Members of the Southern Maine Mountain Bike Syndicate watch Wednesday from the side of Yellow Jacket during the third annual Gould Enduro bike race at Mt. Abram in Greenwood.

Magnus Kearney of Gould Academy rides Wednesday down Yellow Jacket during the third annual Gould Enduro bike race at Mt. Abram in Greenwood.

Ezra Karwacky of Brunswick turns the corner Wednesday on Pinball Wizard during the third annual Gould Enduro bike race at Mt. Abram in Greenwood. Pinball Wizard is one of three trails racers rode during the event. Karwacky is a student at Gould Academy in Bethel.

Calvin Davis rides down Grease Slapper during the third annual Gould Enduro bike race Wednesday at Mt. Abram in Greenwood. Grease Slapper is one of three trails racers rode during the event. Davis, an independent racer, placed second in the boy’s Class A race.

The third annual Gould Enduro bike race Wednesday at Mt. Abram in Greenwood is one race of the Northern New England High School Mountain Biking League. The series began the season on Sept. 20 at Proctor Academy and wraps up with their championship race at Holderness School on Oct. 28.

Jack Furneaux of Bethel chats with his father, Dave Furneaux, after his third and final ride Wednesday down Mt. Abram during the third annual Gould Enduro bike race in Greenwood. Jack Furneaux is a student at Gould Academy in Bethel.

Ava Jackson, mountain bike coach at Gould Academy, talks Wednesday with members of the Southern Maine Mountain Bike Syndicate before the start of the third annual Gould Enduro bike race at Mt. Abram in Greenwood.

Mariah Baker of Gould Academy rides Wednesday down Rock Bottom during the third annual Gould Enduro bike race at Mt. Abram in Greenwood. Wednesday’s race was Baker’s first mountain bike race.

Zeke Dietter of the Camden Hills Regional High School mountain bike team faces a tough corner Wednesday on Grease Slapper during the third annual Gould Enduro bike race at Mt. Abram in Greenwood. Grease Slapper is one of three trails’ racers rode during the event.

A large hornet’s nest hangs from a tree limb Wednesday during the third annual Gould Enduro bike race at Mt. Abram in Greenwood.

Mountain bike racers head up Mt. Abram for the start of the third annual Gould Enduro bike race Wednesday in Greenwood. Racers peddled up Imu’s Climb to reach the start of three timed runs down the mountain.

Noah Lampton of the Southern Maine Mountain Bike Syndicate rides down Grease Slapper during the third annual Gould Enduro bike race Wednesday in Greenwood. Grease Slapper is one of three trails’ racers rode during the event.

Finn Haskett of Gould Academy races down Yellow Jacket during the third annual Gould Enduro bike race Wednesday at Mt. Abram in Greenwood. Yellow Jacket is one of three trails used during the race. Haskett won the boys’ Class A race.

Sam Abelson of Gould Academy navigates a rock garden on the Rock Bottom trail Wednesday during the third annual Gould Enduro bike race at Mt. Abram in Greenwood.

Tommy Fremont-Smith of Carrabassett Valley Academy rides Wednesday down Rock Bottom during the third annual Gould Enduro bike race at Mt. Abram in Greenwood.

Mia Shifrin of Bethel directs riders down Rock Bottom during the third annual Gould Enduro bike race Wednesday at Mt. Abram in Greenwood. Racers rolled onto Rock Bottom at the bottom of Grease Slapper before finishing the second leg of Wednesday’s race. Shifrin graduated from Bates College in May and is now a teaching fellow at Gould Academy.

Chandler Thorne of Fryeburg Academy rides Wednesday down Rock Bottom during the third annual Gould Enduro bike race at Mt. Abram in Greenwood.

Kai McHan of Auburn takes a jump Wednesday on Grease Slapper during the third annual Gould Enduro bike race at Mt. Abram in Greenwood. Grease Slapper is one of three trails racers rode during the event. McHan is a freshman at Edward Little High School.

Gould Academy mountain bike team members Lucie Jezkova, left, Rosie Barstow, center, and Mariah Baker give each other high fives Wednesday following their third and final ride down Mt. Abram during the third annual Gould Enduro bike race in Greenwood.

Parker Welch of Gould Academy rides through a rock garden Wednesday on Yellow Jacket during the third annual Gould Enduro bike race at Mt. Abram in Greenwood.

Noah Lampton of Cumberland waits Wednesday for the start of the third annual Gould Enduro bike race at Mt. Abram in Greenwood. Lampton, a sophomore at Greely High School, races for the Southern Maine Mountain Bike Syndicate.

Fiona Dolan, left, Cora Gates, center, and Lucie Jezkova stand on the award’s podium Wednesday at the conclusion of the girls’ Class A race during the third annual Gould Enduro bike race at Mt. Abram in Greenwood. Gates of Camden Hills Regional High School placed first. Jezkova of Gould Academy placed second and Dolan of the Southern Maine Mountain Bike Syndicate placed third.

Gould Academy mountain bike coach Dereck “Tread” Treadwell watches mountain bike teams leave the race venue Wednesday at the conclusion of the third annual Gould Enduro bike race at Mt. Abram in Greenwood.