Dates have been set for YGR Time Trials, the Send Town Short Track and Send Town Cyclocross Races. All of these low-cost grassroots races take place on Tuesday nights during the Spring, Summer, and Fall. Details on City Streets Crits and Crazy Joe Cross are forthcoming. Full information below.
YGR Time Trials- April/June/August
The YGR Time Trials have been happening on generally the same courses just outside Fort Collins, CO, since 2009. The individual time trials are open to men and women of all abilities with categories for tt bikes, mass start legal road bikes and mtb/cx/gravel bikes. The courses range from pretty flat to hilly as hell. The Taft Hill (17 miles) course is pretty flat, while both the Double Damn Dams (12 miles) and Horsetooth (17 miles) courses are hilly as hell. Time on course is, of course, dependent on fitness but ranges from 40 minutes to 1 hour and 15 minutes.
April 2023: Tuesdays
- April 11th: Horsetooth Time Trial
- April 18th: Taft Hill Time Trial
- April 25th: Double Damn Dams Time Trial
June 2023: Tuesdays
- June 13th: Horsetooth Time Trial
- June 20th: Taft Hill Time Trial
- June 27th: Double Damn Dams Time Trial
August 2023: Tuesdays
- August 15th: Horsetooth Time Trial
- August 22nd: Taft Hill Time Trial
- August 29th: Double Damn Dams Time Trial
Send Town Short Track-May/June
The Send Town Shorttrack races at New Belgium Brewing have been responsible for introducing hundreds, ney, thousands of people to mountain bike racing since they started over a dozen years ago. The energetic and welcoming atmosphere, low cost of entry, and rowdy racing are always a good time. The beer garden and food trucks round out the FoCo vibe. The racing takes place on Tuesday nights. Get there early for the free kid’s races.
- Dates: Tuesday evenings, May 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th, and June 6th. Six weeks.
Send Town Cyclocross -October
The Send Town Cyclocross races are a Fort Collins institution. The races take on place the New Belgium Brewing campus on Tuesday nights each Fall with hundreds of people taking part. Cyclocross, mountain and even gravel bikes will work on this course. All ages, ability levels, and genders are welcome. The kid’s races are very popular with the littles. Be sure to check out the beer garden and food trucks. Online registration is required.
- Dates: Tuesday evenings Oct, 2nd, 10th, 17th, 24th, 31st – Five weeks
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