Volume 12 , Issue 22

Iron Horse Bicycle Classic & Cruiser Criterium

Celebrating its 39th year, the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic riders (1430) began their 50 miles, two mountain climbs Saturday, March 29, 2010, from Durango to Silverton, Colorado, ascending Molas and Coal Bank Passes. They try to beat the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad train to Silverton. It is synonymous with Memorial Day weekend in Durango, Colorado. Some have been reported as saying, "It's a celebration of cycling and of the San Juan Mountains."

To entertain and warm up the Sunday afternoon crowd in downtown Durango, Colorado, for the Pro Men and Women cyclists race, the IHBC Cruiser Criterium celebrated its sixth year in Durango, sponsored by the Durango Cyclery with all proceeds benefitting Bicycle Lemonade, a Durango-based nonprofit group that refurbishes old bicycles that otherwise might be thrown away. They have refurbished more than 200 bicycles.

It was reported in the local newspaper, "There was definitely something fishy going on when a trio of crabs and a giant rainbow trout were spotted racing down Durango's Main Avenue on Sunday afternoon."

I even saw Goldilocks and the three bears (or was it six?)! There was a British Gent wearing a grey suit and Derby. I thought I glanced the three little pigs, also. My favorite was the fisherman riding the tail flapping rainbow trout. The style award went to Durango resident Robert Hayes "bicycle turned rainbow trout."


Cruiser Criterium and the Winner of Style is the Fisherman Riding Rainbow Trout

They say normal people for most of the year disguise themselves for this annual Cruiser Criterium bicycle race. It lets Durango's most extraordinary express their true selves. It is not the speed that determines the winner, but the strange, style.   |  View or Add Comments (0 Comments)   |   Receive updates ( subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

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