Ouray County won’t have more than 2,000 cyclists coming through this summer, as Ride the Rockies’ 2020 event has been canceled.

Event officials emailed local authorities earlier this week to let them know the race was off this year, due to coronavirus concerns. Riders were originally scheduled to stay overnight in Ridgway on June 17 and 18, and were going to use the fairgrounds for camping as well as other lodging in the area.

The event was scheduled at the same time as the Telluride B...