New York Middle and High School Cycling League, Race No. 1

The New York league was proud to host its inaugural middle school race. The boys and girls started together at 10:09 a.m. In what was second largest field of the day, 41 middle school boys and girls took off for their modified two-lap race.

In the Middle School Boys category, the first podium spot went to Independent rider Ethan Huggins, who came in just 10 seconds before second-place finisher Colin Morefield (John Jay).

Race #1 Results
1. Ethan Huggins, Independent
2. Colin Morefield, John Jay Mountain Bike Club
3. Benjamin Halperin, Rivertowns Racing
4. Trevor Dzikowicz, HRRT
5. Sam Lord, Pleasantville

League Director Jason Cairo hands out the Leader’s jersey to the middle school boys winner, Ethan Huggins

The Middle School Girls category had an exciting first race, with Lily Smallidge (John Jay) taking top honors and all four other podium finishers coming in strong.

Race #1 Results
1. Lily Smallidge, John Jay Mountain Bike Club
2. Gabriella Vides, NYCranks Composite
3. Caroline Crowell, HRRT
4. Michaela Galarza, Hudson Valley Composite
5. Addeline Grammont, NYCranks Composite

The middle school girls stand proud at the podium, with overall winner Lily Smallidge at the top spot

In the Freshman Boys School race, winner Julius Marchi from Pleasantville and second-place finisher Alexander Zierer of HRRT kept in close contact the whole race, as they finished with just four seconds separating them.

Race #1 Results
1. Julius Marchi, Pleasantville
2. Alexander Zierer, HRRT
3. Luke Tanner, HRRT
4. Zachary Taber, Fayetteville Manlius
5. Tyler Stupart, Bronxville High School

Freshman Boys winner Julius Marchi dons his leader’s jersey after winning his category.

The Freshman Girls category did two laps of the course, with Aidan Forbes (Otsego Composite) riding impressive lap times of 15:45 and 12:41. Mia Dillon (Pleasantville) rounded out the category with a second place finish.

Race #1 Results
1. Aidan Forbes, Otsego Composite
2. Mia Dillon, Pleasantville

Aidan Forbes and Mia Dillon stand on top of the winner’s podium.

The top four Sophomore boys at the podium. Missing from the photo is Kieran Maloney.

In another close race, the Sophomore Boys finished their two laps very strong, coming in within eight seconds of each other. Declan Sava (Rivertowns Racing) took the top spot with a time of 39:40, Ari Papagianis (NYCranks) came in second in 39:42 and Colin Winters (R Cubed) rounded out the top three in 39:48.

Race #1 Results
1. Declan Sava, Rivertowns Racing
2. Ari Papagianis, NYCranks
3. Colin Winters, R Cubed
4. Isaac Allen, Independent
5. Kieran Maloney, Pleasantville

In the Sophomore Girls race, Brooke Nohilly (John Jay) was the winner in 49:36, and Allyson Schofield (Independent) came in a close second in 52:29.

Race #1 Results
1. Brooke Nohilly, John Jay Mountain Bike Club
2. Allyson Schofield, Independent
3. Abigail Carter, Bronxville High School
4. Catherine Pomeroy, The Storm King School
5. Alexandria Thomas, Fayetteville Manlius

The top five finishers in the Sophomore Girls category are all smiles after a tough race.

Missing from the photo is fourth-place finisher Emma Watters.

In the JV Girls race, Samantha Fanion (Otsego) took an early lead and finished the three laps in first place. Three other JV girls raced, finishing strong with impressive lap times.

Race #1 Results
1. Samantha Fanion, Otsego Composite
2. Belinda Rabije Kuka, Education First Academy
3. Jena Sagendorf, HRRT
4. Emma Watters, Bronxville High School

In our largest category of the day, 50 JV Boys took to the trails, with Wesley Sava (Rivertowns Racing) taking first place, finishing three laps in 57:53 and second-place finisher Eli Sills coming in shortly after, in 59:38.

Race #1 Results
1. Wesley Sava, Rivertowns Racing
2. Eli Sills, Bronxville High School
3. Dunlin Stathis, John Jay Mountain Bike Club
4. Dillon Hickey, Pleasantville
5. Jonathan Crowell, HRRT

Our largest category of riders was the JV Boys--50 strong!

Lucas Smallidge and Samuel Baskin completed four laps in the Varsity category.

Only two riders rode in the Varsity Boys category. They were close competitors in last years’s Boys JV category and this year’s competition proved to be just as exciting as last year’s. We hope to see more boys moving up to the Varsity category for the rest of the races this season!

Race #1 Results
1. Lucas Smallidge, John Hay Mountain Bike Club
2. Samuel Baskin, Otsego Composite

The team competition will be a hot one this year. Not many points separate our top five teams already!

Race #1 Results

1. John Jay Mountain Biking Club 2,092
2. Otsego Composite 2,079
3. HRRT 2,003
4. Bronxville 1,987
5. Pleasantville 1,966
6. Fayetteville Manlius 1,786
7. Education First Academy 1,764
8. The Storm King School 1,569
9. NYCranks Composite 1,417
10. R Cubed Composite 1,300
11. Hudson Valley Composite 1,267
12. b.i.k.e. Syracuse 1,223
13. North Salem 1, 212
14. Rivertowns Racing 1,040
15. Irvington Trail Dogs 922

Thanks again to all the volunteers who helped out before, during, and after the race!

Want to get involved? We’d love your help at our next race. Click HERE to volunteer.

The New York High School Cycling League second race will be held at Lippman Park in Wawarsing, NY on April 26th.

The racing should be blazing with a fast and flowing course!

See everyone there!