Saturday’s women’s race for first place was a thriller, with Durango’s Lauren Aggeler earning a come-from-behind victory
A race viewer opts for an unorthodox method of motivation, appearing as a chain saw-wielding maniac, during the 2024 Iron Horse Bicycle Classic road race on Saturday, May 25, 2024. (Stephen Jiron/Durango Herald)
Durango's Michaela Thompson rides during the 2024 Iron Horse Bicycle Classic women’s professional road race on Saturday, May 25, 2024. (Stephen Jiron/Durango Herald)
Erin Osborne paces Lauren Aggeler midway through the 2024 Iron Horse Bicycle Classic women’s professional road race on Saturday, May 25, 2024. (Stephen Jiron/Durango Herald)
2024 Iron Horse Bicycle Classic women’s professional road race winner Lauren Aggeler is embraced near the finish line on Saturday, May 25, 2024. (Stephen Jiron/Durango Herald)
A portion of the field of professional women cyclists ride together early in the 2024 Iron Horse Bicycle Classic women’s professional road race on Saturday, May 25, 2024. (Stephen Jiron/Durango Herald)
Erin Osborne of Prescott, Arizona descends into Silverton during the 2024 Iron Horse Bicycle Classic women’s professional road race on Saturday, May 25, 2024. (Stephen Jiron/Durango Herald)
Erin Osborne rides alone on Coal Bank Pass during the 2024 Iron Horse Bicycle Classic women’s professional road race on Saturday, May 25, 2024. (Stephen Jiron/Durango Herald)
Erin Osborne pedals hard to build on her lead during the 2024 Iron Horse Bicycle Classic women’s professional road race on Saturday, May 25, 2024. (Stephen Jiron/Durango Herald)
Lauren Aggeler works to make up the difference while pedaling up Coal Bank during the 2024 Iron Horse Bicycle Classic women’s professional road race on Saturday, May 25, 2024. (Stephen Jiron/Durango Herald)
Lauren Aggeler, center left, eclipses Erin Osborne on the final descent into Silverton during the 2024 Iron Horse Bicycle Classic women’s professional road race on Saturday, May 25, 2024. (Stephen Jiron/Durango Herald)
Lauren Aggeler, front center, and Erin Osborne find themselves in a tight grouping of male competitors during the 2024 Iron Horse Bicycle Classic women’s professional road race on Saturday, May 25, 2024. (Stephen Jiron/Durango Herald)
A rider pulls off for snacks and drinks at one of the many aid stations along the route of the 2024 Iron Horse Bicycle Classic road race on Saturday, May 25, 2024. (Stephen Jiron/Durango Herald)
Kat Marks, Riley Huston and Anabelle Rich among others take the starting line of the professional women's division as it begins to fill in before the 2024 Iron Horse Bicycle Classic road race on Saturday, May 25, 2024. (Stephen Jiron/Durango Herald)
Rider, Erin Osborne, sets against a scenic backdrop after making an aggressive move to open a lead on Coal Bank during the 2024 Iron Horse Bicycle Classic women’s professional road race on Saturday, May 25, 2024. (Stephen Jiron/Durango Herald)
Lauren Aggeler, left, and Erin Osborne vie for positioning as they speed down Greene Street in Silverton toward the finish line of the 2024 Iron Horse Bicycle Classic women’s professional road race on Saturday, May 25, 2024. (Stephen Jiron/Durango Herald)
Fans line up across Greene Street in Silverton awaiting the riders on their way to the finish line during the 2024 Iron Horse Bicycle Classic women’s professional road race on Saturday, May 25, 2024. (Stephen Jiron/Durango Herald)
Lauren Aggeler, front center, and Erin Osborne find themselves in a tight grouping of male competitors during the 2024 Iron Horse Bicycle Classic women’s professional road race on Saturday, May 25, 2024. (Stephen Jiron/Durango Herald)
