Join us for the official Friends of FoCo Fondo kick off party. We’ll share the who, what, & why behind it and preview what will be a stellar 2025 in NoCo. The party kicks off at 5:30pm at New Belgium Brewing’s Community Room (thank you!). Free Fatty T’s and some light snacks provided. There will also be a food truck and, of course, you can order whatever you’d like at the bar.

We’ll also be revealing an initial round of Friends of FoCo Fondo merch for preorder and asking for your support.

Event day! Head to The Routes for more details and don’t forget to register!

2024 Rider Guide.

General Schedule of Events:

5am- Registration/packet pick up opens

5:45am- 118-mile staging

6am- 118-mile starts

6:45am- 100-mile staging

7am- 100-mile starts

7:45am - 60-mile staging

8am- 60-mile starts

8:45am- 32-mile staging

9am- 32-mile starts

9:15am- 12-mile staging

9:30am- 12-mile starts

11am finish festival/beer & lunch service begins

11-4pm Live music from Cactus Cat

4pm Last call

4:15am Awards & Hitch a Ride giveaways

5pm Venue closes & party moves to Liquid Center (Rider’s free Fat Tire can be redeemed at the Liquid Center through Sunday)

Sign up for this special, limited tour for FoCo Fondo riders! Learn about the birth and growth of this iconic craft brewery, woven in with bikes and unique culture. Plus you’ll get to try a bunch of their beers, just sayin’.

Sign up link.

Sign up for this special, limited tour for FoCo Fondo riders! Learn about the birth and growth of this iconic craft brewery, woven in with bikes and unique culture. Plus you’ll get to try a bunch of their beers, just sayin’.

Sign up link.

Get in one last spin before the big day! You have your choice of two rides, both meeting at New Belgium Brewing:

• 20-mile Longer Route p/b Rebound Sports & PT. Will be lead out by ride leaders, but you are encouraged to find your own pace group.

• 14-mile Shorter Route led by Thank Gravel It’s Friday. Will have ride leaders & sweepers to make sure everyone makes it back to the venue safely!

How to download a route on Strava without Strava Premium.

Both rides will get a preview of the last several miles of the course (including our infamous Oasis Aid Station). Both rides end at the FoCo Fondo Bike and Outdoor Lifestyle Expo at the back lot of New Belgium Brewing (entrance off of Buckingham) and packet pick-up will be available until 5:00pm.

Don’t forget to sign up for one of two special, limited tours for FoCo Fondo riders! Learn about the birth and growth of this iconic craft brewery, woven in with bikes and unique culture. Plus you’ll get to try a bunch of their beers, just sayin’: 3:00pm Tour or 5:00pm Tour

If you are attending either of our shakeout rides you’ll need to fill out the waiver through this link.

For the love of our volunteers and staff, please pick up your packet no later than today, in order to leave space for people who can only make it up for event day. Packet pick up will run from 10-5pm at New Belgium and will be located in the employee lot off of Buckingham Street (where Bike & Lifestyle Expo is located).

If you’d like beer for your expo experience, be sure to stop in at the Liquid Center up front at the 500 Linden St address and you’ll be able to bring that over to the Expo where packet pick up is located.

If you’re attending our pre-shakeout coffee & burrito ride hangout spot at Wolverine Farms p/b Chamois Butt’r, we’ll leave from there to meet everyone else by 9:30am at New Belgium Brewing. You’ll have two shakeout ride options, please download your route:

• 20-mile Longer Route p/b Pearl Izumi. Will be lead out by ride leaders, but you are encouraged to find your own pace group.

• 14-mile Shorter Route p/b Chamois Butt’r. Will have ride leaders & sweepers to make sure everyone makes it back to the venue safely!

How to download a route on Strava without Strava Premium.

Both rides will get a preview of the last several miles of the course (including our infamous Oasis Aid Station). Both rides end at the FoCo Fondo Bike and Outdoor Lifestyle Expo at the back lot of New Belgium Brewing (entrance off of Buckingham) and packet pick-up will be available until 5:00pm.

