Mountains to the Desert Classic
📍 Telluride, Norwood, or Ridgway • Telluride, Norwood, or Ridgway, CO
100 Mi
Century Course
📅 Sep 26, 2026
Event Date
$185
Registration
In-Person (Offline)
Event Format
🚴 Event Overview
Join our beloved local ride, beginning in Telluride, Norwood, or Ridgway and finishing in Gateway, Colorado. Whether participants choose to ride 110, 103, or 73 miles, they will experience the full Colorado beauty and grandeur of high mountains to desert terrain.
Course Amenities & Highlights:
AlpineMetric Available100M
Regional Terrain & Profile: Epic Rocky Mountain passes, high alpine valleys, red rock canyons, and rolling Front Range plains
📍 Event Map & Location
Telluride, Norwood, or Ridgway
Telluride, Norwood, or Ridgway, CO
GPS: 40.60605, -106.03807
⚡ Event Specifications
Verified logistical details, course specs, and event attributes for riders and participants.
| Dataset Population | 2026 Verified Census Part of the official 2026 empirical census baseline (405 events). Census Methodology → |
| Event Type | Cycling Century (SportsEvent) |
| Sport | Road Cycling |
| Event Name | Mountains to the Desert Classic |
| Event Status | Scheduled |
| Attendance | In-Person (Offline) |
| Start Date | 📅 Sep 26, 2026 |
| Starting Venue | Telluride, Norwood, or Ridgway |
| City / Locality | Telluride, Norwood, or Ridgway |
| State / Region | CO |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.60605, -106.03807 |
| Registration Fee | $185 |
| Registration Link | Official Registration ↗ |
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