Happy birthday, Colorado — and Colorado sports.

Leading into the state’s 150th birthday Aug. 1, The Denver Gazette has partnered with the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame to publicize the definitive list of Colorado’s top 150 sports moments.

Colorado Sports Hall of Fame historian Dave Plati and a committee of 10 compiled and will release the list every week until the No. 1 moment on July 31. Plati and Broncos icon Jim Saccomano will unveil the list weekly on a Colorado Sports Hall of Fame podcast at coloradosports.org/podcast/.

Today’s top moment in Colorado sports history:

No. 132

Aug. 10-12, 1916

The Pikes Peak International Hill Climb was run for the first time. Originally intended to stimulate tourism in the Colorado Springs and Pikes Peak region, the race drew tremendous crowds from the start. Initially called the Pikes Peak Auto Hill Climb, Rea Lentz in a Romano Special won the inaugural race that covered the 12.42 miles in 20 minutes, 55.6 seconds, with Floyd Clymer winning the motorcycle class with a time of 21:58.41. Through the years, the legendary Unser family (Louis, Bobby, Al, Robby and Al Jr.) won a combined 25 titles racing the course, which covers a 4,725-foot elevation gain — starting at 9,390 feet to a summit of 14,115 feet — with 156 turns in between.

—Dave Plati, Colorado Sports Hall of Fame historian