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Dave says: What's not to love about a race that climbs over two 10,000 foot passes in the Rockies? Iron Horse is one of the longest running bike races in the US with 2,500 participants riding from Durango to Silverton in 2009. Alisha got to go head to head with some of the nation's best climbers, including winner Mara Abbott who the announcers called "the best climber in North America."
The race unfolded with Abbott taking off even before the toughest climbs of the day had begun. A chase group with some national level Webcor, Colavita, and DFT girls pursued. The group quickly split with Alisha and Marisa Asplund leaving the rest of the riders on the slopes of Coal Bank. Alisha led over the summit closing the gap on Abbott to less than 30 seconds, but it was Asplund who brought the heat on the descent and was second into Silverton. Alisha came in third as the announcers heaped praise on her calling her a rising star in the cycling world. The Durango Herald Interviewed Alisha afterwards.
In Cat 3, I made the break in a big group of about 70 but when the rider in front of me couldn't keep the pace, I couldn't close the gap and a group of five took off. I joined two other chasers and finished in sixth about a minute back. The weather held out and the roads were gorgeous. Yesterday, coming in from Ouray to Silverton we drove over one of the coolest roads that I've ever been on with steep cliffs and waterfalls pouring out of the rocks.
The race unfolded with Abbott taking off even before the toughest climbs of the day had begun. A chase group with some national level Webcor, Colavita, and DFT girls pursued. The group quickly split with Alisha and Marisa Asplund leaving the rest of the riders on the slopes of Coal Bank. Alisha led over the summit closing the gap on Abbott to less than 30 seconds, but it was Asplund who brought the heat on the descent and was second into Silverton. Alisha came in third as the announcers heaped praise on her calling her a rising star in the cycling world. The Durango Herald Interviewed Alisha afterwards.
In Cat 3, I made the break in a big group of about 70 but when the rider in front of me couldn't keep the pace, I couldn't close the gap and a group of five took off. I joined two other chasers and finished in sixth about a minute back. The weather held out and the roads were gorgeous. Yesterday, coming in from Ouray to Silverton we drove over one of the coolest roads that I've ever been on with steep cliffs and waterfalls pouring out of the rocks.
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i did that race back in 92' its a bitch
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