In July of 2021, Aiden Sorich won the Sorini 25 at the Butte 100 Mountain Bike Race.

With a time of 2 hours, 10 minutes, 20 seconds, the soon-to-be Butte High sophomore beat the second-place rider by 26 minutes. He was just 15 years old at the time.

On that day, Sorich said it was his goal to win all three of the Butte 100 races in his career. That includes the 25-mile race, the 50-mile race and the 100-mile race.

Not one cyclist would have questioned him then or now.

On Saturday, Sorich, 20, will attempt to win the 50 as he takes part in the 20th riding of the Butte 100. The race starts and finishes at Homestake Pass.

Sorich, a 2024 Butte High graduate, will enter his junior year at Montana Tech this fall. The Butte 100 is one of several races he will compete in this summer, all while working an internship for PEKE Engineering & Systems. He will ride in the Lewis & Clark Gravel Classic on July 25. That is a grueling race of 116 miles.

Aiden did compete in any of the “traditional” sports while attending Butte High. He said he was only mildly athletic. Sorich, however, was an original member of the Butte Copper Sprockets mountain bike team. He had a highly-successful run for the Copper Sprockets, too.

He also skis every chance he can get at Discovery Ski Area or Lost Trail Powder Mountain.

Earlier today, I met with Aiden inside the vault at the Metals Sports Bar & Grill for a fun conversation. Listen in as he talks about how he got into riding bikes with his good friend Will Silk.

Listen as he talks about competing in all three of the Butte 100 races and the different approach he takes for each one. Listen as he talks about why the Butte 100 has been so successful and how he is feeling about his chances of winning the 50-mile race this Saturday.

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