The Mt. Evans Hill climb

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 is a bicycle race that takes place on Mount Evans

Mount Evans

Mount Evans is a mountain in the Front Range region of the Rocky Mountains, in Clear Creek County, Colorado. It is one of 54 fourteeners in Colorado, and the closest fourteener to Denver...

, Colorado. It was run for the first time in 1962. The race has been held 41 times with only three years canceled. The race was renamed in 1981 in honor of five-time race winner Bob Cook, who died of cancer at the age of 23. The race is purely a climb, without many other skills required. Team tactics and alliances can play a role. The climb is 27.4 miles in length.

The race takes place on the highest paved road in the United States. The race starts at 7,540 feet in front of the Clear Creek Middle School and proceeds to Echo Lake where the race turns and climbs nearly to the summit (14,130 feet). Due to the altitude and wilderness, the event is sometimes marked by extreme weather, by mountain sheep, marmots, and other fauna of Colorado.

Over the years, the race has attracted significant professional riders. Riders come from all over the United States and in the past the race has had riders from France, Switzerland, Germany, and Australia compete. The age range of the participants is from 9 to 85 years of age. The race is also supported by volunteers from the Colorado cycling community who help marshal, drive support, officiate and work the picnic. The race includes categories for all levels of racing and encourages riders of all abilities. An average of 600-1,000 riders compete each year, in a wide variety of categories.

Course records

Bob Cook held the course record from 1975-1980. The first three years he held the record he was a junior. The present Men's record holder is Tom Danielson

Tom Danielson

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, set in 2004 with a time of 1:41:20. The Women's course record is held by Jeannie Longo

Jeannie Longo

Jeannie Longo is a French racing cyclist, multiple French champion and 13 times world champion. Longo is still active in cycling as of 2011 and is widely considered one of the greatest female cyclists of all time...

 from France with a time of 1:59:19.

Canceled Years

The race was canceled three times: twice due to snow and once when the Race Director was working in Atlanta at the 1996 Summer Olympics

1996 Summer Olympics

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List of men's winners

The winner of the men's race are:

Year	Name	Time
1962	Stuart Baillie/Adolph Weller	2:28
1963	Stuart Baillie	2:24
1964	Stuart Baillie	2:08:07
1965	Michael Hiltner	2:09:55
1966	Stuart Baillie	2:14
1967	Race was held, but no results are available.
1968	Mike Dennis	N/A
1969	Stan Justice	2:19:23
1970	Kalman Halasi	2:22:49
1971	Kalman Halasi	2:14:35
1972	Bob Poling	2:11:41
1973	Jack Janelle	2:05:32
1974	Jack Janelle	2:05:09
1975	Bob Cook	2:02:55
1976	Bob Cook	1:57:50
1977	Bob Cook	1:55:43
1978	Bob Cook	1:54:27
1979	Race not held (snow).
1980	Bob Cook	1:54:55
1981	Alexi Grewal Alexi Grewal Alexi Singh Grewal ' is a Sikh-American Olympic gold medalist and former professional road racing cyclist. At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, Grewal became the first American man to win an Olympic gold medal in road cycling...	1:57:36 1st Memorial Year
1982	Don Spence	1:58:12
1983	Todd Gogulski	1:53:43
1984	Alexi Grewal Alexi Grewal Alexi Singh Grewal ' is a Sikh-American Olympic gold medalist and former professional road racing cyclist. At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, Grewal became the first American man to win an Olympic gold medal in road cycling...	1:47:51
1985	Ned Overend Ned Overend Edmund Overend , the son of a U.S. diplomat, started in mountain biking in the early 1980s. He appeared in "the world's first mountain biking video, aptly named, The Great Mountain Biking Video," released in 1988 by New & Unique Videos of San Diego, California...	1:49:53
1986	Ned Overend Ned Overend Edmund Overend , the son of a U.S. diplomat, started in mountain biking in the early 1980s. He appeared in "the world's first mountain biking video, aptly named, The Great Mountain Biking Video," released in 1988 by New & Unique Videos of San Diego, California...	1:49:22
1987	Todd Gogulski	1:54:07
1988	Tom Resh	1:51:56
1989
1990	Alexi Grewal Alexi Grewal Alexi Singh Grewal ' is a Sikh-American Olympic gold medalist and former professional road racing cyclist. At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, Grewal became the first American man to win an Olympic gold medal in road cycling...	1:46:29
1991	Mike Engleman	1:51:41
1992	Mike Engleman	1:45:30
1993	Mike Engleman	1:56:57
1994	Mike Engleman	1:50:35
1995	Mike Engleman	1:46:32
1996	Race not held (organizer at 1996 Olympic Games).
1997	Jonathan Vaughters Jonathan Vaughters Jonathan Vaughters is an American former professional racing cyclist and current manager of the professional cycling team.- Racing career :...	1:53:54 Mat Anand, a Canadian National Team member was the first across the line, but was relegated to second place for ‘hooking’ Jonathan Vaughters in the final sprint.
1998	Scott Moninger Scott Moninger Scott Moninger is an American professional road racing cyclist. He currently lives in Boulder, Colorado and retired from racing in 2007 after competing with the BMC Cycling Team. Scott has won nearly every road race in North America with 275 career victories, the most by any American rider...	1:52:16
1999	Jonathan Vaughters Jonathan Vaughters Jonathan Vaughters is an American former professional racing cyclist and current manager of the professional cycling team.- Racing career :...
2000	Scott Moninger Scott Moninger Scott Moninger is an American professional road racing cyclist. He currently lives in Boulder, Colorado and retired from racing in 2007 after competing with the BMC Cycling Team. Scott has won nearly every road race in North America with 275 career victories, the most by any American rider...	1:49:42
2001	Scott Moninger Scott Moninger Scott Moninger is an American professional road racing cyclist. He currently lives in Boulder, Colorado and retired from racing in 2007 after competing with the BMC Cycling Team. Scott has won nearly every road race in North America with 275 career victories, the most by any American rider...	1:46:56
2002	Scott Moninger Scott Moninger Scott Moninger is an American professional road racing cyclist. He currently lives in Boulder, Colorado and retired from racing in 2007 after competing with the BMC Cycling Team. Scott has won nearly every road race in North America with 275 career victories, the most by any American rider...	1:50:20
2003	Jonathan Vaughters Jonathan Vaughters Jonathan Vaughters is an American former professional racing cyclist and current manager of the professional cycling team.- Racing career :...	1:49:29
2004	Tom Danielson Tom Danielson Tom Danielson is a professional road racing cyclist. Previously riding for the Saturn Team on the U.S. Pro Circuit, and for Fassa Bortolo in Europe, Danielson is currently a member of , but rode for the Discovery Channel team between 2005 and 2007.Danielson currently holds the record for the...	1:41:20Current Record
2005	Scott Moninger Scott Moninger Scott Moninger is an American professional road racing cyclist. He currently lives in Boulder, Colorado and retired from racing in 2007 after competing with the BMC Cycling Team. Scott has won nearly every road race in North America with 275 career victories, the most by any American rider...	1:52:50
2006	Scott Moninger Scott Moninger Scott Moninger is an American professional road racing cyclist. He currently lives in Boulder, Colorado and retired from racing in 2007 after competing with the BMC Cycling Team. Scott has won nearly every road race in North America with 275 career victories, the most by any American rider...	1:49:52
2007	Tom Danielson Tom Danielson Tom Danielson is a professional road racing cyclist. Previously riding for the Saturn Team on the U.S. Pro Circuit, and for Fassa Bortolo in Europe, Danielson is currently a member of , but rode for the Discovery Channel team between 2005 and 2007.Danielson currently holds the record for the...	1:43:04
2008	Kevin Nicol	1:53:21
2009	Tom Danielson Tom Danielson Tom Danielson is a professional road racing cyclist. Previously riding for the Saturn Team on the U.S. Pro Circuit, and for Fassa Bortolo in Europe, Danielson is currently a member of , but rode for the Discovery Channel team between 2005 and 2007.Danielson currently holds the record for the...	1:42:09
2010	Peter Stetina Peter Stetina Peter Stetina in Boulder, Colorado is an American racing cyclist, who rides for UCI ProTeam .-Palmarès:2009* Best Young Rider Vuelta Mexico Telmex2011* 22nd, Overall, Giro d'Italia-References:...	1:50:20

