Time: Monday 6:00pm
Dates: May-August
Route/Miles: 20 miles +-
Status: Has not started for the 2026 season yet. 
Updates: NoCo Cycling Facebook page
Updated: 03/27/2026

The 411
Active recovery -Active recovery workouts are low intensity and low volume workouts in which the goal is to get blood into the muscles that you worked the day before to enhance recovery. In addition, another goal with active recovery is to loosen up stiff muscles.

No reason to do a boring ride like this by yourself.  Come by the Rio on Mondays at 6 pm during daylight savings time and share your weekend war stories while you loosen the legs up.   It’s a super easy 20-mile ride at about 15mph.  Hangout after for a marg or two.

The Start
The Rio, Monday, 6 pm be there. Start Map

The Route
It’s a chill 20ish miles at 15-18mph. Route Map

The Finish
Your house or the Rio.

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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