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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

Northern Colorado has 13 riders heading to Fayetteville, Arkansas, for the Cyclocross National Championships this weekend, including a full squad of eight from CSU. There are 1118 preregistered racers.  Stay tuned for full results.

Congrats to all the NoCo racers who took part in the 2025 Colorado Cyclocross State Championships in Golden over the weekend. For the first time this season racers finally had real cx conditions. Three hundred nine racers lined up for a course that was sometimes snowy, sometimes frozen, and occasionally muddy at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds.

By now you've likely heard that the driver convicted of killing Magnus White, Yeva Smilianska, who received a four-year prison sentence, has applied for early release to Community Corrections. If approved, she could be transferred after serving THREE MONTHS of her four-year sentence.

The City of Loveland is continuing work on the Skyline and Dakota Ridge trail system on the northwest side of town. The project will total 7.8 miles of trails and is being managed by Marilyn Hilgenberg, Open Lands and Trails Manager for the Parks & Recreation Department of Loveland.

Soapstone Prairie Natural Area, Red Mountain Open Space and Hermit Park Open Space have closed for the season. Soapstone Prairie Natural Area, managed by Fort Collins Natural Areas, Hermit Park Open Space and Red Mountain Open Space, managed by Larimer County, close annually in December and reopen on March 1st. The public open spaces close each winter due to the "sensitive wintering range for large mammals and low recreational opportunities.

With the passage of Ballot Question 2H, the City of Fort Collins has begun internal work to outline a plan for the future of the Hughes Stadium site. Ballot Question 2H establishes the site as a multiuse space that includes a community bike park. Ballot Question 2A, the tax extension that guarantees five million dollars in bike park funding, also passed. Ballot Question 303, which proposed dedicating the entire site as a natural area, did not pass.

As two significant sections of Northern Colorado Trails are poised to open (Spihon Overpass and Poudre River Trail), another one is set to close, temporarily. The City of Fort Collins will close a full mile of the Fossil Creek Trail between Trilby Road and Carpenter Road beginning Tuesday, Nov. 18 to support the Fossil Creek and Stanton Creek Stream Rehabilitation Project. The closure will remain in place through March 31, 2026.

YGR has been updating you on several big paved path projects coming online in the next year, the Siphon Overpass, the Harmony Crossing, and our final update is on arguably the most exciting one, the Poudre River Trail connection between Timnath and Windsor.

Thanks in part to an unseasonably warm fall, Connell Resources crews have made major progress. Less than 100 yards of pavement the bridge over the Greeley Number 2 Canal and some fencing are all that remain.

Speaking of the Power Trail, I have some more good news: yesterday, YGR learned that site preparation for the Power Trail and Harmony underpass is set to begin in just a few days.  The project will link the southern and northern sections of the trail, eliminating the current spur along McMurry Avenue and improving safety for everyone who rides, walks, or runs the corridor.

According to unofficial results, several ballot items important to the local cycling and outdoor recreation community passed in Tuesday’s election. Voters approved 2H, 2A, and 302, while rejecting 303. 2H and 2A are particularly important as they allow for a multi-use plan at the Hughes site that includes a community bike park, up to 35 acres, and $5 million in funding to build it.

The long-anticipated Siphon Overpass was lifted into place this morning, marking a major milestone in the City of Fort Collins’ $4.7 million project that will connect the new Mail Creek Trail to the existing Power Trail.