ResortQuest Steamboat Vacation Rentals is proud to sponsor the new '24 Hours of Stemboat' mountain bike race, which has now been re-named: The Steamboat Springs Rio Stampede. This weekend, The Steamboat Pilot & Today also announced that the endurance mountain biking race also is being moved to August 9 2008 to ensure the trails are dry after a record-breaking winter.
After four years of running as a 12- and 24-hour event, race directors decided to move the event to six- and 12-hour rides.
This Steamboat event has been a favorite not only among the greater mountain biking community, but also in the ResortQuest mountain biking community! ResortQuest has proudly sponsored the Ride For Deso mountain biking team since the inception of the 24 Hours of Steamboat. Many of our own staff have been members of the teams participating in the Corporate division, and have won this event year after year!
The team at ResortQuest, especially our mountain bikers, are excited about the new format and the new date. Many of our riders have commented on how hard it was to prepare for the event at a time of year when they were only able to actually scrape in a few rides on single-track. Being so close to the end of the ski season, there was little terrain open due to snowmelt.
Co-race director Katie Lindquist reported to the Steamboat Pilot last week, “We really were putting a 24-hour race on for a handful of people. We want to grow the race and keep it hopping. This opened it up to a lot more people.”
Lindquist said she hopes the new changes to the endurance race will help the event draw between 300 and 400 racers.
After four years of running as a 12- and 24-hour event, race directors decided to move the event to six- and 12-hour rides.
This Steamboat event has been a favorite not only among the greater mountain biking community, but also in the ResortQuest mountain biking community! ResortQuest has proudly sponsored the Ride For Deso mountain biking team since the inception of the 24 Hours of Steamboat. Many of our own staff have been members of the teams participating in the Corporate division, and have won this event year after year!
The team at ResortQuest, especially our mountain bikers, are excited about the new format and the new date. Many of our riders have commented on how hard it was to prepare for the event at a time of year when they were only able to actually scrape in a few rides on single-track. Being so close to the end of the ski season, there was little terrain open due to snowmelt.
Co-race director Katie Lindquist reported to the Steamboat Pilot last week, “We really were putting a 24-hour race on for a handful of people. We want to grow the race and keep it hopping. This opened it up to a lot more people.”
Lindquist said she hopes the new changes to the endurance race will help the event draw between 300 and 400 racers.
Under the new format, competitors will be able to compete solo or on two- and three-person teams in the 12-hour race. Corporate teams of four or more riders also will be able to compete. There will be solo and two-person teams in the six-hour race.
“This has been a real good solution,” said Brad Cusenbary, a co-director for the race. “We made the decision not only for our trails but also for the racers. The great thing is this is such a hard race that racers will have a longer time to get their legs under them.”
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