Photos: Pikes Peak International Hill Climb
June 30, 2013
Sebastein Loeb approaches the finish line to complete his record-setting run of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb Sunday, June 30, 2013. Loeb shattered the former course record with a time of 8 minutes 13 seconds. (Michael Ciaglo, The Gazette) ( PPIHC RACE DAY )
Time Attack racer Brian Shanfeld navigates the curves after the Bottomless Pit during the 91st running of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb Sunday, June 30, 2013. (Michael Ciaglo, The Gazette) ( PPIHC RACE DAY )
Jamie Melhuish navigates up Pikes Peak through the rain and hail during the 91st running of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb Sunday, June 30, 2013. (Michael Ciaglo, The Gazette) ( PPIHC RACE DAY )
Hiroshi Masuoka, of Japan, driver of the #32 Mitsubishi MiEV Evolution II, races up the mountain during the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb on June 30, 2013 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. (Photo by Rainier Ehrhardt/Getty Images) ( 171995767 )
Cars are parked near the summit of Pikes Peak mountain during the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb (PPIHC) at Pike National Forest, 10 miles (16 km) west of Colorado Springs, Colorado, on June 30, 2013. The Pikes Peak International Hill Climb (PPIHC), also known as The Race to the Clouds, an annual automobile and motorcycle hillclimb to the summit of Pikes Peak. The track measures 12.42 miles (19.99 km) over 156 turns to the finish. JOE KLAMAR/AFP/Getty Images ( 521026762 )
Nine-time WRC world champion, Sebastien Loeb of France crosses the finish line with his Peugeot 208 T16 at the top of Pikes Peak mountain to win The Pikes Peak International Hill Climb (PPIHC) at Pikes Peak, Colorado on June 30,2013. The Pikes Peak International Hill Climb (PPIHC), also known as The Race to the Clouds, an annual automobile and motorcycle hillclimb to the summit of Pikes Peak. The track measures 12.42 miles (19.99 km) over 156 turns to the finish. JOE KLAMAR/AFP/Getty Images ( 521024402 )
Nobuhiro Tajima, of Japan, driver of the #1 E-RUNNER Pikes Peak Special, races up the mountain in the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb on June 30, 2013 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. (Photo by Rainier Ehrhardt/Getty Images) ( 171995768 )
Finish line flag man Brian Oliver welcomes Pikes Peak 450 racer George Lloyd to the summit during the 91st running of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb Sunday, June 30, 2013. (Michael Ciaglo, The Gazette) ( PPIHC RACE DAY )
Japanese rider Masahito Watanabe and his copilot cross the finish line at the summit of Pikes Peak mountain during The Pikes Peak International Hill Climb (PPIHC) at Pike National Forest, 10 mi (16 km) west of Colorado Springs, Colorado, on June 30, 2013. The Pikes Peak International Hill Climb (PPIHC), also known as The Race to the Clouds, an annual automobile and motorcycle hillclimb to the summit of Pikes Peak. The track measures 12.42 miles (19.99 km) over 156 turns to the finish. JOE KLAMAR/AFP/Getty Images ( 521026605 )
Japanese rider Masahito Watanabe and his copilot cross the finish line at the summit of Pikes Peak mountain during The Pikes Peak International Hill Climb (PPIHC) at Pike National Forest, 10 mi (16 km) west of Colorado Springs, Colorado, on June 30, 2013. The Pikes Peak International Hill Climb (PPIHC), also known as The Race to the Clouds, an annual automobile and motorcycle hillclimb to the summit of Pikes Peak. The track measures 12.42 miles (19.99 km) over 156 turns to the finish. JOE KLAMAR/AFP/Getty Images ( 521026781 )
Time Attack racer Kash Singh powers up the peak in his Ford Shelby GT 500 during the 91st running of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb Sunday, June 30, 2013. (Michael Ciaglo, The Gazette) ( PPIHC RACE DAY )
Electric division racer Tajima "Monster" Nobuhiro celebrates after completing the 91st running of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in 9 minutes 46 seconds in his E-Runner Pikes Peak Special Sunday, June 30, 2013. Nobuhiro won his division. (Michael Ciaglo, The Gazette) ( PPIHC RACE DAY )
Bruno Langlois, of France, rider of the #20 Ducati Multistrada, crosses the finish line to win the bike division during the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb on June 30, 2013 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. (Photo by Rainier Ehrhardt/Getty Images) ( 171995746 )
Nobuhiro Tajima, of Japan, driver of the #1 E-RUNNER Pikes Peak Special, races up the mountain in the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb on June 30, 2013 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. (Photo by Rainier Ehrhardt/Getty Images) ( 171995749 )
Nobuhiro Tajima, of Japan, driver of the #1 E-RUNNER Pikes Peak Special, races up the mountain in the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb on June 30, 2013 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. (Photo by Rainier Ehrhardt/Getty Images) ( 171995766 )
Nine-time WRC world champion Sebastien Loeb of France crosses the finish line with his Peugeot 208 T16 at the top of Pikes Peak mountain during the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb (PPIHC) at Pike National Forest, 10 miles(16 km) west of Colorado Springs, Colorado, on June 30, 2013. The Pikes Peak International Hill Climb (PPIHC), also known as The Race to the Clouds, an annual automobile and motorcycle hillclimb to the summit of Pikes Peak. The track measures 12.42 miles (19.99 km) over 156 turns, climbing 4,720 ft (1,440 m) from the start to the finish at 14,110 ft (4,300 m), on grades averaging 7 percent. JOE KLAMAR/AFP/Getty Images ( 521024287 )
Sidecar racer Bruno Marlin signs the finish line flag after completing the 91st running of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb Sunday, June 30, 2013. All competitors were encouraged to sign the flags that will soon have a place in the Pikes Peak Hill Climb Museum. (Michael Ciaglo, The Gazette) ( PPIHC RACE DAY )
Nine-time WRC world champion, Sebastien Loeb of France takes off his helmet after crossing the finish line with his Peugeot 208 T16 at the top of Pikes Peak mountain to win The Pikes Peak International Hill Climb (PPIHC) at Pikes Peak, Colorado on June 30,2013. The Pikes Peak International Hill Climb (PPIHC), also known as The Race to the Clouds, an annual automobile and motorcycle hillclimb to the summit of Pikes Peak. The track measures 12.42 miles (19.99 km) over 156 turns to the finish. JOE KLAMAR/AFP/Getty Images ( 521025192 )
Unlimited division racer Sebastein Loeb celebrates after shattering the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb course record during his rookie year in the race Sunday, June 30, 2013 with a time of 8 minutes 13 seconds. (Michael Ciaglo, The Gazette) ( PPIHC RACE DAY )
Sebastien Loeb, of France, driver of the #208 Peugeot 208 T16 Pikes Peak (L), and Rhys Millen of the United States, driver of the #68 Hyundai PM580T celebrate after the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb on June 30, 2013 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Loeb won the race with a record time of 8:13.878 and Millen finished second in 9:02:192. (Photo by Rainier Ehrhardt/Getty Images) ( 171984775 )
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