GRiT event table with students gathered around and signing in

Programs

Name: 2026 State Championships
Start: 2026-04-18T08:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-04-19T17:00:00-05:00

NICA is so much more than racing bikes. Come for the racing, but stay for the leadership opportunities, camps, clinics, GRiT and community.

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Learn More About GRiT

Beyond Racing

The Teen Trail Corps Program teaches student-athletes to give back to their sport by helping to maintain trails and develop relationships with land owners. Athletes can earn badges for stewarding or advocating for mountain biking in different ways.

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NICA Adventure programming helps students discover the joy of biking and outdoor adventures. We use games and experiential education to help students challenge themselves at their own pace and develop a lifelong love of cycling.

Texas Adventure Program

Contact the League Adventure Coordinator

Girls Riding Together, a.k.a GRiT Texas is an outreach program focused on recruiting, developing, and retaining female athletes, coaches, ride leaders, and volunteers. GRiT Texas is part of the NICA National GRiT outreach program.

Texas GRiT

What does the TX NICA season look like?

Off-season

May-October

This is a great time to carry the momentum from the season into recruiting. It is also a good time for coaches and students to let their bodies and minds reset.

Some of the more serious athletes continue racing TMBRA and other events in the off-season on their own.

Other students take on other sports that help balance out the body and help prevent burnout and overtraining.

Pre-season

October-January

Starting in October you will see NICA activities start popping up – These often start with team recruitment, fundraising and team kick-off meetings.

Coaches begin registering riders in Pit Zone and collecting size information for t-shirts, jerseys, etc.

Team practices can begin November 1.

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Race-season

January-May

Practices should be in full-swing a few times a week and the racing season begins!

Race weekends are family-friendly and often younger siblings and grandparents even come along!

Race Schedule

Season Schedule

Our league has expanded into North and South Conferences to support our growing community of student-athletes across Texas.

We’ll start the season together at a shared Season Opener, then continue with simultaneous race weekends at different venues for each conference.

At the end of the season, both conferences come back together for a statewide celebration at our State Championships

Racing

NICA races provide student athletes a place to set goals, build character and achieve their personal best. The league hosts five regular season races and a state championship. Races are professionally produced and supported.