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As one of the founders of the Wish For Wheels FoCo program, I'm super excited that our initiative, which has donated over 1,000 bikes and helmets to PSD second graders since 2020, is expanding under a new name.  MyCycle will still provide bikes and helmets to second graders at PSD Title One schools but will now have the flexibility to provide bikes to kids in other grades, other schools, other local school districts, and to kids with different adaptive needs. Since Bike Fort Collins is now the sole non-profit administering the program, all of your funds will stay in Northern Colorado.

Fort Collins' Mike Williams finally got his National Time Trial record over the weekend in Moriarty, New Mexico. Jim Dickerson was second in the 65-69 age group. His current record of 25:36.17 in that category stands. Mike joins current or past NoCo residents: Jim Dickerson, Matt Skrdla, George Simpson (previous record holder), Olivia Cummins, Chris Stockburger and Alex Coelho as a national record holder.  Congrats Mike!

Northern Colorado has 17 racers registered for USA Cycling's Gravel Nationals in Gering, Nebraska, this coming Sunday. Greg Scanlan hopes to repeat as the men's 50-54 champion on the 88-mile course. That category, in particular, will be fun to watch as it has four strong NoCo racers: Scanlan, Skrdla, Workman, and Dority.  After winning road nationals, Joe  Zukowski hopes to win the 13-14 age group, perhaps with some help from his younger brother Ben, who is also racing in that category on the 25-mile course. Also, look for Whit and Zack to have strong rides in the elites on the 131-mile course. The full NoCo roster with race distances is below and will be updated with results as they come in. As of Tuesday morning, 531 racers were registered.

The town of Windsor is hosting short-track mountain bike races to celebrate the opening of the Kyger Open Space. The free races, which take place on Saturday, September 21st, are on a one-mile course throughout the open space. There are races for all ages and abilities.

The Platte Division of the Colorado High School Mountain Bike League got off to a great start at the opening race of the season, the Frisco Bay Invitational, on August 24-25. The Ciclismo Racing Team, led by coach Andy Clark, had a fantastic showing with 50 athletes from four Fort Collins High Schools, with 12 riders placing in the top 10 in their divisions. Riders completed 2-3 laps of the 5.9-mile course, which offered 552 feet of climbing per lap on a fast, multi-surface course.

We continue to make slow and steady progress toward a world-class bike park here in Fort Collins. On Tuesday, the Fort Collins City Council passed two ordinances that help the cause. We still have a long way to go, but this is progress.

According to Fort Collins Natural Areas, Bobcat Ridge Natural Area will remain closed until at least the end of August.

Of the five NoCo racers at Road Nationals, TWO came home as National Champions, one earned a silver medal and we had two showings on the extended podium.  Most of you heard about Joe Zukoski taking the 13-14-year-old road race, but did you know he was also 5th in the TT, Desmond Mohr was 5th in the crit, and Mike Williams won his time trial? It's all true. Old Jim Dickerson was also second in his TT. Tony Ricco also had a strong showing in all three races. The road races, criteriums, and time trials took place in Augusta, GA, July 22nd, 23rd and 24th. 
Congrats to Joe, Mike, Desmond, Tony and Jim.

Overland Mountain Bike Association, our local IMBA chapter, is hiring an Outreach Coordinator. This is a full-time, 40-hour-per-week job with a pay rate of $20-$24 per hour. The position closes on August 31st.

he 2024 Colorado Trail Race grand depart will be at Waterton Canyon, just outside Denver, at 4:AM, Sunday, August 11th. Fort Collins has two racers taking part this year, Jimi Killen and Leland Oconnor. You can follow along as they attempt to complete the 500-mile self-supported mtb race through the Colorado high country via the TrackLeaders map on YGR.

It's a bit delayed, but here's Zack Allison's North South Colorado race report. After scratching in 2023, Zack won the 600 mile 2024 version with an unofficial time of 3 days 5 hours 12 minutes.