Special Event Permit Detail

Application Information

ID: 7109   Event: Venus de Miles
Status:
Application Date: 03/20/2023    Event Date: 08/26/2023
Organization: Greenhouse Partners   Phone:
Address:

Contact 1

Name: Mariel McCown
Address: 1820 Folsom St
Boulder CO 80302
Email: Send email

Contact 2

Name: Saul Huerta
Address:

Email: Send email

Event Information

Permit Type(s): County Road
Website: https://www.venusdemiles.com/
Location:
Please see attached cue sheet and maps

Description:
Additional affected zip codes:
80517
80510

Please see attached documents for detailed information regarding the county roads permit requirements.

Venus de Miles is Colorado’s original and largest all-women’s road ride and finish festival. Women from around Colorado and across the country ride together for sisterhood and community, ending at an iconic finish festival with food, drinks, live music, wellness activities, and more.

Venus de Miles encourages all riders to fundraise for Greenhouse Scholars, an education nonprofit that cultivates extraordinary leaders to change low-income families and communities. They are creating results through the transformative power of higher education by working with the most inspiring role models from our country’s lowest resourced communities. A portion of all Venus de Miles profits as well as all fundraising dollars go directly to Greenhouse Scholars.
 
Participants are expected from all over Colorado, in addition to neighboring states. We are targeting 1200 riders for our 16th year and will continue in Lyons for our 3rd year at Bohn Park. Venus originally started in Longmont at Prospect Park but moved to Lyons after 12 years. We are estimating 50 spectators to be spread throughout the course, in addition to 150 volunteers.




Estimated Participants: 1300   Estimated Spectators: 0

Food / Alcohol:
  Food is being served: VENDOR
 Alcohol IS being served.

Hours:
   Sat. 08/26/2023: 5:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Attachments:

• 7109_2023_Operations_Plan.pdf
• 7109_Larimer_County_Attn_Risk_Management_1.pdf
• 7109_Venus_de_Miles_2023-_100-Mile_Course.pdf
• 7109_Venus_de_Miles_2023-_30-Mile_Course.pdf
• 7109_Venus_de_Miles_2023-_64-Mile_Course.pdf
• 7109_Venus_de_Miles_2023_Cuesheet__Traffic_Plan_Updated.xlsx
• 7109_Venus_de_Miles_2023_Emergency_Medical_Plan.docx
• 7109_Venus_de_Miles_2023_Site__Parking_Plan.pdf

Additional Information Submitted by Applicant

1. Date Submitted: 03/21/2023
We understand organized bike tours historically have not been able to travel up to Carter Lake due to boating traffic congestion. However, we are hoping to offer the Carter Lake section as an option only to those riding our 66-mile course. We have planned an alternate route for riders to continue straight on S County Rd 29 instead of turning right onto Pole Hill Rd up to the lake, and are estimating that half of our 66-mile riders will choose this option. We hope that the low volume of cyclists choosing this option in this area over a short amount of time will make this option possible. We sincerely appreciate your consideration.

2. Date Submitted: 03/31/2023
The routes do not enter Fort Collins city limits.

3. Date Submitted: 03/31/2023
Updated course maps and cue sheets for 30-mile, 64-mile, 100-mile are attached. Full cue sheet timing and traffic plan coming soon.

4. Date Submitted: 03/31/2023
Updated full cue sheet with timing/traffic plan, updated Operations plan.

5. Date Submitted: 04/07/2023
COI

Reviewing Agency Comments/Status

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Berthoud Fire

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City of Fort Collins

City of Loveland Permit Coordinator

Colorado State Patrol

County Clerk and Recorder

Engineering

Health

Larimer County Emergency Management

Loveland Fire

Northern Water (Chimney Hollow Reservoir Project)

Parks & Open Lands

Poudre Fire Authority

Poudre Valley Hospital

Risk Management

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Sheriff

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