On the Rivet

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.

The Wednesday Open Ride (WOR) resumes for the season tonight. The spicy road group ride leaves from the Southwest corner of the Front Range Community College Library parking lot at 530.

The USA Cycling road season kicked off here in Colorado with the Frostbite Time Trail hosted by Team Rio Grande Racing on Saturday. 168 racers from across the region took part in the 11-mile individual and team time trials. 19 of those racers were from NoCo/SoWyo and ended up on the podium.

Trek is hosting Overalnd's March Trail Talks event at their Fort Collins North location. On the docket for discussion this month - Bike Parks! Most know...okay, everyone now knows...about the big push currently underway to see a bike park included as part of the future use of the former Hughes Stadium site. They'll discuss Hughes and other area bike parks that are in the works.

Event Type: endruance MTB Race
Time of Year: Late Summer
The Laramie Range Enduro originated in 1998, starting in historic Downtown Laramie, Wyoming. At that time, the race began with a police escort through town before climbing 1300 feet out of the Laramie valley and into the stunning landscape that graces our backyard to the east - the Pole Mountain Trail System. Twenty-four years later, this race has transformed to maintain a traditional approach to a cross country race, while adapting with the evolution of cross country culture.

Niner Bikes is hosting the Overland Mountain Bike Association for its February Trail Talks event at its new location in Fort Collins. OMBA will be discussing planned & expected trail projects throughout the Northern Front Range region for 2023. Come with questions, and comments, or simply listen. LOTS of great projects on the horizon.