Cresenta Valley High School is located in the San Gabriel Mountains, right on the edge of the San Fernando Valley, in South Califonia. It was only natural for a National Interscholastic Cycling Association (NICA) to establish a mountain bike team. The NICA Head Coach for the CV Team found that having the YES-BIKE high school curriculum taught in the Physical Education Department, allows for new students to be introduced to the idea of bicycling for transportation, health and a chance to experience bicycling racing. It sparked an interest in becoming a CV Team racer.