by Rob Larimer Published: August 2,2011
Tags: cycling, Pro Cycling Challenge
USA Pro Cycling Challenge planners have announced that all three Tour de France podium placers are scheduled to compete in the inaugural race, August 22-28. Also, the top American finisher, Tom Danielson will also compete along with two-time Giro d’Italia winner Ivan Basso of Italy. “The confirmed participation of the sport’s premiere athletes is a [...] [...]
by Monica Mendoza Published: July 29,2011
Tags: cycling, sponsorships, Sports
Andy Bohlmann cancelled a Cycling Pro cross country mountain bike race this year because he couldn’t find enough business sponsors to back it. [...]
The Quiznos Pro Challenge bicycle race is getting a new name: the USA Pro Cycling Challenge, to go with a new TV deal. Quiznos will continue as a founding sponsor with the same level of participation. Organizers said they changed the name “in order to showcase the global scale of the event to a worldwide [...] [...]
by Rob Larimer Published: February 25,2011
Tags: cycling, Quiznos Pro Classic
Colorado investors Rick and Richard Schaden have announced they are investing $10 million into the Quiznos Pro Challenge bike race, The Denver Post reports. The 20-year majority shareholders of Quiznos and founders of Denver’s Consumer Capital Partners said the investment ensures the race will have the financial backing to ensure it will “be around for [...] [...]
Though there are no Tour de France winners on the list, the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency has sanctioned five cyclists for doping in the past two months – an unusually high number for a single sport, and one that is expected to keep growing over the next several weeks. The recent surge has resulted from a [...] [...]
Earlier this month, Gov. Bill Ritter and famed cyclist Lance Armstrong took to the podium to announce that they had secured a deal to bring pro cycling back to Colorado after a 22-year hiatus. Cycling fans cheered. Tourism officials panicked. They panicked because the announcement came with a 55-page bid packet from Medalist Sports that [...] [...]
by Rebecca Tonn Published: August 13,2010
Colorado Springs is a mecca for cyclists but no one has stepped forward to lead the city’s bid to host a leg of the Quiznos Pro Challenge, an international cycling race set for next year. The city’s tourism bureau cannot assume that leadership role under the organizers’ rules. Without such leadership, the Springs could see [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: August 4,2010
Tags: 2011 gubernatorial, cycling, Maes
Colorado Republican gubernatorial candidate Dan Maes says a Denver bicycle-sharing program could threaten people’s “personal freedoms” and is an attempt by the United Nations to control cities. Maes says Denver’s B-Cycle program is “bigger than it looks on the surface.” Maes made the comments at a rally last week. He was criticizing Democratic Mayor John [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: August 4,2010
Tags: cycling, Lance Armstrong, Quiznos
Lance Armstrong is teaming with Denver-based Quiznos to bring a major international pro-cycling stage race to Colorado next summer. Armstrong hopes to ride in the weeklong race, titled the Quiznos Pro Challenge. The exact route of the Aug. 22-28 race has not been mapped out yet, but it will include a mix of mountain, sprint [...] [...]
by John Hazlehurst Published: August 19,2009
Tags: cycling, Lance Armstrong
Renowned cyclist Lance Armstrong and Colorado governor Bill Ritter are reportedly “in close touch,” and are jointly planning a professional stage race to be held in Colorado during 2011. Velo News, the international journal of competitive cycling, made the report earlier this week. Other western states, such as California and Utah host stage races. As [...] [...]
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