Tag: usa pro cycling
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USA Pro Challenge owners give up Colorado race, opening door for new ownership model
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Schaden family is relinquishing control of the USA Pro Challenge, giving hope to the future of the high-profile professional cycling race across Colorado. With the Schadens stepping aside, race organizers now are pursuing a…
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Live coverage: USA Pro Challenge, Stage 7 from Golden to Denver
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Sunday is Day 7 of the USA Pro Challenge, which starts in Golden and ends in Denver. Scroll down for live Twitter updates. The race concludes in front of a national television audience as Australian Rohan Dennis is…
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Kristin Armstrong extends lead into final day of Women’s USA Pro Challenge
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save FORT COLLINS – The wind was howling. The temperature was rising. And all of the top riders on the road were unleashing attacks on Kristin Armstrong. That’s what happens when you’re the one wearing the…
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USA Pro Challenge cycling race has strong international flavor for first time
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save FORT COLLINS – The USA Pro Challenge has been predominantly red, white and blue since its inception as Americans have won all four editions of the seven-day stage race. But 2015 has featured a decidedly…
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Pro Challenge notes: Olympian Kristin Armstrong notices Colorado Springs cyclist Amanda Miller
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Breckenridge: You know you’ve had a good day when you catch the eye of a two-time Olympic gold medalist. Colorado Springs cyclist Amanda Miller turned heads with her third-place finish Friday in the time trial…
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Colorado Springs cyclist earns podium finish in Stage 1 of first Women’s USA Pro Challenge
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save BRECKENRIDGE – Amanda Miller had waited several years for this day. So when the inaugural edition of the Women’s USA Pro Challenge got rolling Friday morning, the Colorado Springs cyclist wasted no time seizing the…
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Brent Bookwalter enjoying his spin as BMC team leader
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Brent Bookwalter has done his fair share of grunt work. That’s why the BMC rider is relishing his time in the cycling spotlight this week at the USA Pro Challenge. Bookwalter is riding with the…
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Colorado Springs native Nathan Brown dismisses any altitude edge
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Nathan Brown is a native of Colorado Springs, but he doesn’t consider that much of an advantage this week when it comes to dealing with the high elevations of the USA Pro Challenge. That’s right,…
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Boulder’s Taylor Phinney captures a Stage 1 sprint of USA Pro Challenge after recovery from a broken leg
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Steamboat Springs – With his arms raised toward the sky in the victory pose seen so often from his father, Taylor Phinney delivered a signature start to the fifth edition of the USA Pro Challenge.…
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Will Pikes Peak ever serve as USA PRO Challenge finish line? (Probably not)
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save What about using the summit of Pikes Peak as a finish line for a stage of the USA Pro Challenge? “To me, that would be ideal,” says Tom Osborne, CEO of the Colorado Springs Sports…