Fort Follies

Racing/adventuring/riding team made of up women of all ages and abilities who are getting it done on road, cyclocross, gravel and mountain bikes.

Mission:

The Fort Follies is a Fort Collins based non-profit women’s cycling team. We work to empower all women in northern Colorado to be active and impactful members of our cycling community. We do this through riding, racing, and community involvement. We operate under the NoCo Cycling Project 501(c)3.
The Fort Follies is for all cyclists comfortable in fem spaces, including cis-women, transfemme, and non-binary cyclists.

Connect:

• Instagram
• Website

Fueled by enthusiasm of a successful 2023 season and exciting new partnership with Incycle NoCo as their official bike shop sponsor, the Fort Follies Women’s Cycling Team is gearing up for an exciting 2024.

Founded in 2012, the Fort Follies have become an important part of the cycling community in Fort Collins. The team seeks to empower women and all cyclists seeking femme spaces in northern Colorado to be active and impactful members of the cycling community. The team does this through riding, racing, and community involvement, fostering a strong sense of camaraderie and empowerment among women cyclists.

The team’s commitment to promoting women’s participation in the sport has been a driving force behind their success and growth. In 2023, the team was over 100 members strong. Notable accomplishments for the season included: partnering with Overland Mountain Bike Association to introduce a new weekly MTB ride, co-hosting a free and open to the public womens gravel clinic in partnership with the FoCo Fondo,  and hosting a Women’s Night at the City Street Criterium and the Your Group Ride Time Trials. During the Women’s Nights, the team paid entry fees for all the women riders, which led to a noticeable increase in women’s participation.

Looking ahead to 2024, the Fort Follies is poised for another exceptional year under the leadership and organization of Janna Dickerson, Emma Jones, Jenn Diaz, and Kat Steele. The team has plans to expand the mountain bike rides, including some out of town rides. The Fort Follies will again be working with FoCo Fondo to put on a Women’s Gravel Clinic, and have expanded the event to an entire Women’s Weekend. Grant funding from the Female Athlete Network will be used to expand the Women’s Nights to more of the local grassroots races. Additionally we look forward to continuing our weekly rides; Wednesday Weepeats, Thursday MTB rides, and Sunday Funday rides.

Sponsors:

• Incycle Bicycles of Northern Colorado https://www.incycle.com/pages/fort-collins-colorado
• The Women’s Clinic of Northern Colorado https://womensclinicnoco.com/
• The Fort Collins Dentist https://www.thefortcollins.dentist/
• Rio Grande Restaurant https://riograndemexican.com/
• Beyond Horizons Massage Therapy http://beyondhorizonsmt.com/
• Bike Sports https://www.bikesportsco.com/
• Precision Chiropractic https://precisionchiroco.com/
• K9 Fitness Works https://k9fitnessworks.com/
• Vafels https://vafels.com/
• Akinz https://akinz.com/
• Cups Community Coffee https://www.cupstafthill.com/
• Strong Core Mama  https://strongcoremama.com/
• WTF Bike https://www.wtf.bike/
• Wander Coffee https://wandercoffee.com/
• Zwei Brewing https://www.zweibrewing.com/

Roster:

(new members accepted throughout the year)