TEAM BACKGROUND

While the sport of mountain biking has been around since the 1980’s, the organized competitive sport for Middle School and High School Youth is relatively young. Since 2015, teams in Alabama have competed as a part of the National Interscholastic Cycling Association (NICA). Beginning in the 2022-2023 Season, our state has formed its own league called the Alabama Cycling Association. This organization will run the race season much as they have been run in the past with the same staff, locations and other elements that have made the Alabama race season so great.

Our team began with riders on the Red Mountain Composite Team, a group made up of athletes from all around the metro area that attend different schools but compete together. The MB contingent grew and, once we had enough riders from the Mountain Brook School system, we formed our own team (2020-2021 Season). We are only in our third year but growing and had a slate of 23 riders last year!

COACHES

Our Head Coach is Bill Andrews (aka “Mr Andrews” if you’re a student at MBE). Bill has been coaching since the Alabama league began. We also have several parents who are assistant coaches after completing the required curriculum. If you’re a parent who enjoys riding, let us know if you’d be interested in becoming a coach!