On the Rivet

The Colorado Trail Race, a 500-mile self-supported mountain bike race from Durango to Denver, started over the weekend. NoCo/SoWyo has several racers currently taking part.  Jimi Killen, Adam Vaughan, Teresa Garcia (ex-pat), Joshua Cameron, Brad Bensley (Cheyenne) and Andy Lueck (scratched) are on course from NoCo/SoWyo. 

The demand for single track trail vibes just can’t be denied here in Northern Colorado. They couldn’t contain all of the fun, food, music, rides, and demo bikes to one day, so they’ve expanded the 2023 Northern Colorado Mountain Bike Festival to two days over September 23-24, 2023! Overland Mountain Bike Association will be your host, with event central located at Lory State Park in Fort Collins, CO.

City Streets Crits- Week Two full results and photo gallery by Tyler Phillips.

Results and photos from the 2023 City Streets Criterium Series presented by the 1st City Cycling Team

The North South Bikepacking race is set to roll out from Fort Collins' Lee Martinez Park on Friday at 6am. The 609-mile self-supported gravel race (similar to the CTR) with roughly  52,150 feet of elevation gain will end in Trinidad, CO.  NoCo has five racers on the start list.

The City Streets Criterium Series hosted by the First City Cycling Team begin Tuesday July 11th and continue for six Tuesdays. The schedule has been changed up a bit from previous years, make sure you check the flyer for your updated race times. NEW to this year is the Women's Only category (although Women are not restricted from entering other categories as well). Volunteers are needed and appreciated.

The 2023 edition of the One Speed Open will take place on Sunday, June 11th at 10am. The OSO is the OG NoCo gravel event, first taking place in 2005. V1 was a fundraiser so the legend, Rafael Millan-Garcia could head back to Mexico to visit his ailing father. The lowkey grassroots gravel race has happened more or less every year since.

212 racers competed in the 2023 NoCo Criterium at the Northern Colorado Law Enforcement Driving Facility on Saturday. Isabel Naschold, Tony Riccio, Greg Scanlan, Tayne Andrade and Michael Ortega all won their respective categories. Shout out to Kade Kreikemeier for his impressive 3rd place in the Pro, 1, 2 race.

Event Type: Gravel Stage Race
Time of Year: Spring/Summer
The NCGSR is a free, Strava-based gravel stage race that takes place during the Spring and Summer in Larimer and Weld counties. The goal of these races is to "create a grassroots gravel event that creates a welcoming and supportive environment where people can challenge themselves, explore Northern Colorado roads, and get involved with a community of like-mined riders."

The Weld County Gravel Stage Race returns to Northern Colorado as the NoCo Gravel Stage race this Spring. Some of you may remember Drew Chapman organized a free, Strava-based summer-long gravel stage race a few years back. Drew and Justin Fields are working together to rejuvenate the series for the 2023 season.

Overland Mountain Bike Association's Singletrack Social group rides (mtb) are set to resume on Wednesday, April 5th.