This past weekend (July 10-11), the sold-out Stages Cycling Silver Rush 50 MTB, owned and produced by Life Time, welcomed a field of over 530 riders to Leadville, Colorado – representing 47 US states and five countries.
Off-road athletes took in a technical out-and-back course complete with mountain views through the area’s historic mining district. Riders ranging from age 15 to 67 years old took on various event challenges, pedalling approximately 8,000 feet of elevation gain this past weekend in the 50-mile race.
The endurance weekend also included a Silver Rush 15-mile MTB ride and a 50-mile ride relay option, in which two participants tackle the 50-mile course through an exchange at the Stumptown Aid Station.
Endurance enthusiasts up for a bigger challenge were invited to sign up for the Silver Queen and Silver King, first completing the Silver Rush 50 Run on Saturday and then the Stages Cycling Silver Rush 50 MTB on Sunday. This past weekend, approximately 50 athletes finished both events within the allotted time and walked away with the Silver King / Silver Queen title.
The next cycling event on the Leadville Race Series calendar is the Tahoe Trail MTB on July 17, followed by the Stages Cycling Leadville Stage Race, July 30 – August 1, which will take athletes a total of 100 miles over the course of three days.
In August, the Stages Cycling Leadville Trail 100 MTB on August14 sees athletes traverse 100 miles across the high-altitude and extreme terrain of the Colorado Rockies. The LeadBoat Challenge also offers Leadville Trail 100 MTB racers an opportunity to also compete in the 144 mile SBT GRVL Black course the very next day for ‘the ultimate test of endurance and athleticism’.
The final two cycling events in the Leadville Race Series are Barn Burner in Flagstaff, Arizona, on September 18 and Austin Rattler MTB, on November 6.
Athletes who have successfully completed the Leadville Trail Marathon, Silver Rush 50 MTB or Run, Stages Cycling Leadville Trail 100 MTB, Leadville Trail 10K Run and Leadville Trail 100 Run within the allotted cut-off times, for a total of 282.4 miles, will earn the coveted title of ‘Leadman’ and ‘Leadwoman’.
Other cycling events on the Life Time off-road events calendar include:
- Chequamegon MTB Festival in northwest Wisconsin, on September 18;
- ‘Rad Dirt Fest in Trinidad, Colorado, on October 2-3; and
- Big Sugar NWA Gravel in Bentonville, Arkansas, on October23.
The Silver Rush 50 MTB is owned and produced by Life Time – ‘the premier healthy lifestyle brand’. It is among more than 30 athletic events owned by the company, including Garmin UNBOUND Gravel, the Verizon New York City Triathlon, Chicago Triathlon and Miami Marathon.
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