City of Farmington NM recently issued the following announcement.
Date: Monday, October 5, 2020
Established in 1981, the Road Apple Rally - a.k.a. the longest continually run mountain bike race in America - is celebrating its 40th year. In 1981 mountain bikes hadn't even been invented yet, but we were pioneering the sport here in Farmington, New Mexico.
Forty years later we may not have flying cars, but we do have mountain bikes and the ability to hold a "virtual" race so we can all race safely in the midst of the global pandemic.
Original source can be found here.