Fort Collins Bicycling

Bicycling is very popular in Colorado. Fort Collins is a bicycle-friendly city with its miles of bicycle lanes and paths. The Bicycle Master Plan envisions Fort Collins as a world-class city for bicycling. It is a city where people of all ages and abilities have access to a comfortable, safe, and connected network of bicycle facilities, and where bicycling is an integral part of daily life and the local cultural experience. The Bicycle Master Plan, published in 2014, set a vision for the year 2020, when one in five people would ride a bike, and bicycle-related crashes would be fewer than 2014.

Bicycling has long been a part of the fabric of life in Fort Collins. Recognized as one of the best cities in the United States for bicycling, Fort Collins is rated a Platinum-level Bicycle Friendly Community by the League of American Bicyclists and ranked among the top 10 best U.S. cities for bicycling by Bicycling Magazine. Through the efforts of dedicated citizens, City leaders and staff, and the business community, Fort Collins has established a supportive environment for bicycling and a strong bicycle culture. The 2014 Bicycle Master Plan built upon the significant existing investments in bicycling in Fort Collins, recognizing the importance of bicycling in the development of a healthy and safe community, and the opportunity for bicycling to become a mainstream transportation mode.

The 2014 Plan embraces a forward-thinking and cost-effective approach to bicycle infrastructure, route connectivity, policies, and programs, and was oriented around the target year 2020 in Fort Collins, where: 20 percent of people will commute by bicycle. A balance of genders will bicycle. There will be zero bicycle fatalities. The number and severity of bicycle-related crashes will be lower than 2014. There will be a 162-mile low-stress bicycle network. 80 percent of residents will live within one quarter mile of a low-stress bicycle route. All neighborhoods will have access to a low-stress bicycle route. The City will have implemented a protected bike lane demonstration program. 8,000 K-12 students will receive bicycle education annually. Participation in the Citys bicycle education and outreach programs will reflect the demographic and socio-economic breakdown of the Fort Collins population. The number of residents participating in the Citys education and outreach programs will have doubled. 55 percent of residents will find it very easy to travel by bicycle. Childhood and adult obesity rates will be lower. Greenhouse gas emissions will be 20 percent lower than 2005 levels. The sport of cycling consists of professional and amateur races, which are held mostly in continental Europe, the United States, and Asia. Bicycle racing is widespread in Europe and the United States. Use of the bicycle as a mode of transportation is particularly important in non-Western nations and in flatter countries, some of which, like the Netherlands, have a widespread system of bicycle paths. The sport of bicycle racing in Colorado and around Fort Collins has grown and consists of the following:

Road cycling: A competition format with mass start events, where riders ride primarily on paved roads simultaneously (though sometimes with a handicap) and race to a set finish point; and time trials, where individual riders or teams race a course alone against the clock. Cyclocross: A steeplechase, but on a bike, with off-road courses that can consist of grass, dirt, sand, mud, pavement, short, steep hills, off-camber sections, and a few obstacles. The obstacles may include low, wood planks called barriers, stairs, steep hills, or logs. Track: A closed, banked oval. Mountain bike: The competitive bicycle sport discipline of mountain biking held on off-road, rugged terrain. BMX: Riders are tested on dirt tracks with rollers, jumps, and turns to challenge their skills. A consortium (called Friends of Bikers) of local bicycle businesses in conjunction with Larimer County and Fort Collins sponsor amateur bicycling competitions. Cyclocross, track, and BMX racing is conducted on confined tracks. Road cycling and mountain bike competitions are held over wide, diverse terrain. The logistics of road cycling and mountain bike competitions are challenging and require large numbers of staff and volunteers to conduct competitions. For example, a road cycling competition can cover 20 to 100 miles of roadway spanning state and counties roads. Mountain bike competitions can cover 15 to 50 miles of open paths, dirt roads, and federal, state, and local open space and parks. It takes personnel resources to study and locate potential competition locations and race ways. It takes even more personnel to build a racecourse for competition. On roadways and mountain trails, the racecourse must be marked so that the competitors can follow the course from beginning to end. Finally, it takes personnel to execute a competition in order to ensure that competitors follow a racecourse without error or cheating. Friends of Bikers (FOB) sponsor a road cycling and mountain bike season of competitions.

The competitive road cycling and mountain bike competition is an organized league. There are 9 road cycling and 9 mountain bike events scheduled for the season. The seasonal events permit competitors to compete individually as well as a team (up to 3 competitors per team). When a team participates in a competition, each team member can individually complete a competition and the best finish is the team result. Alternatively, a team can complete a competition by each team member completing a portion of the road or mountain race. For example, a two-person team can complete a racecourse with one team member completing 60% of the course and the second team member completing 40% of the course. When this option is utilized by a team, the minimum portion of a race that a single team member can complete is 25%. In this format, the results of the team are the combined results of the two members. Competitors must register to become a member of the league. A fee is charged to offset operating costs and is applied on a sliding scale based upon age:

18-35: $400 36-65: $300 Over 65: $200 Competitors are required to sign a medical waiver and submit a medical affidavit from an M.D. validating the competitors physical health status being good enough for competitive biking.

In order to establish competition venues, a special committee, Racecourse Selection Committee (RSC), is set up to study and locate competition locations and race ways. The committees work is guided by criteria established for a racecourse difficulty level. For the season, 3 difficulty levels are defined for each racing class (road and mountain).

Level of Difficult

Road Race

Mountain Bike

Extreme difficult

Course length 81-100 miles

% length with hills 67-100%

Elevation change over 10000 feet

% established pathway 1-33%

Moderate difficult

Course length 61-80 miles

% length with hills 34-67%

Elevation change 6000-10000 feet

% established pathway 34-67%

Least difficult

Course length 40-60 miles

% length with hills 1-33%

Elevation change over 2000-4000 feet

% established pathway 68-100%

Building a roadway or mountain trail is the responsibility of the Racecourse Construction Committee (RCC). The committee works with local government agencies and law enforcement agencies to get required permits and law enforcement cooperation on the day of competitions. For example, a road race might require traffic management along a roadway to ensure competitors have unimpeded flow during a race. The committees work also consists of going into the field and marking the roadway so that the racecourse direction is always known by competitors.

When a competition is conducted, the Raceday Execution Committee (REC) is responsible for management and oversight of the race event. The REC also evaluates the final race results and declares the recipient of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place team and individual winners. The winners are determined by the lowest finish time. However, competitors have the right to file a grievance against a competitor based upon the belief that the competitor unfairly, negatively impacted their finish time. The REC must review and decide on the legitimacy of the grievance. If the grievance is upheld, the competitor against whom the grievance is filed is disqualified.

Friends of Bikers is implementing new technology to improve race execution. On race days, competitors will wear a jersey fitted with a transponder. A transponder is a small radio set that upon receiving a designated signal emits a radio signal of its own that is used especially for the detection, identification, and location of objects for relaying communications signals. When marking a racecourse, RCC will set up a racecourse equipped with a device that signals the marker number and its location. During a race, the transponder recognizes this signal and generates a return signal identifying the competitor id, bicycle id, and confirmation that the bicyclist passed the marker location. The return signal is recorded by receiving software and transmitted via wireless service to a cloud platform. In addition, the racecourse markers are fitted with special cameras that take and transmit images of competitors passing the marker. These images are also transmitted to the same cloud platform used for storage of competitor progression information. In this manner, REC can validate every competitor and their progression throughout the racecourse. This approach virtually eliminates cheating since REC can determine if any competitor did not progress entirely through the racecourse. At the end of the season, REC reviews league standings, determined the overall winners, and awards the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place team and individual winners with trophies.

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