Freelap live timing system, official practices at the growing Elite MTB Training facility, Elite Jr. Racing x Nightfox Designs custom jersey for every new team member, sponsorship to fitness training with our fitness partner ‘The Crossing Gym’, and more.
8 Weeks of on-bike practice sessions, one day a week, Mt. Shasta, CA
Fall Session runs beginning of September through mid October
Fall not a fit? Mark your calendar for Spring session, mid April through the first week of June
Team exclusive invites to weekly and bi-weekly non-practice group rides, taking place at local, team exclusive, and out-of-town riding spots.
The team is for experienced beginners, intermediate, and advanced riders ages 9 - 18 as of January 1st, 2026. Team will practice in multiple groups depending on age and ability demands. Not sure if the team is right for your rider? Contact us for a free trial ride with a current team rider and and instructor, or let us help your rider get to Team level with 1v1 coaching.
Elite DEVO is oriented around success in the All Mountain to Gravity riding disciplines. If your rider is more of an entry level, XC, or All Mountain rider and anything in between, check out our Siskiyou Composite MTB team here!
Riding with purpose; BUILDING strong, resilient, and disciplined individuals—both on and off the bike.
All Mountain level (B group) will practice on Wednesdays starting September 3rd, and ending October 22nd, for a total of 8 sessions.
Gravity - Freeride level (A group) will practice on Thursdays, starting August 27th, skipping September 10th, and finishing October 22nd, for a total of 8 sessions.
If a group is sold out, fill out the waitlist form below the Sign-Up & Add to Cart button, and we will do everything we can to add you in.
SIGN-UPS: START HERE
Upon completing registration, you will receive a welcome email with important information for the Fall DEVO program. Be sure to review this information. Please reach out if you do not receive this email via info@elitemtbtraining.com
If registering more than one rider, leave quantity at 1, complete the form, add to cart, repeat the process for the next rider, navigate to the cart once all riders are added, then check out. Our eight week youth rider development program. Riding, skills sessions, and on-the-bike training with the team. Exclusive extras like group rides, bike park days, Elite MTB Bike Park, racer support at many of our Fall calendar extras like Freeride Fridays.
Wait list Sign-up
Check out a couple of our Expert category Elite Jr. Racing Team riders working on line choice with coach Fred at the Redwood Roots Enduro during the 2024 season.
View our Instagram for more Elite Jr. Racing content.
Sponsors & Affiliates
Team Riders recieve exclusive offers, discounts, sponsorships, and support from these partners.
Delium creates the best value high-performance MTB tires in the market that are affordable without compromising performance. Elite Jr. Racing team riders will receive exclusive discounts on tires. We are a Delium dealer. Any purchase made through Elite MTB will benefit the Elite Jr. Racing team. Just reach out to order!
Click the MUC OFF logo above to purchase through our affiliate site and automatically give 5-7% of your purchase back to Elite MTB Jr. Racing.
We are excited to have the Slacker digital suspension tool to help keep our riders suspension tuned in to its maximum capabilities.
Mount Shasta Mountain Bike Association is a non-profit organization dedicated to building and maintaining high quality trails for the Northern California community, and a supporter of Youth mountain biking in our local area, including Elite MTB Jr. Racing. Please consider donating to the trails on their website.


