The Bicycle Coalition Youth Cycling (BCYC) Program
Building healthy habits, leadership, and independence, one ride at a time.
Announcement: View BCYC’s 2025 Impact Report
Program News
Bike Explorers Kicks Off Spring Season at Lewis Elkins Elementary
Blog by our 2025-26 PHENN Fellow, Henridell Davermand We are excited to share that the Spring 2026 Bike Explorers season is officially underway at Lewis Elkins Elementary School. Now in its second season at Lewis Elkins, the program continues to engage third and...
Meet Our 2026 BCYC Youth Advisory Council
We’re excited to begin another year with the Youth Advisory Council (YAC), a group of eight youth leaders taking an active leadership role in the Bicycle Coalition Youth Cycling (BCYC) program and beyond. For those unacquainted, the YAC was created to give our youth a...
BCYC Alum Spotlight: Catch up with Maurice Jones
Maurice Jones first joined BCYC in 2019. Today, he’s a college graduate, a working professional, and someone preparing for the next major chapter of his life. His journey is a reminder of why this work matters and how the program can support students thriving both on...
Upcoming Events
BCYC Joins Philly Bike Ride:
Oct 18 @ 8.30am-1pm …Details
Are you a BCYC athlete who wants to ride? email habib@bicyclecoalition.org
Overview
Part of the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia’s education department, The Bicycle Coalition Youth Cycling (BCYC) program works with youth ages 12-18 across Philadelphia in building healthy habits, leadership, and independence through the sport of cycling.
BCYC builds entry level to advanced competitive cycling skills with its teams through the progressive program tiers. Beginning by entering a core team at one of our eight partner sites, youths graduate through a series of programs and achieve increasing levels of accomplishment and responsibility.
Ways to Give to BCYC
- Support the Cycling Program
- Support the Scholarship Program
- Education Improvement Tax Credit
- Donate Bikes & Gear
Thank you for your interest in supporting our Bicycle Coalition Youth Cycling athletes. When you support this program, you invest in the growth of Philadelphia youth as they develop healthy habits, independence, and leadership skills.
Interested in sponsoring a team? Contact us.
In 2017, Jerry Jacobs and the Coalition launched a scholarship fund for Bicycle Coalition Youth Cycling (BCYC) program graduates. This post-high school financial aid further incentivizes our student athlete’s academic success and strengthens their path forward.
Our annual fun ride, Roll Wit It, supports the scholarship fund. Gifts of $200, $300, $500 or any amount are an investment in our youth development program and the futures of these committed individuals. These gifts give our young student athletes a smooth draft, a wheel to follow, and a boost just as they are ready to sprint into college.
You can support graduating youth athletes by making a donation to BCYC today.
Do you have a tax liability in the state of Pennsylvania? Redirect your tax payment to support the Bicycle Coalition Youth Cycling program through EITC-EIO, and receive a state tax credit of up to 90% of your contribution!
Our athletes are outfitted from head to toe from community and sponsor donations!
Drop off or mail to our headquarters to make an equipment/kit donation.
3250 Sedgley Drive, Philadelphia PA 19130
- Email habib@bicyclecoalition.org to make alternate arrangements
- If you wish to receive a tax deductible acknowledgment letter, please contact habib@bicyclecoalition.org with:
- Your full name and mailing, and email address
- Description and value of the item(s) you donated
- Date and location/description of how the donation was received (e.g. Mailed to Bicycle Coalition 12.22.20)
Sign up to be a part of BCYC!
Youth Athletes
Philadelphia youth ages 12-18 may join the team by starting in one of our Core programs. Apply and a staff member will follow up with you for team placement!
Coaches
Coaches are the heart and soul of the Bicycle Coalition Youth Cycling program. Join us as a paid coachfor an upcoming season! You don’t need to have experience racing—we’ll provide all the training. Email habib@bicyclecoalition.org to express interest and get added to our coaches outreach list.
Volunteer
Support BCYC events, join practices, and help keep our Youth Cycling Program athletes on clean and well-functioning bikes
Donate
All Star Program
Students who complete the BCYC Core Program are eligible to test to be an All Star. All Stars further explore the sport of cycling and build leadership skills on and off the bike. BCYC All Stars join one of our summer and fall teams: Mountain Bike Team, Race Team, Road Team, Triathlon Team or Cyclocross Team.
BCYC Youth Advisory Council
Our Youth Advisory Council (YAC) was founded to empower youth by giving them an active voice within our cycling community. Through YAC, BCYC youth take on the responsibility of representing their fellow cyclists while learning about advocacy, community engagement, and leadership. They’re not only developing skills to grow as individuals but are also working to promote safe, accessible cycling for everyone.
BCYC Scholarship
The BCYC Scholarship Fund was launched in 2017 by Jerry and Julie Jacobs in partnership with the Bicycle Coalition. The scholarships provided to BCYC program graduates strengthen the path forward for student athletes as they pursue their goals after high school. Since the scholarship program began, we’ve raised over $250K for 21 youth and 4 BCYC alumni.
Thank You to our Sponsors!
