{"id":21817,"date":"2025-06-16T15:43:51","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T15:43:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/cortez-to-welcome-decycles-cyclists-on-trek-in-july\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T04:09:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T04:09:09","slug":"cortez-to-welcome-decycles-cyclists-on-trek-in-july","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/cortez-to-welcome-decycles-cyclists-on-trek-in-july\/","title":{"rendered":"Cortez to welcome deCycles  cyclists on trek in July"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure class=\"wp-block-image naviga-inline-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imengine.public.prod.dur.navigacloud.com\/?uuid=7f80b1fc-23ec-58ae-a1da-9a8fe0ac222e&amp;function=cover&amp;type=preview&amp;source=false&amp;width=2000\" width=\"461\" height=\"391\" alt=\"The deCyclists will be staying a night in Cortez at the Cortez Church of the Nazarene in July during their long distance bike ride from Los Angeles to Denver. (Courtesy deCyclists)\" class=\"naviga-image\" loading=\"lazy\"><figcaption><span class=\"caption\">The deCyclists will be staying a night in Cortez at the Cortez Church of the Nazarene in July during their long distance bike ride from Los Angeles to Denver. (Courtesy deCyclists)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p>A group of 25 student and adult cyclists from the Bloomington, Indiana-based deCycles will pedal through Cortez on Tuesday, July 8 as part of a grueling 1,500-mile, 23-day journey from Los Angeles to Denver. On July 8, the group will be hosted by the Cortez Nazarene Church.<\/p>\n<p>According to information provided by the church, the riders, many new to cycling, will tackle deserts in California and Nevada and Colorado\u2019s mountains while averaging 85 to 100 miles each day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe teens and adults on this trip are living examples of how spirit moves in what most would think is impossible \u2026 1,500 miles on a bicycle, but the impossible happens every day on the road with this group of student cyclists,\u201d the news release said. \u201cOur principles of kindness, commitment, faith and happiness are the foundation for the strength each rider must possess to get down the road. These riders are truly modern day miracles.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>deCycles was founded 31 years ago and has drawn over 1,600 participants to its long-distance bike ride.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRooted in principles of kindness, commitment, faith and happiness, the group views the ride as a pilgrimage, pushing riders to connect with their inner strength and divine spirit amid adversity,\u201d the group said. \u201cThis transformative process fosters mental, physical and spiritual development, empowering participants to overcome exhaustion and inspire others.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Along the way, the bikers stop at various churches where they are given a respite after a hard day\u2019s worth of riding and are given a place to stay. The group will stay one night in Cortez before continuing on their journey.<\/p>\n<p>More information about the group and their stay in Cortez can be found by contacting the Cortez Nazarene Church at (970) 565-7234.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe event underscores a unique blend of athleticism and faith, inspiring all who encounter the riders,\u201d the group shared.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>will be hosted by the Cortez Church of the Nazarene<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21818,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[21,28,60,29],"naviga_topic":[],"class_list":["post-21817","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-cortez","tag-headlines","tag-montezuma-county","tag-newsletter"],"acf":[],"author_name":"dh_admin","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21817","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21817"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21817\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":77471,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21817\/revisions\/77471"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21818"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21817"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21817"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21817"},{"taxonomy":"naviga_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/naviga_topic?post=21817"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}