Simmons, Payer Win Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Road Race

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DURANGO, Colorado (May 28, 2022) — Quinn Simmons and Kira Payer won the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Coca Cola Road Race this morning in Silverton. The event is a 47-mile bike race over two 10,000’ passes from Durango to Silverton, Colorado

Quinn Simmons (Trek – Segafredo) won the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Coca Cola Road Race on May 28, 2022. Photo courtesy IHBC

In the men’s race, Trek-Segafredo’s Simmons, a Durango native, outsprinted Team California’s Caleb Classen to set the Iron Horse course record with a time of 2:11:29. Last year’s winner Riley Amos (Trek Factory Racing) took third place, about a minute behind.

“It’s always been something I look forward to in the schedule and for whatever reason it hasn’t worked so to be home and race with the whole family, it’s a really fun weekend” Simmons said after the finish. “To be able to race at home is special.”

Kira Payer (DNA Pro Cycling) won the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Coca Cola Road Race on May 28, 2022. Photo courtesy IHBC

In the women’s race, Kira Payer (DNA Pro Cycling) beat out 2019 Iron Horse champion Sarah Sturm (Specialized) by 16 seconds with a time of 2:43:34. Human Powered Health’s Katie Clouse placed third.

“We kept it pretty steady up the climbs and people just started popping,” Payer said. “Sarah put in a little dig and got rid of Katie, and it was just Sarah and I on the descent. I got a little gap at the end and just rode it in.”

Brief Results:

Men Pro/Open
Place
Name
Age
Club
From
Points
 MPH 
Time
Gap
1 Quinn Simmons 21 Trek Segafredo Durango, CO 25  21.4 2:11:29.0  
2 Caleb Classen 20 Team California Oak Park, CA 24  21.4 2:11:29.2 +00:00
3 Riley Amos 20 Trek Factory Racing Durango, CO 23  21.3 2:12:10.0 +00:40
4 Fortunato Ferrara 43 Zia Velo Cycling Santa Fe, NM 22  21.2 2:12:44.4 +01:15
5 Robbie Day 19 Bear National Team Evergreen, CO 21  21.0 2:13:43.3 +02:14
6 Colby Simmons 18 Jumbo Visma Durango, CO 20  20.9 2:14:31.8 +03:02
7 Howard Grotts 29 Specialized Durango, CO 19  20.9 2:14:33.6 +03:04
8 Cobe Freeburn 20 Bear National Team Durango, CO 18  20.9 2:14:45.1 +03:16
9 Ned Overend 66   Durango, CO 17  20.6 2:16:19.4 +04:50
10 Nicholas Jenkins 23 Rouleur Devo p/b DNA Cycling Colo. Springs, CO 16  20.5 2:17:05.9 +05:36
                 
Women Pro / Open
Place
Name
Age
Club
From
Points
 MPH 
Time
Gap
1 Kira Payer 23 DNA Pro Cycling Team Durango, CO 25  17.2 2:43:34.5  
2 Sarah Sturm 32 Specialized Durango, CO 24  17.2 2:43:50.6 +00:16
3 Katie Clouse 20 Human Powered Health Grand Junction, CO 23  17.0 2:45:16.2 +01:41
4 Bailey Cioppa 18 Bear National Team Durango, CO 22  16.8 2:46:58.3 +03:23
5 Lauren Aggeler 18 Team Segment 28 Durango, CO 21  16.8 2:47:01.1 +03:26
6 Mindy Caruso 49 NERO Veloce  Albuquerque, NM 20  16.7 2:48:48.3 +05:13
7 Ashley Frye 21 COS Racing Colo. Springs, CO 19  16.5 2:50:38.0 +07:03
8 Erin Osborne 31 Flagstaff Bicycle Revolution Prescott, AZ 18  16.5 2:50:43.1 +07:08
9 Ruth Holcomb 19 Bear National Team Durango, CO 17  16.4 2:51:11.2 +07:36
10 Madelyn Roberson 19 Team Segment 28 Gardendale, AL 16  16.1 2:54:29.2 +10:54

 

Full results available at https://my.raceresult.com/203806/

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