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The Northern Colorado Mountain Bike Festival, hosted by the Overland Mountain Bike Association, is coming up this weekend at Lory State Park. The festival is free, but passes are required for the Poker Ride and to use the demo bikes (130 different models on sight). The two-day event includes food, beer, live music, group rides, poker rides, demo bikes, Take a Kid Mountain Biking, skills contests, Trail Talks, MTB vendors, raffles, and more.

Alright, friends, we're getting tantalizingly close to being able to ride the Poudre River Trail all the way from Bellvue to Greeley. Three sections of trail totaling about 2 miles need to be wrapped up before we can ride all 40 miles from start to finish. One section is expected to be done by the end of this year, one by the spring of 2024, and the third by the Spring of 2025. I've created this map-heavy guide to help you visualize what needs to be completed and when it is expected to be completed.

Open Streets is coming up on September 24th. Here are the high points.

This past weekend marked race #2 for the NoCo high school teams in Steamboat Springs!
The weather was incredible, the temperatures perfect, and the trails riding fast for some great racing. The NoCo teams improved on their already incredible start to the season in Leadville two weeks ago! Coach Jeremy Norris gives us the following recap.

After serving as the Executive Director of Bike Fort Collins (BFC) since 2019, Dave Dixon is bidding farewell to the organization. Dixon's departure is scheduled for Sunday, September 17th, as he embarks on a new journey as the Executive Director of the Boys and Girls Club of Weld County. He'll start in Greeley on Monday, September 25th.

The Town of Berthoud's Recreation Department announced yesterday that they plan to open the Berthoud Bike Park on September 16th.

The first-ever USA Cycling Gravel National Championships are taking place this weekend, 2.5 hours to the Northeast of us in Gering, Nebraska. Northern Colorado has 21 riders joining nearly 500 other racers vying for the gravel stars and stripes jersey. 

This season, HART Cycling has achieved six top 10 finishes at major international events, one of which was a podium, and another 10th at XCO Elite Women's National Championships! These results got the entire team selected to represent the USA at the Snowshoe, WV and Mont Sainte-Anne, QC World Cups next month.

School is back in session, which means it’s time for our annual Wish For Wheels FoCo Team Challenge!

I’m excited to announce that for the fourth year, YGR is teaming up with Bike Fort Collins and Wish for Wheels to provide free bikes to second-graders in need right here in Fort Collins via the Team Challenge.

The High School MTB season with the Colorado League kicked off this past Saturday in Leadville for the Platte Region teams of NoCo and Wyo! Races were also held on Sunday in Leadville and in Frisco over the weekend for the other three high school regions in Colorado totaling 1,515 athletes!

Here it is, friends, your ultimate guide to the 2023 Tour de Fat.  We're talking schedules (festival and bands), maps (route and venue), emergency update info, and weather forecasts. The forecast for is looking pretty good so if you were on the fence about attending, there's still time to get a costume ready and your bike decorated. 

The story of Eric Drake and Drake Cycles is the type of story I love to hear and showcase. From a 21-year-old kid reluctantly planning to attend CSU's engineering school to an entrepreneur running arguably the best full-service and independently owned bike shop in Fort Collins. Drake Cycles has come a long way since Eric's roommate first urged him to plant a sign in his front yard and an ad on Craigslist. While the growth has been slow, it has also been done with specific intent.

And yes, his last name is Drake, and the shop is located on Drake Road.