Organizers of the premier American bike race have announced the routes for each of the stages of this year’s event and the two days of the USA Pro Cycling Challenge in Breckenridge promise to be exciting ones!
On Tuesday, August 20th racers will begin the day in Aspen, then battle Independence Pass, snake their way along the Collegiate Peaks through Buena Vista then turn east on US 285 passing over Trout Pass, and into Fairplay. There they’ll head north on Highway 9 passing through the historic town of Alma, then over another daunting pass, Hoosier Pass at 11,541 before descending into Breckenridge. But the USA Pro Cycling Challenge in Breckenridge doesn’t end there! Once in town they’ll face one more challenge: the 15% grade of Moonstone Road,