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Montezuma's Revenge (bicycle race)
Encyclopedia
| Montezuma's Revenge | |
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| Local name: | Montezuma's Revenge |
| Region: | USA, Colorado Colorado Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains... |
| Date: | August |
| Type: | Mountain Bike Race |
| History | |
| First Edition: | 1986 |
| Number of Editions: | 20 |
| First Winner: | Sam Orez |
| Most Wins Male: | Rishi Grewal, 3 times |
| Most Wins Female: | Monique Merrill, 2 times |
Montezuma's Revenge is a 24 hour ultra-endurance
Marathon mountain bike races
Marathon mountain bike races, often referred to as cross country marathon , are a very demanding form of mountain bike races covering at least 40 kilometers usually in mountainous terrain. Events held in Europe are typically just a little longer than the average cross country mountain bike race...
mountain bike wilderness race held in Colorado each August. Competitors are required to climb a 14272 feet (4,350.1 m) mountain-Gray’s Peak. The course varies from year to year but is always extremely demanding. The winner is determined by who covers the most distance in the 24 hour period. The current course records are:
- Female Jari Kirkland in 2004 - 122.33 miles (196.9 km) - 25926 feet (7,902.2 m) climbed
- Male Josh Tostado in 2005 - 156 miles (251.1 km) covered - 32350 feet (9,860.3 m) climbed
Winners
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John Stamstad John Stamstad is a member of the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame. He was famous for his domination of long distance mountain bike races. He entered his first long distance road bike race in 1985. The non-stop race was across Missouri from St. Louis to Kansas City and back... |