At Ironhorsetraining.com, we want to help you acheive your goal to ride the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic.

This event is held in Durango, Colorado on Memorial Day weekend, this will be the 37 th running of the event. On Saturday morning May 24, 2008 more than 1,000 tour riders will take off to the small mining town of Silverton.

We have the knowledge to assist more tour and racers. We are interesting in those cyclists who want to be more comfortable, better informed and perform better on their ride.

We offer a weekly schedule of spinning during the winter and outside riding suggestions starting in early April.

We will help you learn

• Why base miles are so important
• How to use a heart rate monitor to help your training
• Why leg speed is important
• How to make your workouts count
• How to eliminate wasted efforts
• Why stretching is so important
• How to be more comfortable on your bike
• What clothing choices are appropriate
• How to eat for fitness
• What are the rules of etiquette when riding with others
• How to drop a few pounds
• How to lower your blood pressure
• How to really enjoy your ride to Silverton

This is not rocket science, you can get all of this information from your local bike shop, a nutritionist, a certified cycling coach, a cardiologist, and a physical therapist. We have put together all the information in a bite size format and designed a program to help you complete the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic.

Why us? We all live in Durango, Colorado. We have all been involved with the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic for many years.

Why are we doing this? It is rewarding, we are helping people accomplish goals. For some people this is their first athletic event. We love the feedback from our students who have made it to Silverton, lost weight, have more energy, lowered their blood pressure and feel better.