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Ignacio’s Mackey reflects on 2025 bull riding season
5+ hour, 2+ min ago (546+ words) Luke Mackey has shown throughout his teenage years that he's been a top bull rider, and he showed he can ride the big bulls against big competition in 2025. The 19-year-old from Ignacio made it to the National Finals Rodeo in…...
Western history celebrated on Main Avenue during Durango Cowboy Gathering
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (667+ words) Horseback riders on Main Avenue, the scrumptious scent of sizzling bacon and eggs, and the sound of prop pistols firing into the air were telltale signs the Durango Cowboy Gathering was back in town on Saturday. After a night of…...
PHOTO: A different kind of rodeo
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (15+ words) Breaking news and photos from Durango, Colorado Choose from several print and digital subscription packages...
Rodeo high school finals winding down for locals
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (361+ words) On Saturday morning, only hours before that night's deciding championship, or "short' go-round, Shylene Drumm was to make her second of two guaranteed runs in the 2025 National High School Finals Rodeo's pole bending competition. Though the wait for rider and…...
Segment 28 highlights local MTB talent as potential world championship in Durango looms
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (1000+ words) Durango mountain biking is having a moment. Segment 28 is hoping to make this moment last a lot longer with its development of local talent. All of this success could be amplified if Durango wins the bid to host the 2030 UCI…...
Durango’s Freeburn continues winning ways with victories at GoPro Games, Bighorn Gravel
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (848+ words) Cobe Freeburn's summer anthem must be DJ Khaled's 2010 classic "All I Do Is Win." The Durango off-road cyclist has won his last five races, including two wins at GoPro Games in Vail and a win at Bighorn Gravel in Gypsum…...
Race Across the West to finish in Durango
7+ mon, 3+ day ago (453+ words) Santa Rita Park will be a place of relief and celebration for some amazing athletes this week. The 17th annual Race Across the West is finishing in Santa Rita Park this week. The 860-mile cycling race starts in Oceanside, California, on…...
Durango’s Cobe Freeburn wins second consecutive Iron Horse men’s pro road race
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (1172+ words) On Saturday, Cobe Freeburn showed why he was the defending Iron Horse Bicycle Classic men's pro road race champion. The Durango native bided his time in the chase group as they steadily caught Isaac Allred off the front during the…...
Taking the bull by the horns: FLC, Rocky Mountain PBS to host ‘Bucking on the Rez’ documentary
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (354+ words) Close your eyes. What do you see when you hear "bull rider? Chances are, it's a man. Kristal Puente, of the Navajo tribe, is a woman helping change that perception. Puente is the focus of "Bucking on the Rez, a…...
FKT: Fort Lewis College students create documentary on fastest Durango Death Ride
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (1137+ words) Not only did Fort Lewis College sophomore Isaac Allred complete the infamous 224-mile Durango Death Ride loop. He crushed the FKT (fastest known time) with the help of his friends and now his feat has been seen by thousands on…...