FORT COLLINS CYCLING CLUB PUBLIC MEETING

 Tuesday February 24th at 6:30. 

 Everyone is welcome to arrive between 5:30 and 6:30 PM for informal socializing and/or to order your dinner and eat. Dinner is available from the limited, special menu.

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

 Members are encouraged to bring guests who are interested in cycling and potentially club membership. We ask that attendees register in advance on the club event calendar to help us coordinate server coverage with the venue.  Note that C.B. & Potts provides the room free of charge, so it's good if we order a reasonable amount of food from the special menu, and drinks. 

 Our special guest, Becca Walkinshaw, may be presenting on goal-setting and mentoring(?) 

 Alternatively, ... Kathy Collier previews upcoming major events concentrating on local and regional events of 2026. (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 1st, 2026, Lyons
2. Iron Horse Bicycle Classic, May 22nd through 24th, 2026, road and gravel events, Durango 
3. Ride To End ALZ, June 6th, 2026, Fort Collins!
4. Freedom Tour Classic, June 20th, 2026, Fort Collins!
5. Bike MS Colorado, June 13th & 14th, 2026, Boulder
6. Triple Bypass, July 11th, 2026, Evergreen-to-Avon (Double Bypass: Empire-to-Avon)
7. 719 Ride, (late-July?), Colorado Springs. Registration opens in March ....
8. Courage Classic Bicycle Tour for Children's Hospital, July 18th & 19th, 2026, Copper Mountain
9. Bob Cook Memorial Mount Blue Hill Climb, July 25th, 2026, Idaho Springs 
   
10. Copper Triangle, 20th Anniversary, August 1st, 2026, Copper Mountain Resort
11. Broadmore Cycle To The Summit, August 8th, 2026, Pikes Peak (hill climb)
12. Stonewall Century Ride, August 8th, 2026, La Veta
13. Venus de Miles, August?, 2026?, Lyons? 
    
14. Colorado's Ride, August 9th through 13th, 2026, Crested Butte, Colorado
15. Tour de Steamboat, August 22nd, 2026, Steamboat Springs 
    
16. Buffalo Bicycle Classic, September?, 2026?, Boulder?
17. Tour of the Moon , September 12th, 2026, Grand Junction
18.  Tour de Vineyards, September 19th, 2026, Palisade Fruit & Wine Byway (& Reeder Mesa?)
19. Mountains To Desert Classic, September 26th, 2026, finishing in Gateway 
20. The Denver Century, September 26th, 2026, Denver

• United States (Not In Colorado) Organized Rides

1. Cycle Zydeco, April 8th - 12th, 2026, (the week after Easter), Louisiana
2. America's Most Beautiul Bike Ride, June 7th, 2026, Stateline, Nevada, circling Lake Tahoe
3. Mickelson Trail, June 14th through 20th, 2026, Black Hills of South Dakota
4. Big BAM (Bike Across Missouri), June 7th through 13th & October 11th - 17th, 2026, Missouri
5. Seattle To Portland, July?, Washington 
6. Cycle The Erie Canal, July?, Buffalo to Albany, New York
7. Tour De Wyoming, July12th through 17th, 2026, Wyoming
8. RAGBRAI, July 18th - 25th, 2026, Iowa
9. Pan-Mass Challenge,  August 1st & 2nd, 2026, Massachusetts
10. Enchanted Circle, August 8th, 2026, Taos, New Mexico area
11. Four Peaks Gran Fondo, August?, Idaho
12. DALMAC, Labor Day weekend tour, Michigan. Registration opens February 1st. 

•  Useful for locating various kinds of cycling events: 
• • Gran Fondo Guide
  • Boat and Bike Tours: international tour