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Photos: Fifty years of history

The “Looking Back, Racing Ahead: 50 Years of the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic and Durango Cycling Culture” exhibit at Center of Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College on Thursday displays bicycles, memorabilia and art celebrating the annual race and tour. The exhibit will be up through June 30. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Artwork by Craig George that is part of his Bicycle Series is on display in the “Looking Back, Racing Ahead: 50 Years of the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic and Durango Cycling Culture” exhibit at Center of Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College. (Jerry McBride/Durangp Herald)
The 1972 Raleigh Professional ridden by Mike Elliot, who won the 1972 Great Iron Horse Bicycle Race, is on display in the “Looking Back, Racing Ahead: 50 Years of the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic and Durango Cycling Culture” exhibit at Center of Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College on Thursday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)