18 Hours of Fruita
About this race
One of the most beloved endurance events on the western slope. With a fast and fun singletrack lap located within the “posh environs” of Highline Lake State Park, with its green grass and warm showers, makes this a great race to kick off the season.
Pick your distance
Mountain biking
Solo
Team captains may register their team and then complete their team member information later. HOWEVER, all teams must be complete by April 1 (any team changes/additions beginning APRIL 2 will require complete team member information upon sign-up). Team changes for registered teams beginning April 2 will cost $10 per change and must be made online until noon, April 28. The 5-8 person class is an OPEN category-this means you can be male, female, or coed, and will be competing in one award category which is OPEN. You may also compete as a COED GEEZER team in the 5-8 category (see below requirements). COED GEEZER CATEGORY (2-4 & 5-8)-Team’s age total must be an average of 50 yrs per person with the youngest age allowed is 45 yrs (i.e. 5 person must equal 250, 6 person 300, etc.). TEAMS MUST BE COED to participate in the Geezer category and meet the above age requirements.
2-4 Person
Team captains may register their team and then complete their team member information later. HOWEVER, all teams must be complete by April 1 (any team changes/additions beginning APRIL 2 will require complete team member information upon sign-up). Team changes for registered teams beginning April 2 will cost $10 per change and must be made online until noon, April 28. The 5-8 person class is an OPEN category-this means you can be male, female, or coed, and will be competing in one award category which is OPEN. You may also compete as a COED GEEZER team in the 5-8 category (see below requirements). COED GEEZER CATEGORY (2-4 & 5-8)-Team’s age total must be an average of 50 yrs per person with the youngest age allowed is 45 yrs (i.e. 5 person must equal 250, 6 person 300, etc.). TEAMS MUST BE COED to participate in the Geezer category and meet the above age requirements.
5-8 Person
Team captains may register their team and then complete their team member information later. HOWEVER, all teams must be complete by April 1 (any team changes/additions beginning APRIL 2 will require complete team member information upon sign-up). Team changes for registered teams beginning April 2 will cost $10 per change and must be made online until noon, April 28. The 5-8 person class is an OPEN category-this means you can be male, female, or coed, and will be competing in one award category which is OPEN. You may also compete as a COED GEEZER team in the 5-8 category (see below requirements). COED GEEZER CATEGORY (2-4 & 5-8)-Team’s age total must be an average of 50 yrs per person with the youngest age allowed is 45 yrs (i.e. 5 person must equal 250, 6 person 300, etc.). TEAMS MUST BE COED to participate in the Geezer category and meet the above age requirements.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 4 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Loma, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:16 AM and sets at 8:08 PM local time (MDT) in Loma on May 1, 2027 — 13h 51m of daylight.
Course
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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 Loma events
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