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It’s refreshing to see the gravel event calendar going so late into September and even October here in Colorado. For various reasons, this was something the road scene always screwed up. Racing would start in March, with half the races being canceled due to crappy weather, and we’d be done by early August when it’s finally getting really nice out. It looks like gravel event promoters have taken note and are keeping the stoke level high well into the Fall.

By now it's probably pretty common knowledge that I'm not a big fan of bike thieves and will do what I can within reason to reunite stolen bikes with their rightful owners when the opportunity presents itself. One of those opportunities presented itself again this past weekend. 

The cyclocross skills course at Rossborough Park has opened for the season. The .71 mile course includes; off-camber turns, two sets of stairs, a sandpit, and two adjustable-height barriers, and a one-handed turning pole. The grass course is best run in a clockwise direction and is painted with white field paint.

The August version of the YGR Time Trials is happening now.

Local frame builder Will Bender of Bender Bicycle Company has been getting some great national exposure as of late. Josh Weinberg with the Radavist and JOM with the Gravel Cyclist were both in town for the FoCo Fondo and paid Will's shop a visit.  Both JOM and Josh highlight Will's emersion into frame building, his ever-expanding shop, sweetass 1995 HiAce Super Custom and recent builds. I really like that orange gravel rig.

Canyon Bikes is hosting two road/gravel group rides here in Fort Collins. This is also a demo bike event but it appears that all the bikes are already reserved. 

I'm happy to announce that changes planned for the connector path between Fossil Creek path and Country Road 38E (Harmony Road) have been paused. The city and county will revisit the plans at a future date as they work to improve cyclist, pedestrian, and driver safety along the Harmony Road corridor. YGR went on record with Fort Collins Parks Planning and Development opposing these changes for safety reasons and is grateful that they decided to pause the project.

Crazy Joe Cross returns to Bush Acres every Tuesday in September. Big thanks to Ronny and Alli Bush for allowing us to come out and play again this year.

On Thursday, August 18th, 2022, the Fort Follies will be hosting a screening of Free to Run and will have a Q & A with one of the film's athletes.
A Fulbright Scholar at CSU, Zeinab is a Fort Follies scholarship recipient that joined the team for the 2022 season. She is the first Afghan woman triathlete who has completed an Ironman 70.3 race, the Ironman 70.3 Dubai in 2019. Her journey from Afghanistan to the US on August 16, 2021, just one day after the Taliban takeover, is featured in a 30 minute long documentary that is a collaboration between the North Face and Free To Run.

Northern Colorado has eight riders taking on the Breck Epic Stage race this week. Dwight Hall and Steve Stefko won stage one in the 100+ combined age group. They had a 30 min lead going into stage two, but reports from the course say they've suffered a broken chain and have lost 45-50 mins but are again underway.

The Overland Mountain Bike Association is hosting a screening of Biketown on Monday, August 15th, 2022 at Road34. More than any other trail users, mountain bikers continue to face challenges to access throughout the country. That's no different here in Fort Collins or across the Front Range of Colorado. 'Biketown' is a story that explores several communities and their struggles that ultimately inspired collaboration around shared visions and goals, and how mountain biking is now a thriving multi-generational sport.

Brian Co of Veloworthy came to Fort Collins to check out the FoCo Fondo. He even managed to get his Tundra stuck in one of our ditches.