Bryce Kelly

After finishing second in last year's Iron Horse Bicycle Classic men's pro road race, Durango's Kai Lokey looked like he had the playbook to success as he secured a dominant victory in Silverton on Saturday.

Two poor innings were the difference between Durango High School baseball's state title hopes and its season ending, and the Demons' season is over after an 8-3 loss to Palisade on Saturday in the 4A state tournament.

Stage 14 of the 2026 Giro d'Italia was one of the biggest challenges of cycling's first Grand Tour, and Durango's Sepp Kuss was a big help to Visma-Lease a Bike teammate Jonas Vingegaard, taking the lead of the general classification on Saturday.

There were plenty of ties to Durango and Colorado Mesa University as Austin Beard and Chloe Fraser wrapped up the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic weekend by winning the pro mountain bike races on Sunday.

Jonas Vingegaard, with the help of Durango's Sepp Kuss and the rest of the Visma-Lease a Bike squad, was the pre-race favorite for the Giro d'Italia, and the Danish star is starting to show why.

The Fort Lewis College outdoor track and field season finished on a high note last weekend, with senior Hannah Hartwell and junior Elijah Smith earning All-American honors at the 2026 NCAA Division II outdoor track and field championships in Emporia, Kansas, from Thursday to Saturday.

Durango's Sepp Kuss is still looking for his first stage win of his Giro d'Italia career, but it looks like he's done his job of supporting Visma-Lease a Bike team leader Jonas Vingegaard beautifully with the first Grand Tour coming to a close.

Durango mountain biker Bailey Cioppa is in a big year of her budding career, and the 22-year-old is meeting the moment with some big results in the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup.

For the last three weeks, Durango's Sepp Kuss has been riding as a selfless teammate in the Giro d'Italia, supporting Visma-Lease a Bike team leader and race favorite, Jonas Vingegaard, but on Friday, Kuss achieved something only one other American has done.

The Iron Horse Bicycle Classic has been over for a week now, but it's still affecting me, and I didn't even pedal from Durango to Silverton or through Steamworks Brewing Company.