FoCo Fondo was born from curiosity, adventure, and a humble brag about the amazing bike-centric community in Fort Collins, CO, in 2015.

FoCo Fondo was dreamt up by Zack Allison and Jake Arnold, with Whitney Allison holding the rope those first couple of years. At the end of 2019, Zack and Whitney made the full leap to the mixed terrain lifestyle and racing scene and founded Bike Sports. Twenty-twenty brought the opportunity to bring FoCo Fondo under the Bike Sports umbrella. As with all things Bike Sports, they are committed to offering an excellent adventure with as much guidance as you wish, pushing limits, and keeping things fun…and a little weird. Pushing to new limits of participation, racing, exploration, and general enjoyment of bike events and vacations by bike, we’re proud of our community, our event, and we can’t wait to share FoCo Fondo with you in 2024.

Starting in 2025, Friends of FoCo Fondo, a 501(c)(3), took the Leadership Program, scholarship, clinics, childcare offerings, and Safe Routes to School donations under its umbrella to bring more stability to these programs. Learn more about Friends of FoCo Fondo.

Photo by Taylor Chase

This amazing crew does it all at FoCo Fondo, along with a solid gaggle of volunteers and a motley crew of local businesses and our families. There’s no corporate backing, there’s no offices, just us, throwing you one big badass bike party at FoCo Fondo.

  • A man with a beard and curly hair wearing sunglasses, a cap backwards, a turquoise T-shirt with a yellow triangle and pink text 'Bike Sports', beige shorts, and a black watch, smiling and engaging in a conversation outdoors with a group of people.

    Zack Allison

    FOUNDER

    Heavy lifter, map nerd, aid station snack tester.

  • A woman wearing a wide-brimmed hat with a colorful band, holding a microphone, speaking outdoors at an event with a crowd in the background.

    Whitney Allison

    OWNER

    Organizer, the glue, wrangler of Zack, dreamer.

  • A woman smiling and working on a MacBook at an outdoor event under a canopy with trees in the background, wearing a white cap and a black jacket.

    Jess Cooper

    FIXER

    Catalyst, recovering perfectionist, doer of things.

  • A woman wearing a black cap with 'Queer Gravel' written on it, sunglasses, colorful peace sign earrings, and a pink T-shirt with a collage-style graphic.

    Lauren Mehl

    MASTER ADMIN

    Professional Canva artist, party planner, process geek.