Another MyCycle build is in the books, and 260 local elementary students are rolling into the school year with new rides!

Thanks to 138 grassroots donations totaling $27,990, the 2026 MyCycle Team Challenge supplied brand-new Retrospec bikes and matching helmets to second graders across six Poudre School District elementary schools:

  • Bauder Elementary

  • Harris Elementary

  • Irish Elementary

  • Laurel Elementary

  • Linton Elementary

  • Putnam Elementary (plus a dedicated fleet build for Putnam 5th graders)

While the Team Challenge relies on the competitive generosity of our local cycling community, typically accounting for more than a third of the campaign’s total funds, critical corporate contributions help carry the build over the line. Combined with major support from Scheels to source the Retrospec bikes and lids, our community has now placed more than 1,800 bikes underneath PSD students since 2020, putting us on track to blast past the 2,000-bike milestone in 2027.

Huge credit goes to Mike, Tim, and the entire Bike Fort Collins crew for steering logistics, build-day staging, and parts management, alongside every volunteer who showed up to assemble each and every bike.

2026 Team Challenge Winners

The Team Challenge featured two distinct competition categories.

  • Total Bikes Funded: Poudre Sunrise Cyclists took the overall crown, raising $6,900 to fund 24.6 bikes.

  • Roster Percentage: Breakaway Cycles claimed the efficiency title, funding 8.18 bikes with a 9-rider roster for a 90.9% funding rate ($254.44 per rider).

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Team Challenge Final Standings

 

(Reflects community team and privateer fundraising; corporate gifts contributed separately to the full 260-bike campaign.)

 

Team / Contributor Total Raised Donations
Poudre Sunrise Cyclists $6,900 25
Privateers (Individual Donors) $5,220 23
Team BOB $3,395 24
Breakaway Cycles $2,290 9
Fort Collins Gravel People $2,035 14
Fort Follies $1,830 13
NCGR $1,330 7
MiiFlo Cycling Team $1,265 7
Horsetooth Cycling $1,250 1
Rio $640 5
Queer Plus Bikes $520 3
Fort Collins Cycling Club $430 3
Corn Doggies $325 2
CSU $280 1
Viral Racing $280 1
Team Challenge Total $27,990 138
Whether your contribution was logged on the leaderboard, backed by a corporate match, or spent turning wrenches in the staging area, thank you for investing funds and time into Fort Collins students—and setting the community up to clear the 2,000-bike mark next year.

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