By Ryan Simonovich
Registration for the 51st Annual Iron Horse Bicycle Classic will open on Friday, December 16 at 8am.
There will be a local registration party on Thursday, December 15 from 5:00-8:30pm at the Fort Lewis College Center of Southwest Studies in Durango.
The annual celebration of cycling in Durango, Colorado will take place over Memorial Day Weekend, May 26-28, 2023. In addition to the world renowned Durango-Silverton road race and ride, the Iron Horse offers mountain bike and gravel races as well as a festive cycling-centric community atmosphere. Last year, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the event, the Coca Cola Road Race and McDonald’s Citizen Tour events sold out. Interested riders are encouraged to register early.
“We’re excited to build on last year’s 50th anniversary momentum to put on another incredible cycling weekend in Durango. The Iron Horse is a world-class bike weekend that cyclists in Colorado and beyond won’t want to miss,” said Ian Burnett, IHBC Race Director. The Iron Horse Bicycle Classic is a 3-day cycling festival, which includes a 47-mile bike race and tour over two 10,000’ passes from Durango to Silverton, Colorado. The tradition began in 1971 when Tom Mayer challenged his brother Jim to see if he could ride the route faster than the train. Today the Iron Horse includes mountain bike and gravel events as well as numerous other cycling festivities around town.
The backbone of the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic is the Durango-Silverton route, where riders “race the train” over two mountain passes for […]
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