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Show Br5 The Park Record Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues, March 29 - April 1, 2008 Reckless winning The Reckless Recyclers recently claimed the Park City Recreation 2008 Indoor Soccer League championship title. The Reckless Recyclers defeated the Awesome Bailers 11-7 In the final match. The Reckless Recyclers, pictured from left to right, back row: Dirk Spangenberg, Pete Epstein, Kelley Epstein, Mauro Rodrlquez and Melodie Greene. Front row, (adults) Renee Tuck, Jessica Moran, LIsandro Candal and Sandro Maribula. Not pictured: Jarrett Moe. Saturday, March 29th 11 am to 2 pm The Lodge at Peak 5 69 White Pine Canyon Road PHOTO COURTESY OF PARK CFTY RECREATION Young Riders headed downhill By ADIA WALDBURGER Of the Record staff It's rough. It's rugged. It can be downright scary - and it will soon be available for thrill-seeking kids to give it a try. The Young Riders youth mountain biking organization is launching its first full-fledged downhill mountain biking program this year. They have dabbled in it in the past, but never to same extent as their recreation and race crosscountry programs. According to Young Riders recreation program director Heinrich Deters it took a couple of years to develop enough interest. Atfirst,just a few kids were interested in downhill racing, but word of mouth and the dirt jump park have created enough buzz that the program is ready to take flight. "Last year, things really picked up," said Deters. "This year, hopefully, there will be lots of kids.'" The downhill program will be headed by Travis Anderson, a semipro downhiller who works at Brothers Bikes in Heber. The Young Riders regular programs will also be back. Head race coach Tom Noaker will help youth train competitively, taking them around the region for National Off-Road Biking Association (NORBA) and Intermountain Cup Race Series competitions throughout the summer. "The race team is the race team," Deters said. "They train hard." On the other side of things, Deters is planning a summer's-worth of challenging fun with the recreational cycling program. Young Riders originally began as a race program 16 years ago, eventually adding the recreation program for kids more interested in cycling as a lifetime fitness endeavor. "We realized that we weren't doing enough for the enjoyment of the sport," said Young Riders president of the board, Les Wiehe, whose son, Dutch, went all the way through the race program. And now the downhill facet will add one more dimension to one of Utah's most comprehensive youth cycling organizations. Downhill practice will begin on the trails of Round Valley, and then move over to Deer Valley when the downhill courses are opened to the public. Deters stressed the importance of proper gear for all kids interested in the downhill team. The Young Riders administration will require full downhill protective gear for intermediate riders and proper gear and a certified downhill bike for advanced riders, "Safety is our biggest concern," Deters said. Not to be outdone. Deters has designed a recreation program called Adventure Co-Ed for both boys and girls ages 13-17. Deters begins training in the spring with two days of spinning at the Park City Racquet Club until the trails dry out from the snow. After that, the group hits the trail. In the summer he is planning a number of challenging rides to various sites, some camping and maybe even a small race or two. Some days, they might even get off the bike, Deters said, and do something like a ropes course or other adventurous activity. "There are kids that say they don't care about racing, but don't want to ride every week," Deters said. At the end of the summer, Deters plans to take the group to Sun Valley. They will stay in a yurt there and go on daily rides together. Deters will also run rides throughout the summer for different age groups. Younger children will ride for two hours and the older ones will generally be gone for three hours. Deters says that kids can sign up to do trail rides all summer long or just drop in when they feel like it. Another effort that the organization is excited about is their Hispanic program. The program is in its third year and Deters says it is finally going in the direction that he envisioned. The first year, with the help of the Underdog Foundation, they purchased a number of bikes from Trek and allowed the kids a one-time ride, but Deters worried that the kids would never latch on and learn the sport with such limited exposure. The next season, he recruited two'of his co-workers from the restaurant Zoom to lead the program. With Hispanic community members heading the program, word spread like wildfire and the program grew from one kid to 12 within a day. Now, Deters' coworkers, Francisdo Castro and Alfredo Vega, have become avid cyclists and will be back this year to help their community get involved in sport. The program is free to the Hispanic youth and seven of the 10 bikes have been given to children involved in the program. Park City Coffee Roasters has also signed as a sponsor for the season. "This program has changed the coaches and changed the kids," Deters said. His goal is to have members of the group one day cross over to the race program and recruit more diversity to the sport in Park City. The Young Riders will hold an informational and registration night Tuesday, April 1 at 7 p.m. at the Sheldon Richins County Library Building at Kimball Junction. Coaches Tom Noaker and Travis Anderson will present the program, training and race schedules. Young Riders mountain bike teams are open to racers ages 13 to 17. The crosscountry team training begins on April 14 with indoor spinning two nights per week. 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