Singletracks Mountain Bike Podcast

How NICA is Changing Mountain Bike Culture

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Amanda Carey is the President of NICA, the National Interscholastic Cycling Association, a non-profit that develops mountain biking programs for student athletes across the United States. Prior to joining NICA, Amanda served as the executive director of Mountain Bike the Tetons and as a mountain bike coach.

  • What drew you to mountain biking initially? What's kept you so engaged over the years? 
  • What do you think has kept mountain biking from growing more than it has over the past couple of decades?
  • How is NICA impacting mountain bike participation? 
  • How can NICA teams attract new student athletes who don't have a family cycling background? Why choose mountain biking over another sport?
  • How would you characterize the level of competition at NICA races?
  • What is NICA doing to encourage trail building and maintenance?
  • Is there a demand for a more gravity-oriented youth riding program? 
  • What advice do you have for parents of NICA athletes?
  • What are the biggest opportunities for NICA over the next five years? How can Singletracks listeners help support your mission?

    • Learn more and find out how you can get involved at nationalmtb.org.

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