USA Pro Cycling Challenge

Tejay van Garderen and Tom Danielson duel on a rain-soaked Vail Pass, and the race leader triumphs in record time

Casey B. Gibson shoots a wet, cold stage of the USA Pro Challenge

Tom Danielson lost five seconds on Friday into Breckenridge and sits in fourth overall, though he knows Tejay van Garderen will be tough to overcome

Fans can cheer, and jeer, riders easily. But where is the line crossed?

Though he’s sitting second overall, Rafal Majka has been frustrated by his inability to win in Colorado

A cold, rainy ride from Woodland Park to Breckenridge is won by Trek Factory Racing's Laurent Didier

Trek Factory Racing's Didier delivers the coup de grace on Boreas Pass, narrowly winning stage 5 in chilly Breckenridge

Omer Kem says leading the young Bissell Development Team this season has been “rewarding”

Jens Voigt tries for a stage win in what may be the last major breakaway exploit of his career

In the end, it didn’t matter if Jens Voigt had won or lost in Colorado Springs. He'd put on a show, one last time

The sprinters spoil Jens Voigt's party, but Elia Viviani wins his first stage of the 2014 USA Pro Challenge

Jens Voigt rocked the Garden of the Gods with a 27-mile solo attack — nearly long enough for the 42-year-old to survive for a win

The weather-induced neutralization of stage 2 at the USA Pro Challenge is generating much discussion in the peloton

Garmin-Sharp suffered a blow on Tuesday when Tejay van Garderen won stage 3 at the USA Pro Challenge to take the race lead

Check out the action from stage 3 at the USA Pro Challenge, which included a summit finish atop Monarch Mountain

While Gamin and BMC have spent the first three days of the USA Pro Challenge watching each other, the Wisconsin native is quietly vying for a podium finish

After winning stage 3 of the Pro Challenge and taking the overall race lead, van Garderen met with the press

Van Garderen outsprints Majka to win stage 3. The American is now the Colorado tour's GC leader

The American wins stage 3 of the USA Pro Challenge with peerless climbing prowess and rides his way into the GC lead at the Colorado tour

The smaller teams are up against bigger budgets in Colorado, but they don't seem to mind

Scenes from the second day of racing at the USA Pro Challenge, which included 20+ miles on dirt

Reviews among the peloton over Tuesday's controversial neutralization on Kebler Pass did not appear to be mixed

A few GC conclusions after two stages of the USA Pro Challenge, as the race heads into a decisive summit finish atop Monarch Mountain

Robin Carpenter rides to glory through the rain, mud, and climbs on stage 2 of the USA Pro Challenge

22-year-old endures a day-long breakaway, rain, muddy roads, and a race restart for a breakthrough win

Casey B. Gibson documents the opening stage of racing at the USA Pro Challenge

Kiel Reijnen bided his time on Monday in Aspen in order to overcome Boulder friend Alex Howes

On a short stage that climbed to 8,200 feet on three occasions, Tinkoff-Saxo rider Rafal Majka showed no issues with the thin air

UnitedHealthcare's Kiel Reijnen is king in Aspen, winning stage 1 in a head-to-head sprint with Garmin-Sharp's Alex Howes

Reijnen sprints to victory after attacking with Alex Howes out of the greatly-reduced peloton on a short, hilly stage in Aspen

Once known as a 16-year-old who beat Lance Armstrong in Aspen, 18-year-old Keegan Swirbul took the start in his hometown

After four seasons racing in Liquigas and Cannondale lime green, the New Englander is seeking a new team

Phinney joined his BMC teammates in Aspen for a training ride on Sunday, and was in his BMC team kit outside the team bus before Monday’s stage start

The German will retire at age 42 after the USA Pro Challenge, which starts Monday in Aspen

Now in its fourth year, the Colorado tour has a strong international line-up gathered in Aspen as the race kicks off Monday

The official lineup of teams and riders that will take on the race through Colorado

Tom Danielson and Tejay van Garderen headline the list of GC favorites at the USA Pro Challenge, which starts Monday

