Nestled in the heart of the San Juan Mountains in Southwestern Colorado, Durango is home to some of the world's best cycling. With a cycling heritage that began with the formation of the Durango Wheel Club in the 1890s, the past 120 years have been epic! Whether it is hosting one of the oldest cycling events in the US or the Inaugural UCI Mountain Bike World Championships, achieving Silver Level status as a Bicycle Friendly Community, or forming a trail system that cradles our town, Durango has not let the cycling dust settle.

We like bikes, and it shows! Durangoans accomplish riding to work, volunteering to build and maintain the trails they use, climbing a 10,000-foot pass, and planning special events to celebrate our love of cycling, all with similar grace and ease. And the secret is out of the bag, tourists from all over the world experience our world class bicycling infrastructure with rave reviews. Whether you are a professional racer, a weekend warrior or still on training wheels, Durango offers the perfect atmosphere, event support and amenities to make every ride memorable. Durango hosts one of the largest and longest continuously-run bicycling events in the United States: The Iron Horse Bicycle Classic.

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Durango has also been the staging site for national bike tours including Ride the Rockies Bicycle Tour, Colorado Peace Ride and the Bicycle Tour of Colorado. In addition, Durango hosted the premiere of Race Across the Sky, a documentary by Citizen Pictures that told the story of Lance Armstrong’s story and that of the 2009 Leadville Trail 100 Mountain Bike Race. Our town is passionate about cycling and we want to host the 2012 US Pro Cycling Challenge in the heart of bike country: Durango!