Memorial Day weekend is upon us! It’s the unofficial kickoff to Durango’s summer season, and also the weekend locals welcome the 49 th Annual Iron Horse Bicycle Classic. More About the Iron Horse Classic from The Durango Team Please visit the IHBC website for more specifics about COVID policies as they continue to be updated Any level of festival or expo offerings.Given the strict COVID guidelines the IHBC will not offer the following for 2021: 5/28 & 5/29: King and Queen of the Mountain.10:00 am – 4:00 pm: Subaru Mountain Bike Race.8:30 am: La Strada La Plata Gravel Ride.9:45 am – 11:00 am: Road Race Awards ongoing at podium finish line (Approx.
9:00 am – 1:00 pm: Race and Citizen Tour finish at Memorial Park in Silverton.8:15 am: Start of Pedal Assist E-bike Tour to Purgatory: East Second Avenue & 30th Street.8:15 am: Start of Quarter Horse to Purgatory: East Second Avenue & 30th Street.8:00 am: Start of McDonald’s Citizens Tour to Silverton: East Second Avenue & 30th Street.7:30 am: Start of Cocoa Cola Road Race to Silverton: East Second Avenue & 30th Street.7:15 am: Start of Pedal Assist Tour to Silverton: East Second Avenue & 30th Street.The variety of cycling events and family-friendly activities make the Iron Horse one of the grandest biking events in the Southwest. Whether you are a rider or a spectator, an enthusiast or a hobbyist, we have events sure to delight and awe you. We are thrilled to invite the public to the 49th annual Iron Horse Bicycle Classic, a classic three-day cycling festival held each Memorial Day weekend in stunning Durango, Colorado. Historical & Event information courtesy of Not bad for a town of only 16,000 people nestled in the mountains of Southwest Colorado! In 2011 the IHBC had over 3500 participants in 5 events.
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There has been a full weekend of events every Memorial Day for the past 42 years. There have been criteriums, circuit races, road races, tours, BMX races, Trials, dual slaloms, team trail rides, and mountain bike races. Over the years several events have been added to the classic train race. And familiar faces will be there, as many people come back year after year to the “best race we have around.” Growth of the Iron Horse Each year hundreds of riders will feel the thrill of descending into Silverton and looking to see if the train has arrived. In recent years the participants have come from every state and many foreign countries to ride the famed Iron Horse course. The Iron Horse is an ideal early summer meeting of the riders from each of these cycling centers as they attempt to bring home the glory to their own communities. Durango is centrally located between Denver, Albuquerque, Phoenix, and Salt Lake City. In 42 years the Iron Horse has become one of the classic bicycle events in the West. In 1972 a group of 36 riders decided to celebrate the first run of the train in the spring by accepting the challenge. OVER 100 YEARS OF CYCLING IN DURANGO The First Iron Horse
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