Status: Done for the season
Time:
Sundays @ 10:00am
Dates: December – May
Route/Miles: Varies, generally 2-5 hours
Updates: NoCo Cycling Facebook page
Updated 06/02/2024

The 411
This ride is a great way to start building for the upcoming season and the only way to be ready to survive the Oval ride.

It’s your basic base mile ride, cept with a great bunch of people, long, slow, and chill (and chilly).

The Start
This ride starts at the original and legendary Rio Grande Mexican Restaurant on Sundays at 10:00 am don’t be late. Start Map.

The Route
It varies, 2-5 hours depending on who wants to keep riding after the official ride is over.

The Finish
It varies.

Rio Grande Mexican Restaurant

Much like New Belgium Brewing, the Rio is synonymous with Fort Collins cycling. Patrick McGaughran, the owner of all five Colorado Rios opened the first restaurant here in Fort Collins in 1986. He first sponsored an elite road team in 1999. His title sponsorship of that team continues nearly 25 years later and has catapulted riders like Tejay van Garderen, Chad Haga and Mara Abbot into the World Tour. In addition to the elite road team, Pat has advertised on YGR since 2009 (my second…

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