Yesterday we announced Sebastian Sturges’ new cycling team, Ardor Racing, and today we have Sebastian as our DJ for 10 Tracks. Sebastian moved from Alexandria Virginia to Fort Collins in 2013 to attend CSU. Although he’s currently on loan to Denver, working for a small defense contractor, Sebastian considers Fort Collins to be home and will be moving back soon. 

Favorite bike: Has to be my 2016 Focus Mares. I’ve done everything from cyclocross nationals to bikepacking across Europe on this one. Just got a fresh ground-up rebuild so it can keep rolling for a few more years. 

Favorite ride: I disdain flat rides, so anything with hills. I’m a big fan of going over the dams, up and down Rist Canyon, and back over the dams. 

Employer: I work for a “small” aerospace defense contractor.

When do you listen to these songs: I do most of my riding solo and always have headphones in, so all the time. The slower stuff tends to keep me going on cold winter days, whereas the faster songs are always incorporated into my pre-race warm up playlist. 

Rio Grande Mexican Restaurant

Much like New Belgium Brewing, the Rio is synonymous with Fort Collins cycling. Patrick McGaughran, the owner of all five Colorado Rios opened the first restaurant here in Fort Collins in 1986. He first sponsored an elite road team in 1999. His title sponsorship of that team continues nearly 25 years later and has catapulted riders like Tejay van Garderen, Chad Haga and Mara Abbot into the World Tour. In addition to the elite road team, Pat has advertised on YGR since 2009 (my second…

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