The week-long Colorado race features domestic and international talent that will battle for GC supremacy

Tejay van Garderen hopes to successfully defend his 2013 title with another victory in Colorado

BMC Racing Team, Cannondale Pro Cycling, Team Garmin-Sharp, Tinkoff-Saxo, and Trek Factory Racing will toe the line, August 18-24, 2014

Organizers reveal the 2014 route, which includes the familiar Vail Pass Time Trial and a challenging dirt route over Kebler Pass

Organizers select host cities and unveil fan-sourced route selection for final stage

The Bissell rider talks about the final stage at the USA Pro Challenge, his teammate's affinity for real eggs, and more

The Bontrager rider checks in and recaps the final three days of the USA Pro Challenge

A colorful look at some of the footwear spotted at the USA Pro Challenge

The reigning Tour de France champion says he can improve his riding style and continue to win races

The 26-year-old lost his job when SpiderTech Cycling folded last fall; he only joined Optum in June

Scenes from the final day of racing at the USA Pro Challenge

The American rider gets emotional during the final stage of the USA Pro Challenge, his last race on U.S. soil before his retirement

Tejay van Garderen and Peter Sagan stole the show in Colorado, but these are the stories not to be overlooked from the USA Pro Challenge

Sagan collects a fourth stage win as van Garderen finally takes the top step on the final podium

Casey B. Gibson captures the action at stage 6 from Longmont to Fort Collins

A broadcast miscue reportedly triggers what one witness described as a profanity-laced tirade directed at BMC staff

Results from stage 6 of the 2013 USA Pro Challenge

The Cannondale strongman wins in Fort Collins and van Garderen defends his lead as a crumbling break fades in the final kilometers

Optum rider wins aggressive criterium on the day the Women's Cycling Association launches

With host cities getting both a start and a finish, the economic impact of the USA Pro Challenge is more focused, say organizers and communities

Casey B. Gibson shoots stage 5 of the 2013 USA Pro Challenge

Racing at the USA Pro Challenge, Talansky says he's learned a lot and hopes to bring his racing to the next level

Results from stage 5 of the 2013 USA Pro Challenge

Reversing the misfortune of 2011, American locks in yellow with a narrow victory on Vail Pass

Janier Acevedo scores a big-time win in Beaver Creek after the peloton rolls from the Yampa Valley to the Vail Valley

Garmin looks forward after losing leader's jersey, time at Beaver Creek

Colombian climbs through the noise of the top favorites for his third UCI stage win of the year at the Pro Challenge

Results from stage 4 of the 2013 USA Pro Challenge

Tejay van Garderen has come a long way since he sat, dejected, on Vail Pass in 2011. Can he turn that ride into a GC win on Friday?

Janier Acevedo climbs to stage win at Beaver Creek and Tejay van Garderen follows him into yellow ahead of the Vail Pass time trial

Journey and Dave Matthews Band have driven Nate Wilson through Colorado, even as Peter Sagan keeps sending him backwards

Phil Gaimon gets aero with his SRM head unit at the USA Pro Challenge and sees the world's best-named tackle shop

Scenic views weren't on short supply Wednesday in Colorado

Results from stage 3 of the 2013 USA Pro Challenge

On a day with odds and the wind against him, German veteran falls short in Steamboat Springs

Shawn Hunter says the Colorado tour is ahead of budget in 2013 and will come back for at least the next two years

Slovak champion pays back a load of work by his team to take a sprint win in Steamboat Springs after late crashes in the peloton

Three of the top-five riders in the GC after the first two stages are 23 years old or younger

The Bissell rider talks about the first two stages at the USA Pro Challenge, which included an unnecessary bottle run for his teammates

Casey B. Gibson is on hand to document the action during the second stage in Colorado

With one rider leading the KOM standings and another a GC hope, Jamis weighs its options at the USA Pro Challenge

BMC’s Tejay van Garderen and Garmin’s Tom Danielson are both poised to strike. How will they fare in stage 3?

With Mathias Frank taking the stage victory and Tejay van Garderen distancing a number of GC rivals, the American team leaves Breckenridge a big winner