Fans Can Help Shape the Route for America’s Most Difficult Professional Cycling Race Denver (Dec. 4, 2014) – Colorado’s largest sporting event is back for 2015, and today race officials unveiled seven of the host cities that will be highlighted as starts and finishes for the 2015 USA Pro Challenge. […]
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USA Pro Challenge Professional Cycling Race Brings an Estimated $130 Million in Economic Impact to the State of Colorado in 2014
Largest Spectator Event in Colorado Leaves Lasting Impact on the State Denver (Oct. 28, 2014) – The 2014 USA Pro Challenge saw 128 of the best professional cyclists in the world compete in the toughest professional cycling race in the U.S. over the course of seven days, Aug. 18-24. Fans […]
2014 Pro Challenge Stage 7 Denver
Voight trying to win the stage before retiring at the end. BMC team with champagne that sprays better than ale! Tejay van Garderen Crowned Champion of USA Pro Challenge for Second Consecutive YearTeam Garmin-Sharp’s Alex Howes Sprints across the Line to Takethe Final Stage of America’s Biggest Race Denver (Aug. […]
Tejay Smokes the Field-Faster in the rain and cold than last year
Tejay beat his time from last year by nearly a minute despite the rain and cold on Vail Pass. BMC Racing Team’s Tejay van Garderen Sets New Course Record and Wins USA Pro Challenge Individual Time TrialRainy Day Can’t Stop Best Cyclists and Fans in the World Vail, Colo. (Aug. […]
Didier triumphs in stage five at USA Pro Challenge
The 168-kilometer stage five into the Colorado ski haven of Breckenridge was another day for opportunists, and Laurent Didier wasted no time in jumping in the day’s escape when it finally formed a third of the way into the race. It was his second straight day off the front but […]
Viviani wins Stage 4, Voight Almost!
Jens Voight tried to take the stage win and stayed away until the last kilometer before the peloton overtook him. Viviani took the stage win. Teejay VanGarderen has a tight hold on the yellow jersey. Jens’ fans were waving good bye to him as his career is finishing this week. […]
Van Garderen Takes The Lead At USA Pro Challenge
Monarch Mountain, Colorado Tejay van Garderen of the BMC Racing Team powered ahead of Rafal Majka (Tinkoff-Saxo) in the closing meters of Wednesday’s summit finish at Monarch Mountain to win Stage 3 of the USA Pro Challenge and take the race lead. ‘Able To Hold Him Off’When van Garderen attacked […]
2014 Pro Challenge Stage 3 Monarch Pass x2
Today’s stage went from Gunnison over Monarch Mountain twice. The first lap went down the other side and around downtown Salida before coming back up Monarch for the finish. Azevedo, Danielson, and Majka summited first. Just behind but in the same group was Tejay Vangarderen, just waiting to make his […]
2014 Pro Challenge Stage 2 Kebler Pass
Today’s beautiful stage from Aspen to Crested Butte went north from Aspen west through Carbondale, over McClure Pass and then over Kebler Pass into Crested Butte. The cloudy day saw Robin Carpenter ahead on Kebler Pass just before it started pouring. He led for nearly half the race, winning the […]
2014 Pro Challenge Aspen Stage 1
Peloton heading up Snowmass for the first of 3 laps Early break heading uphill led by Kiel Reijnen Ben Hermans’s third-place finish led five BMC Racing Team riders in the top 15 on Monday’s opening stage of the USA Pro Challenge. ‘Was Completely Blocked’Hermans finished three seconds behind stage winner […]