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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...

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...

DENVER - Fans of the USA Pro Cycling Challenge will have the opportunity to experience the race like the pros through the Carmichael Training Systems' (CTS) USA Pro Cycling Challenge Race Experience. Through an exclusive partnership between CTS and the USA Pro Challenge, a privileged few amateur...

DENVER - After seven challenging days of racing through the Colorado Rockies, Levi Leipheimer (USA) of Team RadioShack was crowned the first-ever champion of the USA Pro Cycling Challenge in front of a monumental crowd in downtown Denver. Daniel Oss (ITA) of Liquigas-Cannondale outsprinted...

BRECKENRIDGE, COLO. - Tour de France second-place finisher Andy Schleck (NED) of Team Leopard-Trek attempted to win his first-ever American race, but came 500 meters short as the riders sprinted into Breckenridge for the USA Pro Cycling Challenge Stage 5 finish where Elia Viviani (ITA) of...

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, COLO. - Clear blue skies and remarkable crowds welcomed the riders to the Stage 4 finish in Steamboat Springs, as 22-year-old Elia Viviani (ITA) took a strong lead-out from teammate Daniel Oss of Liquigas-Cannondale and outsprinted the field to take the win. After another...

Those of you with a keen eye probably saw Ivan Basso riding the a new Slice prototype at yesterday's Individual Time Trial at the inaugral USA Pro Cycling Challenge. Cannondale wouldn't say much, but did release this statement: "It's no secret we're always trying to make better products. This...

VAIL - In a race against time, Levi Leipheimer (USA) of Team RadioShack, a time trial specialist, came out on top after completing the 2011 USA Pro Cycling Challenge individual time trial in 25 minutes and 47.08 seconds to take the stage and re-claim the overall lead. Lined with a wall of fans...

American George Hincapie of BMC Racing Team Rises to the Top to Win Stage 2 of the 2011 USA Pro Cycling Challenge Tejay Van Garderen Takes the Overall Lead As Queen Stage Challenges Riders with Never-Before-Seen Heights ASPEN - At more than 130 miles, Stage 2, the epic Queen Stage of the...

(AP) CRESTED BUTTE , CO - Levi Leipheimer won the first stage of the USA Pro Cycling Challenge on Tuesday, pulling away from the lead group about 500 meters from the finish. The RadioShack rider finished the mountainous 99.3-mile (160-kilometer) stage from Salida in 4 hours, 29 minutes and 22...

German Patrick Gretsch of the HTC-Highroad team got off to a fast start in the inaugural USA Pro Cycling Challenge, winning the prologue in Colorado Springs, Colo. Prologue Results 1. Patrick Gretsch (Ger) HTC-Highroad - 0:08:28 2. Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo - 0:00:02...

Bernard Hinault leads the peloton through the streets of Vail during the 1985 edition of the Coors Classic. Vail will host a Red Zinger/Coors Classic reunion dinner on Aug. 25. Boulder, Colo. - A Red Zinger/Coors Classic reunion Aug. 25 in Vail, Colo., will mark the 35th anniversary of the...

Cadel Evans, Andy Schleck and Fränk Schleck Headline Colorado Race along with Top American Rider Tom Danielson and Italian Ivan Basso DENVER - 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...

All Proceeds From Each Millennium Promise and Spokes of Change Shirt to Benefit the Work of Millennium Promise New York, NY - Millennium Promise, the leading international nonprofit organization dedicated to ending extreme poverty, and the USA Pro Cycling Challenge today unveiled designs for...

Aspen Snowmass Women's Pro Stage Race also to be presented by UnitedHealthcare DENVER - The USA Pro Cycling Challenge today announced another national partner for the inaugural race August 22-28. UnitedHealthcare joins previously-announced Quiznos and Smashburger as Founding Partners...

DENVER - The USA Pro Cycling Challenge today announced the participation of the world's No. 2-ranked team, Saxo Bank-SunGard of Denmark. This is also the team of three-time Tour de France winner and recent Giro d'Italia champion Alberto Contador. "Saxo Bank-SunGard is one of the world's top...

Denver, CO - The USA Pro Cycling Challenge, formally known as the Quiznos Pro Challenge, today announced that it has entered into a television agreement with the NBC Sports Group to present 25 hours of cycling coverage over seven days. NBC Sports will broadcast the final day of the inaugural...