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USA Pro Challenge 2013 Live Dashboard
Race Info, Preview, Live Video, Results, Photos and Highlights
Race Info, Preview, Live Video, Results, Photos and Highlights
 Featuring the highest mountain passes in pro cycling, the 2.HC Colorado based USA Pro Cycling Challenge in just its third year has established itself as a popular race with the riders and fans Big Photos from 2013 — veloimages Big Photos from 2012 — veloimages Big Photos from 2011 — veloimages |
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News and Updates for USA Pro Challenge 2013
August 24 - September 15 update:2013 Vuelta a España: race info, official startlist, race previews, worldwide broadcasters + daily results, photos and highlights
Big Photos from Vuelta a España 2013 (so far) — sirotti/reuters
Stage 7 Post-Race Coverage
31 Big Photos from Stage 7 — veloimages
Full Official Stage 7 Results and General Classification — usapro
Sagan makes it four in Denver — cyclingnews
USA Pro Challenge: Sagan makes it four as van Garderen clinches overall — velonation
31 Big Photos from Stage 7 — veloimages
August 25 update: Ceremonial circuit race in downtown Denver. — Steve
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 7 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 6 Post-Race Coverage
23 Big Photos from Stage 6 — veloimages
Full Official Stage 6 Results and General Classification — usapro
Sagan takes a hat-trick in Fort Collins — cyclingnews
Peter Sagan collects 3rd Pro Challenge win — velonews
Broadcast error reportedly spurs Talansky tirade after yesterday's TT — velonews
23 Big Photos from Stage 6 — veloimages
August 23 update: Stage 6 heads west up to scenic Estes Park then back back down for the flat finish in Fort Collins. — Steve
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 6 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 5 Post-Race Coverage
35 Big Photos from Stage 5 — veloimages
Full Official Stage 5 Results and General Classification — usapro
Van Garderen wins stage 5 of the 2013 USA Pro Challenge — velonews
Van Garderen wins stage 5 time trial at USA Pro Challenge — cyclingnews
Tejay van Garderen cements overall lead with Vail time trial victory — velonation
It's been a big year for Andrew Talansky — velonews
Van Garderen said TT slump two years ago worried him prior to yesterday’s race against the clock — velonation
Broadcast error reportedly spurs Talansky tirade — velonews
35 Big Photos from Stage 5 — veloimages
August 22 update: Uphill time-trial. — Steve
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 5 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 5 Start Order and Times — usapro
Stage 4 Post-Race Coverage
34 Big Photos from Stage 4 — veloimages/baginski
Full Official Stage 4 Results and General Classification — usapro
Acevedo nets another big win in Beaver Creek — cyclingnews
Acevedo wins stage 4 of the 2013 USA Pro Challenge — velonews
Acevedo agrees on the win, helping van Garderen into yellow — velonation
Post-Stage 4 Quotes — usapro
Acevedo bound for the WorldTour? — cyclingnews
Climbing time trial symbolic of van Garderen’s uphill path to success — velonews
34 Big Photos from Stage 4 — veloimages/baginski
August 21 update: The second of two big mountain stages. The course is up and down all day with two KOMs in the second half of the 166 km stage before the uphill finish in Beaver Creek. — Steve
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 4 profile, map and timetable.
USA Pro Challenge CEO says race guaranteed through 2015 — velonews
Stage 3 Post-Race Coverage
23 Big Photos from Stage 3 — veloimages
Full Official Stage 3 Results and General Classification — usapro
Sagan speeds to stage 3 win in Steamboat Springs — cyclingnews
Sagan wins stage 3 of the 2013 USA Pro Challenge — velonews
Sagan dashes to another victory in USA Pro Challenge stage three — velonation
Groundhog day for Van Avermaet at USA Pro Challenge — cyclingnews
23 Big Photos from Stage 3 — veloimages
August 20 update: Other than the cat 2 climb of the Rabbit Ears Pass, it is mostly a downhill run from Breckenridge to Steamboat Springs where we should have a sprint finish. — Steve
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 3 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 3 Preview — bicycling
Stage 2 Post-Race Coverage
33 Big Photos from Stage 2 — veloimages
Full Official Stage 2 Results and General Classification — usapro
Frank wins stage 2 of USA Pro Challenge — cyclingnews
Frank wins stage 2 of the 2013 USA Pro Challenge — velonews
Mathias Frank takes attacking stage two as Lachlan Morton claims yellow — velonation
Rodriguez tipping bigger things for Sagan — cyclingnews
33 Big Photos from Stage 2 — veloimages
Independence Pass, the highest pass of any UCI race this year at 12,095 feet (3,687 m) elevation
August 19 update: Stage 2 also starts from Aspen before two huge climbs and a descent into Breckenridge. Most people believe this is the Queen Stage of the race.
