Meredith Erlewine. Meredith has nearly 30 years of experience mountain biking and racing. Technical trails with gnarly roots and rocks are her favorite, and she loves to help people discover what they are capable of doing with their minds, bodies and bicycles. She has been guiding mountain bike tours since 2002 and is an IMBA-Certified Level 2 Skills Instructor. She loves riding her bike to remote mountain vistas and taking in all the sights, sounds and smells of the forest. She also loves the camaraderie that happens on a group bike ride and the feelings of euphoria that naturally follow a fun, challenging ride. In addition to being a mom, Meredith and her husband own and operate Athens Bicycle, a bicycle shop in Athens, Ohio.













Hillary Marques is teaching an intermediate group. She has been riding bikes since 1997 and has tackled just about every type of riding out there. Starting off as a bike messenger and continuing on to ride Cross Country, Road, Dirt Jumps, Downhill, Dual Slalom, Street Motorcycles and Dirt Bikes. Hillary snagged a national DH and DS championship while racing pro before shifting her focus over to instruction. Hillary has been coaching since 2009 and has both her IMBA and PMBIA instructor certifications.





Sue Haywood is teaching an intermediate/advanced group. Sue is an east coast mountain bike icon. Her mountain bike career was baptized in the mud bogs and slippery rocks of Canaan Valley, West Virginia. She raced professionally for many years at both the national and international level. She is a multiple-time national champion and Pan American champ and excelled at both long endurance and short sprints. She still races on occasion, loving the exciting Enduro events. She is the 2019 Masters Enduro National Champion. She loves teaching mountain bike skills, especially to women and kids through day and weekend camps and private lessons. She is the creator of the Canaan MTB Festival, president of Blackwater Bicycle Association and the maker of HaySue's Spicy Salsa. She is a combination of laid-back and tough. She believes the essence of mountain biking is being outside, moving our bodies, loving nature and riding with friends.









Harry Geyer will teach the men's only group. Harry hails from Pittsburgh, PA. He is the creator and owner of The Wheel Mill, an indoor bike park in Homewood. He is a former professional motorcycle racer and loves all two wheel activities. He's a husband, science nerd and a virtual father to 5,000 kids that ride at the Wheel Mill.

Harry taught at the Festival last year and also did the Run What Ya Brung Trials.









Kelly Hazlegrove, from Lyncburg, Virginia, will be teaching the Coed class. Kelly fell in love with mountain biking in her late 20’s and was immediately drawn to developing her bike handling skills and tackling technical terrain.

In 2014, after earning her Level 1 certification, she offered skills clinics and group rides. In 2015, and after only a few months of becoming a mother she completed her Level 2 instructor certification and began coaching women’s clinics throughout the region. Now, Kelly is BICP Level 3 Certified and has her sights set on developing the next generation of mountain bikers by founding and coaching her local middle and high school NICA team!





When she isn’t going for a rip with friends or witnessing the excitement of a student conquering a new skill or tackling a new trail feature, she’s a freshwater biologist for a state regulatory agency, participates in and supports local mountain bike races for fun, AND helps her husband’s bike shop.









I'm pinching myself at this dream team of instructors coming to teach on Friday June 14 for the Skills Lunch! This is a collection of experienced, friendly and authentic teachers. They are also my friends! And another year of homemade goodness from White Grass Cafe for our casual, catered lunch.This year we will offer 5 different groups for the session. Last year, we added a men's only group and this year we are adding a coed group for all levels. The beginner group will be taught by