NICA is not just about bikes…

NICA is about creating lifelong cyclists and redefining youth sports. By fostering inclusivity and empowerment, NICA transforms how kids grow and perceive the world. We're building a community where everyone rides... cultivating resilience, confidence, and passion.

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More kids on bikes = changing the world for the better.

Empowering youth to become the best version of themselves: both on and off the bike.

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Who We Are

We know that bikes are a powerful tool: NICA helps youth develop strength, resilience, and character, while pedaling with a supportive and inclusive community.

Our Mission

Coach With NICA

Are you the next coach who will change kids’ lives? Join our leagues as an adult volunteer with your local team and make an impact. All skill levels are welcome!

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Find Your League

NICA’s leagues span the country, offering local programs for youth across 30 states (and counting!) Find your league today and get involved!

NICA Leagues

NICA exists because of the generous support of partners and donors like you. If the interscholastic cycling movement moves you, please consider donating and help get one more kid on a bike!

Riding bikes...and so much more!

Since its roots as a high school race league in California in 2009, NICA has grown to a network of 32 leagues implementing a wide range of youth development programs. From trail stewardship to initiatives to get more girls and women on bikes, NICA’s programs meet kids where they’re at. Every rider has a place in NICA.

Explore our programs below:

Events, Racing, & Team Practice

FEATURED PROGRAM:

NICA GRiT - Girls Riding Together

GRiT recognizes the need to get more girls on bikes. GRiT's goal is to empower female student-athlete's to make their mark, on or off the bike. All NICA leagues have an individual GRiT Coordinator to implement programming from the NICA GRiT Tool box and events at the league level.

Find your League Coordinator

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Reinventing youth sports! No tryouts. No bench. #EveryoneRides

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Full circle moments hit different. 💫

Kate Courtney met Vanessa Hauswald as a teen racing in the NorCal League as the only girl on her high school team. Now, in 2025, they’re teaming up through @shesendsmtb to empower the next generation of young women in cycling. 🚴‍♀️

With Kate’s platform as a world-class athlete and Vanessa’s legacy of leadership at @norcalleague and beyond, She Sends is stepping into the spotlight — funding 167 grassroots grants that reached over 2,500 girls last year through @nationalmtb’s GRiT. 💥

“She made me feel like I belonged, her infectious enthusiasm and the way she saw every rider — it made a huge difference.”
— Kate Courtney on Vanessa Hauswald

From inspired to empowered, this is what coming full circle looks like. 🔁 ...

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New 90's NICA gear drop! 🚨

Our friends at @tcscreenprinting just launched a rad new line of NICA merch ... and it’s straight outta the '90s.

Cop your favorite tee by clicking the link in bio 👉🔗

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May the 4th be with you! 🌟🚴‍♀️

📸: DH Photography

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Happy International Women`s MTB Day! 🚴‍♀️

Today, we celebrate women who ride and the growing community that lifts them up! Through GRiT (Girls Riding Together), NICA is building a stronger, more inclusive mountain biking community by creating opportunities for girls and women to discover their confidence, connect with mentors, and find joy on the trails. Every ride, every race, every new friendship helps shape the future of our sport ⚡️ ...

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Today is National Learn to Ride a Bike Day and at NICA we know that every journey on two wheels starts with that very first ride. 🚲

We're proud to help riders not only learn to ride, but to discover a lifelong love of biking, community, and adventure. We're empowering cyclists for life 💪

📸: @texasmtb & @khopshoots

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ENTER TO WIN & Get Saved by the Trail 🚲

Remember when fun meant going for a ride to nowhere in particular, and not heading home `til the streetlights came on? We’re bringing that feeling back with a fully custom @crankbrothers x NICA Dream Bike that screams 90s after-school adventure. 🎒

✨ ONE lucky winner will roll away on a Norco Optic Gen 3, tricked out with the dreamiest components around.

🎟 Every entry = a chance to win and a direct contribution to getting #MoreKidsOnBikes through NICA’s nationwide programs.

Let’s trade screen time for shred time. Let’s give today’s kids the kind of freedom we grew up with. 💥

Enter now, ride later, and help us create a future full of trails, friends, and good vibes. 🌄

🗓 Enter by May 4
🎉 Winner drawn May 9

Enter now through the link in bio 🔗 ...