Ride the Rockies unveils 465-mile route for 2015
The Denver Post Ride the Rockies on Saturday unveiled the route for the cycling event’s 30th anniversary, with Westcliffe being added as a tour stop for the first time.
The 2015 ride, which will cover 465 miles and ascend 40,537 vertical feet, will take place June 13-20.
Cyclists will start in Grand Junction and finish in West cliffe, riding through Mesa, Delta, Montrose, Gunnison, Chaffee, Fremont and Custer counties along the way.
The route will take participants through Colorado’s wine country, into the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, around the Blue Mesa Reservoir and through the Arkansas River Valley.
NEDERLAND, CO -JUNE 8, 2014: Cyclists enjoy the view of Eldora ski area and the high peaks outside of Nederland, CO after finishing the 18 mile up Boulder Canyon on June 8, 2014. Over 2,000 cyclists took part in the annual Ride the Rockies Tour. The first stage started at Fairview High School in Boulder headed up Hwy 119 or Boulder Canyon through the town of Nederland, continued along the Peak to Peak Highway through Black Hawk and Central City down to Highway I-70. From there cyclists took the frontage road to Hwy 40 to go up and over Berthoud Pass and end the day in Winter Park. (Photo By Helen H. Richardson/ The Denver Post)