USA Pro Challenge named 'best race'
Velo News has named the USA Pro Challenge stage race across Colorado the Best Domestic Race in 2012. The magazine noted the race and the state have everything a cyclist and a cycling fan can ask for: "amazing scenery, long alpine climbs, fast,...... Full story
Durango opts out of USA Pro Cycling Challenge
DURANGO, Colo. (AP) — Durango has decided to take a pass on the 2013 USA Pro Cycling Challenge bicycle race. The city decided not to submit a proposal Thursday for the race because of a lack of enthusiasm for this year's race. According to...... Full story
Colorado Springs bids to take part in 2013 USA Pro Cycling Challenge
Cycling advocates have submitted a bid for Colorado Springs to again be a host city when the USA Pro Cycling Challenge returns to Colorado in 2013 for the third time. The race across the state, featuring the world’s top riders, has come to...... Full story
Boulder worried it will be left out of the next USA Pro Cycling Challenge
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Officials in Boulder are worried that a major international cycling race will bypass the city next year. The USA Pro Cycling Challenge has drawn criticism from some residents, who are concerned about the impact the race...... Full story
UPDATE: Cities consider bids to hold USA Pro Challenge stages
Cities and towns across Colorado are deciding whether to bid to host a stage of the USA Pro Challenge cycling race when it returns in 2013. Organizers say it attracted 1 million spectators who spent about $100 million. Individual business districts...... Full story
Columnist: Cycling is alive and well in the U.S.
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 in Colorado following the USA...... Full story
USA Pro Challenge crowds smaller than expected in mountain towns
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 hosts of the race — Durango,...... Full story
Vande Velde rallies to win USA Pro Challenge cycling race
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 blinking as the crowd...... Full story
STAGE 6: Defending champ Leipheimer grabs USA Pro Challenge lead
BOULDER • Engaged in a grueling climb up Flagstaff Mountain, Levi Leipheimer waited for the moment. It’s a moment he’d planned over five hard days of the USA Pro Challenge. One he’d anticipated for more than 100...... Full story
USA Pro Stage 6: Cyclists race from Golden to Boulder on Saturday
STAGE 6: Saturday, Aug. 25 Golden to Boulder (102.8 mi) Start Time: 11:10 a.m. Estimated Finish Time: 3:15-4 p.m. Satellite Feed Time: 5 – 5:15 p.m. Stage 6 will depart from Golden, a second-year host city and site of one of the largest...... Full story