Cyclists are likely to wake up to perfect conditions Saturday morning for the 41st Iron Horse Bicycle Classic. The Iron Horse will kick off at 7 a.m. with the main event – the 47-mile climb to Silverton – when the field of 1,000 timed riders departs from Durango High School.
No major hiccups whatsoever,” said Iron Horse Director Gaige Sippy.
Durango’s Ned Overend won his fifth Iron Horse title in 2011 at age 55 but has not raced competitively this year and acknowledged he could be rusty.
“Racing hasn’t fit with my schedule,” he said. Overend won his first Iron Horse in 1983.
The change is part choice and part bad luck.
No major hiccups whatsoever,” said Iron Horse Director Gaige Sippy.
Durango’s Ned Overend won his fifth Iron Horse title in 2011 at age 55 but has not raced competitively this year and acknowledged he could be rusty.
“Racing hasn’t fit with my schedule,” he said. Overend won his first Iron Horse in 1983.
The change is part choice and part bad luck.
Video technology is making its Iron Horse debut this year. No longer. Iron Horse co-founder Ed Zink, who also owns Mountain Bike Specialists, attributes the high demand to consistency.
“(The Iron Horse) is reliable year after year,” he said. Based on a Fort Lewis College study, Sippy estimates the Iron Horse brings an annual $2 million to the Durango economy, including $75,000 in sales-tax revenue.
Registration is still open for all events except the citizens tour and certain road race classes.
There’s not many road races where a bear joins you for a little bit.”
Kris Oyler, co-founder of Steamworks Brewing Co., also noticed an increase in tourists before and after the Iron Horse.
Stage 1 of the USA Pro Cycling Challenge kicks off in Durango Aug. 20.
The restaurant was packed Sunday afternoon as riders competing in the mountain bike race went inside the brewery and down a ramp off the balcony into a packed crowd cheering them on.
The brewery first had a race go through the building in a 2001 race, and the crew decided to resurrect the idea for last year’s 40th Iron Horse.
“We had a ton of people comment on the ride through Steamworks. “It’s gaining momentum for sure,” said Gaige Sippy, Iron Horse director. Sunday proved to be another success for local businesses with races being held downtown.
Restaurants weren’t alone in their sales; local hotels also experienced the weekend’s rush.
“We had a fabulous weekend,” said Barb Richter, front-desk manager of the Strater Hotel. “Other than the gnarly wind on Saturday, we had a nice Iron Horse weekend,” Sippy said. “Overall, Mother Nature was pretty darn kind.
Steamworks Brewing Co. in Durango, Colorado, isn't a sports bar. Steamworks worked with race officials to route the mountain bike course throughtheir bar, entering via a removed plate-glass window by the brewing company's front door, cycling to the immediate left of rows of tap-handles (and the bar itself), then exiting via a steep ramp off the back deck.
"All bike races should go through a bar," said Mitch Hoke, the men's Iron Horse mountain bike champion, to The HuffPost.
Stage 1 of the USA Pro Cycling Challenge kicks off in Durango Aug. 20.
The restaurant was packed Sunday afternoon as riders competing in the mountain bike race went inside the brewery and down a ramp off the balcony into a packed crowd cheering them on.
The brewery first had a race go through the building in a 2001 race, and the crew decided to resurrect the idea for last year’s 40th Iron Horse.
“We had a ton of people comment on the ride through Steamworks. “It’s gaining momentum for sure,” said Gaige Sippy, Iron Horse director. Sunday proved to be another success for local businesses with races being held downtown.
Restaurants weren’t alone in their sales; local hotels also experienced the weekend’s rush.
“We had a fabulous weekend,” said Barb Richter, front-desk manager of the Strater Hotel. “Other than the gnarly wind on Saturday, we had a nice Iron Horse weekend,” Sippy said. “Overall, Mother Nature was pretty darn kind.
Steamworks Brewing Co. in Durango, Colorado, isn't a sports bar. Steamworks worked with race officials to route the mountain bike course throughtheir bar, entering via a removed plate-glass window by the brewing company's front door, cycling to the immediate left of rows of tap-handles (and the bar itself), then exiting via a steep ramp off the back deck.
"All bike races should go through a bar," said Mitch Hoke, the men's Iron Horse mountain bike champion, to The HuffPost.
People inside Steamworks were going nuts. Following the ramp, we took a hard left hand turn. In addition to the race, McEachron tells us Steamworks transformed their back parking lot into a trails demonstration (think technical biking over logjams, gigantic boulders, etc.) with a beer garden.
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