FORT COLLINS CYCLING CLUB MEMBER MEETING

 Tuesday February 23rd at 6 o'clock. 

 Arrive between 5 and 6 PM to informally start with some socializing....

 C. B. & Potts Restaurant and Brewery in the Collindale Golf Course clubhouse meeting-room, 1441 E. Horsetooth Road, Fort Collins... 970-226-0148. 

Presenter Kathy Collier is to preview upcoming major events concentrating on local and regional events of 2025. (Also see the Bicycle Colorado calendar).  Some of the events fill quickly, and registration can start in December or early-January:

• Colorado Rides
  

1. Old Man Winter Bike Rally & Run, February 7th, 2027, Lyons
2. Iron Horse Bicycle Classic, late-May 2027, road and gravel events, Durango 
3. Ride To End ALZ, June 6th, 2026, Fort Collins!
4. Freedom Tour Classic, June 20, 2026, Fort Collins!
5. Bike MS Colorado, June 13th and 14th, 2026, Greeley
6. Triple Bypass, July 11th, 2026, Evergreen-to-Vail
7. Tour De Steamboat, August 22nd, 2026, Steamboat Springs
8. Bob Cook Memorial Blue Sky Hillclimb, July 25th, 2026, Idaho Springs
9. 719 Challenge Ride, July 18th, 2026, Colorado Springs. 
10. Courage Classic Bicycle Tour, July 18th & 19th, 2026, Copper Mountain
11. Copper Triangle, August 1st, 2026, Copper Mountain Resort
12. Broadmore Cycle To The Summit, August 8th, 2026, Cascade, (Pikes Peak hill climb)
13. Stonewall Century Ride, August 8th, 2026, La Veta
14. Colorado's Ride, August 9th through 14th, 2026, southwestern Colorado
15. Buffalo Bicycle Classic, September 13th, 2026, a Sunday, Boulder
16. Tour of the Moon, September 12th, 2026, Grand Junction
17.  Tour de Vineyards, September 19th, 2026, Palisade Fruit & Wine Byway (& Reeder Mesa?)
18. Mountains To Desert Classic, September 26th, 2026, starts from Telluride or Norwood or Ridgeway: finishing in Gateway 
19. The Denver Century, September 26th, 2026, Denver

• Out-of-Colorado Organized Rides

1. Cycle Zydeco, April 23rd - 27th, 2025, (every year, the week after Easter), Louisiana
2. America's Most Beautiul Bike Ride, June 1st, 2025, Stateline, Nevada, circling Lake Tahoe
3. Mickelson Trail, June 1st through 7th, Custer, South Dakota
4. Big BAM (Bike Across Missouri), June 2nd - 8th & October 6th - 12th, 2024, Missouri
5. Seattle To Portland, July 12th & 13th, 2025, Washington 
6. Cycle The Erie Canal, July 12th through 20th, Buffalo to Albany, New York
7. Tour De Wyoming, several days in July13th through 18th, Wyoming
8. RAGBRAI, July 19th - 26th, 2025, Iowa
9. Pan-Mass Challenge,  August 2nd & 3rd, 2025, Massachusetts
10. Enchanted Circle, August 9th, 2025, Taos, New Mexico area
11. Four Peaks Gran Fondo, August ?, Idaho
12. DALMAC, Labor Day weekend tour, Michigan. Registration opens February 1st. 
13. Tour de Tahoe, September 7th, 2025, South Shore Lake Tahoe, Nevada

 A useful app for locating various kinds of cycling events: Gran Fondo Guide

 Boat and Bike Tours: international tours

Dinner is available from the limited, special menu for us. Your dinner and drink purchases can help defray the cost of renting the room.

This event is for everyone, even non-members: No registration is required!