DURANGO, Colorado (May 28, 2022) — Quinn Simmons and Kira Payer won the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Coca Cola Road Race this morning in Silverton. The event is a 47-mile bike race over two 10,000’ passes from Durango to Silverton, Colorado
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In the men’s race, Trek-Segafredo’s Simmons, a Durango native, outsprinted Team California’s Caleb Classen to set the Iron Horse course record with a time of 2:11:29. Last year’s winner Riley Amos (Trek Factory Racing) took third place, about a minute behind.
“It’s always been something I look forward to in the schedule and for whatever reason it hasn’t worked so to be home and race with the whole family, it’s a really fun weekend” Simmons said after the finish. “To be able to race at home is special.”
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In the women’s race, Kira Payer (DNA Pro Cycling) beat out 2019 Iron Horse champion Sarah Sturm (Specialized) by 16 seconds with a time of 2:43:34. Human Powered Health’s Katie Clouse placed third.
“We kept it pretty steady up the climbs and people just started popping,” Payer said. “Sarah put in a little dig and got rid of Katie, and it was just Sarah and I on the descent. I got a little gap at the end and just rode it in.”
Brief Results:
Men Pro/Open | ||||||||
Place | Name | Age | Club | From | Points | MPH | Time | Gap |
1 | Quinn Simmons | 21 | Trek Segafredo | Durango, CO | 25 | 21.4 | 2:11:29.0 | |
2 | Caleb Classen | 20 | Team California | Oak Park, CA | 24 | 21.4 | 2:11:29.2 | +00:00 |
3 | Riley Amos | 20 | Trek Factory Racing | Durango, CO | 23 | 21.3 | 2:12:10.0 | +00:40 |
4 | Fortunato Ferrara | 43 | Zia Velo Cycling | Santa Fe, NM | 22 | 21.2 | 2:12:44.4 | +01:15 |
5 | Robbie Day | 19 | Bear National Team | Evergreen, CO | 21 | 21.0 | 2:13:43.3 | +02:14 |
6 | Colby Simmons | 18 | Jumbo Visma | Durango, CO | 20 | 20.9 | 2:14:31.8 | +03:02 |
7 | Howard Grotts | 29 | Specialized | Durango, CO | 19 | 20.9 | 2:14:33.6 | +03:04 |
8 | Cobe Freeburn | 20 | Bear National Team | Durango, CO | 18 | 20.9 | 2:14:45.1 | +03:16 |
9 | Ned Overend | 66 | Durango, CO | 17 | 20.6 | 2:16:19.4 | +04:50 | |
10 | Nicholas Jenkins | 23 | Rouleur Devo p/b DNA Cycling | Colo. Springs, CO | 16 | 20.5 | 2:17:05.9 | +05:36 |
Women Pro / Open | ||||||||
Place | Name | Age | Club | From | Points | MPH | Time | Gap |
1 | Kira Payer | 23 | DNA Pro Cycling Team | Durango, CO | 25 | 17.2 | 2:43:34.5 | |
2 | Sarah Sturm | 32 | Specialized | Durango, CO | 24 | 17.2 | 2:43:50.6 | +00:16 |
3 | Katie Clouse | 20 | Human Powered Health | Grand Junction, CO | 23 | 17.0 | 2:45:16.2 | +01:41 |
4 | Bailey Cioppa | 18 | Bear National Team | Durango, CO | 22 | 16.8 | 2:46:58.3 | +03:23 |
5 | Lauren Aggeler | 18 | Team Segment 28 | Durango, CO | 21 | 16.8 | 2:47:01.1 | +03:26 |
6 | Mindy Caruso | 49 | NERO Veloce | Albuquerque, NM | 20 | 16.7 | 2:48:48.3 | +05:13 |
7 | Ashley Frye | 21 | COS Racing | Colo. Springs, CO | 19 | 16.5 | 2:50:38.0 | +07:03 |
8 | Erin Osborne | 31 | Flagstaff Bicycle Revolution | Prescott, AZ | 18 | 16.5 | 2:50:43.1 | +07:08 |
9 | Ruth Holcomb | 19 | Bear National Team | Durango, CO | 17 | 16.4 | 2:51:11.2 | +07:36 |
10 | Madelyn Roberson | 19 | Team Segment 28 | Gardendale, AL | 16 | 16.1 | 2:54:29.2 | +10:54 |
Full results available at https://my.raceresult.com/203806/