April 2023 News

Club Camping Trip - August 18-20, 2023

Mark your calendar! Our camping trip this year will be atEstes Park on August 18-20, 2023. Registration for this event will be open by May 1st and we will send out a detailed email with more information.

Club Campsite Information

• 17 Hermit Park Rd, Estes Park, CO, Bobcat Camping Area

• 5 available campsites

• $100 for two nights

• Can accommodate up to six people

• 2 tents or 1 RV and a tent per site

• Parking for 2 cars

• Additional parking is available a short walk away

• Water and vault toilets are present but showers are not available.

Cabins are available to rent but you must make your own reservations. Contact club president Bill if you’d like more information ( board@fccycleclub.org )

Daily entrance permits are required, which costs $10 per day.

Three rides are planned, two on Saturday and one on Sunday. See the club calendar event for more details.

Check this beautiful area out! Horseback riding, trails to hike or mountain bike, and of course amazing road cycling! Hope to see you there.

Club Leadership

This will be Bill's last year as club president. We are so thankful for everything Bill has done to support this club. Please show him your thanks when you see him next!

We are looking for a new president starting in Fall 2023 - if you are interested please reach out to the board. ( board@fccycleclub.org )

Amy and Gary Presentation on Bike Touring - March 22, 2023

At the recent member meeting, Amy and Gary gave a presentation on their recent cross-country bike tour and gave a lot of great advice. It was very interesting and educational, so we decided to upload a video of the recording you can view here: Gary & Amy's Cross County Bike Tour - Member Meeting Presentation

Huge thanks to Amy and Gary for sharing!

Ride Leaders and Sweepers

We need YOU! As a club we need to do a better job of setting and maintaining the pace for our rides, especially the C group. Many potential new club members have been turned off by the ever-escalating pace of the C rides that always seem to be too fast. We are doubling our efforts to train and equip ride leaders and sweepers to help us be the welcoming, friendly cycling club we all want to be.

Please consider volunteering and/or helping when called upon. The training isn’t onerous, and you can be part of the solution. We will be augmenting the C routes with designated regrouping points to help slower riders catch up and help the group stay together.

Wanda’s Ride - August 12/13, 2023

Don’t forget about Wanda’s Ride this year, August 12th with the 13th as a rain date. We have confirmed the event will take place at Grey Rock Sports Grill this year. Reservations will open in May.

Jerseys for Sale

We still have 2 FCCC jerseys available for sale: one is Men's Large, the other is Women’s Medium. The cost is $71.

Are you interested in buying a different jersey, bibs, jacket, or other club-branded product? Please let us know via email toboard@fccycleclub.org. We are starting to plan another sale. There are minimum order quantities that we have to meet for each type of item, so we will only offer those with enough demand.

FoCo Fondo - July 23rd, 2023

FoCo Fondo is a local gravel ride hosted by Fat Tire Brewing which is coming up soon. The event features multiple route lengths from 12 to 128 miles and prices range from $50 to $165. Click here to register. They also host a series of free training rides, usually one per month.

Ride On!

Your FCCC Board of Directors