Thor Hushovd has signed with BMC Racing Team for 2012. He’ll now be racing with teammate and Tour de France winner Cadel Evans.
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2011 UPCC Team Rosters
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 […]
Interview with Jenny Smith
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 to ride Vuelta instead of Colorado in 2011
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 […]
HTC-Highroad Ends Sponsorship Search
“After an exhaustive search to secure long term sponsorship we have concluded that it’s time to release our team members to pursue other options,” said team owner, Bob Stapleton. “Our team’s success has been based on our outstanding people. It’s in their best interest that we make this decision now.” […]
Acli-Mate Creates New Sport Drink Flavor
Acli-Mate Mountain Sport Drink is an all-natural altitude plus energy aid and performance sport drink. The new Colorado Cran-Raspberry flavor has a 100% natural mountain sport drink and endurance formula. There are new and improved packaging and manufacturing processes to meet consumer demand, strict quality standards and rapid company growth. […]
2011 UPCC Denver
The racers then speed toward Denver, where they take six laps of a five-mile circuit along Speer Boulevard before heading past the original Quiznos store at 13thand Grant to reach the finish line on Broadway next to the State Capitol Building. An exciting five-mile circuit, the monumental finish line, and […]
2011 Tour de France Top 3 Confirmed for USA Pro Cycling Challenge
Cadel Evans, Andy Schleck and Fränk Schleck Headline Colorado Race along with Top American Rider Tom Danielson and Italian Ivan Basso. USA Pro Cycling Challenge today announced that all three Tour de France podium placers are set to be at the starting line for the inaugural race, August 22-28. In […]
2011 USA Pro Challenge Altitudes
Host town and Mountain Pass Altitudes for the 2011 USA Pro Cycling Challenge in Colorado Host Towns Mountains Salida 7036′ Weldon Creek 2651m Gunnison 7703′ Mt Crested Butte 3450m Crested Butte 9375′ Cottonwood Pass 3684m Aspen 7908′ Independence Pass 3662m Vail 8150′ […]
Cadel Evans to race USA Pro Cycling Challenge Colorado
Race co-chairman Shawn Hunter has confirmed that Cadel Evans, who just won the Tour de France last weekend, will be racing the 2011 USA Pro Cycling Challenge in Colorado in August. The Schleck brothers are also expected to be here. As part of BMC Racing, Evans is involved with Jim […]
