Our coaches and support staff are a critical component of delivering a high-quality experience to our student-athletes. Many of our coaching staff have decades of experience riding bicycles both for fun and in race environments. While our backgrounds and experiences may be different, we all share a great passion for the sport and for hopefully passing along that enthusiasm for the sport to future generations.
Do you share a similar passion? We’re always looking for a few new coaches & support staff volunteers.
Learn more about our awesome coaching staff and our support staff below. We’re so grateful to all of you for your time and enthusiasm!
St Vrain MTB Coaching Staff
Jason Sturniolo
Team Director
Jason is in his third season with St Vrain MTB, and his second season the team director. He has been involved in supporting his two sons with their participation in various bike programs since 2018 and rides his mountain bike and gravel bike every chance he gets.
He’s looking forward to supporting the team this season and helping the student-athletes build on their skills, get outside and have fun
When not riding, you’ll find him …
Coaching Level: Level 3
Ride Group: TBD
Preferred Gift Card(s): Amazon Gift Card
John Cotton
Head Coach
John returns in his seventh season with St. Vrain MTB. This will be his second season as head coach.
He has been involved in cycling since he was just 14 years old. During that time, he’s raced competitively in Road, Cyclocross, Mountain Bike, and Track and spent much of his youth traveling and competing at the top national level.
John has been actively coaching youth cycling for over a decade and he finds great satisfaction in coaching, mentoring, getting to know, and being just a small part of enabling the transformation of your young athletes into productive adults.
When not riding, you’ll find him working in Recruitment Marketing, taking photographs, skiing, enjoying the great Colorado outdoors, or spending time with his family.
Coaching Level: Level 3
Ride Group: TBD
Preferred Gift Card(s): Amazon Gift Card
Eric Jepsen
Coach
Coach Eric is in his seventh season with St. Vrain MTB. As the former Team Director and Head Coach, he has guided the helm and grown the team from being a grassroots organization to the powerhouse team that it represents today.
Coaching Level: Level 3
Ride Group: TBD
Preferred Gift Card(s): xxxxx
Riley Cotton
Assistant Coach
Riley returns for his third season of coaching, after four years as a rider with the St. Vrain Mountain Bike Team. As a Colorado League rider, he rode for both Silver Creek and Niwot during his tenure.
Riley has been racing competitively since he was just 7 years old. He competes in Road, Cyclocross, Mountain Bike, and Track at the highest national level.
He has been involved with coaching and mentoring other riders at clinics and cycling camps. He is currently coaching with Boulder Junior Cycling (BJC).
When not riding, you’ll find him working at Community Cycles in Boulder, skiing, or playing online video games.
Coaching Level: Level 3
Ride Group: TBD
Preferred Gift Card(s): Amazon Gift Card
St Vrain MTB Support Staff
Kirsten Pellicer
Team Communications & Registration Coordinator
Kirsten returns for her third year with St. Vrain MTB after getting involved with Logon, her son, when he decided to join the team as a Freshman.
“We met an amazing group of coaches, parents and riders and really felt like it was a special opportunity. I knew that the team needed volunteers in order to continue to thrive and grow and decided to see how I could help.”
Once again, she’s serving in an administrative role for the team by helping with registration, communication, budgeting and more.
If your question or problem doesn’t have to do with how or where to ride a bike – feel free to reach out and she can’t help you – or she’ll find someone who can!
(By the way, she can ride a bike.)
She’s looking forward to this year because we have so much great momentum! She’s also looking forward to getting to know some more great families.
“I think going to races is a really fun opportunity to spend time with my family and other people I like in some great Colorado destinations!”
When not communicating with our riders, parents, and volunteers, you’ll find her travelling, reading and spending time with her family.
Preferred Gift Card(s): Starbucks
Cherese Montgomery
Team Spirit Coordinator
Cherese returns for her third year with St. Vrain MTB. She’s excited to lead the Team Spirit and Jersey outfitting efforts for the team.
Married to Scott and mom to Cole, Claire, Crosby, and Miles, supporting her family is always her number one goal. Being active and curious while instilling a love of the outdoors with others is her passion.
Although she doesn’t ride, she enjoys hiking, skiing, yoga, and watching the sunrise. She works as a professional engineer/senior project manager for the City of Longmont.
Preferred Gift Card(s): TBD
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