12 Hours of Mesa Verde
About this race
RACE DAY - MAY 9, 2026 (Mother's Day Weekend) 2026 Theme: 20th Annual Event
PLEASE VISIT www.12hoursofmesaverde.com for the LATEST INFORMATION.
The 12 Hours of Mesa Verde is a premier mountain bike event organized by volunteers dedicated to improving the lives of youth in Southwest Colorado. Relay teams and solo participants compete in this race by completing the most laps from 7 AM until 7 PM. The event is conveniently staged at the Montezuma County Fairgrounds and the epic 16-mile singletrack course uses trails within the renown Phil's World trail system. Register EARLY for this popular, fun, friendly, charity event!
12 Hours of Mesa Verde 2024 has a No Refund Policy*. If the event is cancelled due to, but not limited to, weather, pandemic, natural disaster, government orders, etc. no refunds will be issued. The No Refund Policy also applies to all participant cancellations, regardless of cause. The 12 Hours of Mesa Verde offers participant transfers for the current event only. A participant may transfer their registration to a new participant for the current event. Any exchange of funds is between participants and no refunds or deferments will be issued to the cancelling participant.
Part of this operation is conducted on Public Lands under special permit from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.
Pick your distance
Mountain biking
Solo
Male, Female, Geezer M/F (age 50+), and Single Speed
Duo
Male, Coed, Female, and Geezer (avg. age 50+) The team captain creates and pays for the team. Team members will then need to join the team.
3-4 Team
ADULT: Male, Coed, Female, and Geezer (avg. age 50+) The team captain creates and pays for the team. Team members will then need to join the team.
3-4 Family
FAMILY: Requires one adult and one grommet (U19). Cannot have more than two adults. Team members do not need to be related, but please note that this category is intended for families or coaches and their athletes. Highly competitive participants should participate in the other adult categories. Only one trophy will be awarded to each of the podium teams vs. a trophy for every participant that podiums. The team captain creates and pays for the team. Team members will then need to join the team.
3-4 Grommet
GROMMET: Must be younger than age 19 on race day (U19). Male, Female, and Coed The team captain creates and pays for the team. Team members will then need to join the team.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 2 years of historical conditions on this event's race dates in Cortez.
Course
Route map and elevation profile
No course map published yet.
The organizer hasn't released a route for this event, and we don't publish guesses. If you're the organizer, send us a GPX file and we'll draw the profile.
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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 2 Cortez events
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