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YGR learned last week that Kechter Road at the I25 overpass will be repaved and will have bike lanes added in both directions and on both sides of the bridge.

The 2024 FoCo Fondo is coming up on July 19th, 20th, and 21st! The recently released Rider Guide has all the details, including information on the 120, 100, 60, 30, and 12-mile routes.

Here, you can check current results, view overall standings, and find photos (when available) from the 2024 City Streets Criterium Series presented by the 1st City Cycling Team.

I reached out to city leadership to see where we’re at in the bike park process and to learn what the next steps are. Ginny Sawyer, Project and Policy Manager with the City Manager’s Office, sent the following information.

If you're looking for a great way to give back to the community, the Lory Dig Days, hosted by the Overland Mountain Bike Association, are a great way to do just that. Schedule, volunteer registration link and details are below.

Wrapping up his twelfth year of bike commuting, Tom Sweeney, a PSD fifth-grade elementary school teacher, cyclist, and photographer, hasn’t missed a single ride to or from school since January 18th, 2012. Every ride serves as an opportunity for him to capture current events and the changing seasons via his beautiful photography. As the year comes to a close, Tom weaves the best shots into a slideshow set to music and, thankfully, shares it with us. Although the direct route from his home in West Fort Collins to Bennet Elementary spans 3.5 miles, Tom’s photographic journey often leads him off the beaten path.

Ben Delaney from The Ride came to the Fort to check out the FoCo Fondo routes and some of our other hidden gems. Join Ben, Whit, Zack, and recent Fort Collins transplant and gravel pro Katie Kantzes as they bomb around NoCo and check out the scene. 

Have you had a chance to pour over the Larimer County Natural Resources Our Lands, Our Future regional survey, yet (you probably filled it out last Fall)? The survey found community commitment to conserving public lands and fostering nature-centered recreational opportunities in Larimer County. It underscores backing for the ongoing open space sales tax and existing user fees well into the future. Additionally, residents reiterated their equal support for conservation efforts and nature-based recreational pursuits.

YGR and Ciclismo Coaching have partnered to create an MTB summer camp for middle school riders. This camp, while bike-based, will include many awesome off-bike adventures in and around Fort Collins. The five-day camp will have your kids crisscrossing Fort Collins by bike and mass transit as they experience daily bike skills clinics, morning yoga, Horsetooth swims, MAX Transit rides, trail-side repair demonstrations, trips to Lory State Park, the Berthoud Bike Park and Recreation Center, City Park Pool, and scavenger hunts.  They'll build bike repair and first aid kits, roast smores, and learn to wash their bikes. We're also working on Trailcraft Cycles and Poudre Fire Authority firehouse tours, bike-centric film screenings, and more. They might even end up picking up litter and doing trail repairs.

Volunteers will descend on the pump track and jump lines at Lory State Park to prepare the area for the season. Help is needed May 18th and 19th from 9:00 am – 1:00 pm. The work will include pulling weeds, clearing drains, repacking the track and jumps, hauling dirt, and so forth. Chance Brown with J2 Consulting has already delivered 12 dump truck loads of soil to improve the start hill. Let’s go!

Jillian Betterly has partnered with Road34 Bike Shop for an evening of bikepacking stoke. They've got three storytellers lined up in addition to some adventure themed artwork. This event will give local riders an opportunity to meet other bikepackers and those who are new or curious about bikepacking to learn from experienced campers.