If you are attending either of our shakeout rides you’ll need to fill out the waiver through this link.

Start off your FoCo Fondo Saturday with us at Wolverine Farms where we’ll have drip coffee supported by Chamois Butt’r and burrito specials. Additional normal espresso and espresso tangent beverages and pastries are also available for purchase. You’d butter be early because we hear that Chamois Butt’r will be loading the place up with some first-come-first-serve schwag items.

At 9:15am sharp, we’ll roll just around the corner to New Belgium Brewing to gather and divide up for our longer and shorter shakeout ride options.

Join us for our second annual kick off party at the Lyric Cinema, with support from Shimano! As a bonus this year, packet pick up will also be available here from 4:30-7:00pm.

We’ll have live music from AWD Organ Trio, Fat Tire specials, and a super outdoor space out back to hang. Food and other beverages are also available here and we’ll have a special ordering line just for FoCo Fondo riders & friends.

As with all things FoCo, we encourage you to skip driving and just ride here! Grab your friends (and a bike lock + lights) and start the party early. We’ll have loads of extra bike racks available in the same outdoor space where we’ll hang. Check out these suggested bike routes on Strava:

• New Belgium Brewery to The Lyric

• Armstrong Hotel to The Lyric

• The Elizabeth Hotel to The Lyric

• CSU Dorms to The Lyric

If you do end up carpooling, you’re encouraged by the venue to find street parking on Hickory Street and not to park at Jax Sporting Goods.

If you want to go full FoCo lifestyle, purchase a outdoor movie ticket for the 9pm showing of Barbie.

This is the first of two opportunities to pick up your event-day packet, number, any additional merchandise, and, of course, stick around to hang with the community. As with all things FoCo, we encourage you to skip driving and just ride here! Grab your friends (and a bike lock + lights) and start the party early. We’ll have loads of extra bike racks available in the same outdoor space where we’ll hang. Check out these suggested bike routes on Strava:

• New Belgium Brewery to The Lyric

• Armstrong Hotel to The Lyric

• The Elizabeth Hotel to The Lyric

• CSU Dorms to The Lyric

Note: Friday’s packet pick up is at The Lyric Cinema only. Saturday’s is at New Belgium Brewing.

Join us from 12-4pm at the Topo Designs Fort Collins store for a FoCo Fondo hangout with our friends at Ombraz, Fat Tire, and Topo Chico! Bring your bike and we’ll host a short ride over to @thelyriccinema for packet pick-up & FoCo Fondo’s Kickoff Party. Ride leaves at 4pm. Store location: 130B S. College Ave. ✌️

Join us for a little pre-party at New Belgium for a bike-themed Tap Talks in the West Bar from 6-7:30pm. We have some excellent humans lined up who each do unique and incredible things and we can’t wait to hear their stories.

• Derek Teel of Dialed Health

• Brooke Goudy of Rowdy Goudy

• Kat Steele of WTF Bikes

We’ll be adding some more details on this event soon!!

*Note the new start time of 9am as we hit summer and that the shorter route has a different start location. The June training ride has two very adventurous options, centered around Pennock Pass. Both routes are pretty big with the amount of climbing and altitude and are much more fun with friends. You must fill out this waiver to attend. Grab our clothing reco’s from Pearl iZUMi for spring weather (& a discount code!) below.

How to download a route on Strava without Strava Premium.

Longer Route Riders:

9am start but otherwise the usual: New Belgium meet up at 8:30am, snacks from First Endurance and other treats. Longer Route.

Shorter Route Riders:

If you are opting for the shorter ride, be sure to Hitch-a-Ride! Meet at the New Belgium Matrix lot at 7:45am to Hitch-A-Ride or help others do so if you have room, 8:05am departure, 8:45am arrival at the start location and 9am roll. Melanated Lovelies will be the lanterne rouge on the shorter route to make sure everyone makes it back ok. They will also have First Endurance, Bobo’s, Bar-U-Eat, and extra water in their vehicle to share.. Shorter Route.

