Salida Bike Fest - Salida 76 and the Banana Belt
About this race
A bike fest weekend in Salida, Colorado that offers the 76: gravel that's remote, beautiful, and ridden by few and the Banana Belt: a proper MTB throwdown. Course marking and aid stations? Heck yes.
The price displayed is inclusive of registration and all processing fees
Pick your distance
Gravel biking
Banquet - 76 Miles
We will take you to far-out places, with sweeping views and classic Colorado high plains beauty. It’s out there, and not easy, but worth every pedal stroke. Be the legend you know you are.
Lite - 76KM
The great parts of the 76-mile version with a little less commitment.
Mountain biking
Banana Belt - 35 Miles
Thirty-five miles of zippy singletrack .
Typical race-day weather
Based on 2 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Salida, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:49 AM and sets at 7:05 PM local time (MDT) in Salida on September 19, 2026 — 12h 16m of daylight.
Course
No course map published yet.
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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, 5 Salida events
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