We’re dropping some more beets this week on 10 Tracks, Sugar Beets. Originally from Denver, Valerie Collins who rides for the Sugar Beets has been in Fort Collins for 15 years. She’s the friendly voice on the other end of the phone when you call Independent Plumbing Solutions. Another equal opportunity cyclist, Valerie rides all the bikes but prefers MTB. 

Favorite Bike? Black Betty, my Trek Top Fuel

Favorite Ride?  Easy, that’s gotta be Kennebec to Junctions City in Durango. Basically the last segment on the Colorado Trail. It’s got it all, high alpine riding in a remote and beautiful place, climbing and some of the best downhill around!

When do you listen to these?  Usually during hard intervals, pre-race, or really anytime I want to get pumped for something.

 

New Belgium Brewing

Fort Collins cycling and New Belgium Brewing go hand in hand. The idea for the iconic Fat Tire brand was born during a bike trip through Belgium in 1988. In 1991 the first beers were brewed in the basement of a home on Mountain Street. The brand has been supporting the local scene for decades. Everything from donating all funds from Tour de Fat to local cycling nonprofits to hosting Tuesday night shorttrack, Tuesday night cyclocross, Cross of the North and the FoCo Fondo. They were the title…

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