The Elephant Rock Ride, or rock, is an annual road and mountain
bicycling event hosted in
Castle Rock, Colorado. It was created by Scot Harris in 1987 as a 100-mile road bike route to be "a way to start the
/nowiki>Colorado/nowiki> cycling season".[Wargin, Susie. ''9NEWS''. KUSA-TV, 201]
9NEWS: Elephant Rock Ride
/ref> Today there are multiple concurrent rides hosted ranging from 7 to 105 miles in order to accommodate a broad range of skill. A maximum of 7,000 participants can register each year to ride.
The Elephant Rock Ride is primarily sponsored by Subaru
( or ; ) is the automaker, automobile manufacturing division of Japanese transportation conglomerate (company), conglomerate Subaru Corporation (formerly known as Fuji Heavy Industries), the Automotive industry#By manufacturer, twenty-first ...
and the full event is called the ''Subaru Elephant Rock Cycling Festival''.
See also
Subaru Elephant Rock Ride (Official Site)
Notes
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Castle Rock, Colorado
Cycle races in the United States
Tourist attractions in Douglas County, Colorado
Cycling in Colorado
Festivals in Colorado