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 2 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 2 Preview — bicycling
Stage 1 Post-Race Coverage
37 Big Photos from Stage 1 — veloimages
Full Official Stage 1 Results — usapro
Sagan wins opening stage at the USA Pro Challenge — cyclingnews
Sagan wins stage 1 of the 2013 USA Pro Challenge — velonews
Sagan outkicks Van Avermaet in USA Pro Challenge opening stage — velonation
George Bennett sees the front in Colorado — radioshackleopardtrek
Dombrowski battles nosebleeds in opening stage of USA Pro Challenge — cyclingnews
37 Big Photos from Stage 1 — veloimages
August 18 update: Three laps of a hilly circuit between Aspen and the Snowmass ski area, with almost 7,800 feet of climbing over 68 miles. — Steve
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 1 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 1 Preview — bicycling
2013 USA Pro Challenge Preview
August 19 update:Favorites look ahead to USA Pro Challenge — velonews
Philip Deignan Interview: Irishman ready to rumble at the USA Pro Challenge — velonation
August 18 update:
Official Startlist w/ bib numbers — steephill.tv
USA Pro Challenge is a training race for Chris Froome, Richie Porte — velonews
Van Garderen seeking to replicate California success in USA Pro Challenge — velonation
After poor Tour BMC focuses on 2nd half of the season — velonews
Danielson, Vande Velde head powerful Garmin-Sharp lineup for USA Pro Challenge — velonation
Gallery: USA Pro Challenge press conference — cyclingnews
Sutherland makes return to US racing at USA Pro Challenge — cyclingnews
August 17 update:
Stage timetables with expected arrival times along any point of each stage are now posted. See the links in the race summary table (right).
Tejay van Garderen hunts top step at 2013 USA Pro Challenge — velonews
Timmy Duggan hopes to salvage season at Colorado tour — velonews
August 16 update:
Lucas Euser previews USA Pro Challenge stages — cyclingnews
Preview: Froome, Sagan headline third edition of USA Pro Challenge — cyclingnews
NBC Sports Group to air 23 hours of USA Pro Challenge coverage — coloradoan
August 15 update:
Course Preview: Altitude and opportunities define 2013 USA Pro Challenge — velonews
Q&A: Vande Velde talks USA Pro Challenge — velonews
Atapuma leads Colombia in USA Pro Challenge — cyclingnews
The USA Pro Challenge: A most beloved race — boulderweekly
August 13 update:
Spectator Guide for the USA Pro Challenge — usaprocyclingchallenge
USA Pro Challenge Drawing Best Riders In The World — denver.cbslocal
USA Pro Challenge an altitude adjustment for cyclist Peter Sagan — aspentimes
August 3 update:
Tygart blasts UCI over refusal to let USADA do tests at the USA Pro Cycling Challenge — velonation
August 2 update:
[2013] TDF Champion,] Chris Froome, confirmed for the USA Pro Challenge — cyclingnews
Volunteers in Colorado get anti-terror training for USA Pro Challenge cycling race — foxnews
Aspen Airport to host a party for travelers stranded during pro cycling race — aspendailynews
April 24 update:
USA Pro Challenge sets route for 2013 Colorado race: Stage 4 sure to be grueling — denverpost
About Colorado — wikipedia
 
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Live Video Streaming and TV Coverage
August 18 update: 2013 USA Pro Cycling Challenge tv and internet options for live as listed below. Check back at race time for more online links. — Steve| media source | tv or internet | comments/restrictions |
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 live video (english) |
English, unrestricted; online video with tourtracker from the official source. Stage 3 starts at 3:00 PM MDT (local time) |
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live video (english) tv schedule |
United States only; live coverage and nightly rebroadcasts on tv. Weekday stages are on NBC Sports and the weekend stages are on the main network |
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live video (english) live video (english) live video (english) tv schedule (british) tv schedule (europe)
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English; daily live coverage for Europe. Stage 4 is live at 22:00 CET. |
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 live text updates |
English; |
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 steephill txt updates |
updates on race info, live coverage, results, photos and video | check back at race time for more and updated links;  send a comment or a new live link |
2013 USA Pro Challenge Route Map
Stage maps are posted in the race summary table