Amos said he could sense Grotts was getting anxious about the break riders getting too far away. Still, Amos’ speedy time was indicative of the grueling effort it took on Coal Bank Pass – with a summit of 10,610 feet – to reel in a group of three breakaway riders with the two New Mexicans Joseph Bacala and Ferrara along with Fort Lewis College alum James Hilyer, a former collegiate road and track cycling national champion for the Skyhawks.Īs the race neared Purgatory Resort, Grotts surged to the front of the chasing peloton along with Scott Simmons. To be in this race with those guys was incredible, and to win it feels amazing.”Īmos’ time was more than three minutes faster than Kuss in 2017, but this year’s race started 1.2 miles closer to Silverton by avoiding the North Main Avenue stretch of Durango.
I was so excited to race with Howard Grotts, Todd Wells, Ned Overend. “I woke up this morning excited to race – didn’t sleep much last night and probably less than I did for those first two World Cups this year. I had that little bit of snap in my mountain bike legs today, and it feels so good to get this win. “I knew if I could catch (Ferrara), I could leave him, and that had me excited. “We were on the limit on Coal Bank trying to catch up,” Amos said. While IHBC records from the 1970s don’t list age, it is believed Amos is the youngest road race champion in the history of the event. That’s unreal! /Zke2jWQUmO- John Livingston May 29, 2021 Riley Amos wins the 49th Iron Horse Bicycle Classic!!!! #IHBC! 2:18 is the time.
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A young phenom from Durango had to chase down an older rider from New Mexico, and Grotts had the best view to watch it all happen.Īt the 2017 Iron Horse Bicycle Classic professional men’s road race, that young Durango cyclist was Sepp Kuss, who chased down Albuquerque’s Mark Aasmundstad, then 42 years old, on the final climb of Molas Pass and went on to win his first IHBC before going on to worldwide fame at the Tour de France and Spanish Vuelta.Īt the 49th edition of the famed 47-mile race Saturday, it was 19-year-old Riley Amos who chased down 42-year-old rider Fortunato Ferrara of Santa Fe as the race climbed Molas Pass at 10,910 feet above sea level.Īmos, two weeks removed from a second-place finish at an under-23 World Cup mountain bike race in the Czech Republic, never looked back once he found out Ferrara was the last man to pass, and he slapped hands with adoring spectators in downtown Silverton as he completed the long stretch up historic Greene Street to the finish line with a winning time of 2 hours, 17 minutes, 53 seconds. An early breakaway was allowed to get away. It was nearly identical to four years earlier in the eyes of former Olympian Howard Grotts. Early break by Ferrara doesn’t get to line but gets New Mexico rider second Howard Grotts third
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