COMPETITION
“…every time I attend a race I am struck by its positive effect on kids’ lives, many who have just discovered this healthy sport though NICA’s programs.”
– Cycling legend Ned Overend
PICL racing is an inclusive format for youth, offering participants the opportunity to experience and learn discipline, success, failure, and graceful defeat.
Racing in the team environment helps student-athletes learn empathy, humility, flexibility, and resiliency. Student-athletes learn that it takes a village to build a successful racer, as well as to put on a race.
Racing with PICL takes on many forms, including cross-country (XC), rally, and time trials.
Volunteers make it work.
NICA is a volunteer built and supported organization. PICL has grown significantly from its early roots, but there is no doubt that coaches, race and adventure weekend volunteers, and event and league staff volunteers are vital to every piece of the experience. Find out more about how to be part of the team.
“Race days were always the best days of my summers. I loved standing on the start line looking to my left and right and desperately hoping I was faster than the people next to me. Don would count down and my heart would beat faster and faster but as soon as he said go everything would melt away and I would just go.”
— Student-Athlete
USA Cycling & NICA Partnership
A NICA partnership with USA Cycling (USAC) is providing the opportunity for riders who so choose to register with USAC and earn points toward participation in USAC national-level events through participating in PICL/NICA events. More information can be found by contacting USA Cycling or checking out their FAQs.