Montclair, New Jersey. Houston, Texas. Bethany, Oklahoma.
These are a few places where riders are traveling from to compete in the inaugural Durango Derby on Saturday, starting at 8 a.m.
Two hundred.
A $10,000 pro cash purse will be up for grabs at the inaugural Durango Derby mountain bike stage race on Sept. 23.
The prize money will be split evenly between the pro men and pro women’s solo catego.
Over the first four stages of the 2023 Breck Epic, Boulder-based cyclists Lachlan Morton and Erin Huck set the precedent, winning two of the first four stages and claiming the race’s bright pink leader’s jerseys..
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to include official microchip-based times. On Sunday, Aug. 13, the 15th Breck Epic mountain bike race got underway with mountain bikers cruising down the historic streets of downtown.