Complete the ride and be sure to tag us on Instagram (@focofondo) and join our Strava Club for a chance to win prizes throughout the year.

BIG THANKS TO MELANATED LOVELIES FOR BEING OUR LANTERNE ROUGE FOR OUR JUNE RIDE!

Melanated Lovelies is a Colorado-based cycling collective committed to the development of BIPOC riding and racing. Our vision is to inspire, prepare, and support riders of color as well as the broader cycling community. This is accomplished by:

• Sharing our experiences as BIPOC athletes and providing safe space for discourse therein.

• Motivating riders of color to participate in events (such as Foco Fondo!) and safely push their limits, if so desired.

• Empowering folx in the community to get across the line by serving and helping where needed.

Note: With the amount of climbing, it’s the perfect route to practice pacing up long climbs. It’s easy to go out too hard and you’ll pay for it as the climb keeps going and the air gets thinner. The higher the altitude, the longer it takes to recover from efforts.

ROUTES

Note: Post ride, special guest Pearl iZUMi will be in attendance at New Belgium with giveaways, special 30% codes for riders, raffling off a kit. Plus bringing fit kits and items from their Pro, Attack, and Expedition lines (& shoes!), so you can try stuff on and actually see things in person. More details below.

The May Training Ride has two great options. The longer route heads to Red Mountain and Soapstone for about 10 miles of single track. There are some rocky sections but they never seem to last long. Plus you get some pretty dope views along the way. Tubeless pretty much required and wider tires (40+) are going to be better. You could also skip the singletrack and circle back to meet the group at the exit of Red Mountain for a stellar alternate day. We’ll stash some water in Buckeye near here but we do recommend carrying more than you think you need.

• Longer Route

• Garmin GroupRide: EX5PZ7

The shorter route heads through Lory for some light single track for 32 miles and under 2000 feet of climbing. You’ll need a state park pass (is included with your car registration as of 2023 in Colorado. If you don’t have this, you can pick up a $4 bike day pass online). The ride isn’t no drop, rather, riders will be able to ride with similarly paced riders. There will also be a lanterne rouge on the shorter route to make sure everyone makes it back ok.

• Shorter Route (need a park pass)

• Garmin GroupRide: WS4WL3

How to download a route on Strava without Strava Premium.

Lanterne Rouge: Queer+ Bikes

BIG THANKS TO QUEER+ BIKES FOR BEING OUR LANTERNE ROUGE FOR OUR MAY RIDE!

Queer+ Bikes is a Fort Collins-based, queer-centered group, welcoming queer folks and allies who are committed to upholding safe space.

• We welcome all bodies, experiences, and genders on bikes!

• We strive to omit barriers to cycling by offering inclusive group rides, workshops, and a free gear closet.

• We value creating community just as much as we love riding bikes.

Snacks, Strava Club

We’ll be there a little early with some First Endurance hydration & Liquid Shots (use BIKESPORTS for 20% off), Bobo’s (use BIKESPORTS30 for 30% off), Chamois Butt’r, and some rotating surprises through the training series.

Complete the ride and be sure to tag us on Instagram (@focofondo) and join our Strava Club for a chance to win prizes throughout the year. We’ll stick around afterwards for a beer and food truck lunch.

Note: When you are on single track and there is a short, steep pitch, try putting some significant power down to push over the top. You’ll maintain a higher overall speed and are more likely to clear the pitch.

Pearl iZUMi Giveways, Fit Kits, and More:

New for 2024, the FoCo Fondo Beginner’s Clinic! Designed for the gravel curious, this low-stress clinic will cover some gravel basic skills as well as equipment and maintenance basics. Only 30 spots are available. Register now.

2024 Waiver.

** NOTE ** due to wet conditions, there is a new long route for Sunday. Enjoy the original long route after things have dried up- it’s so FUN.

