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12 Hours of Mesa Verde

Name: 12 Hours of Mesa Verde
Start: 2026-05-09
End: 2026-05-09
Location: Cortez, Colorado

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flag United States

calendar_today 09 May, 2026

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language Official Website

About the Event

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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 popluar, 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.

Races Offered

3-4 Family

May 09, 2026

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Distance — 3-4 Family

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Type — Mountain biking

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07:00

3-4 Grommet

May 09, 2026

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Distance — 3-4 Grommet

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Type — Mountain biking

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07:00

3-4 Team

May 09, 2026

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Distance — 3-4 Team

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Type — Mountain biking

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07:00

Duo

May 09, 2026

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Distance — Duo

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Type — Mountain biking

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07:00

Solo

May 09, 2026

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Distance — Solo

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Type — Mountain biking

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07:00

Weather Overview

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for May in Cortez.

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

thermostat 6.2° / 22.9°

wb_sunny 2.6° / 17.4°

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

air 9.9 /

water_drop 32.8%

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

thermostat 6.2° / 22.9°

wb_sunny 2.6° / 17.4°

air 9.9 km/h

water_drop 32.8%

About Cortez

Cortez is a small city in the Rocky Mountains state of Colorado. It is in the general vicinity of Mesa Verde National Park, Hovenweep National Monument and Canyons of the Ancients National Monument.