Photo from Arapahoe Basin Ski Area
Nearly 40 cyclists climbed more than 1,500 feet to race Saturday, July 31, at Arapahoe Basin Ski Area’s first-ever Reverse Enduro mountain bike race.
Eleven women and 27 men challenged themselves by climbing the three miles from A-Basin’s base to the top of the Zuma Lift at 12,456 feet.
Breckenridge cyclist Taylor Shelden completed the course in the fastest time at 31 minutes and 6 seconds. He beat men’s runner-up John Rauen of Breckenridge (36:36) and third-place finisher Kevin Minard of Dillon (37:43).
Alisha Scheifley of Dillon, who won the Soda Creek Scramble last week in Keystone, won the Reverse Enduro women’s race with a time of 38:27. Scheifley bested runner-up and Summit local Meggie Manzo (46:38) and third-place finisher Shauna Bocksch of Frisco (50:30).