USA Pro Cycling Challenge comes to Colorado Springs

The tour starts right here in my home town and everyone seems to be excited? I get phone calls and text regularly saying they saw this team or that group of riders. Even out on my daily rides I come across some one that's a team rider out spinning their legs out.

It really is nice from a cyclist and a fan's persecutive to see this caliber of race and world class rider come back to Colorado. I extend a huge thank you to Lance Armstrong, Governor Ritter and the rest that had the fore thought to make this event happen.

Not only will it be cycling heaven for us this week but also a much needed economic boast for each host city. Hotel rooms are filling up, restaurants are over flowing and the downtown area will be crowded with on lookers.

We will attend a "Peoples Pedal Party" this evening to help kick things off downtown and it should be a very packed event. Even though there's a threat of rain, I doubt it will dampen spirits much.

Tomorrow promises to be a great show for everyone, with some of the very top Tour de France competitors on the Prologue course. The big buzz is where should we watch the race? Most people want to be at the hazardous turn at the bottom of Ridge road. Other will gather somewhere in the Garden of the Gods. And the other popular place will be the finish line for the photo ops. Everyone has their favorites team and riders so this will give them a chance to see them in action first hand.

The rest of the week is expected be very challenging for the teams and will demand they work together to get the GC hopefuls in position for a podium finish. Tommy D (Danielson) seems to be the favorite for us Coloradans as he's a home town rider from Boulder and finished 9th in the TDF this year as the top American.

As the party begins we set on the edge of our bike seats waiting for the race to start.
More to come tomorrow!

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