Cyclists depart from Logan, Utah for LoToJa Classic on Sept. 7, 2024. (Photo: Brian Champagne) LOGAN, Utah (KUTV) — Nearly 1,400 cyclists departed from Cache County early Saturday morning to compete in the 203-mile LoToJa Classic race.
This marks the one-day event’s 42nd year. Riders set off from Logan, Utah, on Sept. 7 in 28 separate categories, each featuring 40 to 50 riders. The first group passed the start line at 5:30 a.m.
Participants would cross the finish line at Wyoming’s Jackson Hole Mountain Resort after an average of 10 to 13 hours.
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Organizers stated the event is known as one of “the most popular bicycle road races in America.” The race passes through Utah’s Logan and Cache Valley, southeastern Idaho, and western Wyoming before coming to an end at Jackson Hole.
The current men’s record time is set at 8:18:29, while the women’s is 9:35:00.
The LoToJa Classic was founded by two Logan cyclists in 1983. The event serves as a major fundraiser for the Huntsman Cancer Foundation and has contributed nearly $3 million to Huntsman over the years. ALSO: PHOTOS: Tour of Utah – Stage 3 – Richfield to Payson Winners reportedly take home cash and merchandise, while every cyclist who passes the finish line is awarded a medal. Organizers said the biggest reward “is seeing the grandeurs of 13,776 foot-high Grand Teton and the Jackson Hole area.”“Many cyclists want to ride it and win it,” said Brent Chambers, LoToJa’s […]
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