On the Rivet

The 2025 North South Bikepacking Race sets off at 6 a.m. on Thursday, July 4, from Fort Collins’ Lee Martinez Park. Riders will face 609 miles of self-supported gravel and mountain terrain, climbing more than 52,000 vertical feet on their way to the finish in Trinidad, Colorado.

The 2025 Stadium Criterium Series wrapped up Thursday night in Timnath, capping off four weeks of fast, community-focused racing on the closed roads surrounding PSD Stadium. The final night saw solid fields, tight racing, and plenty of local energy, marking a strong end to the revived series.

The Women’s CX Collective is launching a series of free Cyclocross Skills Building Workshops this fall, designed to create a safe and supportive space for women and non-binary/gender expansive riders to develop cyclocross skills, make connections, and have fun.

Event Type: Bike Holiday
Time of Year: Mid Summer
Bike to Work (or wherever) Day is one of Fort Collins greatest traditions. Dozens of free breakfast locations will spring up all over town to treat cyclists as they ride into work (or wherever).

The June YGR Time Trial Series presented by Cafe Vino start on Tuesday June 10th.

Now that those silly Tuesday night time trials are over, its time to focus on the Dirt Pile short track races at New Belgium. The SendTown crew hosts races for all ages (starting with Striders) and all abilities are welcome. There are free kids races, food trucks and a beer garden. A whole bunch of rowdy has been added to the course, specifically out East in Dogtown so come check it out. We're racing Tuesday evenings:, April 29th, May 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th and June 3rd.

The CSU Oval Criterium and Cobb Lake Circuit Race took place this past weekend. Official USAC results show 449 starters for the weekend: Oval Criterium -191, Cobb Lake Circuit- 257.

Congrats to NoCo racers Desmond Mohr, Felix Naschold, Jared Gant, Jacob Robinson (x2), Korynne Collins, Greg Scanlan, Joel Charles, Olivia Cummins, Scott Pollyea (x2), Eleanor Dausch, and Henry York of Team Rio Grande Racing on their podiums. 

The 2025 YGR Time Trials are set to start on Tuesday, April 8th!
The first race is the Horsetooth Time Trial followed by the Taft Hill Time Trial on April 15th and finally the Doube Damn Dams on April 22nd.  The racing continues with the same courses in June and again in August.  These are great, no-pressure training races for everyone from experienced pros to first-timers. Categories for road, knobby-tired (gravel, cx and mtb) and aero.

The NoCo Gravel Stage Race is back for 2025. The first stage starts on April 1st with a new route dropping every month through August.

154 racers kicked off their road season with the Frostbite Time Trial in Wellington. The race is hosted by Team Rio Grande Racing and sanctioned by USA Cycling. The 11 mile out and back course featured categories for Aero, Eddy Merckx, tandem and collegiate teams.

Event Type: Gravel Group Ride
Time of Year: Spring
The OSO is the OG NoCo gravel event, first taking place in 2005. V1 was a fundraiser so the legend Rafael Millan-Garcia could return to Mexico to visit his ailing father. The lowkey grassroots gravel race has happened more or less every year since.

Event Type: Mountain Bike Series
Time of Year: Summer
The best grassroots race series in the universe will return in 2025. The Laramie Mountain Bike Series will feature five Tuesday night races on Wyoming's Pilot Hill (first two races) and Happy Jack (final three races) trail systems.