August 22-28th USA Pro Cycling Challenge

[sprtbkbabe]

The USA Pro Cycling Challenge is coming to Colorado (if anyone remembers the Coors Classic :up: )

There will be extra drivers along the routes up to Aug 22nd and the routes will be blocked off.

http://www.usaprocyclingchallenge.com/stages/prologue

If anyone plans on checking out either day, hit me up. Not sure what day I'll go...

[FZRguy]

I'll prob cruise over to Golden via the Clear Creek path for Stage 6.

[sprtbkbabe]

Tom Danielson on KUSA

http://www.youtube.com/user/usaprochallenge#p/u/1/YWGkeeM54E0

[mdlb]

If anyone is coming to stage 6, bring your pedal bike as one of the better vantage points will be along Lookout when they are heading up. They are allowing non-motorized vehicles up till the riders to the base of the hill.

[sprtbkbabe]

If you have a couple grand sitting around:


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[Sean]

"follow the peloton" :lol: Yeah right! Maybe for about 8 seconds and then get dropped like you were never there. It's more like, "Pay $2250 to start with the race and then have a bike ride by yourself for the rest of the stage."

Hoping to check some of this out!

[BC14]

"follow the peloton" :lol: Yeah right! Maybe for about 8 seconds and then get dropped like you were never there. It's more like, "Pay $2250 to start with the race and then have a bike ride by yourself for the rest of the stage."

Hoping to check some of this out!
I think you're in a chase vehicle :dunno:

[asp_125]

Right near my house. Think I'm gonna check this one out as they whizz past.

[Mother Goose]

Right near my house. Think I'm gonna check this one out as they whizz past.
:piss: <---- WIZZ

[asp_125]

:piss: <---- WIZZ

Ummm yeah.. how do you think pro cyclists go when they are in a race and can't stop.

[aerofaze]

For those who were thinking of riding a motorized 2-wheeler during this time, here are the major road delays/detours (map shown on webpage):

http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_18642950


Aug. 22, Colorado Springs
Noon-4 p.m.: Colorado Avenue/Business U.S. 24 closed in both directions from 29th Street to Cascade Avenue.
Noon-4 p.m.: Interstate 25 delays expected from Garden of the Gods exit to Cimarron exit, including downtown.


Aug. 23, Salida to Mt. Crested Butte
9:45 a.m.-2:45 p.m.: Oversize trucks and trucks carrying hazardous materials will be delayed for up to five hours at the intersection of U.S. 50 and Colorado 114.
9:45 a.m.-2:45 p.m.: Eastbound U.S. 50 closed at Colorado 114.
9:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m.: Westbound U.S. 50 closed at U.S. 285
1:30-3 p.m.: Eastbound U.S. 50 closed in Gunnison until race passes through town.
3 p.m. Aug. 23-1 p.m. Aug. 24: Cottonwood Pass dirt road closed to traffic.


Aug. 24, Gunnison to Aspen
11 a.m.-4 p.m.: Eastbound Colorado 82/Independence Pass, closed from Aspen to U.S. 24.
11 a.m.-2 p.m.: Westbound Colorado 82/Independence Pass closed between U.S. 24 and Aspen.


Aug. 25, Vail
11:30 a.m.-4 p.m.: Right lane closed on westbound Interstate 70 from Vail Pass to U.S. 24.
11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.: East Vail I-70 exit closed in both directions. Vail exit closed intermittently. Use West Vail ramp for access to town.


Aug. 26, Avon to Steamboat Springs
Noon-1 p.m.: Intermittent delays of up to 30 minutes on U.S. 6 between U.S. 24 and Colorado 131.
Noon-4 p.m.: Intermittent delays of up to 30 minutes on Colorado 131 between I-70 and Steamboat Springs


Aug. 27, Steamboat Springs to Breckenridge
9 a.m.-1:30 p.m.: Westbound U.S. 40 closed at Colorado 134, just north of Kremmling
10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.: Eastbound U.S. 40 closed at Steamboat, including Rabbit Ears Pass.
1-3 p.m.: Northbound Colorado 9 closed at Ute Pass Road.
2-3:30 p.m.: Exit 205 from I-70 (Silverthorne/Dillon) closed in both directions.


Aug. 28, Golden to Denver
5-11:30 a.m.: Lookout Mountain Road closed.
Noon-1 p.m.: All off-ramps closed at I-25 and Speer Boulevard.
Noon-3 p.m.: Colfax Avenue closed from Logan to Kalamath streets in Denver.
10 a.m.-3 p.m.: Delays expected on I-25 in both directions.

[FZRguy]

The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), Colorado State Patrol (CSP) and the U.S. Forest Service have announced the approval of limited camping along the route of the USA Pro Cycling Challenge. This decision will provide fans with unprecedented access to the best professional cyclists in the world. In true Tour de France style, fans can bike, walk or park along the state highways -- ensuring they follow the approved guidelines (http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=kldmnpbab&et=1106819711792&s=1533&e=0010prdPedZs5GUwj3eTPoXQYzgjpktAapelWwzP6SKPrOlo VuUnJcsveFmupoFiQl-FtQsbCW2kNwPTrfszLY46njwcRe2Fo9YlA9Zerfbn16r6DsMGT b6iTUwzo-X9dttpFQe7ME5D1_7j184HudKBz-8f6MKy-kcJP3qZvWiIsc5p5olX52_GLbqDPXmnRXJ) -- and reserve their premier viewing spot no more than 24 hours in advance of the race. The course will remain open to bicyclists and pedestrians until the lead vehicles of the race caravan arrives, typically two to three hours before the riders. CDOT has also released information about how the race will impact road travel in host communities and along the route. More information on camping and road impacts (http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=kldmnpbab&et=1106819711792&s=1533&e=0010prdPedZs5GUwj3eTPoXQYzgjpktAapelWwzP6SKPrOlo VuUnJcsveFmupoFiQl-FtQsbCW2kNwPTrfszLY46njwcRe2Fo9YlA9Zerfbn16r6DsMGT b6iTUwzo-X9dttpFQe7ME5D1_7j184HudKBz-8f6MKy-kcJP3qZvWiIsc5p5olX52_GLbqDPXmnRXJ) can be found on our website. Thanks to the many Colorado state departments helping Colorado shine during the Pro Challenge!

[Clovis]

Yay, that's the day the whole family is going to Dillon for a reunion... Damn peddlers!




Aug. 27, Steamboat Springs to Breckenridge
9 a.m.-1:30 p.m.: Westbound U.S. 40 closed at Colorado 134, just north of Kremmling
10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.: Eastbound U.S. 40 closed at Steamboat, including Rabbit Ears Pass.
1-3 p.m.: Northbound Colorado 9 closed at Ute Pass Road.
2-3:30 p.m.: Exit 205 from I-70 (Silverthorne/Dillon) closed in both directions.