It is NICA and League policy that student-athletes compete in appropriate competitive peer groups and to prevent strategic gamesmanship in category placement.

If you have extensive racing or riding experience, and believe you are ready to race in a higher category than your default, please complete the Petition Form with your coach and submit to League Director Ken Seebeck.

Petitions for an upgrade in categories will only be granted upon a showing that:

a. The student-athlete’s performance and experience level clearly exceeds the level of all other riders competing in the category, i.e., no other rider in the same category has a reasonable chance of being competitive with the student seeking the upgrade;

b. The upgrade will place the student into a more appropriate competitive peer group.

Please do not delay your petition request! we have to order race plates in February, and to receive a custom plate we need your racing category.

The rules and petition committee is meeting very soon to establish procedures for processing requests, and will hear petitions as they are received.

The League's "Try it Out" Program is scheduled to launch in early March! Thanks to the incredible generosity of the Carolan Foundation, we are able to offer a minimum of 8 rides throughout 2018.

Try it out rides will target beginner level students, or those who have not yet heard of our awesome program. The league is working hard on outfitting a trailer with really nice bikes and gear, which will roll up to a school or a ride venue and allow students to "Try Mountain Biking!" Even cooler, all new students who participate will receive a commemorative tshirt!

Keep an eye out for ride dates and information on how to try it out. Coaches and existing teams: If you are interested in hosting a try-it-out event, shoot us an email!