Fifty years ago, brothers Tom and Jim Mayer raced each other from Durango to Silverton, Colorado, with Tom on a bike and Jim aboard a steam-powered train. Ever since, cyclists from around the world ride wheel-to-wheel over two mountain passes to beat the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad train to Silverton every year on Memorial Day Weekend. The legendary race covers 47 miles and 5,700 feet of ascent over Coal Bank and Molas passes and reaches nearly 10,000 feet above sea level.
NewsBreak | May 2022
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