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Theme Ride Thursday: All Things Bicycle! Four Bucket Playlists for World Bike Day
World Bicycle Day is on June 3 and Ride Your Bike to Work Day is June 28. ICA is here to help you with the perfect bike-themed music to honor the reason that our indoor cycling classes even exist! We give your four bucket playlists to choose from with the categories of “bikes,” “ride,” “miles/distance/speed,” and “mountains”—a total of over 540 songs to choose from for your bicycle-themed profile! Read more…
Theme Ride Thursday: Unite Your Passion for Cycling and Running This Global Running Day!
Are you ready to combine your love of running and cycling? This June 5, celebrate Global Running Day by bringing the spirit of the run to your cycling classes with our bucket playlist of over 330 songs! You can also draw inspiration from any running event, such as an international race or local fundraising fun run to create an engaging themed ride like this any time of the year.Read more…
Wednesday Timeless Classics: Wild West Showdown
This eclectic, clever mix of electronic, flamenco, and spaghetti western will have your class roaring up the hill as if to chase a bank robber getting away on horseback. Read more…
Mainstream Music Monday: A Family Duet for Recovery
A simple, effective recovery track featuring a surprise family collaboration. It’s got a gentle energy and cadence, perfect for bringing heart rate, breathing, and effort back down after intervals. Bonus: one of the voices was just 9 years old at the time of recording.Read more…
Class Profile: HIIT It Hard…Then Cruise (#2)
A favorite ICA profile returns with an all-new playlist for 2026. This ride combines smart, challenging HIIT with a long, uninterrupted tempo segment driven by music that keeps riders locked into the rhythm from start to finish. Hard efforts, immersive flow, and the kind of ride your participants will be talking about long after class ends.Read more…
Friday Favorites: C’mon Baby, Do the Locomotion
This Chicago band’s recent album featured several songs about different modes of transportation. The train-related one will rock your riders right off the tracks.Read more…
Theme Ride Thursday: Spill the Red, Red Elderberry Wine
While some themes are perfect for crafting entire playlists tailored to a specific profile, others lend themselves better to sprinkling just a few select tunes into your playlist, offering a subtle nod to the occasion. National Wine Day falls into that category, but boy are there some great songs to add to your ride! We’ve got about 140 to choose from. Read more…
Theme Ride Thursday: Kick off Your Summer with This Memorial Day Playlist and Profile
Home of the FREE because of the BRAVE. In addition to this bucket playlist of 140 songs, I’ve included a link to the profile and playlist from an incredible Memorial Day ride I took with ICA member Michael Reilly in New York. You’ll also find a video of Michael teaching—his ride is powerful, heartfelt, and sure to inspire your own.Read more…
Mainstream Music Monday: The New Pop Track That Basically Cues Your Climb for You
This fresh pop track basically hands you your coaching script in the title alone. Hint: It’s all about being ready, steady…and then absolutely going for it. With a punchy, just-right tempo and a chorus that feels like a built-in countdown, it’s primed to become your new Mainstream Music Monday obsession. Click through to see the song that’s about to run your next climb.Read more…
Friday Favorites: Ride a Little Dirty
A driving rhythm and unmistakable edge make this track ideal for challenging interval work. Rotate your strategy across the three choruses—keeping the effort consistent while offering variety in how it shows up. It can also be used as a steady-state, very hard interval.Read more…








