Registrations would have come in at a faster clip if the race were held in September rather than May, further from the outbreak of the pandemic, Sippy said.
So, I think that's partly why we're seeing so many people registering later than normal.” “They’re unsure about travel plans, they're unsure about events getting canceled. Part of it is folks are still unsure about doing stuff,” Sippy said. “In the end, I think we’ll be at the 1,000 number. Normally, the IHBC allows a total 2,500 riders to compete in the two major events, with the bulk of the riders participating in the Citizens Tour.
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Instead, they attribute the slow pace of registration for this year’s race between cyclists and the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad’s train to the truncated nature of this year’s gathering and the aftereffects of the COVID-19 pandemic.Īs of Thursday, Sippy said 850 riders had registered for the available 1,000 spots for IHBC’s two major events, the Citizens Tour to Silverton and the Road Race. Durango’s iconic kickoff to summer, the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic, has seen slow registration for this year’s Memorial Day weekend events – unusual for an event that has been known to fill its available slots within a day.īut IHBC race director Gaige Sippy and economic leaders across town aren’t worried the luster is coming off the shine of the event that helped put Durango on the outdoor recreation map.
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