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For the first time in its history, the USA Pro Challenge will visit Arapahoe Basin Ski Area. The USA Pro Challenge has unveiled seven of the host cities that will be highlighted as starts and finishes for the 2015 USA Pro Challenge. Slated for August 17-23, the race will feature several changes...

The team from Pearl Izumi have just minutes to crank out the day's podium jerseys so they are ready for the post-stage presentation. From the moment racers cross the finish line, Don Meyer and Brent Smith have just a matter of minutes to crank out the leader's jerseys worn on the awards podium...

Tejay van Garderen broke the Vail TT record on his way to repeat overall victory at the USA Pro Challenge in Colorado. BMC's Tejay van Garderen secured his second straight USA Pro Challenge title on Sunday, while Garmin-Sharp strongman Alex Howes took the final stage victory in downtown Denver...

The top three from stage 4 of the 2014 USA Pro Challenge. In a circuit race through Colorado Springs that included everything from flat sprints through the city streets to challenging climbs in picturesque Garden of the Gods, Elia Viviani (ITA) of Cannondale Pro Cycling emerged victorious in...

Defending champ Tejay van Garderen made great strides towards a repeat with his late race charge to the stage win at the Monarch Mountain Ski Resort. BMC team leader Tejay van Garderen proved he is king of the mountains during the queen stage of the 2014 USA Pro Challenge on Monarch Mountain...

Robin Carpenter takes stage 2 win. Stage 2 of 2014 USA Pro Challenge brought the riders several challenges including high-altitude climbs, dirt roads and stormy weather, but nothing could stop them as they battled it out to the finish in Mt. Crested Butte, where Robin Carpenter (USA) of...

Kiel Reijnen takes stage 1 sprint. Set against the beautiful backdrop of Aspen and Snowmass, the 2014 USA Pro Challenge got off to an exciting start with a circuit race of three 22-miles laps that included 2,300 feet of climbing per lap, creating an aggressive day of racing. Colorado Resident...

This aero road jersey is the same top the leaders of the USA Pro Challenge will be racing in. Want to wear the exact same style jersey as the leaders of the USA Pro Challenge bike race - and have the svelte figure to match? Check out Pearl Izumi's Special Edition Team Speed Mesh Jersey. This...

Defending champion and recent fifth place finisher at the Tour de France Tejay van Garderen (BMC) highlights an impressive field at this year's USA Pro Challenge, which kicks off August 18 in Aspen, Colorado. Photo by Graham Watson Provisional team rosters for the 2014 USA Pro Challenge have...

The 2014 USA Pro Challenge professional cycling stage race, taking place Aug. 18-24 in Colorado, will feature a testing new 550-mile route that will include the race's first-ever mountaintop finish on Monarch Mountain. Total elevation gain for the week will be a shade under 40,000 feet with a...

The 2014 USA Pro Challenge will include an uphill finish at the base area of the Monarch Mountain Ski Area. From a racing standpoint, the most interesting news coming out of the recent USA Pro Challenge route announcement was the fact the Colorado stage race will finally feature a (sort of)...

Sagan does it again. Cannondale's Peter Sagan snagged his fourth stage win at the USA Pro Challenge, while BMC's Tejay van Garderen wrapped up his second major U.S. stage race victory on the final day of the USA Pro Challenge in Denver on Sunday. Van Garderen's overall time of 22 hours, 38...

Slovakian sprinting sensation Peter Sagan wins his third USA Pro Challenge stage. After sprinting across the line to take the win in both Aspen and Steamboat Springs earlier in the week, Peter Sagan (SVK) of Cannondale Pro Cycling added a third USA Pro Challenge stage victory to his list after...

Van Garderen had the fastest early split and held that advantage to the finish. In an uphill battle to the finish, stage 5's Vail time trial saw BMC's Tejay van Garderen (USA) cross the line with the fastest time, taking home the stage win and solidifying his hold on the overall lead...

Acevedo and van Garderen crossed the finish line together. The Queen Stage of the 2013 USA Pro Challenge presented the riders with a challenging day that included five climbs and ended in a downpour of rain. In a show of strength, Columbian climber Janier Alexis Acevedo of Jamis-Hagens Berman...

Sagan takes his second stage win. Stage 3 of the 2013 USA Pro Challenge took the riders on a 105.9-mile route from one iconic ski town to another - Breckenridge to Steamboat Springs. Highlighted by a solo breakaway from veteran rider Jens Voigt (GER) of RadioShack Leopard Trek, the stage came...

The top three from stage 2: Morton, Fränk and Sagan. Stage 2 of the 2013 USA Pro Challenge professional cycling race took riders to extraordinary heights on the route from Aspen to Breckenridge. At 126.1 miles, the stage, which was punctuated by three Nissan King of the Mountains competitions...

Colorado's Rocky Mountains provide a stunning backdrop for a little bike racing. The 2013 USA Pro Challenge started with a bang as 128 riders from 31 countries rolled out of Aspen to embark on a punch-packing circuit race. After three 22-mile laps, with 3,080 feet of climbing per lap, Peter...

The USA Pro Challenge kicks off today in Aspen, Colorado, with a 66-mile circuit race. From there the route gets progressively harder, as it takes riders on a challenging journey through the Rocky Mountains. The race will visit eight host cities for the starts and finishes of each stage, ranging...

Denver, CO - Fans around the world will have the chance to watch the best of the best in professional cycling compete in the Colorado Rockies during the 2012 USA Pro Challenge via the RadioShack Tour Tracker app. After setting a new standard for race coverage in 2011, as one of the top-10 most...