About

Our Mission

The GVYC mission is to develop an inclusive and active mountain biking community for youth riders of all abilities and interests in the Grand Valley.

Grand Valley Youth Cycling (GVYC) is a nonprofit organization that delivers high-quality afterschool and year-round mountain bike programming for youth in our community. Founded in 2011 to support high school racing teams in the Colorado High School Cycling League, we have since grown to serve riders from 3rd through 12th grade with ride, skills, training and race programs. Our programs blend the physical and mental health benefits of mountain biking with outdoor activity, awareness of our public lands, trail stewardship and a healthy lifestyle.

Guiding Principles

We achieve our mission by:

• Providing athletes with a fun and safe environment to achieve their individual cycling goals.

• Decreasing barriers to participation in our programs.

• Developing athletes who are gracious and respectful contributors to, and leaders in, their community.

• Nurturing knowledge for a healthy lifestyle from the seat of a bicycle.

Core Values

• Fun: conquering a hard climb, the thrill of a fast descent, or laughs with friends on the trail. Whatever the type of fun, we'll find it.

• Teamwork: riding with friends who encourage us, spot landings and cheer us up the climb.

• Passion: the love of being outside on a bike that drives us to ride further, faster and have more fun.

• Community: the glue that binds us together through the simple pleasure of riding a bike.

• Positivity: knowing the fun is in the process, and that we can accomplish hard things through determination, resilience and perseverance.

Board of Directors

• Fawn Lawrence, Board President

• Andrew Courtney, Board Vice President

• Michael Kuzminski, Board Secretary

• Jason Bourget, Board Treasurer

• Rick Garmany, Board Member

• Gisela Ferguson, Board Member

• Marie McGowan, Board Member

• Colleen Anderson, Board Member

• Steve Goodnight, Board Member

Staff

• Andreya Krieves, Executive Director

• Rylan Birch, Program Coordinator

• Geoff Williams, XC Head Coach. Geoff has led the XC Race Team for more than a decade; his experience and knowledge of top-level fitness and training steer the success of our high school racing program.

Transparency

We share how GVYC operates with our community. Read our 2025 End of Year Report.

Contact Us

Mailing address: 2536 Rimrock Ave, Suite 400-516, Grand Junction, CO 81505

Phone: (970) 239-1188

Email: info@grandvalleymtb.org · Executive Director: director@grandvalleymtb.org