Discover Hutch Composite’s Cycling Community
Hutch Composite is a vibrant community organization based in Kansas, committed to nurturing a passion for cycling among youth. As part of NICA, we provide opportunities for 6th through high school students to engage in mountain bike racing, fostering teamwork and friendships.
Our organization has successfully built a close-knit cycling community, enriching the lives of countless local families and youths.
From the Hutchinson News –
HUTCHINSON – You don’t need mountains to mountain bike in Kansas.
The National Interscholastic Cycling Association has a goal of getting children on bikes. That goal was achieved with a team in based in Hutchinson called Hutchinson Composite.
The type of biking the team does is similar to cross-country running. David Inskeep, one of the coaches for Hutchinson Composite, said the type of race is not totally what is seen on Redbull commercials on television or even what is raced in the Rockies, but the style of racing in Kansas is fun, especially with this season being Kansas’s inaugural year in mountain biking.
“We’re one of the newest states to come on board,” Inskeep said. “This is our first season, and we just now completed two different races. Our first race was at Santa Fe Lake, which is right near Augusta, and they got some really neat single track there that they were able to put a course in there.
About NICA
We get kids on bikes. We are outside going places. We are stoking a life-long passion for riding.
Founded in 2009, the National Interscholastic Cycling Association (NICA) develops interscholastic mountain biking programs for student-athletes across the United States. NICA is about having amazing adventures with your teammates while tackling both small and epic challenges.
For our volunteer coaches, NICA’s Coach Education Program delivers comprehensive training to NICA coaches that provides the knowledge, skills and abilities to provide quality programming to NICA student-athletes. Quality coach education is the cornerstone to developing great youth coaches who can support the mission and vision of NICA.
NICA Mission:
We build strong minds, bodies, character, and communities through cycling
NICA Vision:
Every youth is empowered to be part of a thriving and engaged cycling community
NICA Values:
Fun, Inclusivity, Equity, Respect, & Community
