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Fort Collins Gravel People is hosting a memorial ride for Minneapolis-based mountain biker Alex Pretti on Saturday, January 31st. The short, no-drop, paved ride will meet at Lee Martinez Park in Fort Collins at 12 pm.  The ride will begin at 1230.

YGR has learned that the motorcyclist who struck and killed Ian Dickinson on April 27, 2025, has been charged and arrested.

Wilson Arikita, 62, of Fort Collins, has been charged with vehicular homicide involving reckless driving, a Class 4 felony. A warrant was issued for his arrest last week, and Arikita was taken into custody by the Colorado State Patrol at his home today, nine months to the day after the crash. He is currently being held at the Larimer County Detention Center.

RioSwap 2026, presented by Mike Weber with Red Team Homes, is right around the corner. The event returns to the Rio Grande Mexican Restaurant Agave Room on Sunday, March 1st, from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM.

With Dakota Ridge and Skyline Natural Areas coming online later this year in Loveland, I’ve been getting a lot of messages about the potential for a soft surface trail linking Cathy Fromme Prairie at the Fossil Creek Path in Fort Collins to Coyote Ridge. Lets check in with FCNA and OMBA to see what's up with that.

After more than two decades as a cornerstone of Colorado and national cycling, Rio Grande Elite Cycling has officially concluded at the end of the 2025 season. While the Elite chapter is closing, Team Rio Grande itself will continue through its masters and category racing programs, remaining an active presence in local racing and the broader cycling community.

Sooner or later, trainer season is going to hit, at least for some of you. With that in mind, Cody Stephenson has set up a YGR club on TrainingPeaks Virtual. TPV is free for Premium members and free to try on the first Tuesday of every month.

The City of Fort Collins is moving bike registration to Bike Index, a nationally recognized nonprofit database used by thousands of cities, universities, and bike shops worldwide to help recover stolen bikes and reunite them with their owners. CSU has also moved to Bike Index, creating a shared system that is searchable by the public and useful for people who have lost a bike and for those who have found one.

Nearly 13 miles of new singletrack built by TPT Trails will anchor the first public phase of the Belvoir Ranch trail system near Cheyenne, with an opening date now projected for June 1, 2026. For Northern Colorado riders, the trailhead sits just over an hour from Fort Collins.

Let's go! INCYCLE South is kicking off a new weekly road group ride this Sunday, December 21st. These will be base paced rides for now but will transition to race pace by Summer.

Northern Colorado riders turned in strong performances across the 2025 US Cyclocross National Championships. Miiflo’s Steve Stefko took the Master Men’s 50–54 National Championship, winning in what was widely considered the strongest field of the weekend outside the Men Elite and U23 races. Colorado State University had 8 riders entered, and the Rams showed depth throughout the weekend.

He did it! Miiflo’s Steve Stefko just took the win in the 50-54 National Championship race in Fayetteville. This jersey has been a long time coming, with 6 attempts and 5 top fives since 2014. Today’s race had the highest predicted quality of any event outside the men’s Elite and U23 races all weekend. Not bad for a bunch of old dudes.

Friends of FoCo Fondo Fest is now accepting submissions for its inaugural short film festival on January 8th. If you have a five to twenty minute bike related short film, you are invited to submit it for consideration. Films can be humorous, emotional, creative, or reflective. Submissions are due by 8 pm Mountain Time on December 24