Three decades later and the local riders still know how to show out for Independence Pass. In its 30th year, Ride for the Pass returned on Saturday, all a benefit for the Independence Pass Foundation.
After finishing third in the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic’s short track race on Friday and second in the road race on Saturday, Howard Grotts dominated the pro men’s mountain bike race on Sunday to fini.
Two silvers and a bronze marked the Roaring Fork Valley’s top performers in the Colorado High School Cycling League’s state mountain biking championships over the weekend.
Two years have passed since the AHS mountain bike team has had the chance to defend its championship. But the wait ends this weekend in Durango, the final races of the Colorado Cycling League season. Competing as a composite team with Basalt, there is belief a repeat championship is within reach.