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The story behind the bigass blue bus on the Dairy Loop near Morning Fresh Dairy and Howling Cow.

The FoCo Fondo is back for its 10th year, and it’s bigger than ever! Mark your calendars for the weekend of July 18–20, 2025, as Fort Collins transforms into a celebration of gravel cycling, community, and summer fun. This three-day festival includes a 12-mile family ride on Saturday, plus 32-, 60-, 100-, and 118-mile gravel adventures on Sunday, with routes designed to challenge and inspire riders of all levels.

The 2025 North South Bikepacking Race sets off at 6 a.m. on Thursday, July 4, from Fort Collins’ Lee Martinez Park. Riders will face 609 miles of self-supported gravel and mountain terrain, climbing more than 52,000 vertical feet on their way to the finish in Trinidad, Colorado.

The 2025 Stadium Criterium Series wrapped up Thursday night in Timnath, capping off four weeks of fast, community-focused racing on the closed roads surrounding PSD Stadium. The final night saw solid fields, tight racing, and plenty of local energy, marking a strong end to the revived series.

Today, June 26th, marks the 10-year anniversary of Steven Studt being struck by Jose Pinon while riding westbound on the Kechter Road bridge at I-25. He died from his injuries on July 5th. Ten years later, a mere 128 feet of missing shoulder still marks the spot.

I'm happy to report that the Canyon I “found” the other day has been returned to its rightful and very grateful owner.

I don't usually weigh in on politics on YGR, especially National politics, but this is a significant win for those of us who recreate in or near our National Forests and BLM properties.

A proposal in the U.S. Senate that could have authorized the sale of millions of acres of federal public lands has been blocked following a ruling by the Senate parliamentarian, Elizabeth MacDonough.

The Women’s CX Collective is launching a series of free Cyclocross Skills Building Workshops this fall, designed to create a safe and supportive space for women and non-binary/gender expansive riders to develop cyclocross skills, make connections, and have fun.

June is Bike Month in Colorado, and Fort Collins is once again going all in. The 37th annual Summer Bike to Work Day takes place Wednesday, June 25, 2025 — a beloved local tradition that celebrates bikes, community, and the joy of ditching the car for a day.

Morning stations will be open from 6:30 to 9:30 a.m., with afternoon stations running 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. Nearly 90 breakfast stations and a dozen in the evening will pop up across the city, hosted by more than 150 local businesses and organizations. Free food, good vibes, and bike checks await.

After years of collaboration and shared goals, SendTown Bike Club and Ciclismo Racing have officially joined forces to better serve Northern Colorado’s growing youth cycling community.

If you’ve ever wanted access to the same lab-grade performance testing used by pros, you’re in luck. The Performance Health Analysis program at CSU’s Human Performance Clinical Research Lab is offering cutting-edge exercise and body composition testing to help Northern Colorado cyclists and endurance athletes fine-tune their fitness. Full details on the services, staff, and how to schedule an appointment are below.

The 2025 Tour Divide officially rolled out this morning from Banff, Alberta, sending over 230 riders off the start line on one of the longest and most demanding ultra-endurance bikepacking events in the world. The course covers roughly 2,745 miles (4,418 kilometers), tracing the length of the Rocky Mountains along the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route (GDMBR), and finishes at Antelope Wells on the U.S.–Mexico border.