Stan's NoTubes and Sho-Air/Cannondale prove best among Old Pueblo teams

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Stan's No Tubes Elite women's team and Sho-Air/Cannondale men's team were the top four-person teams at the 24 Hours of Old Pueblo this weekend.  Overall, racers enjoyed sunny skies and a notable tailwind at the 14th annual 24 hours of Pueblo. With a record attendance of 1,857 participants and nearly 4,000 total people in 24 Hour Town, the race remained the largest 24-hour relay race in the US for the seventh year in a row.

Below are some miscellaneous highlights of a weekend of racing, partying and hanging out.

- Total participation: 1,857 racers; 68% from within Arizona, 32% from out of state or out of the USA

- Wendy Skean, at 70 years of age, finished third in the solo singlespeed category riding 176 miles. Skean received an extended standing ovation at the awards ceremony.

- The El Grupo Youth Cycling landed on three of the five podium spots in the 150 and below five person co-ed category. 10 of the youths had only picked up the sport of mountain biking two months ago. Most experienced their first night ride ever on Saturday evening, during the race itself. El Grupo youth cycling is a Tucson based non-profit appealing to all youths with an emphasis on disadvantaged kids.

The National Interscholastic High School Cycling Association (NICA) utilized the event as an opportunity to highlight it's Arizona Chapter (launching fall 2013) by inviting all teenage girls in Arizona to submit an essay expressing interest as to why they should be included on a team with marathon national champion Pua Mata.

Check out lots of photos in the gallery.

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