Hot Springs Thoroughbreds Composite Team - Arkansas NICA

501(c)(3) non-profit organization, mountain bike team serving all student-athletes in grades 5-12 from Garland, Montgomery, & Polk counties.

06/06/2026

🌞🍌 RACE DAY IS HERE! The Sun Bum Smells Like Summer Tub is locked, loaded, and slathered up — and they are READY. 🛁💨

First-timers? Sure. But don't let that fool you. Sun Bum, Magic Springs Theme and Water Park, and our coaches rolled up to the starting line smelling incredible and looking even better. That banana boat isn't just for show, folks. Pure. Aerodynamics.

🏆 Modified Division. 9AM. Stueart Pennington's World Championship Running of the Tubs — Visit Hot Springs

Let's GO! 🐵🌊☀️

06/05/2026

Bring your family & friends out to cheer on your coaches as we join forces to race a bathtub in the 2026 World Championship Running of the Tubs down Historic Bathhouse Row in Hot Springs!
This is a Non-NICA event & students should be supervised by their guardians.

Thanks to coach Kelcee Bailey for organizing this and thank you to all the coaches who are running!

Thank you Sun Bum for sponsoring us!

06/05/2026

🐵🍌 The forces of Sun Bum, Magic Springs Theme and Water Park, and Hot Springs Thoroughbreds Composite Team - Arkansas NICA have joined to create one amazing tub team, the Sun Bum Smells Like Summer Tub! These first time racers mean business. They’re suited up in sunscreen and their banana boat exhibits next level aerodynamics, sure to propel them through the Modified Division. 💦 Find out who will win on Saturday, June 6 at 9AM at the World Championship Running of the Tubs, presented by Bathhouse Soapery & Caldarium!

Photos from Hot Springs Thoroughbreds Composite Team - Arkansas NICA's post

06/05/2026

🌲🚵‍♀️ Learning, building, and giving back! 🚵‍♂️🌲

Our student-athletes traded bikes for tools as they participated in a trail work and stewardship class led by Hot Springs National Park College. They learned the fundamentals of sustainable trail design and maintenance, then put those lessons into action by helping improve local trails for our community to enjoy.

A huge thank you to Arauco for sponsoring this opportunity and supporting outdoor education, and to our partners at Hot Springs National Park College for sharing their expertise and passion for trail stewardship.

NICA is about more than riding bikes—it’s about developing leaders, learning new skills, and giving back to the trails and communities that make our sport possible.

05/10/2026

Last of our preseason rides 🚲🔥

So happy to meet lots of new friends, work on skills, and see our returning athletes out having fun riding together again.

Now the countdown is on…season starts July 2nd! 🙌

Interested in joining us? Send us a message!

05/08/2026

GRiT Give It A Go = SUCCESS 💖🚲

New girls on bikes.
Current riders reconnecting.
Amazing female coaches.
Skills, games, crafts, riding, laughs, and LOTS of confidence building.

One of the best parts? Watching girls cheer each other on all afternoon long ✨

Already can’t wait for the next one 🤘

12/31/2025

As we close out 2025, we’re incredibly thankful for our sponsors, families, and community.🎉
29 riders, 15 coaches, and 497 hours of trail service later—we’re ready to build, grow, and roll into an even stronger 2026! 🚵‍♂️✨

Be Good Foundation
Weyerhaeuser
Arkansas Community Foundation
Superior Bathhouse Brewery
Lewis Sports Foundation
Red Light Roastery
Benjamin Franklin Plumbing - Hot Springs
Parkside Cycle
In The Trees
Northwoods Trails - Hot Springs
BRODIX Cylinder Heads