Spring Dirt Pile Short Track Race #1 @ New Belgium Brewery - 2025

SPRING DIRT PILE SHORT TRACK BIKE RACES @ NEW BELGIUM BREWERY

SIX RACES: APRIL 29, MAY 6, 13, 20, 27 and JUNE 3
Online registration ONLY (closes at noon on race day)

Hosted by: Send Town Bike Club, a local 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to getting kids on bikes in Fort Collins, courtesy of New Belgium Brewing.

Along with our Community Partners, we're excited to welcome you and your family to some fun evenings! With strider through adult categories, there’s no other event like this Tuesday night bike racing tradition in Northern Colorado. Get ready for super-fresh-for-Spring course designs, a continued focus on youth participants, food trucks, beer garden, volunteer opportunities, and more!

The races are also our most significant fundraiser, supporting our mission: Cultivating a lifelong passion for cycling through adventure and community.

REGISTRATION & RACE DAY

• Registration & completed waiver required to race or ride on the course, no exceptions
  
• Kids-Strider, Kids-Beginner & Kids-Intermediate categories race for FREE! (optional donation per ticket)
  • Post race treats for kids categories provided by YOUR local bike shops, Friends of the Dirt Pile
  • Kids category racers must register each week (no series registration available)
  • Those 18 and under racing in full course categories receive a 50% discount using code ONLYFOR18UNDER
• Age 19 and over race for $15
  • Racers are eligible for end of series prizes, including a New Belgium Brewing cruiser bike, items from other partners and more!
  • "Entire Series" registration is only available before the first race and not available for free categories
• Additional optional donations are encouraged in all categories, with all proceeds going directly to our scholarship fund, enhancing coach training, and supporting youth programming 
• Parking is in the big empty lot on the New Belgium property, located on the North side of Buckingham, just west of Lemay
  • There is absolutely NO PARKING ON THE NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS!
  • Please, NO PUBLIC NUDITY when changing clothes for your race!
    
    

TIMES & CATEGORIES

4:00pm - Event opens

4:20pm - Kids-Striders: Strider-only course for laps upon laps of fun! - presented by THE WOMEN'S CLINIC OF NORTHERN COLORADO

4:35pm - Kids-Beginner: Beginner kids pedal bike course, featuring the shortest pedal course length with a dirt/gravel surface around the water treatment plant (recommended for ages 4 - 8, depending on experience) - presented by ORTHOPAEDIC & SPINE CENTER OF THE ROCKIES

4:55pm - Kids-Intermediate:  - presented by TRAILCRAFT CYCLES

5:25pm - Beginner (adult/all ages): Full Dirt Pile course, fewest laps - presented by CONNELL RESOURCES

5:30pm - Advanced-Juniors: Full Dirt Pile course, featuring very steep grades, loose soil, and more challenges; this is a very difficult course and juniors must be able to ride it unassisted! (recommended for experts ages 12+)

6:15pm - Intermediate (adult/all ages): Full Dirt Pile course, more laps - presented by SOUKUP BUSH & ASSOCIATES, CPAs

7:00pm - Open, SS (adult/all ages): Full Dirt Pile course, even more laps! - presented by NCAP: NORTHERN COLORADO ANESTHESIA PROFESSIONALS

7:01pm - Expert, Klunker & Uni-Cycle (adult/all ages): Full Dirt Pile course, the most fun?! (note: Klunker & Uni will start immediately following expert wave)

We look forward to seeing you at the events!

FAQ

• Where do I park and how is the venue laid out?
  

• What kind of racing is this?
  Our Spring events can be classified as short track mountain bike racing, which is a fast-paced mass-start format that takes place on a short, dirt circuit on which multiple laps are completed.
• Which category should I register for?
  If it's your first time, start with Beginner and see how it goes!
• The category I am trying to register is full, can I still race?
  Unfortunately, due to safety reasons, we cannot allow additional racers if a category is full. Come hang out though (heckling encouraged), and race the next week!
• What kind of bike do kids need to participate in the Kids & Junior races?
  These courses consist of a combination of gravel road and singletrack/dirt trail. A mountain bike is recommended, but any bike with tires that are not slick will do. Bikes with slick/road tires are not safe to race.
• Which category should I register my kid for?
  If it's their first time and their confidently/independently pedaling on mixed surfaces, the Kids-Beginner category is the best place to start! More experienced kids tend to race in the Kids-Intermediate category, and the most experienced, expert level older kids race Juniors-Advanced (note: this is the full dirt pile course and they may be racing amongst adults-IT IS VERY CHALLENGING with steep climbs, descents, offer camber section, and more). Do not register for this category if you are not familiar with the terrain and rider ability requirements.
• I am interested in volunteering at the races, who should I talk to?
  Thank you...we'd love your help! Please contact us at races@sendtown.org.
• I have questions or concerns before, during or after an event, who can I talk to?
  Please find a race coordinator on site or email races@sendtown.org.