Rides, Races & Events

Thanks to everyone that came out to the April YGR Time Trial Series. I hope everyone enjoyed the new format. We're going to do it again in June and August. 

145 riders started version 2 of the NoCo Criterium at the Northern Colorado Law Enforcement Center's driving course.  V1 of this race was held earlier in the season but in the other direction. 26  of the starters were from Northern Colorado with 5 of them ending up on the podium.

Only 95 riders took to the start line for this year's Frostbite Time Trial on April 30th.  18 of those racers were from Northern Colorado with 10 of them ending up on the podium.

The Send Town Shorttrack races at New Belgium Brewing have been responsible for introducing hundreds, ney, thousands of people to mountain bike racing since they started over a dozen years ago. The energetic and welcoming atmosphere, low cost of entry, and rowdy racing are always a good time. The beer garden and food trucks round out the FoCo vibe. The racing takes place on Tuesday nights. Get there early for the free kid’s races.

Of the 245 finishers from the NoCo Criterium held on Saturday, 44 were from the Northern Colorado area. 16 of those racers went inside the top five. Brad Wright, Michael Ortega, and Phillip Merrill took wins in their respective categories.

Time: All Season @ Saturday AM & Tuesday PM
Pace: Conversational Pace
Twice a week gravel group rides and good company. Join us at rotating starting points around town for some rowdy rides and raucous times exploring our NoCo gravel.

Time: May-August @ Monday PM
Pace: Recovery Pace
These are great ways to spin the legs out and exchange war stories after a hard weekend of racing. Be sure to head back to the afterward Rio for a world-famous recovery marg.

Time: All Season @ Tuesday & Thursday AM
Pace: Race Pace-A
One of the hardest mid-day, mid-week group rides you're going to find in the state. It's not uncommon to find pros and Nationally ranked Masters on this ride.

Time: March-September @Wednesday PM
Pace: Race Pace- A
If you're competitive in the 1s, 2s, 3s or a 4 looking to learn from faster riders, this is the ride for you. The pace is similar to TTH but the courses are longer. In 2020 a new start location was added along with more courses and a new format.

Time: March-September @Wednesday PM
Pace: Race Pace- B+/B
Similar to SOR this is a great alternative to Wednesday Worlds. Great courses and well organized.

Time: November-April @ Saturday AM
Pace: Race Race Pace- A
The legendary Oval...a great race pace group ride that has been instrumental in developing race fitness and teaching 1000s of cyclists how to suffer on the bike.

Event Type: Cyclocross
Time of Year: November
Cross of the North is a USAC sanctioned cyclocross weekend promoted by the 1st City Cycling Team and held on the New Belgium Brewing campus. With its festival-like atmosphere and national-caliber course, it is widely considered to be the best weekend of racing in the region. The races usually take place in mid-November.

Event Type: Cyclocross Series
Time of Year: Fall
The Send Town Cyclocross races are a Fort Collins institution. The races take on place the New Belgium Brewing campus on Tuesday nights each Fall with hundreds of people taking part. The kid's races are very popular with the littles. Be sure to check out the beer garden and food trucks. Online registration is required.

Event Type: Cyclocross Series
Time of Year: Fall
CJCX is a free cyclocross training series that takes place midweek in Sept/Oct. They're more group ride than race and are the dusty highlight to many racers CX season. For the past several years we've been lucky enough to run these at the Bush Acres course at Ronny Alli Bush's place. They're super lowkey and open to all people and bikes. 

Event Type: Time Trial
Time of Year: Late September
The Steamboat Primer Time Trial will take place the weekend before the USAC sanctioned Steamboat Stage Race which is usually Labor Day weekend. This is your last race pace opportunity to dial in your time trial bike, position, and fitness before the big dance. Not racing Steamboat? No problem, come out anyway.

Event Type: Gravel Fondo
Time of Year: July
A gravel ride, a gravel race, rooted in the insanity of a Fondo with the levity of the Fort Collins community. Whether you’re into racing bikes or all day bike parties in the open range of Colorado. FoCo Fondo is your adventure. #doityouwont

Event Type: Criterium Series
Time of Year: June and July
The City Streets Crits are a low-cost, mid-week, grassroots, criterium series that takes place in mid-summer. They are hosted by the First City Cycling Team and take place at the Fort Collins City Streets Maintenance Facility. They are open to all ages, abilities, and genders. The City Streets Crits cost $15.00.