USA Pro Challenge

Start is next Monday. Here in the start town (pop 17,000) teams are
rolling in (many coming off the Tour of Utah) and are seen in groups
on training rides on the local roads. We have lots of cyclists and
quite a few pros but have never hosted a pro road peloton the likes of
this. Quite the event.
DR

On 15/08/2012 05:23, DirtRoadie wrote:
Start is next Monday. Here in the start town (pop 17,000) teams are
rolling in (many coming off the Tour of Utah) and are seen in groups
on training rides on the local roads. We have lots of cyclists and
quite a few pros but have never hosted a pro road peloton the likes of
this. Quite the event.

What's the temperature at the start going to be like, should the riders have
chiller units strapped to their bikes.


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On Aug 15, 2:28*am, atriage wrote:
On 15/08/2012 05:23, DirtRoadie wrote:

Start is next Monday. Here in the start town (pop 17,000) teams are
rolling in (many coming off the Tour of Utah) and are seen in groups
on training rides on the local roads. We have lots of cyclists and
quite a few pros but have never hosted a pro road peloton the likes of
this. Quite the event.

What's the temperature at the start going to be like, should the riders have
chiller units strapped to their bikes.

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No, not even close.
http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick...27&lon=-107.88
Probably will be 70-75°F max at 10AM for the start (6500 feet) .
About the same or less at the finish (~8700 feet) .
http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick...d2=-107.832699

And although the expected daytime high at the start could be upper
80's, that's the lowest elevation on the stage.
So, heat is not likely to be much of a factor. But afternoon
thundershowers could be.
http://www.usaprocyclingchallenge.co...-1-Profile.pdf
DR

On 15/08/2012 17:14, DirtRoadie wrote:
On Aug 15, 2:28 am, wrote:
On 15/08/2012 05:23, DirtRoadie wrote:

Start is next Monday. Here in the start town (pop 17,000) teams are
rolling in (many coming off the Tour of Utah) and are seen in groups
on training rides on the local roads. We have lots of cyclists and
quite a few pros but have never hosted a pro road peloton the likes of
this. Quite the event.

What's the temperature at the start going to be like, should the riders have
chiller units strapped to their bikes.

--

No, not even close.
http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick...27&lon=-107.88
Probably will be 70-75°F max at 10AM for the start (6500 feet) .
About the same or less at the finish (~8700 feet) .
http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick...d2=-107.832699

And although the expected daytime high at the start could be upper
80's, that's the lowest elevation on the stage.
So, heat is not likely to be much of a factor. But afternoon
thundershowers could be.
http://www.usaprocyclingchallenge.co...-1-Profile.pdf


Should be good, I see BMC have sent their top team just about along with
Liquigas, Garmin and the Shack too. Add the Columbian and Russian teams and
throw in the local USAian outfits and it should be a very interesting mix, wish
I was there to see it. Actually I wish I was just about anywhere but England but
I'm stuck in this rainy ******** for another two months until my house is
auctioned. Still looking on the bright side we are gonna get an hour a day of
the Vuelta on English TV which is good.


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On Aug 15, 5:10*pm, atriage wrote:
On 15/08/2012 17:14, DirtRoadie wrote:









On Aug 15, 2:28 am, *wrote:
On 15/08/2012 05:23, DirtRoadie wrote:

Start is next Monday. Here in the start town (pop 17,000) teams are
rolling in (many coming off the Tour of Utah) and are seen in groups
on training rides on the local roads. We have lots of cyclists and
quite a few pros but have never hosted a pro road peloton the likes of
this. Quite the event.

What's the temperature at the start going to be like, should the riders have
chiller units strapped to their bikes.

--

No, not even close.
http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick...go&state=CO&si...
Probably will be 70-75°F max at 10AM for the start (6500 feet) .
About the same or less at the finish (~8700 feet) .
http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick...state=CO&site=...

And although the expected daytime high at the start could be upper
80's, that's the lowest elevation on the stage.
So, heat is not likely to be much of a factor. But afternoon
thundershowers could be.
http://www.usaprocyclingchallenge.co...es/downloads/p...

Should be good, I see BMC have sent their top team just about along with
Liquigas, Garmin and the Shack too. Add the Columbian and Russian teams and
throw in the local USAian outfits and it should be a very interesting mix, wish
I was there to see it. Actually I wish I was just about anywhere but England but
I'm stuck in this rainy ******** for another two months until my house is
auctioned. Still looking on the bright side we are gonna get an hour a day of
the Vuelta on English TV which is good.

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Well Andy Schleck is out. Apparently a last minute decision - I
understand he has been sighted here. Not yet sufficiently recovered
from his injury.
I went out for a midday spin and saw a handful of individual pros on
my route - rural two lane county roads. Passed (going the opposite
direction) Team Exergy in formation with a team car following. Got
passed by Garmin Sharp doing the same thing coming up from behind.
I mentioned thundershowers- that's what it's doing right now - classic
afternoon mountain weather in the summer.
DR

DirtRoadie a écrit profondement:

| Well Andy Schleck is out. Apparently a last minute decision - I
| understand he has been sighted here. Not yet sufficiently recovered
| from his injury.
| I went out for a midday spin and saw a handful of individual pros on
| my route - rural two lane county roads. Passed (going the opposite
| direction) Team Exergy in formation with a team car following. Got
| passed by Garmin Sharp doing the same thing coming up from behind.
| I mentioned thundershowers- that's what it's doing right now - classic
| afternoon mountain weather in the summer.
| DR

What? No Bobsy-Twins?

Shan't watch that.

Nice report though.

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Davey Crockett
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