Steamboat Springs Rio Stampede
Each year Steamboat Springs is excited to host the Rio Stampede 12 Hour Mountain Bike Race (previously known as the "RIO 24 Hours of Steamboat). Instead of the grueling 24-hour mountain biking race, the new Stampede event consists of a 6 and 12-hour endurance race. Brad Cusenbury, the Rio Stampede event organizer said, "
We want more people to be able to enjoy this epic course and venue and hope this new format will encourage greater participation." The event is held at the Steamboat Ski Resort
Note from the Rio Stampede Organizers: Due to circumstances beyond our control the 2009 Rio Stampede is cancelled. We hope to bring back the event in 2010. We apologize to all of you who have faithfully supported this event for the past five years and we plan to be able to produce this great event in coming years. -Brad, Katie and Abi. Stay tuned!
ResortQuest Steamboat is proud to sponsor the "Ride for Deso" Rio Stampede Mountain Bike Race Team. Ride for Deso consistently takes first place in the Corporate Division of the race, among many other wins! Many of the team members are ResortQuest employees, with local friends rounding out the rest
of the team.
The Rio Stampede was formerly known as the 24-Hours of Steamboat. Mount Everest, the world's tallest mountain, rises 29,035 feet into the sky. In years past, in slightly more than 24 hours -- mountain bikers climb roughly 36,000 vertical feet on the Steamboat Ski Area’s Mount Werner. Most 24-hour mountain bike rides feature far less climbing than the nearly 2,400 feet the riders conquer in every lap of this race.
Riders ascend Mt Werner, starting from the base of the gondola, past the Torian Plum condominiums, up Zig Zag to the top of the gondola and descending to the Start/Finish line via the Valley View trail. The singletrack climbs Mt Werner through aspens and overlooks the beautiful Yampa Valley and Steamboat Springs.
Registration details and further information about the Steamboat Rio Stampede mountain bike race can be found at www.rockypeakproductions.com
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