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Brannan Fix and Fix Racing are heading to Europe for the kerstperiode (translates to the "Christ period") block of races this week. After an intentionally slow start to the season, Fix is hoping solid Belgian block. By this time in 2021 Fix had raced 18 races, all of which were on the road, and was admittedly cracked by Nationals opting not to head to Belgium to vie for a Worlds spot.  So far this season Fix has only raced 15 times with two local races and although his 13th place at Nationals was a tad lackluster and making the Worlds team unlikely, he's motivated to head across the pond for some valuable euro experience. 

Colorado Cycling (fka BRAC) and Bicycle Colorado announced today that Colorado Cycling would be absorbed by Bicycle Colorado and the brand will be retired. All former Colorado Cycling functions will be handled by a position within Bicycle Colorado.  The 501(c)3 is currently hiring a full-time Event Program Manager that will be "responsible for the success of the Events Program. This individual will manage a small team of contractors and staff to provide services to event organizations and clubs to support their success. This individual will work closely with Bicycle Colorado’s Membership and Development, Communications, and Policy teams and the Executive Director." The hybrid position based out of Denver will pay between $60,000 – $70,000 and includes health, vision, and dental insurance.

FC Moves is developing its Vision Zero Action plan and is requesting the public's input.
The Plan will identify specific actions for the City to take in the next ten years to achieve Vision Zero and eliminate fatalities and serious injuries on the city’s transportation network. The Plan will take a data-driven approach to identify crash trends and develop a High-injury Network (HIN) where a disproportionate number of crashes led to fatalities and serious injuries. The actions in the Plan address safety issues in these crash trends and the HIN.

Fort Collins has nine racers racing 14 times at Cyclocross Nationals this week in Hartford, Connecticut. Both Brannan Fix and Nick Carter won National Championships the last time they were held here in 2017. Collegiate Varsity for Brannan and 15-16 Juniors for Nick.  Hopefully, NoCo can produce similar results this time around. Stay tuned for updates as racing gets underway.

There's a new gravel ride rolling from Trek North (202 W Laurel St, Fort Collins, CO 80521) in Fort Collins on Sunday mornings.
Rain, snow, or shine, you can bet we're gonna ride! Join us on Sunday mornings for our weekly gravel group ride. We'll explore 25-35 miles on gravel and pavement terrain at an average pace of 15mph. This ride is the perfect opportunity for intermediate riders to get some mile and elevation gains in.

The Bike Gear Garage Sale will happen at FoCo DoCo (215 N College Ave, Fort Collins, CO 80524) on Saturday, December 10th from 10AM-12PM and is presented by the Queer Gravel Series group. This new group seeks to build community and fitness for queer people in Fort Collins and along the front range.

As part of this garage sale, there is also a donations call for gently used kits that are no longer needed and winter riding gear, to benefit Native Women Ride, Bike Kitty, Queer Gravel.

This week we hit the road with Zack Allison and his Strength Training at Home Series. Coach Zack discusses The Forced Hotel Gym Scenario for those of us who travel regularly or will be on the road for Christmas.

Both Soapstone Prairie Natural Area and Red Mountain Open Space have closed for the season. Soapstone, managed by Fort Collins Natural Areas and Red Mountain, managed by Larimer County Natural Resources, close annually from Dec 1st until March 1st due to "sensitive wintering range for large mammals and low recreational opportunities."

A few weeks back, we launched a new feature here on YGR called Advocacy Update, where we'll republish the newsletters of our local cycling advocacy groups and highlight what initiatives they've been working on. We started off with Overland Mountain Bike, and this week, we continue with Bike Fort Collins. In a few weeks, we'll run FC Moves' Momentum Newsletter

Despite the cooler weather, the Overland Mountain Bike Association, our local IMBA chapter, has still been hard at work. This week they started on a major realignment & rebuild of Roaring Creek Trail in Poudre Canyon. Weather permitting, work for the next 3-4 weeks will focus on the initial 1/4-mile. Work will resume in late spring after the snow melts, with completion planned for early summer 2023.