Nearly 1,800 riders from around the world arrived and rode in the past weekend's 13th annual Kona Bikes 24 Hours in the Old Pueblo at Willow Springs Ranch north of Tucson.
The final rider count: 1,756.
When supporters were included, about 3,500 people lived in a 24 hour "town" comprised of tents and RVs.
The weather was stunning - no rain, no snow - and so far at least $17,000 has been raised for the University of Arizona Cancer Center's lung cancer research through the Epic Raffle. Raffle ticket holders have the opportunity to win a Kona King Kahuna Carbon 29'er valued at $3,399.
The raffle continues through March 26. To purchase tickets go to the Epic Rides website.
Tucson Medical Center has already committed to returning as sponsor of the 14th annual event.
There were some injuries - broken clavicles and one rider who was knocked unconscious. But that rider was "just fine after a little help from the wonderful Southern Arizona Arizona Rescue Association," Epic Rides president Todd Sadow said.
He said the injuries were "par for the course" and none turned out to be serious.
His assessment of this year's race? "Wonderful," he said.
The race was a 16.1 mile course. The idea was to do as many laps as possible in 24 hours.
While it took most people an hour and a half or so to ride one lap of the course, a few riders completed a lap in less than an hour: Chris Baddick, Jason Tullous, Michael McCalla and Cameron Chambers.
At 56 minutes and 1 second, Baddick cycled the fastest lap of the event. Rebecca Rusch recorded the fastest female lap at 1:04:11.
For a full list of results click here
To watch a slide show of moments from the race click here.
