Femme cycling club team consisting of riders of all ages and abilities, riding and optionally racing road, mtb, gravel and cyclocross.

Mission:

We are a grassroots, Fort Collins-based non-profit women’s cycling organization. We work to empower women of all abilities in Northern Colorado to be active and impactful members of our cycling community. We do this through group rides, community involvement, educational events, and race participation. The Fort Follies is for all cyclists comfortable in femme spaces, including cis-women, transfemme, and non-binary cyclists.

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2026 Press Release

We’re excited to announce that the Fort Follies are now a 501c3 nonprofit organization that is dedicated to empowering women of all abilities in Northern Colorado to be active and impactful members of our cycling community. This won’t change how we operate as a team, however it will solidify the presence of the Fort Follies as a women’s cycling club in Northern Colorado for all cyclists comfortable in femme spaces, including cis-women, transfemme, and non-binary cyclists, and allow us to continue provide opportunities for women to be part of the cycling community here.
We will be continuing our partnership with the FoCo Fondo to put on the successful and highly popular Women’s Gravel Weekend. We will also be putting on educational events throughout the season for our team members involving topics like basic and advanced bike mechanics, strength training for cyclists, and nutrition.
The Fort Follies will maintain a packed ride schedule with beginner and intermediate+ road and gravel rides every month, monthly mountain bike day trips, and adventure rides throughout the summer.

Sponsors

Title Sponsors
Cyclist Lawyer
Rio Grande Restaurant
Barefoot Team Realty
Kristin Arnold, Sports Nutrition for Women
Precision Chiropractic

Scholarship Sponsors
Slipstream Leadership Coaching
Dmitri’s Coffee Roasting
Female Athlete Network

Additional Sponsors
Lucky’s Market
Bike Sports
Beyond Horizons Massage
Berkana Rehab
Cups Community Coffee
Redwood Acupuncture and Herbs
Skratch Labs
Topo Designs
Wolverine Farm
Zwei Brewing

Bike Shop Sponsor
Incycle

2026 Roster

As of February 15, the Fort Follies roster includes 192 riders.

Leadership Team
Janna Dickerson
Emma Jones
Jade Lippmann
Lisa Rephlo
Savannah Russell
Kat Steele

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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