High School Mountain Biking Info

There are people in our community who are already working on and thinking about the new Colorado High School Cycling League which is new this year and a part of the rapidly growing National Interscholastic Cycling Association (NICA)  Unfortunately, we are all like “Islands” that need to come together and form one alliance. Ryan Scalva, Rob Noble and I want to bring interested parties together and form that alliance.


With the help of a group called NCCE (Northern Colorado Cycling Events) we hope to build a foundation this summer and over the next few years that will help all schools towards having their own sustainable programs in the future.

Who should participate?

--- Any High School Student and/or parents interested in being a part of this start up organization.

---Any teachers/coaches interested in cycling and Mountain Biking in particular.

---Any cyclist interested in the growth of cycling in the community.

---Any cycling related industry representatives in Ft. Collins.

Current Colorado Needs:

• 10-12 Advisory Board Members from throughout the state

• Continued fundraising

• Volunteers to Help with the Inaugural Cyclefest Dinner May 1.

• Procurement of Silent Auction Items for Cyclefest Dinner

• Invite and bring guests to Cyclefest

• Race Support for 9/19, 10/03, 10/17 and 10/31 ---Volunteers at events (we will have one of the League races in Ft. Collins).

What Ft. Collins NEEDS!!!!

---Coaches to Attend the NICA Coaches Training and host group rides in Ft. Collins.

---Teachers/Coaches to start groups at individual schools (eventually).

---People to attend meetings and contribute ideas on how to grow this league in Ft. Collins (ex. Attract participants(students), event planning, fundraising advertising, etc….)

NOTE: The season starts in September 2010, however, We are rolling this out now in hope to gain momentum over the summer and lead into the school season of racing with a good foundation and communication among interested parties. I am adding High School Categories (not as a part of the High School Series) to the NBB Short Track Races and The Cycologist Mountain Bike Race Series. This should give 8 weeks of race opportunities and time to attract students to the sport leading into the 2010/11 school year and inaugural High School MTB Racing Season.

--Jason Trujillo

E-mail: jtrujillo (at) newbelgium.com