![]() So in 1972, a group of 36 riders celebrated the train’s first run of the spring by accepting his challenge. Tom decided the best way to get others to try his favorite ride was to start a race. You can read more about the story of the Iron Horse by visiting Tom Mayer's website here: The First Iron Horse Bicycle Classic He won his candy bar, alright, and he had no idea that he had just started a famous race that would draw thousands of riders to southwest Colorado. He’d beaten the train, despite having a longer road and having to climb two mountain passes. When Jim pulled into the Silverton station, there was Tom, waiting for him. One day in 1971, Tom challenged his older brother to a race to Silverton. Tom was a young bicycling enthusiast who enjoyed riding alongside the railroad tracks. ![]() ![]() Jim worked as a brakeman on the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad, which had operated the steam-powered line between Durango and Silverton since the 1880s. Iron Horse Bicycle Classic History of the Iron Horse in Durango, Colorado The Origins of the Iron Horseīrothers Tom and Jim Mayer concocted the idea behind the first Iron Horse Bicycle Classic. ![]()
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