![]() You can focus on all these skinny bike racers in sleek nylon outfits who look at this early hour like so many helmeted extraterrestrials with abnormally large leg muscles. There the first wave of about 150 riders prep for their 7 a.m. There is also plenty to see at the predawn race headquarters in the parking lot of Durango’s Iron Horse Motel. ![]() Pass a pack of riders on the narrow mountain road when possible, drive ahead, get out to watch the bikes spin past, then drive after them again. ![]() It’s tricky watching the 50-mile road race unless you play leapfrog in a car. Olympic team, Durango’s eminence in the cycling world is assured. Now, with the Iron Horse race established and attracting top riders including members of the U.S. It signals the return of summer to this southwestern Colorado town that is quickly becoming a mecca for competitive and recreational bike riders.ĭurango already is the off-road biking capital of the United States, with the National Off-Road Biking Assn. The Iron Horse race touches off a three-day weekend featuring six bicycling events that attracted 1,650 riders last year. ![]() When it’s not racing bike riders, the narrow gauge ferries tourists through ruggedly beautiful terrain. The objective is to finish with a faster time than the train, a 100-year-old steam model, one of the last of its type. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
Details
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |