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The 2025 MyCycle Fort Collins campaign is officially underway—and with a shorter fundraising timeline this year, we’re pushing hard to make an even bigger impact. The goal: get 300 high-quality bikes and helmets into the hands of second graders at six PSD Title 1 schools earlier in the school year, giving them more time to ride, explore, and build confidence on two wheels. We're also launching a new pilot program to provide bikes to 5th graders at Putnam Elementary. Whether you're rallying your crew for the Team Challenge or stepping up as a privateer, now’s the moment to help get more kids on bikes—and to grow the next generation of Northern Colorado riders.

The High Plains Drifter returns this fall.
A free, 330-mile, self-supported bikepacking adventure across Northern Colorado’s wide open gravel, B roads, singletrack, and more. It's similar to the Colorado Trail Race and Tour Divide in function.

Break out the glitter, grease your chain, and cue the confetti—it’s time for one of Fort Collins’ quirkiest and most beloved traditions: Bike Prom.

Tulle over bike shorts? Perfect. Powder-blue tux and a handlebar mustache (real or stick-on)? Even better. This is your night to go full sparkle meets spoke light. If it says “bike meets ballroom,” you’re doing it right.

A big chunk of the NoCo cycling scene is moving a little slower today after an unforgettable weekend celebrating the 10th edition of the FoCo Fondo. Whether you were racing, volunteering, organizing, vending, cheering, or hanging at the Outdoor Expo—thank you for making this community event what it is.

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.