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Rain doesn’t dampen spirit of crowd at USA Pro Challenge in Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save There were plenty of cowbells to be heard and a few umbrellas to be seen on Tejon Street as fans cheered cyclists whizzing past in the blink of an eye. The USA Pro Challenge finished…
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Columnist: Cyclists rise to the challenge of Colorado’s mountains
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save BOULDER – After riding 674 miles in six days, Tom Danielson was nonchalant. He had just crossed the finish line, ending Day 6 of the USA Pro Challenge. He had climbed Flagstaff Mountain, a daunting…
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Columnist: Armstrong remains winner, despite his greatest loss
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Lance Armstrong’s name will be erased from the record books. He’s destined to lose his seven Tour de France titles. But he’s winning the battle of public opinion. The masses in America never will abandon…
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USA Pro cyclists rely on Springs-made device while racing
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save When the pro cyclists ride over Cottonwood and Independence passes Wednesday during the USA Pro Challenge bike race, nearly half will be gauging their performance on a device made in Colorado Springs. The cyclists’ SRM…
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USA Pro cyclists’ food is simple but vital for top performance
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Think of the last time you fueled your body for a bike ride. Now imagine that bike ride is 683 miles long, over nine Colorado mountain passes, in a race against the world’s top cyclists.…
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Flagstaff Mountain finish OK’d for Stage 6 on Saturday
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle announced Wednesday he will not cancel the planned Flagstaff climb that ends the Boulder stage of the USA Pro Cycling Challenge on Saturday as thousands prepare to hike up to…
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Businesses have high hopes for USA Pro Challenge on Friday
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As the riders headed out of Durango on Monday morning to begin the second USA Pro Cycling Challenge, organizers and business owners in Colorado Springs were hoping to catch an economic tailwind when the race…
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Judge dismisses Armstrong’s case against USADA
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save NEW YORK — A federal judge in Austin, Texas, threw out Lance Armstrong’s lawsuit against the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency on Monday, a decision that allows the agency’s drug case against the seven-time Tour de France…
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Forsberg sets downhill record, is first woman to finish Pikes Peak Marathon
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save It was an exciting finish for the top winning running the Pikes Peak Marathon on Sunday. Tina Forsberg was more than a mile behind the leaders at the summit. So she was as shocked as…
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UPDATE: Top runners vying for Pikes Peak Marathon title
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Top marathoners and trail runners from across the United States and around the world are running Barr Trail Sunday morning, following the 7 a.m. start of the Pikes Peak Marathon, dubbed “America’s Ultimate Challenge.” Race…