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Under Zink’s leadership the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic grew into a regular event on the long Memorial Day weekend, and the race grew to have a professional category, as well as amateur fields. “Ed was able to convince them how much benefit this would have for Durango,” Mayer wrote.
According to a blog post written by Mayer, Zink helped convince local authorities to let the event use the highway to Silverton. Zink became involved in the event in 1972 after Tom Mayer approached him for help turning the challenge into an organized event. Tom Mayer beat the train, and decided to turn the challenge into a race. Tom Mayer bet Jim he could ride his bicycle from Durango to Silverton faster than the train that connected the two towns. The race was born from a challenge between brothers Tom and Jim Mayer in 1971. It was the Iron Horse Classic road race that first propelled Zink to prominence in the cycling community. Zink also organized that event, which helped cement Durango’s spot as a global mountain biking destination. He owned a local bike shop, called Mountain Bike Specialists, and also led the project to bring the first UCI World Mountain Bike Championships to Durango in 1990. Zink was a cornerstone of the cycling community in Durango, a hotbed for American mountain bike and road cycling. The news was reported by the Durango Herald. Get access to everything we publish when youĮd Zink, the co-founder of the iconic Colorado bicycle race the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic, has died at age 71.
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