Mike Hartmann, Head Coach
Mike Hartmann is a NICA Certified Level 3 coach. He was first introduced to mountain biking when landing a job at a local bike shop during high school. There was no turning back. He began volunteer coaching with the Loppet Trail Kids program when his two children began riding trails, and he started coaching with the Edina / BBB team in 2018 when his daughter joined the team. He is thrilled to be a part of the MN cycling league which continues to provide wonderful opportunities for student athletes to challenge themselves to do their best in a safe, fun and collaborative environment.
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Emily Hoppe, Middle School Lead Coach
Emily Hoppe is a MCA level 3, BICP level 1 coach, and mother of two middle school riders in 2022. She began Mountain biking in 2020 when searching for a pandemic friendly sport for the family. Starting as a Level 1 assistant, she quickly discovered how awesome mountain biking was with this enthusiastic group of kids and parent coaches. The 2023 season will be her 4th year with the team and second year as Middle School Lead Coach. She loves the opportunity to introduce the sport to new families, teach the basics, and hang out in the woods with her daughters and other fun people!
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Bob Vose, High School Lead Coach
As a lifetime sports fanatic from tennis to hockey, golf to skiing, Bob's truest Love is Mountain Biking! Once a rogue rider at Hartley (Duluth) in the early pre-suspension days, Bob has graduated to passing along the fun to the next generation. This includes leading the team's effort to support making the Braemar mountain bike trails a reality.
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Jeff Jackson, Performance Group Lead Coach
Jeff Bio coming soon
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Leigh Mazion
Leigh is a NICA certified level 3 coach. He has been with the Edina team since the 2014 season and became team director in 2015 season. Like many kids, Leigh started biking for transportation but soon fell in love with the excitement of riding. Leigh's racing career started on the road during his college years at the University of Minnesota. He discovered mountain biking in the 1990's, both riding for fun and racing. After a prolonged break from mountain biking, Leigh rediscovered the sport when his daughters, Gabi and Bella, became involved in racing through the Edina team. Now mountain biking is a family affair!
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Erik Hinke
Erik started mountain biking in the late 80s in and around River Falls and then Duluth, picked up Nordic skiing and then many years passed with no mountain biking love. He rediscovered his love for the sport when his son joined the team (thank you Cole) and jumped in to help coach. He spends a lot of time on his road bike too and enjoys commuting as a way of getting out of the car and into nature. Erik loves spreading the joy of getting on a bike and shredding it on the trails!
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Randy Bell
Randy is a NICA certified level 3 coach with 25 years of experience coaching youth sports. He’s coached cycling for 6 years with 3 of these in NICA. He’s also a steward for the cycling community through VeloGuide and Free Bikes for Kids. Randy actively races in endurance events such as the Almanzo 100, Lutsen 99er and Leadville 100. Randy wants children to become passionate about cycling. He has two children, Sam and Isaac, on the Edina team.
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Tracy Hartmann
Tracy Hartmann is a NICA certified Level 3 coach. She began volunteer coaching in 2019 because her entire family joined the ECT/BBB team and she didn’t want to be left out. She enjoys all aspects of the Minnesota High School Cycling League including getting more kids on bikes, inclusivity and challenging kids to be their best selves. She especially loves the weekend race events where she has witnessed the camaraderie and grit of this sport. Tracy has coached youth soccer, mountain biked most of her life and recently has joined in on the fun of mountain bike racing herself.
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