The aim is to be respectful of other events already scheduled. Making an announcement to postpone early was critical for those with travel plans, and Sippy hopes to make an announcement on a new date as early as possible. Still, the IHBC gets riders each year from an average of 44 states and five countries as it has continued to grow in popularity. Many of the cyclists in the event each year are local or in close driving range within the Four Corners states. Luckily, we have received great support and feedback from our partners.”
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There’s an emotional piece, and then there is looking at a practical application of how to move an event of our size to a completely different date on the calendar unexpectedly and then have all the great organizations who support us make the transition with us. It’s been 48 years that we have had something Memorial Day weekend with regards to the Iron Horse. “It’s been hard for us to make this decision.
We are doing something we never thought we would have to do for this reason,” Sippy said. “Never in our planning was a pandemic on the radar screen.
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Even in those years, the IHBC held mountain bike races through Steamworks Brewing Co., time trial events or downtown circuit races. Twice, in 19, the road race was shortened to finish at Purgatory Resort instead of downtown Silverton, and both times that was because of snow. Originally slated for May 22-24 this year, the IHBC has been held on Memorial Day weekend every year since 1972 with only one road race cancellation in history in 2008 because of weather. No new date has been selected for the 2020 race, which is to be the 49th edition of an event that mixes road cycling, gravel riding and mountain biking for professionals and ordinary citizens alike. At some later date, if things look good and we can do an event, hopefully we will get people out on bikes and get a boost to our local economy and reset the clock a little bit to something that resembles normal.” “We hope what we do is get through this and be part of the solution for our community.
We don’t want to be part of the problem,” said IHBC Race Director Gaige Sippy. “We just want everyone to understand this is based on obvious safety concerns. In uncertain times with no clear picture of when the COVID-19 outbreak will slow down or be controlled, the IHBC was forced to announce a postponement Thursday in an email to all registered riders. It’s been that way for 48 years, but not this year.Īs the new coronavirus pandemic has continued to bring the world to a halt in all walks of life, the famed cycling event wasn’t spared. It’s the symbolic start of summer tourism season, as thousands of cyclists line up in a 47-mile road race from Durango to Silverton to try to beat a locomotive from the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad. Memorial Day weekend in Durango is synonymous with the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic.
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