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The Iron Riders was a nickname given to the 25th Infantry Regimen t Bicycle Corps of the United States Army who in 1897 rode bicycles over 1900 mi from Fort Missoula, Montana to St. Louis, Missouri.

25th Infantry
The 25th Infantry Regiment was a racially segregated unit of the Unites States Army, formed in 1866.

Reenactment
In 2022, the 125 anniversary of the 1897 journey, the trip was reenacted by Erick Cedeño. He began his ride at 5:30 AM on June 14, the exact date and time the Iron Riders began their trip. He followed the original route and stopped at the same locations, although riding a modern bicycle over mostly paved roads. Cedeño had previously cycled the 2200 mi route of the Underground Railroad from Alabama to New York twice; once in 2014 and again in 2019.