Vapor Trail 125 - High Altitude Ultra-Marathon Mountain Bike Enduro - an ultra-endurance race through the highest of Colorado's High Country, tracing the steps of the miners and railroaders who settled Colorado nearly 150 years ago, see the history, smell the pines, watch that little drop of sweat on the end of your nose... this race is a BIG point-to-point mountain bike race, starting and ending in Historic Downtown Salida, Colorado. "Stoke Your Fires"

Sponsor List:

-Mama D's Restaurant, Salida
-Chaffee County Sheriff's Patrol
-Benson's Tavern, Salida
-First Street Cafe, Salida
-Amicas Brew Pub, Salida
-Bongo Billy's Salida Cafe
-Downtown Bakery, Salida

Brought to you by
Absolute Bikes

Check out the 2005 Vapor Trail 125 Results page.

Check out the 2005 Vapor Trail Awards page.

125 miles of singletrack and doubletrack ranging around the Continental Divide, three 14,000-foot peaks, and several mining and railroad ghost towns, all in the high thin air of the Collegiate Peaks. Portions of the course follow rail routes laid down by two railroad companies competing to reach the booming town of Gunnison in the 19th century. Ride the Colorado trail under the summer moon, cross over the infamous Alpine Tunnel at 12,000 feet, and cruise the classic Monarch Crest Trail above treeline. This is a truly epic event in the best tradition of Salida trail riding!

Fun facts about the 2005 Vapor Trail:

Midnight Start!
125 miles, 20,000 feet of climbing (and descending)
Aid stations stocked with Mama D's sub sandwiches, water and electrolyte drink, Chaffee County Sheriff's Patrol Members (SAR), and 5 to 15 other lovely volunteer's who'll make you feel like the superhero you are.
More 14er's than any other county in the lower 48--and we make you ride all over them!
A Mavic Crossmax SL wheelset to the first place Men's and Women's champions.
The MC Hammer Bonus: A custom Matt Chester frameset to anyone who WINS the overall on a SINGLESPEED.
Arguably (over post ride brewskies) some of the best singletrack in Colorado.
The return of the legendary "Captain Badass Award". If you have to ask...
Ghost towns, abandoned railroad depots, infamous mountain passes...
Loads of Bontrager product and other goodies for placing, plus special finisher awards you can only get by, you know, finishing.
Plus: All entrants receive a Melanzana Micro Grid Hoodie featuring Vapor Trail 125 artwork by local artists, a $20 meal voucher redeemable at Benson's Tavern, First St. Cafe, Amica's, Mama D's, Bongo Billy's Salida Cafe, Country Bounty, or Downtown Bakery; did we mention a Midnight Start?
Double Plus: Entrants get a 1-year Colorado Search and Rescue Card, space blanket, LED taillight blinker, and Black Diamond LED headlamp (for your secondary light source...). Come on; where else do you get a space blanket with your Goodie Bag?