What are NORBA, USCF, NCCA, ACCC, and USA Cycling?
These are the various governing bodies of public and collegiate cycling in the United States. NORBA is the National Off Road Bicycle Association, and is responsible for sanctioning the mountain bike events that take place in the US. The USCF is the United States Cycling Federation and like NORBA, is responsible for sanctioning US road and track events. The NCCA is the National Collegiate Cycling Association and is the sanctioning body for collegiate cycling events. This includes road, mountain, track and cyclocross races. The ACCC is the Atlantic Collegiate Cycling Conference and is the conference that our team is part of. So the whole setup goes like this: At the top of the pile is USA Cycling then just below that are both NORBA and USCF. Now, under the USCF there is the NCCA. The NCCA acts as a type of buffer between the upper levels and us.
