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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.

Speaking of The Lyric and bike films, they're showing the mtb film, Ritual, tonight and Overland Mountain Bike Association will be on hand with updates and giveaways.

The Lyric is showing the award-winning coming-of-age film Hard Miles from May 10th until May 16th.

Bike Fort Collins is hosting Bike Prom at the Lyric on June 1st, 2024.  Doors open at 8pm and tickets are $35.00.  The Pre-Party starts at 5:00pm at Odell’s Brewing with a 7:30 Bike Parade to The Lyric.

On Friday, the Colorado State Rams cycling team won the Men's Club Team Time Trial National Championship in Albuquerque, NM. The women's team took 4th. Although the road race and criterium didn't go as well as had been hoped, the team still finished second in the omnium.  Full team results are below.
Olivia Cummins, racing for Colorado Mesa University, was on the National Championship winning Team Time Trial Team, took 2nd in the criterium and 10th in the road race.

Men's and woman's amateur cycling team consisting of riders of all ages and abilities racing in road, mtb, gravel and cyclocross races. 

Bike Fort Collins will again lead the local Ride of Silence. This somber ride memorizes those killed and injured by traffic violence here in Fort Collins and around the World. The ride will take place on Wednesday, May 15th, 2024. Route and schedule below. “-Ride of Silence will traverse and unite the globe as nothing before it. Cyclists will take to the roads in a silent procession to honor cyclists who have been killed or injured while cycling on public roadways. Although cyclists have a legal right to share the road with motorists, the motoring public often isn’t aware of these rights, and sometimes not aware of the cyclists themselves.”

Isabella, Sam, and Jeremy, the trio that comprise HART Cycling, plan to take on the best mountain bike racers in the world with an expanded 2024 racing calendar. The professional mountain bike team, based in Fort Collins, will race in Switzerland, Italy, France, Canada, and, of course, the US. Also new for this season, the team brings Trailcraft Cycles on as a major sponsor (more on this exciting development soon).

The City has selected local artist Jess Bean to lead the upcoming Asphalt Art installation at the intersection of Canyon Avenue, Magnolia Street and Sherwood Avenue  (Funfact: I crashed at that intersection as a cat4 during the Fort Collins Criterium in 2001 or 2002) . Bean currently serves as the executive director of the Fort Collins Mural Project, has extensive experience working on collaborative creative installations and excels in building community through art.

Some fairly substantial changes are taking place for this year’s City Streets Criterium series. Races will now take place on Thursdays in June. They will require online payment, and there is a cash payout for all categories in an omnium format. Thanks to FCCT for hosting and to First City Mortgage, Elevations Real Estate, and Trek Bicycles for sponsoring the event.