A co-ed youth mountain bike team for grades 6–12. No tryouts, no experience needed. Just kids, trails, and a crew that has your back.
New to mountain biking? These rides are for you. No tryouts or trail experience needed. Our coaches will help you get rolling.
All rides: 10 a.m.–noon
We’ll take a short group ride so you can get a feel for riding trails with a team. We won’t race or ride difficult parts of the trail. Plenty of coaches will ride with the group to help keep things safe and make sure everyone is having fun. You’ll also meet student-athletes who already ride with the Stingers.
Bring a bike, helmet, and water bottle. Need a bike for the day? Tell us on the interest form and we’ll do our best to find one for you.
Feel free to stay while your student rides. Meet our coaches and volunteers, ask questions, and hear what to expect if your student joins. We’ll explain how we keep group rides fun and safe while helping every rider build real trail skills.
We welcome every student in grades 6–12, at any skill or ability level. You don't try out, and nobody rides the bench. Everyone rides.
Whether you're a seasoned racer or you've never touched a trail, you belong here. We practice and race as a team, and every rider gets better for it.
Learn About the Team
“Texas MTB — Conquering more than trails,” by the Texas Interscholastic Mountain Bike League. Watch on YouTube.
Start with a no-commitment Give It a Go ride. From there, practices run November through April, with races in the spring.
Oct
Pre-Season
New to mountain biking? Come to a no-commitment Give It a Go ride. No experience needed. Bring your bike and your helmet, or borrow one of ours, meet the coaches, and see if the team is your speed.
Contact us for the schedule →Nov – Apr
Practices
Once you join, we ride together a few times a week from November through April. Every session meets riders at their own level, building bike handling, fitness, and trail confidence. Come to as many as you can.
What to expect →Feb – Apr
Races
The Texas NICA season brings five races at venues throughout Texas. Racing is always optional. Ride your own pace, keep your wheels on the ground, and race alongside teammates and hundreds of other Texas riders.
Race scheduleThe Stingers are led by people who love biking and building community for kids.
Our coaches are men and women who show up because they love the sport and the kids who ride it. Every one of them is licensed and trained through NICA before they lead a ride, which means a background check, safety and risk-management training, and concussion and abuse-awareness education, plus on-the-bike skills coaching. On the trail they keep safety first, model NICA's values of fun, inclusivity, equity, respect, and community, and give every rider the encouragement to get a little better each week. They plan practices, guide skills from first pedal strokes to race day, and make sure every kid has a good experience, whether they are chasing a podium or just learning to ride.
The team operates as part of a 501(c)(3) nonprofit guided by a volunteer board of directors. The board handles governance, budgeting, and fundraising, and keeps the team accountable to its mission so our coaches can put their focus on the riders.
Practices, races, and end-of-season celebrations happen because parents and community members give their time and energy in a hundred small ways. They are a huge part of making the season a success.
Interested in coaching? Learn more about what NICA coaches do and how to get started.
Coaching with NICA
Thank you to the local businesses and families who keep our riders rolling.
We ride in the Texas Interscholastic Mountain Bike League, a project of the National Interscholastic Cycling Association.
Whether you have questions or you're ready to sign up, we'd love to hear from you.
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