1. Skip to navigation
  2. Skip to content
  3. Skip to sidebar


Ride de’ Rist Citizen’s Hill Climb Ride

Rist Canyon Road Ride

Ride de’ Rist Citizen’s Hill Climb Ride

  • 2010 Results Here
  • 2010 Rist Photo’s
  • Take a Survey Here, and Help us make the event better for 2011.
  • See you next year~

    June 4th Old Town Late Registration: 4:30pm - 7:30pm

    Directions To Old Town

    June 5th Race Day Masonville

    Directions To Masonville

    Event Registration

  • Weekend Ride/ Race Times Flier
  • Ride de Rist Citizen’s Race Cost $38.00; Includes: T-shirt, Food, Goodie Bag, Great Sag Stations, Full Neutral support, Wheel Cars, A great BBQ Lunch, A Beverage of Choice/Soft Drink or Beer. Official Time (Medals)

    Packet Pickup and Registration

    June 4th: Late Registration and packet pick-up will run from 4:00pm – 7:30pm at the Old Town square (follow the signs from the bike kiosk). No Day of Registration! Pre-Registered Riders, Saturday 6:00am pick up Number & Packet or 30 minutes before your race time!

    Rist Canyon Road Ride
    Rist Canyon Road Ride

    Citrizen’s Packet Pickup/Registration

  • Packet Pickup and Registration,
  • June 4th - Late Registration and packet pick-up will run from 4:30pm – 7:30pm at the Old Town square (follow the signs from the bike kiosk).No Day of Event Registration. Pre-Registered Riders, Number & Packet can also be picked pickup on race day 30 minutes before your race time!

  • Registration /Packet Pickup & other Saturday Events Here:
  • June 5th Saturday Rist Canyon Event Maps:
  • Top of Rist Spectator & Vehicle Parking Information
  • Full Support Feed and Drop Zone
  • Rist Canyon Hill Climb Race Map
  • Masonville Detailed Staging/Parking Map
  • Directions to Masonville From Denver Map “46 Miles”
  • Register for the Ride Here
  • Rist Full Ride Map Here
  • Directions To Old Town

    Directions To Masonville

    ACA Cycling Road Race

    Stay the night June 4th

    $29.75 per person to stay at the Hilton with breakfast~ The Hilton is going all out for ACA Racers & FCCF Citizen Riders. The pricing is absolutely incredible! Room booking is $119 per night, up to 4 people per room or $109.00 for up to two per room. Each guest staying in the Choice Hotel will receive an incredible Hilton breakfast included in the price. Imagine, just $29.75 a night per person on a four person room, including breakfast and all of the action of the FCCF! Enjoy staying at one of the most beautiful hotels that Fort Collins has to offer. Reserve your room now! Book Your Room Here

    Citizens Rist Canyon Road Ride
    Rist Canyon Road Ride

    Bike Rentals

    Rental Bikes: First Come First Serve. Rental Rep Joe Bagley 970-224-5857
    New World Sports Rentals

    Join hundreds of cycling enthusiasts for a weekend of biking one of northern Colorado’s best kept secrets: Rist Canyon. The pros will do it, and so can you by registering for the Citizen’s Rist Canyon Road Ride. This citizen timed ride is suitable for riders of all levels: feel the life-changing challenge of the 9-mile ascent to the top of Rist Canyon. Don’t worry, your adrenaline will keep you going!

    Atop the canyon, take a moment and catch your breath with a free photo opportunity and preserve your triumph.

    While you are catching your breath and enjoying the majestic scenery of the top of Rist Canyon enjoy a cool drink and some food from our supported tent area. Feel free to stay a while and cheer on your friends as they finish to the top! But that’s not all the fun! Stay a bit longer and watch the ACA racers crank up the last few switch backs or head out of the final 19 miles of mostly down hill. The Pro Classes run at 9:50am So by 11:15am ish they will be hitting the top for you to cheer your favorite team!

    Next, you’ll descend the Buckhorn Canyon with its fields of wild flowers, small villages and historical areas. The valleys open up to scenic red canyons that give way to bright blue sky: landscape that can only truly be appreciated on the saddle of your bike!

    Citizen Rides – Ride de Rist, fully supported Sag stations. All citizens are given a time to the top of Rist Canyon, be part of the action at your pace.

    Once back in Masonville cool off under the big top tent for a great view of the rocky mountains, BBQ, Beer and Live Bluegrass music. Cool off with a huge water mist cooling fan. Music 11:30am - 2:00pm

    SocialTwist Tell-a-Friend