The April ride has two distinct adventures: the longer route will now do a northern loop to Dead Pig Road and the shorter one covers some flatter bike paths…take note of the bits of single track along the sides and enjoy them if it’s not too muddy or icy! The ride departs from New Belgium Brewing at 10am.

Grab our clothing reco’s for late winter/early spring weather (& a discount code!) below. We’ll be there a little early with some First Endurance hydration & Liquid Shots (use BIKESPORTS for 20% off), Bobo’s (use BIKESPORTS30 for 30% off), Chamois Butt’r, and some rotating surprises through the training series.

Complete the ride and be sure to tag us on Instagram (@focofondo) and join our Strava Club for a chance to win prizes throughout the year. We’ll stick around afterwards for a beer and food truck lunch.

ROUTES:

• Longer Option. Use Garmin GroupRide code 6N4Z44 to stay connected with other riders.

• Shorter Option.

• The ride isn’t no drop, rather, riders will be able to ride with similarly paced riders. There will also be a lanterne rouge on the shorter route to make sure everyone makes it back ok.

• How to download a route on Strava without Strava Premium.

BIG THANKS TO THE FORT FOLLIES FOR BEING OUR LANTERNE ROUGE FOR OUR APRIL RIDE!

The Fort Follies are a group that seeks to empower women* in the Fort Collins area to be active and impactful members of our cycling community through riding, racing, and philanthropy. We strongly believe in a positive, supportive, and inclusive team, suited for women of all abilities and disciplines.

We aim to:

• Connect Fort Collins women on bikes through group rides, clinics, events, and races.

• Provide skills clinics and mechanical skills clinics to empower women to start racing and riding more.

• Be active community members to make women’s voice heard and their participation felt in their cycling community.

• Hold a strong presence in the grassroots racing series that takes place in the community

*The Follies are for all women, regardless of the sex they were identified as at birth.

Note: When you are on single track or narrow trails, the best practice is to look at where you want to go versus where you don’t want to go.

We’re kicking off our in-person rides with this one- come on out to meet and ride with new people! The ride departs from New Belgium Brewing at 10am.

Grab our clothing reco’s for late winter/early spring weather (& a discount code!) below. We’ll be there a little early with some First Endurance hydration & Liquid Shots (use BIKESPORTS for 20% off), Bobo’s (use BIKESPORTS30 for 30% off), Chamois Butt’r, and some rotating surprises through the training series.

Complete the ride and be sure to tag us on Instagram (@focofondo) and join our Strava Club for a chance to win prizes throughout the year. We’ll stick around afterwards for a beer and food truck lunch.

ROUTES:

• Longer route option.

• Shorter route option.

• The ride isn’t no drop, rather, riders will be able to ride with similarly paced riders. There will also be a lanterne rouge on the shorter route to make sure everyone makes it back ok.

BIG THANKS TO FIRST CITY CYCLING TEAM FOR BEING OUR LANTERNE ROUGE FOR OUR MARCH RIDE!

First City Cycling Team (FCCT) is a diverse group of Northern Colorado cyclists, with a shared passion for racing and supporting the racing community. We are consistently well represented at local and regional road, mountain and cyclocross races. FCCT is commited to developing the culture and community. Our approach is to identify members and sponsors who share our values and goals, and are motivated to work towards them together.

Note: As we move into in-person rides, it’s a great opportunity to work on pacing. You want to be able to complete the ride without blowing up and having to crawl back in. This often means being able to self-reflect early in the ride on if you are riding at a sustainable rate and being able to dial it back before it’s too late!

Event day! Head to The Routes for more details and don’t forget to register!

For the love of our volunteers and staff, please pick up your packet no later than today, in order to leave space for people who can only make it up for event day. Packet pick up will run from 12-8pm at New Belgium and will be located in the West Bar. You can also purchase additional merchandise and stick around New Belgium for a Fat Tire beer, or even better, a beer tour!

