Vermont Bicycle Shop is proud to present the Ride Every VMBA Trail Challenge. In partnership with Vermont Mountain Bike Association, Trek Bicycles, Endura Clothing, and Millstone Trails Association.

We’re celebrating the start of the Vermont mountain bike season and the launch of the Trek Ride Club app with a big challenge!

The Ride Every VMBA Trail Challenge.

We’re challenging you to ride at least 1 mile of trail from each Vermont Mountain Bike Association chapter!

There are 28 amazing VMBA chapters in Vermont, hundreds of miles of incredible mountain bike trails; ALL of them are built by your neighbors, co-workers, family, and friends.

It is an incredible feat of community strength, it is a magnificent wonder, our community here have built the best mountain bike trails in the world.
Let’s celebrate their work the best way we can, by experiencing it all.

Between May 1 and September 30, you’ll use the new Trek Ride Club app to track your rides, then email us each ride. Don’t have the Trek Ride Club app yet?

We’ll track your efforts on a public leaderboard.
We’ll reward the first 3 folks who complete the challenge with amazing prizes (over $2000 in value!!). We’ll also be collecting a prize pool for the next 7 folks who finish the challenge.
All finishers will be recognized on the leaderboard.
Prizes are provided by Vermont Bicycle Shop, VMBA, Trek Bicycles, and Endura Clothing.

1st place:

• A 2026 annual VMBA membership from VMBA.
• A Trek Blaze Wavecell helmet.
• An Endura Clothing MTB kit (Singletrack Core Tee II and Singletrack Trouser II)
  Over $600 in value!

2nd place:

• A Trek Blaze Wavecell Helmet
• A Thule Hydration Pack (provided by Vermont Bicycle Shop).
  Over $400 in value!

3rd Place:

• A Millstone Trails Jersey (Proceeds paid to Millstone Trails by Vermont Bicycle Shop)
• Any pair of Maxxis tires from the tire wall at Vermont Bicycle Shop (in stock tires only)
  Over $200 in Value!

Here’s how it works:

Set up the Ride Club app:

• Download the Trek RideClub app from the app store or google play.
  If you already have a Trekbikes.com profile, you can use that to login to the app.
• Set Vermont Bicycle Shop as your preferred retailer before registering (you can change this later) You can learn how to do with the video found here.
• Find the Ride Every VMBA Trail Challenge in the Challenges tab.
• Hit Join Challenge. Once added, you will be able to find this challenge under your Challenges tab at the bottom of the app.
• Because the app doesn’t yet have a ride location component, the first time you ride a mile in the app it will count this challenge complete. This marks your official entrance into the Challenge.
  **This does not complete your qualifications for participating or winning the challenge. You will need to track your rides and submit them per the rules below.**
• You can link your Strava and Garmin accounts to the Ride Club app. This will allow you to use your normal devices to track your rides, be sure to check your privacy settings and make sure the apps sync up your rides before you start.
  If you normally use your phone, you can continue to use your Strava or Garmin app. Just be sure that each ride syncs with the Ride Club app. Or you can use the Ride Club app to track your rides.
• Test the app out a few times to get familiar with how it works to track a ride, make sure the app is syncing with your preferred devices/apps. You can find help right in the app, or give us a call, or stop in, we’re here to help!

Do the Challenge, track your progress:

• At the start of your ride be sure to use either the Ride Club App or a connected and compatible device to track your ride. 
• Ride some amazing trails, each trail ride must be at least 1 mile of an official VMBA chapter trail.
• Once your accounts sync with the Ride Club App you will be able to find the completed ride in the Ride Club app. You can edit the name of the ride and you will need to enable the Make this Ride Public function.
• Then navigate to Activity (on the bottom of the app).
• Click Rides (on the top of the app) and click on the ride you saved.
• Take a screenshot of the ride. You’ll be emailing this screenshot to us! Here’s a video on where to find your rides in the Ride Club app.

