Events

🌲 2026 Teen Trail Corps State Awards! 🌲 Our community logged 1,830.25 TTC volunteer hours on Kentucky trails this season! 🙌 Today we honor those who logged the most: 🦦 Team TTC: Meade County Otters (437 hours!) 🏆 Female Coach: Christine Carman 🏆 Male Coach: Josh Talboo 🏆 Female Student-Athlete: Madison Co Mad Hatters 🏆 Male Student-Athlete: Boyle County Trailblazers 🏆 Fifth Grade Student-Athlete: Madison Co Mad Hatters Thank you to every TTC volunteer who picked up a tool this season. You keep Kentucky’s trails rolling! 💚 Swipe through and send them some trail love! 👏 #Kentuckymtb #Nationalmtb @Nationalmtb #KYTrailLove26 @MeadeCoOtters @MadHattersmtb @Faycomtb @BoyleComtb

First MTB race: DONE! 🎉🚵 Congratulations to this rider on crossing the finish line for the very first time. That takes courage, and we’re so proud of you! 💙 Every first-time racer earns a KY NICA pin to celebrate the start of their MTB journey. 📌 This is just the beginning! Drop some cheers below! 👏 #Kentuckymtb @BoyleComtb

What a big dill! 🥒💚 Meet this season’s group of brave Pops’ pickle juice tasters, with the Big Dill himself front and center in his signature pickle. Thank you to Ryan and @Pops’ Pepper Patch for supplying our student-athletes, coaches, and families with hometown, small business love in pickle juice form all season long. Pops’ has been making small-batch goodness in Louisville since 1994, and we’re so grateful to them for supporting our student-athletes. Did you try it? Drop a 🥒 in the comments and show us your pickle juice face! 🔗 popspepperpatch.com #Kentuckymtb #KentuckyProud @Madhattersmtb

Ever wondered how many people came to the Battle@Bluff Boom State Championship? We did too, and here is how we found out! 📊 Our Economic Impact Survey with Midway University is open, and so are all previous event weekend surveys. Finish them all in less than 8 minutes. Your answers help us: ✅ Lobby for more trails ✅ Get you support from city leaders ✅ See how much we've grown Next to building great humans, this is the most important contribution you can make. 💚 1️⃣ Create an account (or log in) 2️⃣ Fill out your demographics (if you haven't already) 3️⃣ Select the event weekend you want to report on Easy peasy! LINK IN BIO 👆 #Kentuckymtb #MidwayUniversity

🎉 WINNER WINNER! 🎉 The 2026 Trek Fundraiser is officially in the books, and together we raised $16,533.40 for our teams and league! Every entry helps fund student-athlete scholarships and keeps KY NICA rolling all season long. Thank you to everyone who entered, shared, and cheered us on. Congratulations to our winners: 🚵 Trek Supercaliber SL 9.7 GX AXS ($6,249 value): Mindy Groff ⛑️ Trek WaveCel MTB Helmet: Luz Rodriguez 💡 Bontrager Ion 200 RT/Flare RT Lights: Mona Masaid 🐎 Four Reserved Keeneland 2027 Spring Meet Tickets: James Paul 🏔️ The Switchback: Winter Weekend Getaway in Brevard, NC: Meredith Brown 🎒 Osprey Transporter Duffel 65L Expedition: Emma Adkisson 🎒 Osprey Savu 5 Lumbar Pack: Annette Mire 🧊 Hydro Flask Carryout Soft Cooler 15L: Farouk Musa 👜 Hydro Flask Carryout Soft Tote 20L: Lynsie Tackman 🪁 Synapse 170 Prism Stunt Kite: David Norwood A huge thank you to Trek for sponsoring this campaign and to our generous prize donors for making it possible. You helped put more young riders on the trail, and we are so grateful. 💙 #Kentuckymtb #Nationalmtb @Nationalmtb @Trekbikes

⏰ LAST CALL: Central Regionals registration closes TONIGHT at midnight! Register early today to be safe. Today, Wednesday, October 28, is the final day to register for NICA Central Regionals in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Registration is through Pit Zone. 🚵 Coaches, this applies to you too! If you’re tagging along and want to ride the course with your student-athletes, you must register in Pit Zone to receive a plate. You must have a plate to ride the course. 📖 Planning your trip? The Event Guide is posted at nationalmtb.org under the Regionals tab. It has the schedule, activities, and everything you need to plan your visit to Fayetteville. LINK IN BIO 🎉 Heading to Arkansas? Drop a comment and let us know so we can celebrate together, KY-style! #Kentuckymtb @Nationalmtb #Nationalmtb

Got caught doing GOOD at Bluff Boom! 🧡 The "Ya Done Good" award celebrates the folks we catch doing good at our event weekends: lending a hand, lifting up a teammate, cheering on a rider they’ve never met, or caring for the trails we all share. None of these moments happen for recognition. They happen because they’re the right thing to do. To every student-athlete in this photo, thank you for the kindness, character, and goodwill you brought to Bluff Boom. You make this league a better place to ride, race, and grow, and we’re so proud of you. Keep doing good, friends. We’ll keep watching for it. 👀 #Kentuckymtb #YaDoneGood #Nationalmtb @Nationalmtb

Seven years. Seven seasons of showing up, pedaling, and growing alongside this community. 🚵 The KICL Legacy Award honors student-athletes who stay part of our league for their entire eligibility, from the first pedal stroke as a middle schooler to the final season as a senior. Few receive this award because few earn it, and it takes commitment to get here. Congratulations to Avery of the Marshall County High School Mountain Bike Team on earning the 7-Year Legacy Award! We’re proud of every mile, every season, and every way you’ve helped shape this KICL family. We also want to thank his parents, who have been instrumental to their team and our league year after year. Their support, time, and heart have made a lasting difference. Thank you to them, to the Marshall County High School Mountain Bike Team, and to this outstanding student-athlete for being part of the story. #Kentuckymtb #Nationalmtb #KYLegacyAward @Nationalmtb

Ride Your Story: Sometimes the season doesn’t go the way you planned. 🚵 For this young rider, who happens to be my son, the first race ended before it even began. During pre-ride at Highlander, he hit a rock, went over the bars, and landed hard on his wrist. Instead of a shot at the podium, he earned a trip to the emergency room. A nasty break meant six weeks in a cast and six weeks off his bike, just as the season was taking off. When the cast came off and a brace went on, we asked the doctor the all-important question: Can he ride his bike? His arm was healing, but not yet healed. He was cleared to ride, but no racing this season. The consequences of another fall were too serious. These days, he’s back to riding with his team on pre-ride, hanging out with his friends in Pit Zone, and cheering on his teammates on race day. 💪 A win looks different for every kid at every race. Sometimes it’s the leader jersey and a medal around your neck. But just as often, our student-athletes are winning in other ways. Resilience is built with every obstacle they overcome, on and off the bike. Sometimes it’s a win just to show up and cheer on your teammates. And it’s ALWAYS a win when you get to have fun on your bike! 🙌 📸 Story and photo by Mindy Groff @nationalmtb #Kentuckymtb #KYRideYourStory #Nationalmtb #RideYourStory