Kansas MTB

05/19/2026

It was so fun closing out the season in Emporia last weekend 🤩

05/13/2026

Coyote Trails! We’ve been wanting to host a NICA race here for a minute! Emporia may be known for gravel, but Team Coyote has been honing their mountain bike skills on these private trails for years. Twisty flow with purpose built technical features - it’s easy to see how all these kids became so fast.

Volunteer at our final race: https://signup.com/client/invitation2/secure/202404668057/false #/invitation

If you like what you see, you’re invited back in the fall to race Tricks and Trails mountain bike race, an annual fundraiser for the team . Since it’s non-NICA, adults can race too! Save the date for Oct. 24th to reconnect with your NICA fam in the fall.

05/08/2026

We’re nearly half way to our fundraising goal with only a few weeks left to make it happen. Let’s keep the momentum building and see if we can make it to $10,000 by the end of the Snake Farm Showdown!

https://giving.kansasmtb.org/page/trekfundraiser2026

Here’s how you can help spread the word:
👉🏼 share this post!
👉🏼 tag a friend you want to ride bikes with!
👉🏼 text 3 people you know and share what NICA means to you
👉🏼 throw up a flyer at your local bike shop and community spaces (come find us this weekend if you need one - we’ve got you!!)

We are big believers in the transformative impact of bicycles. We’re building confidence through skill development that involves the whole family. We’re giving back through trail work and advocating for accessibility and time spent in the outdoors! Thank you for your continued support of our league. Every dollar counts, and we couldn’t do it without hundreds of hands and hearts coming together to make it happen.

05/06/2026

We are raising funds for the 2026 season to cover athlete scholarships, costs to upkeep and replace race equipment, and costs associated with continued education for our staff and coaches.

With over a thousand followers, if everyone donated $10 today, we would reach our fundraising goal for the 2026 season. Every dollar raised goes towards our mission of getting more kids on bikes.

05/05/2026

Our league runs on more than just race results—it runs on community!

Volunteers play a critical role in creating safe, supportive, and well-organized race weekends for our student-athletes. Whether it’s helping on course, at registration, or behind the scenes with set-up, every role contributes to the experience.

Not sure how to get involved? Take a moment to look through a few of the roles that are critical to race weekends and sign up for what interests you! Filling these roles ahead of time helps ensure smooth race days and allows our coaches and riders to stay focused on the season.

There are on and off-the-bike opportunities.

https://kansasmtb.org/wp-content/uploads/KS-NICA-26-Volunteer-Flyer.pdf

Thank you for being part of what makes KS NICA possible! 🙌🏻

05/04/2026

What a weekend!!

Hard to believe this weekend is already behind us.

What people saw on race day was way more than just a course - it was the result of countless hours from our coaches, athletes, and their families, all coming together to build something from the ground up.

Getting to host a Kansas NICA race as the Trailcats was a big deal for us, and it couldn’t have turned out better. The timing worked out perfectly, and the turnout blew us away.

More than 200 riders, 5-12 graders, took on the trails at Lewis Young Park, and they showed up with a huge support crew. Coaches, parents, siblings, friends - nearly 1,000 people filled the park with energy all weekend.

Just an awesome experience all around and a pretty special moment for our team and community

04/30/2026

After a double rainout last year, the anticipation to race in Louisburg is HIGH! the Trailcats wanted a place to practice that wasn’t just a grass field, so they went to work! We’re so proud of what this team has built for their local community and can’t wait to roll some race tires on the trails. We’re ready for race weekend, are you?!

04/22/2026

These trails shape more than riders—they build respect for the places we ride. This Earth Day, we’re celebrating the work our Kansas NICA athletes and coaches put in to protect and care for the outdoors. 🌱 🌎

We’re looking forward to racing on trails built by our own for our next venue! What better feels exist than riding on the dirt you helped shape and build?! ✨ 🚵‍♂️

04/16/2026

If you’ve been clipped, it’s how our girls (sometimes sneakily) show signs of friendship and support. We can’t *wait* to gather with all the girls and women of KS NICA this weekend! We believe the world is a better place with more girls on bikes. IYKYK!!

Want to contribute to our programming? Click the link below and donate - we get to support kids riding bikes, and you get the chance to win one of your own. It’s a win-win!

https://giving.kansasmtb.org/page/trekfundraiser2026

04/10/2026

Registration for GRiT Weekend Extended! Sign up through the event page on Zeffy before tomorrow (Saturday) midnight!

🎉 Excitement is in the air! Get ready to be part of something extraordinary at Kansas NICA's GRiT Weekend - this one's just for the girls! GRiT Weekend is an overnight adventure integral to our mission to get more girls on bikes. Kansas is proud of its higher than average participation rate of gi...