The Roanoke Valley, New River Valley and Lynchburg regions all have high school mountain biking teams, as do all three Albemarle County schools. Roanoke College hopes to add cycling as a varsity sport.

Chad Braby
Chad Braby is a freelance writer and endurance coach from Roanoke. He likes family, mountains, and trails, usually in that order. He is at www.chadbraby.com.
Fresh off 91 hours biking through the Andes Mountains, a Lexington cyclist prepares for her next challenge
Last month, Cynthia Frazier completed the 600-mile Transcordilleras bike race across the Colombian Andes. Now she’s back home preparing for another ultra-endurance event: the 2,700-mile Tour Divide along the crest of the Rockies.