Click here for what COVID means for the 2020-21 Season

2021 Schedule

There almost certainly won't be regular races in the 2021 season, but there will be either virtual challenges or local time trial style races.  Whatever events NorCal decides to run are still TBD, click the COVID link above for more details.

For now, I'm leaving the rest of this page as it was for 2020, as a reference.  Hopefully in 2022 we'll return to normal racing.

2020 Race Schedule

The standard racing season has 5 NorCal “South Conference” races plus the NorCal Championships (North vs South Conference), a total of 6 races. Races start in early March and then proceed roughly every other weekend until mid May. NorCal's 2020 race schedule, before things got canceled by COVID, was

1. Redding, Sunday 3/8/20, Swasey Recreation Area
2. Petaluma, Sunday 3/22/20, Five Springs Farm, (CANCELED)
3. Granite Bay, Sunday 4/5/20, Granite Bay Main Beach (CANCELED)
4. La Grange, Saturday 4/25/20, Exchecquer MTB Park (CANCELED)
5. Conference Champs, Sunday 5/3/20, Six Sigma Ranch Winery (CANCELED)
6. NorCal Champs, Sunday 5/17/20, Six Sigma Ranch Winery (CANCELED)

Some notes on this schedule:

1. If Petaluma rains out, we’ll squeeze back into Fort Ord and we'll be racing Saturday 3/21 instead of Sunday.  I'd say there is about a 50% chance of this happening, so be prepared for it.
2. Next year NorCal will move to separate race venues for North and South and we won't wander quite so far from home - but this year it’s going to be extra travel as a transition year.
3. Many NICA racers will attend Sea Otter between races 3 and 4
4. For the latest updates and details, check the NorCal website.

Race Day

Races are always a ton of fun, and they are a bit of a production to be sure. These pages will help you understand how it all works.

• What a typical race weekend looks like
• Race weekend overnights
• General course information
• Advice for First Year Racers
• Know the rules
• Pre-Race food tips
• NICA’s pre-race packing list

Preparing for the Weekend

When to get there, what to bring, what not to bring, where to put it, how not to lose it.  For those that like to be prepared.

• Bicycle Security
• Race Number
• Pit Zone Do's and Don'ts
• Motorola Radios
• Race Day Food Plan
• Race Day Schedule

Additional Information

Here are some more details on how things work with NICA.

• Racer classifications explained
• Getting registered​
• What's the cost?
• Team Kit Information
• Team Scoring and Subteams
• Qualifying for States