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The first prologue in the first USA Pro Cycling Challenge was won by German rider, Patrick Gretsch in 8 minutes, 27 seconds. The average speed was 58k per hour. Fans lined the route and took off from work to watch the race. Second was Christian Vandevelde and third was Brent […]
The top three Tour de France winners are expecting to be upstaged by Colombian Sergio Henao to upstage everyone in the mountains. Colombians are known to be great climbers. The altitude in Bogota is around 8,000′ and the mountains go up from there. When governor Hickenlooper spoke about Coloradoans being […]
Tom Danielson seems to be the new revelation in cycling this year. I first saw him in a little known race in 2002, the Estes Park Cycling Challenge. There was a time trial that started in Estes Park and went up into Rocky Mountain National Park. Tom was smoking! He […]
Franck Schleck just finishing a training ride near the team hotel in Colorado Springs. The team has been training in Breckenridge and are now in the Springs. He said the altitude isn’t bothering him but they haven’t been to the really high mountains yet.
COLORADO SPRINGS PROLOGUE First rider starts at 1:15pm near the Garden of the Gods Visitor Center. There will be one minute between riders. The last ten will have 2-minute intervals. You won’t be able to cross the course once the race begins. By car, northbound i25 traffic should take Exit […]
Rebecca Rusch finished in 7:31:45 – smashed the record! Gretchen Reeves finished second in 7:35:48 – Reeves just set the second fastest women’s time in history. Pua Mata was third with a time of 07:37:50. Jenny Smith finished in 7:39:13 Wells crossed the finish line in 6:23:38. The second best […]
Thor Hushovd has signed with BMC Racing Team for 2012. He’ll now be racing with teammate and Tour de France winner Cadel Evans.
Best Lineup For North American Stage Race Confirmed for USA Pro Cycling Challenge Top Cyclists George Hincapie, Christian Vande Velde and Robert GesinkJoin Previously Announced Tour de France Top-3 for Inaugural Race DENVER (August 9, 2011) – The provisionary team rosters* for the inaugural USA Pro Cycling Challenge, which is […]
Jenny Smith came from New Zealand to Western State College in Gunnison to run in 1999. They have a good program for cross country middle distance. She met her husband Brian in the winter of 1999 when she was struggling with running. She was 25 years old so she wasn’t […]
Taylor Phinney will be skipping the inaugural Pro Cycling Challenge in his home state to contest the Vuelta d’Espana instead. It will be his first grand tour and he’s excited. He’ll also be competing in the World Championships in Denmark in September and is hoping to do well in the […]
