Ride Bikes. Build Skills. Find Your People.
Join a mountain biking team and discover what youβre capable ofβon and off the trail.
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.
Coach with NICA
Are you the next coach who will change kidsβ lives? Join our leagues as an adult volunteer with your local team and make an impact. All skill levels are welcome!
Find a Team
Texas NICA spans the state, offering local programs for youth across all of our major metro areas and beyond (and growing!) Find your team today and get involved!
GRiT Ambassador Applications
Open through May 29, 2026
GRiT Ambassadors (collectively called GRiT Leaders) are role models who organize, support and encourage other female student-athletes to find joy and empowerment through cycling.
Student Cabinet Applications
Open through May 29, 2026
The Texas Directorβs Student Advisory Cabinet is a collaborative, engaged and diverse group of current student athletes who are ready to take on a leadership role and advise league leadership on the studentsβ perspective.
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!
League News
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Texas Monthly Spotlights Beckam Drake, a Texas NICA Alumnus on the Rise in World Cycling
Texas Monthly’s April 2026 issue profiles Beckam Drake, an eighteen-year-old from Amarillo whose path to the Junior World Championships began in the Texas Interscholastic Mountain Bike League β a powerful reminder of what youth mountain biking can set in motion.
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Single Track Times – April
Fundraiser winners, student leadership opportunities and Adventure Jerseys!
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Abilene Student-Athlete Wins State Title in Mountain Biking β Big Country Homepage
KTAB/KRBC covers Abilene’s Asher Wallerman claiming the 2026 TX NICA State Championship title in the 5th Grade Boys division at the Lonestar Finale in Warda, TX.
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Single Track Times – State Championship Weekend Recap
We brought Season XV to a close at Bluff Creek Ranch for the Wrangle in Warda Lonestar Finale. The racing was fast, and the community showed up in full force.
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, NICAβs programs meet kids where theyβre at. Every rider has a place in NICA.
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