Cycling: LoToJa Classic gears up for 44th time on Saturday | Local News | hjnews.com
via The Herald Journal
The annual LoToJa bike race returns Saturday for its 44th year. Cyclists will ride from Logan to Jackson.
The 44th annual LoToJa Classic kicks off this Saturday, sending approximately 1,500 cyclists on a grueling 200-plus mile journey from Logan to Jackson. As the longest one-day sanctioned bicycle race in the country, the route climbs nearly 9,800 vertical feet across three mountain passes before finishing at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort. Locals should expect riders on the roads between 5:30 a.m. and 8 a.m., with specific traffic restrictions in place along Highway 36 and Highway 89 as the pack heads north.