New Belgium is offering two special tours for FoCo Fondo rides this year at 1pm and 3pm. There are 25 person limits and the tour is $10 and includes beer and a special item!

This is the first of two opportunities to pick up your event-day packet, number, any additional merchandise, and, of course, stick around to have a Fat Tire at the brewery. Packet pick up will be located in the West Bar.

Kick off the weekend with a social gathering at “The Great Outdoors” space at The Lyric Cinema. We’ll have live music featuring Virgil Vigil, Fat Tire specials, food and drink for purchase, and some climbing fun care of Ascent Studio! The Lyric has invited us to stay after for a special outdoor showing of The Mummy at a discounted rate used code “fraserfondo”!

Just ride there! Grab your friends (and a bike lock + lights) and start the party early. Check out these suggested bike routes on Strava:

• Ascent Studio to The Lyric

• New Belgium Brewery to The Lyric

• Trek Store Fort Collins to The Lyric

• Armstrong Hotel to The Lyric

• The Elizabeth Hotel to The Lyric

If you do end up carpooling, you’re encouraged by the venue to find street parking on Hickory Street and not to park at Jax Sporting Goods.

This event is brought to you by Ascent Studio and Bike Sports.

*Note the new start time of 9am as we hit summer. And yes, we do know it’s Father’s Day, but unfortunately it’s the only weekend we are able to host the ride.

The June training ride has two very adventurous options, centered around a Cherokee Park loop that is central to the FoCo Fondo Triple Dog Dare You Route(!!). You must fill out this waiver to attend.

Longer Route Riders:

9am start but otherwise the usual: New Belgium meet up at 8:30am, snacks from First Endurance and JoJe and a post-ride Fat Tire from Chamois Butt’r (just have to find Zack or Whit for this). Longer route.

Shorter Route Riders:

Meet at the New Belgium Matrix lot at 7:45am to Hitch-A-Ride or help others do so if you have room, 8:15am departure, 8:45am arrival at the start location and 9am roll. Queer+ Bikes will be the lanterne rouge on the shorter route to make sure everyone makes it back ok. They will also have First Endurance, JoJe, and extra water in their vehicle to share. And they will also have a card to pay for that first round of Fat Tire from Chamois Butt’r on your return. Shorter route.

Complete the ride and be sure to tag us on Instagram (@focofondo) and join our Strava Club for a chance to win prizes throughout the year.

This free training ride series brought to you by Source Endurance, best in business for training athletes at any level!

Note: With the amount of climbing, it’s the perfect route to practice pacing up long climbs. It’s easy to go out too hard and you’ll pay for it as the climb keeps going and the air gets thinner. The higher the altitude, the longer it takes to recover from efforts.

BIG THANKS TO QUEER+ BIKES FOR BEING OUR LANTERNE ROUGE FOR OUR JUNE RIDE!

Queer+ Bikes is a Fort Collins-based, queer-centered group, welcoming queer folks and allies who are committed to upholding safe space.

• We welcome all bodies, experiences, and genders on bikes!

• We strive to omit barriers to cycling by offering inclusive group rides, workshops, and a free gear closet.

• We value creating community just as much as we love riding bikes.
  

Join the Fort Follies and FoCo Fondo for a free women’s gravel clinic led by NoCo gravel pros Starla Teddergreen and Hannah Shell  with support from Fort Collins’ own Whitney Allison. We’ll cover skills such as bike body separation, cornering, descending, emergency braking and group riding with time to practice in a closed environment before heading out for a short ride. Get ready for a fun morning of skills work and a ride to help you prepare to tackle one of the FoCo Fondo routes on July 23! Beginner to intermediate/advanced women and non-binary cyclists welcome!

Saturday, June 17, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm 

Free, registration required.

For junior registration, please email fortfollies@gmail.com for additional info.
The clinic is limited to the first 50 who register so register ASAP to ensure you get a spot!

Location: New Belgium Brewing - Short Track, Fort Collins, CO

Questions: fortfollies@gmail.com

Registration is first come, first serve, and open here.