Montezuma's Revenge (bicycle race)
| Montezuma's Revenge |
| Local name: |
Montezuma's Revenge |
| Region: |
USA, Colorado |
| Date: |
August |
| Type: |
Mountain Bike Race |
| History |
| First Edition: |
1986 |
| Number of Editions: |
20 |
| First Winner: |
Sam Orez |
| Most Wins Male: |
Rishi Grewal, 3 times |
| Most Wins Female: |
Monique Merrill, 2 times |
The Montezuma's Revenge is a 24 hour ultra-endurance mountain bike wilderness race held in Colorado each August. Competitors are required to climb a 14,272-foot (4,350 m) mountain-Gray’s Peak. The course varies from year to year but is always extremely demanding. The winner is determined by who covers the most distance in the 24 hour period. The current course records are:
- Female Jari Kirkland in 2004 - 122.33 miles (196.87 km) - 25,926 feet (7,902 m) climbed
- Male Josh Tostado in 2005 - 156 miles (251 km) covered - 32,350 feet (9,860 m) climbed
Winners
- 2006 - Male - Ethan Passant - 149 miles (240 km) - 31,303'
- 2006 - Female - Cat Morrison - 105 miles (169 km) - 19,328'
- 2005 - Male - Josh Tostado - 156 miles (251 km) - 32,350'
- 2005 - Female - Becs Hodgetts - 117.40 mi (188.94 km) - 22,691'
- 2004 - Male - Josh Tostado - 140 miles (230 km) - 30,895'
- 2004 - Female - Jari Kirkland - 122.33 miles (196.87 km) - 25,926'
- 2003 - Male - Thane Wright
- 2003 - Female _ Monique Merrill
- 2002 - Male - Rishi Grewal
- 2002 - Female - Colleen Ihnken
- 2001 - Male - Rishi Grewal
- 2001 - Female - Michelle Grainger
- 2000 - Male - Thane Wright
- 2000 - Female - Monique Merrill
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- 1999 - Male - Rishi Grewal
- 1998 - Male - David Pickett-Heaps
- 1998 - Female - Angie Carlevato
- 1997 - Male - Joey Klein
- 1997 - Female - Colleen Seyers
- 1996 - Male - John Stamstad
- 1996 - Female - Kathy Summers
- 1995 - Male - Joey Klein
- 1994 - Male - Thane Wright
- 1994 - Female - Heather Bussy
- 1993 - Male - Charles Hayes
- 1993 - Female - Amy Maclean
- 1992 - Male - Don Drogsvold
- 1991 - Male - Don Drogsvold & John Stamstad tied
- 1991 - Female - Nelson Corcoran
- 1990 - Male - Dale Atkins
- 1990 - Female - Micki Thomas
- 1989 - Male - Dan Johnson
- 1988 - Male - Bob Forney
- 1987 - Male - Dan Johnson
- 1986 - Male winner - Sam Orez
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