A Nationally Recognized and Respected Program
Founded in 1998 as the most grassroots of organizations, Rad Racing NW has been a Puget Sound based bicycle racing team for kids aged 10 to 18 since its inception. Our riders compete in road, mountain bike, track, and cyclocross racing. The program is managed and supported mainly by volunteer coaches and support staff who are trained, licensed and experienced in the USA Cycling program. We are one of the most recognized and respected junior cycling programs in the United States.
Our riders compete all over the world. As of 2014, Rad athletes have won 20 US National Championship titles, and 20 team members have been selected to represent the United States National Team at World Championship events.
We provide our riders with expert coaching and sponsorship programs with the best equipment and goods the cycling industry has to offer. Riders have team mechanics to support them at races and train them how to maintain their own equipment. Travel support and logistics to races in and outside of the United States is made possible with the help of our generous sponsors.
We Instill a Positive Lifelong Attitude
Rad Racing NW is much more than just a bicycle racing team. We offer a program which introduces the sport of cycling to young people and helps them pursue their own personal goals. Our mission is to help kids create a lifelong habit of maintaining physical fitness and grow to be confident, productive adults.
Community involvement is an important part of our program, and we teach community awareness by involving our kids in service projects involving both cycling and non-cycling activities.
Our goal is to help instill self-confidence, self-respect, respect for others and an overall positive attitude in our riders. We believe the positive support of dedicated adults and the bonding that comes from being part of a team are vital to developing life skills. As such, our riders adhere to a strict “Code of Conduct” that covers sportsmanship, respect, professionalism, academics, and fair play.
Connection to USA Cycling
Rad Racing NW is a chartered and licensed USA Cycling Club. Coaching and mechanic staff are licensed through USA Cycling.
In 2001 and 2003 Rad Racing NW was voted USA Cycling “Club of the Year.”
The USA Cycling Development Foundation has named Rad Racing NW as a “Center for Excellence” in the years 2002-2013 and 2015-16.
Providing a healthy, drug free, structured environment with solid adult mentorship focused on teaching life lessons and skills through sport is the largest piece of Rad Racing NW’s mission.
Founded in 1998 as the most grassroots of organizations, Rad Racing NW has been a Puget Sound based bicycle racing team for kids aged 10 to 18 since its inception. Our riders compete in road, mountain bike, track, and cyclocross racing. The program is managed and supported mainly by volunteer coaches and support staff who are trained, licensed and experienced in the USA Cycling program. We are one of the most recognized and respected junior cycling programs in the United States.
Our riders compete all over the world. As of 2014, Rad athletes have won 20 US National Championship titles, and 20 team members have been selected to represent the United States National Team at World Championship events.
We provide our riders with expert coaching and sponsorship programs with the best equipment and goods the cycling industry has to offer. Riders have team mechanics to support them at races and train them how to maintain their own equipment. Travel support and logistics to races in and outside of the United States is made possible with the help of our generous sponsors.
We Instill a Positive Lifelong Attitude
Rad Racing NW is much more than just a bicycle racing team. We offer a program which introduces the sport of cycling to young people and helps them pursue their own personal goals. Our mission is to help kids create a lifelong habit of maintaining physical fitness and grow to be confident, productive adults.
Community involvement is an important part of our program, and we teach community awareness by involving our kids in service projects involving both cycling and non-cycling activities.
Our goal is to help instill self-confidence, self-respect, respect for others and an overall positive attitude in our riders. We believe the positive support of dedicated adults and the bonding that comes from being part of a team are vital to developing life skills. As such, our riders adhere to a strict “Code of Conduct” that covers sportsmanship, respect, professionalism, academics, and fair play.
Connection to USA Cycling
Rad Racing NW is a chartered and licensed USA Cycling Club. Coaching and mechanic staff are licensed through USA Cycling.
In 2001 and 2003 Rad Racing NW was voted USA Cycling “Club of the Year.”
The USA Cycling Development Foundation has named Rad Racing NW as a “Center for Excellence” in the years 2002-2013 and 2015-16.
Providing a healthy, drug free, structured environment with solid adult mentorship focused on teaching life lessons and skills through sport is the largest piece of Rad Racing NW’s mission.
