Following the overwhelming success of our debut as a women’s standalone event in 2019, racing worldwide came to a halt at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite our fierce commitment to creating an innovative and safe live racing model, we had to cancel the 2020 edition due to ongoing health concerns.
Now, with the 2021 race season looming, the pandemic situation remains uncertain at best. As such, we have decided to not push forward with a 2021 event.
This is not an easy decision to make. We know that this race holds an important place on both the domestic and international race calendars, and we remain committed to our goal of being the best women’s race in the world. But we hope that by delaying the event to 2022, the pandemic will have stabilized and we’ll be able to secure the necessary financial partners to do our event justice and host another game-changing, world-class event as we did in 2019.
Let us assure you that our commitment to women’s cycling is as strong as ever. We continue to believe that the Colorado Classic can evolve into one of the most powerful platforms in women’s sport and we will work on achieving that goal as we set our sights on 2022.
