Non-Profit Partners

A core value of the NRL Team is giving back, inspiring others and improving our world. Through several non-profit partners we help our mission statements progress forward and help others.

  • The ultimate goal of Outdoor Nation is to bring a strong connection with youth and the outdoors. With the high tech age of today’s youth, we see less youth getting outdoors and being in touch with their surroundings. Visit at outdoornation.org

  • Leave No Trace is a key fundamental ethic that everyone in the world should practice. By preserving everything from both the front-country to the deep back-country in an untouched state, we can help provide the future the same eye-opening feeling of being in a natural environment. Visit at lnt.org

  • Without trails to ride on, mountain biking would cease to exist. This is why NRL puts a large emphasis on preserving sustainably built and well managed trail systems around the world. The team picks up a shovel and digs trails, while also being active on the political front by speaking with local leaders to encourage the development of mountain bike trails. Visit at imba.com

  • The Plus 3 Network allows NRL athletes to login their hard earned training miles and time into a cool socially interactive GPS data system. For each mile/hour we train, coporate sponsors donate to a good cause of our choice! Brilliant idea and you can start up an account for free! NRL Athletes have donated 1000’s of dollars already. Do it at plus3network.com

  • With the advent of new biotechnology, many athletes are tempted to use unfair biological advantages in the name of victory and glory. The NRL Team is a strong proponent of clean sport in all aspects in the name of fairness, health and good sportsmanship. Join the cause at bike-pure.com

  • Many of the athletes on the NRL Team were introduced to the outdoors via high school mountain biking. NICA is the national governing body for all high school mountain biking in the USA, and continues to develop as an organization as we stand. Without the strong presence and infrastructure of NICA, the NRL Team would have never existed. NRL Athletes mostly all compete in the NorCal League. Support at nationalmtb.org
  • Outdoor Idol is an award given to the top 10 athletes in the country in various outdoor sports based on the influence of these athletes as leaders to promote youth in the outdoors. NRL Team founder, Nitish Nag, is an award recipient from 2007, and continues to lead youth in the outdoors today!
  • The University of California at Berkeley Cycling Team, aka Cal Cycling, has huge ties with the NRL Team. Many athletes on the team are members or alumni of the university and compete for the university at various levels and disciplines. Promoting collegiate cycling is crucial to develop lifelong cyclists, and this is what Cal Cycling is all about. The leadership of Jordan Kestler as our Chief Collegiate Officer has been instrumental to help grow the sport of cycling. Check them out at calcycling.org
  • The Cal Climbing Team was founded by NRL Team President and Founder, Nitish Nag in 2011. The team competes at climbing competitions representing the Golden Bears and sends hard at various outdoor spots around California such as Yosemite, Bishop UCI Climbing Logo Merged Layers nd more. Holler at facebook.com/CalClimbing and calclimbing.wordpress.com.
  • Founded by Nitish Nag in 2013, the UC Irvine Climbing Team is making waves in the Southern California climbing scene and competes in the CCS series. The UCI Team bridges the gap between introducing climbing to new people all the way to developing 5.12+ talent.
  • USA Cycling is the official IOC (International Olympic Committee) governing body of cycling in the United States. They are the hub in orchestrating the collegiate program and put on the PRO XCT Series of racing for athletes around the world. usacycling.org
  • The National Outdoor Leadership School is one of the most respected outdoor and group management skill training schools in the world. They have chapters in India, Africa, Europe, North and South America and more. Through NOLS education material, NRL athletes are effectively able to lead and introduce the outdoor worlds to folks who have never experienced the true backcountry. In addition to this, the innovative leadership training allows the NRL team to communicate and execute tasks very efficiently. Alumni of NOLS include NASA Astronauts, Navy SEALs and even corporate CEO’s Check them out at nols.edu.
  • Peopleforbikes.org is dedicated to channeling that passion to improve the future of bicycling. Our goal is to gather a million names of support, to speak with one, powerful voice—to make bicycling safer, more convenient and appealing for everyone. For health, happiness and fun!