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Dirt Pile Results

For the first time in about 10 years, I'm able to publish Dirt Pile results (preliminary)! #stokedtobepumped There were 327 total registrants between all the adult and kids races with 166 of those in the adult and advanced junior races (timed). Speaking of registration, it is open for next week. We'd love to fill up those beginner and expert categories next week.

2026 Collegiate Road National Championships

Good luck to our own CSU Cycling Team as they take on Collegiate Road Nationals in Waterloo, Wisconsin, this weekend. Racing starts today with the team time trial, followed by the road races tomorrow and the criteriums on Sunday.

2026 Ride of Silence

On Wednesday, May 20, 2026, the Fort Collins cycling community will join thousands of riders around the world for the International Ride of Silence—an annual event held on the third Wednesday in May. Together, we ride in silence to honor those who have been killed or seriously injured while riding on public roadways, and to raise awareness among motorists about the importance of safely sharing the road.

Shorttrack Races Start Tuesday

The Dirt Pile races hosted by the SendTown Bike Club start back up on Tuesday, the 12th at New Belgium Brewing. Registration is OPEN.
They've hired Bighorn Racing to run live timing and results this season. I'm excited to have living timing. What are your thoughts?

Incycle Grand Prix

Incycle NoCo is rolling out a new Sunday morning group ride series. The Incycle Grand Prix, a season long, points based competition built around fast road group rides and consistent participation. Starting from the Incycle South store at Harmony and Lemay at 8 a.m., the series runs May through October with 12 events across rotating north and south routes, each featuring sprint, KOM, and rouleur segments that contribute to both individual leaderboards and an overall GC.

NoCo Racers at 2026 MTB State Championships

Those 31 NoCo racers were part of a 385 rider field at Fangdango, and 15 of them found their way onto the podium after their races. Six riders claimed state championship titles

10 Acre Bike Park in the Works

The Town of Windsor is planning a 10 acre bike park as part of a 60 acre community park in north Windsor. Tara Fotsch of the Town of Windsor Parks, Recreation and Culture department said they are hoping to begin construction as early as 2027, pending funding. The park is being described as an all wheels park, designed to be inclusive to scooters, bikes, wheelchairs and more, with features that cater to a wide range of ages and abilities.

Suspect Arrested in Luis Loma Death

Four and a half years after Luis Loma was killed in a hit-and-run crash on North Shields, LCSO has arrested a suspect in the unsolved homicide case.

2026 YGR Time Trials

The 2026 YGR Time Trials are set to start on Tuesday, April 21st!
The first race is the Horsetooth Time Trial followed by the Taft Hill Time Trial on April 28th and finally the Doube Damn Dams on May5th. The racing continues with the same courses in July and again in August. These are great, no-pressure training races for everyone from experienced pros to first-timers. Categories for road, knobby-tired (gravel, cx and mtb) and aero.

Multi-Use Site Plan Moves Forward at Hughes

Planning work is underway on the 164-acre site of the former Hughes Stadium, now referred to as the Fort Collins Foothills Multi-Use Site, following voter approval of a 2025 ballot initiative supporting its redevelopment.

The City of Fort Collins has announced and entered Phase 1 of the project, a Conceptual Framework that will establish a high-level plan for how the site will be organized and used moving forward.

North South CO Set to Return

After reporting a few days ago that the North South Colorado bikepacking race was done and dusted Your Group Ride has confirmed that the event is back on!

Etiquette for riding near horses

Last weekend, there was a very unfortunate interaction between a cyclist and an equestrian, resulting in the equestrian being airlifted from Horsetooth Mountain Open Space to MCR. I wanted to take a second to reshare Reno's tips for riding near horses.
TLDR, if you see a horse and you're within earshot, start talking to the rider and ask them what they'd like you to do. It's always good to chat them up in the parking lot to get their take, too, that's what I do when I'm coaching with SendTown Bike Club

ExperiencePlus!

YGR is excited to welcome ExperiencePlus! as our newest advertiser. Founded in 1972, ExperiencePlus! has been leading cyclists on carefully crafted tours across Europe and South America for more than five decades. Their U.S. headquarters has been right here in Fort Collins since 1981, when Rick and Paola Malpezzi-Price moved their family here and grew the company from its roots in Italy. In 2008, their daughters Monica and Maria Elena stepped in to carry the business forward, building on their…

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