The North South Bikepacking race is set to roll out from Fort Collins’ Lee Martinez Park at 6:00 am on July 1st. The 595-mile self-supported gravel race (similar to the CTR) with roughly  48500 feet of elevation gain will end in Trinidad, CO. The route has about 200 miles of pavement, 300 of gravel, and 15-30 miles of singletrack. Ezra Ward-Packard won the inaugural race in 2021 with a time of 3 Days 4 hours 11 mins on a slightly different course.

NoCo riders to watch- Ben Miller (Fort Collins ex-pat), Ryan Muchmore, Travis Stuart, Drew Stuart, Drew Chapman, Jon Ruble.

Track the Leaders

The Route


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Mick McDill with Alpine Dental Health is among the strongest masters mountain bikers in Northern Colorado (despite the stereotype, he does not ride a Yeti) with strong results at the Leadville 100, BC Bike Race, Breck Epic, and, more importantly, the Sendtown Tuesday night races. He's one of my favorite nemeses on Tuesday nights. I've yet to beat the PR I set while chasing him down Kimmons way back during a Lory Mountain Bike Challenge race. He's a longtime member of the Northern Colorado…

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