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USA Pro Challenge teams announced, new faces to race
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save DENVER — Teams for the USA Pro Challenge have been announced and a combination of both familiar and up-and-coming riders will be at the race across Colorado. The Denver Post reports (http://dpo.st/1IqZcaZ) that the 16-team…
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Pikes Peak Cycling Week schedule of events
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Here’s what is happening in the Colorado Springs area this week during the USA Pro Challenge cycling race through Colorado. Stages will be held Thursday in Colorado Springs and start Thursday in Woodland Park, and…
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Aspen hopes USA Pro Challenge will return – with camping on pass
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save ASPEN — Resort officials believe the town has positioned itself well for the return of the USA Pro Challenge next year, and at least some are hoping the U.S. Forest Service will reconsider the ban…
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USA Pro Challenge crowds smaller than expected in mountain towns
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Front Range crowds surged as the USA Pro Challenge raced the final miles of its 683-mile route across Colorado over the weekend. But spectator numbers in Colorado’s high country were lower than expected. The first…
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Columnist: Cycling is alive and well in the U.S.
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save DENVER • Phillipe Lesage is a journalist from France. He’s watched the Tour de France most of his life. He’s waded through the crowds at the world’s grandest cycling event. He spent the past week…
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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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Vande Velde rallies to win USA Pro Challenge cycling race
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save DENVER • As the race official standing beside him counted down the seconds until his start, Christian Vande Velde wore the look of determination. He gripped his handlebars with passion and stared straight ahead, rarely…
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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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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.…