USA Pro Cycling Challenge Stage 6 Finish Announcement
Submitted by Kris Thompson on
Stage 6 Finish will be at Flagstaff Amphitheater
Stage 6 Route
Route Start in Golden
- From Golden it goes to Boulder (assumption is Hwy 93)
- Race will travel through Boulder and there will be sprint points in downtown Boulder
- Up Boulder Canyon to Nederland
- North on Peak to Peak Hwy
- Drop down the South St Vrain into Lyons
- South on Hwy 36
- Up Lefthand road
- Up Lee hill road
- Back into Boulder
- Sprint points in uni hill
- Up Flagstaff and finish at the Amphitheater
Learn more about Flagstaff climb
Other Media
- Daily Camera
- VeloNews
Tom Danielson on Boulder's selection and his thoughts on Flagstaff finish
Flagstaff times?
- What do you think times will be from the stone bridge to the finish? A good cyclists with fresh legs can do it under 15 minutes. Under 14 minutes?
23 Comments
Huge day, and I don't want to get greedy...
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
But wouldn't it be excellent if they went all the way to the mailboxes? I would think for a 'final climb of the day' that would be highly selective, and have the possibility of 60 seconds + of gain/loss for a GC contender.
Just my $.02
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Sissy Flag
Submitted by Jeff Wu (not verified) on
My buddy calls finishing at the Flagpole "Sissy Flag". Logistically, I understand a finish at the top would be tough. But wouldn't it be nice to see those guys suffer on the Wall like the rest of us?
Here's more about it: http://blog.teamalchemist.com/. There is a vid of the descent of Super Flag. Beware, it's to the tunes of Justin Timberlake. Yes, I'm easily as sissy as the turnoff to the amphitheater.
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More like 11 min or less.
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
More like 11 min or less.
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Designated Viewing Areas???
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
"Spectators who want to be on Flagstaff Mountain to watch the racers will be required to walk or bike to designated viewing areas."
Raises eyebrow. Sounds a touch lame, no?
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Where would you have all
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
Where would you have all those people park cars?
It's not like the finish last year in Denver where there was parking to be had for blocks around.
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Parking
Submitted by David on
This is a good question. Think about when there is a home CU football game. The capacity of the stadium is around 50K. I would imagine there would be more people watching the race than a CU football game.
Thanks goodness the race is spread throughout the city but it is going to be a ZOO.
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It's not the walking/biking...
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
I'm curious how much they plan on limiting where on Flagstaff spectators will be allowed to go
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This is a joke right? They
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
This is a joke right? They MUST do the complete climb up Flagstaff!!!!!
They are Pro rider's they can handle it! What's the thought of not finishing the complete climb? Who's idea is that?
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You are forgetting logistics
Submitted by Mike (not verified) on
Of course they can do the whole climb, but where do you put all the finish line stands and space for cars and the entire caravan? This is a professional event, and the logistics have to be professional as well.
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This is no joke and USAPC guys are seriously smart
Submitted by annonymous (not verified) on
Of course they can handle the climb. The intent is to have the gaps at the Flagstaff finish between the top contenders be close enough that Sunday's TT will be down to the wire and must see live TV in 200 countries
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