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Learn more from one of USA's top camera bike operator

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Today at the Boulder Cycling Lounge after the stage is over, David Taylor, one of USA's top camera bike operator will take about life in a big race like the US Pro Cycling Challenge as a camera bike operator. You think you see crazy stuff on TV, wait until you hear what David has to share!


Sixteen World-Class Professional Teams and Top Cyclists Confirmed to Participate in 2012 USA Pro Challenge

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2011 Champion Levi Leipheimer and 2011 Tour de France Winner Cadel Evans Welcomed Back for the 2012 Seven-Day Professional Cycling Race

Denver (July 11, 2012) – Taking place August 20-26, 2012, on the heels of the Tour de France and the 2012 Summer Olympic Games, the 2012 USA Pro Challenge will feature 16 of the world’s best professional cycling teams. Comprised of UCI Pro, Pro Continental and Continental teams, the race will include some of the top talent in the sport, including Cadel Evans and Levi Leipheimer. After featuring an impressive lineup of teams and riders for the inaugural race in 2011, including the full Tour de France podium for the first time in the history of a U.S. race, the 2012 edition will host a similarly competitive field.

“After the 2011 USA Pro Challenge, we had such an overwhelmingly positive response from the teams that it was difficult to narrow it down to 16 teams for the 2012 edition,” said Shawn Hunter, CEO of the Pro Challenge. “The USA Pro Challenge is building a reputation for having the highest caliber teams in the world, creating fierce competition in the Colorado Rockies. I can’t wait to see what these teams have in store for us this August.”

Boulder: Fire Risk could force USA Pro Cycling Challenge to Re-route Flagstaff Finish

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From the Daily Camera:

If 'extreme' fire conditions don't change, officials could seek alternative route

By Erica Meltzer Camera Staff Writer

If fire danger remains extremely high in late August when the USA Pro Cycling Challenge's much-anticipated sixth stage passes through Boulder, city officials acknowledge they could be forced to move the race finish off Flagstaff Mountain.

Most Outrageous Fan Competition

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The Boulder local organizing committee (LOC) of the USAPCC is hosting the Summer of Cycling Kick-Off Rally tonight, June 29, from 5 – 9:30 p.m. at the Millennium Hotel Harvest House in Boulder.

To get people in the stage race spirit, the LOC will kick off the evening with the Most Outrageous Fan Competition. You know them, you’ve seen them at other races and on TV at the Tour de France—the rabid fans who dress up in crazy costumes and run alongside racers and do crazy things. Come in costume and get ready to compete in various challenges, including a 40-yard dash alongside a cyclist, an obstacle course, trivia questions and more. Don’t have a costume? No problem—or excuse. The LOC will have costume attire handy.

After the challenges, a panel of judges will select the top 5 finalists, who will compete in a final dance-off to live music by The Ticket, a local funk band. The winner will be chosen by audience cheers and clapping. There will be a decibel meter to register levels! Top prize: two VIP tickets to the Flagstaff Mountain finish (value: $1,000). Registration is $10 per person, and you can sign up on-site at the rally.

Boulder Stage 6 Barrel-Aged Rye Pale Ale Coming

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Boulder Stage 6 Barrel-Aged Rye Pale Ale Coming This August

Boulder Beer Co. Stage 6Boulder Beer Company to release Stage 6 Barrel-Aged Rye Pale Ale To celebrate professional cycling coming to Boulder

Boulder, CO – Boulder Beer Company will release Stage 6 Barrel-Aged Rye Pale Ale locally this August in celebration of professional cycling and Stage 6 coming to Boulder this summer.

The Boulder Cycling Lounge Opens June 30th

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The Boulder Cycling Lounge will open on June 30th at the 29th Street Mall (the old Montbell store, behind Lucy and north of North Face). The Boulder Cycling Lounge is part of Boulder’s “Summer of Cycling”, promoting Stage 6 of the USA Pro Challenge coming on August 25th! They will be showing each stage of the Tour de France LIVE every morning from June 30-July 22. Then switching gears, they will show the Olympics from July 27-August 12. The best part – it’s FREE!

Tour de France Hours: June 30th – July 22nd from 6am to 11am (subject to change with special events)

Olympic Hours: July 27th – August 12th, hours TBD based on TV schedule

In addition to the great TV viewing, the Boulder Cycling Lounge will also feature:

Group rides every weekend day after the live stage
Official Boulder Stage 6 USA Pro Challenge merchandise for sale
Free wifi courtesy of Ceres Technology.
Trainers for fans to spin on their bike while watching the stage
Couches to relax on while you watch
A recovery area

T.V. Coverage to Improve during this year's USAPCC

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From the Aspen Times

ASPEN — When the world's best male cyclists grunt up and scream down Independence Pass near Aspen in August, camera crews will be in a much better position this year to catch the action, a top official with the U.S. Pro Cycling Challenge said this week.

Shawn Hunter, CEO of the event, said a lot of planning and money has been devoted to improving the quality of the television coverage of the 2012 race. A twin-engine, fixed-wing aircraft with a camera will follow the race this year, he said, and a second twin-engine airplane will be on standby in case the first experiences technical difficulties.

“If there are any difficulties, we can go to a second aircraft with a second camera,” Hunter said Tuesday.

Broadcast Schedule for the 2012 USA Pro Challenge:

(all times ET and subject to change)

Stage 1: Monday, August 20 – Durango to Telluride – 4 p.m. (NBC Sports Network)
Stage 2: Tuesday, August 21 –Montrose to Crested Butte/Mt. Crested Butte – 4 p.m. (NBC Sports Network)
Stage 3: Wednesday, August 22 – Gunnison to Aspen – 4 p.m. (NBC Sports Network)
Stage 4: Thursday, August 23 – Aspen to Beaver Creek/Vail Village – 4 p.m. (NBC Sports Network)
Stage 5: Friday, August 24–Breckenridge to Colorado Springs – 4 p.m. (NBC Sports Network)
Stage 6: Saturday, August 25 – Golden to Boulder – 2-4 p.m. (NBC); 4-6 p.m. (NBC Sports Network)
Stage 7: Sunday, August 26 –Denver Individual Time Trial – 2-4 p.m. (NBC Sports Network); 4-6 p.m. (NBC)
Stage 6 Re-air: Monday, August 27 - 6-8 p.m. ET (Universal Sports)
Stage 7 Re-air: Tuesday, August 28 - 6-8 p.m. ET (Universal Sports)

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