Riders from the Crested Butte Adaptive Sports Association take part in the annual <a href="http://www.ridetherockies.com">Ride the Rockies</a> bike tour as they make their way along Florida Road (County Road 240) toward Durango from Pagosa Spring on Monday afternoon. The 447-mile tour started Saturday in Alamosa and will end in Saturday in Salida. In total, riders will ascend more than 32,000 vertical feet. The group will leave Durango on Wednesday morning to ride to Ridgway in the next leg of the tour.
About 2,200 <a href="http://www.ridetherockies.com">Ride the Rockies</a> cyclists are spending two days at Durango High School sleeping in the gym or outside in tents on Monday after their second day of riding from Pagosa Springs. The 447-mile tour started Saturday in Alamosa and will end in Saturday in Salida. In total, riders will ascend more than 32,000 vertical feet. The group will leave Durango on Wednesday morning riding to Ridgway in the next leg of the tour.
Ride the Rockies cyclists have an option to sleep in the Durango High School gym or outside in tents during their layover day in Durango.
About 2,200 Ride the Rockies cyclists’ bikes are neatly stored on the tennis courts at Durango High School on Monday after their second day of riding from Pagosa Springs. The group will leave Durango on Wednesday morning riding to Ridgway in the next leg of the tour.