List of women's winners

• 2010 Jacques-Grewal Tammy 2:15:07
• 2009 Jennifer Slawta 2:15:58
• 2008 Jeannie Longo
  Jeannie Longo
  Jeannie Longo is a French racing cyclist, multiple French champion and 13 times world champion. Longo is still active in cycling as of 2011 and is widely considered one of the greatest female cyclists of all time...
  
   2:10:10
• 2007 Kate van Valkenburg 2:24:03
• 2006 Mara Abbott
  Mara Abbott
  Mara Abbott is an American professional women's bicycle racer who currently rides for the Diadora-Pasta Zara-Manhattan team. In 2010, Abbott became the first American ever to win the Giro Donne, one of the Grand Tours of women's bicycle racing.-Background:Abbott was born and still lives in...
  
   2:11:55
• 2005 Mara Abbott
  Mara Abbott
  Mara Abbott is an American professional women's bicycle racer who currently rides for the Diadora-Pasta Zara-Manhattan team. In 2010, Abbott became the first American ever to win the Giro Donne, one of the Grand Tours of women's bicycle racing.-Background:Abbott was born and still lives in...
  
   2:20:10
• 2004 Ann Trombley 2:19:03
• 2003 Allison Lusby 2:09:29
• 2002 Kimberly Bruckner 2:05:31
• 2001 Karen Bockel 2:22:15
• 2000 Kimberly Bruckner 2:09:00
• 1999 Emily Robbins 2:09:58
• 1998 Jeannie Longo
  Jeannie Longo
  Jeannie Longo is a French racing cyclist, multiple French champion and 13 times world champion. Longo is still active in cycling as of 2011 and is widely considered one of the greatest female cyclists of all time...
  
  1:59:19 Current Record
• 1997 Julie Hudetz 2:18:22
• 1996 RACE NOT HELD (Organizer at Olympics)
• 1995 Linda Jackson 2:13:28 *
• 1994 Eve Stephenson 2:25:43
• 1993 Jan Bolland 2:32:21
• 1992 Linda Brenneman 2:15;24
• 1991 Darien Raistrick 2:23:10
• 1990 Darien Raistrick 2:13:59 *
• 1989 RACE NOT HELD (Snow)
• 1988 Darien Raistrick 2:19:46
• 1987 Vanessa Brines 2:26:03
• 1986 Catherine Porter 2:22:58
• 1985 Barb Dolan 2:15:58 *
• 1984 Denise Yamagishi 2:23:45 *
• 1983 Ann Chernoff 2:24:37 *
• 1982 Jan DeYoung 2:28:33 *
• 1981 Martha Stafford 2:29:54 *
• 1980 Margaret Nettles 2:41:10 *
• 1979 RACE NOT HELD (Snow)
• 1978 Margaret Nettles 1:18:44 Finished at Echo Lake
• 1977 N/A
• 1976 Robin Deily 2:44:58 *

(*Denotes previous record)