STEAMBOAT SPRINGS \u2014 A man from Littleton died Saturday afternoon during the Steamboat Stinger bike race in a remote area on Emerald Mountain, according to authorities.<\/p>\n
At approximately 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Steamboat Springs Fire Rescue firefighters responded to a 45-year-old man in need of CPR near the intersection of Beall and Ridge trails.<\/p>\n
The man, whose name has not been released, stopped during the bike race and tried to rest on a bench by an aid station, according to Routt County undersheriff Doug Scherar.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe was talking to one of the race coordinators, and he just fell over,\u201d Scherar said.<\/p>\n
Race staff performed CPR until Steamboat Fire Rescue arrived and continued resuscitation efforts. Rescue attempts were not successful, and the man was pronounced dead at the scene, according to Scherar.<\/p>\n
Routt County coroner Rob Ryg conducted an initial evaluation but has not determined a cause of death. He said the man did not crash.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt looks like some kind of medical event,\u201d Ryg said.<\/p>\n
The Steamboat Stinger bike race is an intense, 50-mile bike race through steep terrain on Emerald Mountain. Ryg said the man appeared to be in great physical shape.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is kind of a mystery,\u201d he said of the man\u2019s sudden death.<\/p>\n
Ryg will conduct an autopsy early next week to determine an official cause of death.<\/p>\n
Steamboat Fire Rescue medics said the incident temporarily closed a portion of Beall Trail, but all trails have since reopened.<\/p>\n
Steamboat Springs Police Department officers and Routt County Search and Rescue volunteers also responded to the incident.<\/p>\n