Submit Your Progress:

• You will need to email us a screenshot of each ride you do.
  EMAIL TO: info@vermontbicycleshop.com
• Subject Line should be formatted as follows:
  VMBA Challenge, [Chapter Name], [Your First & Last Name]
  The example below is as if someone had ridden at Millstone Trails.
  EXAMPLE: VMBA Challenge, Millstone Trails, Darren Ohl
• You’ll get a short thank you in response to emailing us your ride.

What we’ll be doing:

• We’ll verify your email submission against your Trek Ride Club app data to confirm the ride meets all challenge requirements.
• We’ll verify where you rode and that any applicable local chapter rules were respected (did you ride during a closure, etc.)
• We’ll reply to your email with either a thank you, or any follow up questions.
• We’ll log your ride and update a leader board to be published at www.VermontBicycleClub.com/VMBAChallenge/

Ride Every Trail Challenge Rules and Eligibility

• This is a Vermont Bicycle Club and Vermont Bicycle Shop Event.
• Participants acknowledge that mountain biking is an inherently dangerous activity that may result in injury or death. By participating in this challenge, riders voluntarily assume all risks associated with cycling and mountain biking. Participants are solely responsible for their decisions, actions, and any consequences that may arise from their participation. Participating in this challenge is an acceptance of this statement. Participation also requires filling out and signing the waiver found here: Vermont Bicycle Club Ride Waiver
• Eligible riders must ride at least one mile of trail from every VMBA chapter and log that ride using the Trek Ride Club App.
• Eligible riders must set Vermont Bicycle Shop as their preferred retailer before registering (you can change this later) You can learn how to do with the video found here.
• Eligible riders must fill out the Vermont Bicycle Club Waiver.
• Eligible riders must have a current valid VMBA membership.
• Eligible riders must use the Trek Ride Club app to log their rides.
• Eligible riders must wear a helmet at all times.
• Eligible riders must adhere to all VMBA rules, local laws, and local trails rules and closures when applicable. Some good advice from VMBA on making sure you’re following the rules:
  “Always check your local chapters’ socials, website, or trailforks for the latest conditions and closures.”
• Eligible riders must be 18 or older.
• Eligible riders cannot submit manual ride activities, rides must be recorded by either the Trek Ride Club app or an app or device that is compatible and synced with Trek Ride Club. The required screen capture must come from the Trek Ride Club app.
• Are eBikes allowed? Absolutely, as long as all local chapter rules, local ordinances, state rules, and land use permissions and rules are followed.
• This challenge will run from May 1, 2025 through 11:59 pm on September 30, 2025.
• Rides must take place between May 1 and September 30 of 2025.
• No submissions will be accepted after the final deadline of 11:59 pm of September 30, 2025.
• The leaderboard will be updated at least once a week on Mondays.
• Rides submitted on Sundays may not appear on the leaderboard until the following Monday’s update.
• In the event that a ride violates any rules of the contest, that submitted ride will be disqualified.
• In the event that 3 disqualifying rides happen that user will be disqualified from the challenge.
• In the event of a tie, total distance ridden will decide the tie breaker, in the event that the distance is the same, total elevation gain will serve as the secondary tie breaker. When that fails, the tie will be broken by video dance off (further details will be provided to the tied participants).
• All disputes or rule clarifications will be submitted to Vermont Bicycle Shop.
• All disputes or rule clarifications will be reviewed by Vermont Bicycle Shop and when necessary, VMBA or the local applicable trail chapter.
• Velomont Trail Rule: If users ride a local chapter that is a part of the Velomont Trail, users can submit the same ride for both their local chapter and the Velomont Trail. While the same ride can be used, users must email each submission separately per the submission guidelines above.
• If a user rides multiple trails across more than one chapter in a single ride, they may submit that single ride for each applicable chapter, they must make note of that in their subject line and also make note of the applicable chapters in the body of their emails to help us log the entry.
  EXAMPLE: VMBA Challenge, Millstone Trails, MAMBA, Darren Ohl
• All VMBA and Vermont Bicycle Shop decisions are final.
• Winners must claim their prizes in person within 30 days of being notified, or prizes may be passed on to the next eligible finisher.
• No cash value options, and no exchanges on prizes except where needed for sizing at sole discretion of prize providers and where available.