In August, Durango locals Matt Shriver and Travis Brown competed in the famed Race Across the Sky, the Leadville 100 mile mountain bike race where the entire event is at elevations above 9,200 feet, with the highest point at the famed Columbine Mine aid station at 12,600 feet. This year, Matt set the pace for six-time Leadville Trail 100 winner Dave Wiens and seven-time Tour De France winner Lance Armstrong for Lance's stunning record race time win of time of 6:28:50. Matt finished 3rd after Wiens at an impressive 7:09:49.
The world premier of “Race Across the Sky” was held in Durango this week with Armstrong in the audience as a way for Armstrong to repay Shriver, the FLC cycling coach, for setting the pace. This all great for Durango! Not only did all the proceeds from Tuesday's event go to Trails 2000 and our college cycling team, but Shriver is already getting inquiries from riders seeking FLC, and this is all promising PR for a future stage race to be hosted here!
I had the honor of presenting Lance with a Proclaimation on behalf of the City of Durango for all of his contributions and choosing our fabulous town as the world premiere host. Thank you again, Lance, and we hope to see you in Durango again soon!
