Men tackle a much shorter course in the 43rd Iron Horse Bicycle Classic
Pro men and women leave the start line in Durango. STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald
Gary Derck, CEO of Durango Mountain Resort, directs riders to the plaza area at DMR after they finished the race at DMR on Saturday morning. JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald
Ned Overend, right, and Wells sprint to the finish line on Saturday at Durango Mountain Resort. JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald
Troy Wells crosses the finish line to win the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic mens road race with Ned Overend coming in second place at Durango Mountain Resort on Saturday morning. JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald
A late Friday afternoon snow storm helped race officials decide to shorten the Iron Horse Bicycle Race. JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald
Iron Horse Bicycle Classic race fans cheer on riders as they make their way up the hill towards the finish line at Durango Mountain Resort on Saturday morning. JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald
Riders in the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic cross the finish line and make their way to the plaza at Durango Mountain Resort on Saturday morning. JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald
Riders in the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic cross the finish line and make their way to the plaza at Durango Mountain Resort on Saturday morning. JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald
Iron Horse Bicycle Classic race fans cheer on riders as they make their way up the hill towards the finish line at Durango Mountain Resort on Saturday morning. JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald
Riders in the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic cross the finish line and make their way to the plaza at Durango Mountain Resort on Saturday morning. JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald
Riders in the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic make their way up the hill towards the finish line at Durango Mountain Resort on Saturday morning. JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald
Iron Horse Bicycle Classic race fans from left, Margaret Pulley, Sebastian Gibson, Shelby Creasha, and Heather Benton, cheer on riders as they make their way up the hill towards the finish line at Durango Mountain Resort on Saturday morning. JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald
Riders in the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic cross the finish line and make their way to the plaza at Durango Mountain Resort on Saturday morning. JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald
Riders in the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic cross the finish line and make their way to the plaza at Durango Mountain Resort on Saturday morning. JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald - Brianne Marshall, who competed in the pro womens division, helps a friend with her number before the start of the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic on Saturday morning in Durango.
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald - The Iron Horse Bicycle Classic gets under way on Saturday morning in Durango.
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald - Spencer Compton takes an early lead during the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic on Saturday morning in Durango.
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald - Riders in the pro mens and pro womens divisions head up U.S. Highway 550 during the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic on Saturday morning.
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald - Lots of cycling fans stationed themselves along U.S. Highway 550 on Saturday morning to cheer on the riders in the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic.
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald - Cycling fans waiting along U.S. Highway 550 on Saturday morning cheer on the riders in the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic.
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald - Ivie Crawford and other riders in the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic head up U.S. Highway 550 on Saturday morning.
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald - Ivie Crawford, far left in white, and Marisa Asplund, left, and other riders in the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic cross over Hermosa Creek on Saturday morning.
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald - Troy Wells, right, begins to pull ahead of Gage Hecht, center, and Ned Overend, left, during the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic on Saturday morning in the Animas Valley.
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald -Troy Wells checks on the competition while cycling through the Animas Valley during the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic on Saturday morning.
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald - A few riders who broke away from the peloton head up U.S. Highway 550 during the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic on Saturday morning.
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald - Troy Wells, left, and Ned Overend sprint to the finish of the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic on Saturday morning at Durango Mountain Resort.
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald - Marisa Asplund was the first woman to cross the finish line during the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic on Saturday morning at Durango Mountain Resort.
