USA Pro Tour Challenge Completed

Just don't dress like a cycling groupie!

Teresa and I were able to be a part of 4 of the 6 stages of the inaugural USA Pro Tour Challenge and enjoyed every minute of it. 

• We saw the start of Stage1 in Salida and intercepted the breakaway on Hwy 50 on their way to Monarch Pass..
• I crawled up Cottonwood Pass from the east to witness the first Stage 2 KOM race while Teresa instructed the uneducated  RV Resort crowd as they flew by on Hwy 24 in Buena Vista.
• We welcomed the Stage 5 winner into Breckenridge then climber Hoosier Pass to stay over in Fairplay.
• Stage 6 was witnessed from the Civic Center in Denver where we cheered on the racers 12 times as they completed the final downtown Denver laps. Video below.

Colorado did an outstanding job of bringing the highest level of cycling talent in the world to its roadways.  The event will no doubt be recorded as a success in every category.  Crowds were phenomenal, accidents and interruptions were few and interest in Colorado two-wheeling received a huge boost. 



Teresa and Rwanda National Cycling Team members.

 In Breckenridge, we shared a gondola ride with two of the visiting Rwanda National Cycling Team riders.  The team will be in the US promoting cycling as a way to change the country's image and bring better times to Rwanda through cycling. See their story here.

RACING ACTION IN DOWNTOWN DENVER

The end results for us who already live the Colorado cycling life will be a greater awareness from vehicle drivers, added funding support for off road trails and bike lanes. More folks will accept cycling as a source of fun, fitness, economical transportation and a way of reducing fuel burning alternatives.