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This year's Ride of Silence will begin and end at Wolverine Farm and Publick House on May 18th.  We will gather at 5:30 for a 5:45pm roll-out. The ride route will visit the site of the two bicycle fatality locations from 2021 and will include a formal ghost bike dedication for Don Lightbody and Luis Loma.

Beloved husband, son, brother, and friend to many, Doug Collins, of Loveland, CO, passed on May 01, 2022 in his 48th year. The way Doug passed is just like he loved to live: riding his mountain bike on a beautiful spring day on one of his favorite Loveland trails, the Devil’s Backbone.

Last month, Brian Mass of CBS4 out of Denver contacted me about a story he was working on with regards to the stolen bike epidemic we've all been dealing with. We spend a few minutes discussing the two bikes I repossessed and bike theft in general. The other person he interviewed had returned 13 bikes to their rightful owners! I'm glad the new website got a little action in the video and I don't think I came off as a complete idiot.

A GoFundMe campaign has been established by Alexa Wagner for Rio Grande Elite Cycling's Alex Marr. Alex crashed heavily during the Redlands Classic this year and sustained serious injuries to his back, pelvis, and head.

Registration is open for Andy Clark's Rocky Mountain & Ciclismo Racing High School MTB program. All local high school kids regardless of school or ability are welcome to join the team. Athletes will be competing in the Colorado High School Cycling League races this Fall.

The 975 acre Sher View Open Space will boost 12 miles of singletrack, 2 of which are downhill only mtb trails and will have connectivity to the Poudre River Trail. The open space is located just Southeast of Windsor near Highways 34 and 257. The purchase was made possible by a partnership between Trust for Public Land, the City of Greeley, and Great Outdoors Colorado.

Fort Collins Natural Areas announced today that as part of a partnership with Larimer County Open Space, they'll be expanding Bobcat Ridge by 675 acres. The expansion will bring the total acreage of Bobcat Ridge to 3,280. This purchase eliminates the possibility of 11, 35-acre homesites and a 28-lot subdivision. In all likelihood, it will be a few years before the public has access to the land although input is currently being requested.

Thanks to everyone that came out to the April YGR Time Trial Series. I hope everyone enjoyed the new format. We're going to do it again in June and August. 

145 riders started version 2 of the NoCo Criterium at the Northern Colorado Law Enforcement Center's driving course.  V1 of this race was held earlier in the season but in the other direction. 26  of the starters were from Northern Colorado with 5 of them ending up on the podium.

Only 95 riders took to the start line for this year's Frostbite Time Trial on April 30th.  18 of those racers were from Northern Colorado with 10 of them ending up on the podium.

Our fellow mountain biker that passed away on Sunday, May 1st while riding Devils Backbone was Loveland's, Doug Collins.

The Send Town Shorttrack races at New Belgium Brewing have been responsible for introducing hundreds, ney, thousands of people to mountain bike racing since they started over a dozen years ago. The energetic and welcoming atmosphere, low cost of entry, and rowdy racing are always a good time. The beer garden and food trucks round out the FoCo vibe. The racing takes place on Tuesday nights. Get there early for the free kid’s races.