Seriously High-Altitude Gravel – Lake City Alpine 50 Results, Colorado

“Not Your Mom’s Gravel Race”

lake city alpine 50 results

“We learned that the Lake City Alpine 50 needs its own category. It is not MTB and those that rode gravel bikes push the limits of that categorization.” – Promoter, Michael Fleishman

lake city alpine 50 results
Photo by Michael Underwood.

The inaugural Lake City Alpine 50 presented by Oskar Blues Brewery took place on Saturday, August 24, 2019. Riders endured a challenging 50-mile course through the alpine tundra, including cresting two of the highest passes in Colorado: Cinnamon Pass (12,640 feet) and Engineer Pass (12,800) feet. The race featured over 6,100 feet of climbing in the first thirty miles through some of the most incredible sections of the San Juan Mountains.

lake city alpine 50 results
Photo by Michael Underwood.

Steamboat Springs’ husband and wife powerhouses – Hannah and Brad Bingham were the individual winners. Hannah Bingham finished the course in a blistering 4:41, nearly an hour and twenty minutes ahead of second-place finisher, Heather Romenesko from Littleton. Rounding out third place in the women’s category was Sara Stewart from Albuquerque.

lake city alpine 50 results
Photo by Michael Underwood.

Brad Bingham topped the men’s category finishing in a speedy 3:38. Cameron Brenneman from Grand Junction finished second at 3:49, while Chris Shannon from Colorado Springs was third at 4:13.

lake city alpine 50 results
Photo by Michael Underwood.

Durango, Colorado took home bragging rights as the Fastest Town for the men. Carbondale, Colorado won the Fastest Town category for the women.

Catch more information by visiting the Lake City Alpine 50 Website or Facebook

4 Comments

  1. Avatar Heather Romenesko

    This ride was so much fun on my gravel bike! The only time I wanted a mtb was on the descents.

    • JOM JOM

      Just imagine if you could change bikes for just the descents, whee!!!

  2. Avatar Ryan Winzenburg

    This was an insanely beautiful ride, even for this Coloradan who’s spoiled with choices. As a con, it was a little more “hike-a-bike” than I was anticipating. As a pro, it sent me to the Rodeo Labs site to start browsing their purpose built high altitude bikes for these types of rides.

  3. Avatar andrew wacker

    amazing, extremely well run race. definitely need some suspension, bigger tires (40mm minimum) and low gearing for the long steep uphills.

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