Coaches
Dennis Champney
ROLE: TEAM DIRECTOR
NICA Coach Level: 3
NICA Season Coached: 5
Bike Likes: Blasting downhill. Fixing and custom building bikes.
Bike Dislikes: Flat tires
Riding MTB since: Been riding since 1994. Started on a Gary Fisher Cronus. I love the lifetime sport of mountain biking!
Favorite trail: Keep em coming, still in search of the perfect trail! Mother nature always keeps us guessing while being pleased.
Why I got involved: As a high schooler I always wished I could race for my school.
Chris Young
ROLE: FOUNDER / COACH
NICA Coach Level: 3
NICA Season Coached: 5
Years Mountain Biking: Started riding I was a kid until I started driving. Resumed riding MTB when my kids could ride.
Favorite Trail / Place to Ride:
Deep Creek Lake State park trails. Lot of fun trails and action.
Patapsco State Park since it is my back yard.
Why I got involved:To spend more time with my kids and be involved with MTB community.
Chris Walls
ROLE: COACH
NICA Coach Level: 2
NICA Season Coached: 2
Dee Lehanan
ROLE: COACH
NICA Coach Level: 1
NICA Season Coached: 2
Bike Likes: Flowy trails, cleaning a technical section, riding different terrain in new locations, the freedom a bike offers, the community.
Bike Dislikes: Long uphills, mechanicals.
Riding MTB since: Been riding since 1990 when my dad let me borrow his Giant Sedona. We would discover new trails and bushwhack for hours. Joined my first team in 2000 when I was in college- how I met coach Dennis!
Favorite trail: Hard to choose! I loved riding the legends like Porcupine Rim in Moab,l or Hoo Koo E Koo in California, but nothing beats riding here. We have some of the best trails in Patapsco.
Why I got involved: I wished for a mtbike community when I was younger. Also I want to inspire new riders to discover how much fun and rewarding mountain biking can be. No one coached me on how to ride or race.
Andrew Young
ROLE: COACH
NICA Coach Level: 1
NICA Season Coached: 2
NICA Season Raced: 1
Bike Likes: Riding New trails, Riding Steep Technical Trails, Fixing Bikes
Bike Dislikes: Waiting on parts
Favorite Trail: Patpsco, Fredrick Watershed, Pigsah, and Monongahela National Forest.
Riding Interests: I enjoy riding new trails and exploreing nature, I like to ride challenging terrain, and going to bike parks or shuttling to improve skills, and I also like long rides to work on endurance.
Evan Kocsis
ROLE: COACH
NICA Coach Level: 1
NICA Season Coached: 2
NICA Season Raced: 2
Bike Likes: Racing Down Hill, Going to the bike park and working on bikes.
Bike Dislikes: Cracked frames and flat tires.
Riding interests: I enjoy Downhill and Enduro the most, ...