Posts Tagged ‘USA Pro Cycling Challenge’
Sutherland Surprises, Leipheimer Takes Command – 2012 USA Pro Cycling Challenge, Stage 6
Boulder, Colo. – Known in recent years as home to a number of cyclists in the professional peloton, the city of Boulder played host to the 2012 edition of the USA Pro Challenge. With expectations running rampant for one of it’s own to prevail on Stage 6, current Boulder resident, Rory Sutherland (UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling [...]
Farrar Once Again Victorious, van Garderen Remains In Yellow – 2012 USA Pro Cycling Challenge, Stage 5
Colorado Springs, CO – With three finishing circuits slated for the finale in downtown Colorado Springs, the sprinters and their teams were all but assured of a “fasten your seat-belt” type conclusion to Stage 5 of the 2012 USA Pro Cycling Challenge. The remnants of the day’s predominant breakaway were first to enter the finishing [...]
Shut Up Legs, Jens Voigt Dominates – 2012 USA Pro Cycling Challenge, Stage 4
Fan Favorite Jens Voigt Leads German, RadioShack-Nissan-Trek One-Two as BMC Racing Team Rider Tejay van Garderen Takes Third to Re-Claims Overall Lead Beaver Creek, Colo. – In an impressive solo breakaway that began less than an hour into Stage 4 of the 2012 USA Pro Challenge, Jens Voigt (GER) of RadioShack-Nissan-Trek powered through the 97.2-mile [...]
Danielson Successful, Vande Velde Slides Into Yellow – 2012 USA Pro Cycling Challenge
Christian Vande Velde Takes Overall Lead Heading into Fourth Day of Racing Aspen, Colo. – The Queen Stage of the 2012 USA Pro Cycling Challenge lived up to its billing as Colorado-resident Tom Danielson (Garmin-Sharp) soloed to victory. With the peloton following close behind, Damiano Caruso (ITA) of Liquigas-Cannondale claimed second in the stage and [...]
Tejay van Garderen Brings It Home – 2012 USA Pro Cycling Challenge, Stage 2
Uphill Finish on Mt. Crested Butte Gives Riders a Taste of Climbing Ahead Crested Butte, Colo. – American Tejay van Garderen (BMC Racing) captured one of the biggest victories of his young career when he outkicked Christian Vande Velde (Garmin-Sharp) on the slopes of Mt. Crested Butte to take Stage 2 of the 2012 USA [...]
Winning Cures All, Farrar Flashes Old Form to Take Opener – 2012 USA Pro Cycling Challenge, Stage 1
Telluride, CO – Bereft of a win this year, Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Sharp) has had a season to forget. But with benefit of being back on home soil, the 28-year old cured all his cycling illnesses with a sprint victory on Stage 1 of the 2012 USA Pro Cycling Challenge in Telluride. In a difficult first [...]
Champion System Excited About U.S. Races In Utah, Colorado
Hong Kong, SAR – The Champion System Pro Cycling Team’s invitations to compete in two of America’s most prominent races are significant for the first-year squad that is Asia’s first pro continental team. Champion System learned Wednesday it will be a part of both the Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah (Aug. 7-12) and the [...]
Sixteen World-Class Professional Teams and Top Cyclists Confirmed to Participate in 2012 USA Pro Challenge
2011 Champion Levi Leipheimer and 2011 Tour de France Winner Cadel Evans Welcomed Back for the 2012 Seven-Day Professional Cycling Race Denver, Colo. – Taking place August 20-26, 2012, on the heels of the Tour de France and the 2012 Summer Olympic Games, the 2012 USA Pro Challenge will feature 16 of the world’s best [...]
Pro Challenge Experience Presented by UnitedHealthcare Offers Cycling Fans the Opportunity to Ride Like a Pro
Professional Cycling Race Introduces Mass-Participation Ride in Durango Before the World’s Best Cyclists Descend the Following Day Denver, Colo. – On Sunday Aug. 19, the Pro Challenge Experience Presented By UnitedHealthcare will give recreational and competitive cyclists the opportunity to challenge themselves against some of the most difficult and scenic terrain in the world. Utilizing [...]
2012 USA Pro Cycling Challenge Route Details Announced
Second-Annual Race Challenges Professional Cyclists with Altitude and Difficult Terrain Denver, CO – The route for the 2012 USA Pro Cycling Challenge professional cycling stage race, taking place Aug. 20-26 in Colorado, will take riders on a heart-pounding journey through the breathtaking Colorado Rockies. After making history in the inaugural year by traveling to the [...]
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