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Secret Stash - View The USA Pro Cycling Challenge Start With Us!

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Join us on our front porch of the Breckenridge Associates Real Estate office at 9:30am on Friday, August 24th for Bloody Marys and Bagels. Count down to the Stage 5 Breckenridge start of the USA Pro Cycling Challenge from the best front lawn viewing area in town!   Prior to the official start of the race, the athletes will begin with two neutral laps beginning at 10:50am, with each passing by the Breckenridge Associates Real Estate office. The official start will then follow on Main Street between Washington and Adams, making the view from our front porch exciting and truly a part of the action! Stage 5 of the race departs from Breckenridge and features a 10 mile climb up to Hoosier Pass to 11,500 feet for a single summit and then a quick descent into Fairplay. In this segment of the race, cyclists will then descend into Woodland Park, where they may hit their fastest speeds of the week at the downhill Sprint Line. Next, it’s onto Colorado Springs with a technical uphil...

U.S. Pro Cycling Challenge Recap - Breckenridge Stage 5 Finish

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We can't get enough of the hype and fun and excitement surrounding the inaugural U.S. Pro Cycling Challenge. What an honor it was for Breckenridge to be selected to host such an important finish in the race and on a Saturday, a peak viewing day of the race. We're pretty sure the cyclists had to enjoy race day into Breckenridge more than any other day. In fact, here's what race winner Levi Leipheimer had to say about Breckenridge and this important day in the race in the video clip below. Did you have a chance to enjoy the U.S. Pro Cycling event yourself? What did you think? Did you see Breckenridge in all its glory as spectators lined the streets from Silverthorne to Dillon to Swan Mountain Road and into Breckenridge Main Street? It was certainly a highlight of the summer for us. Watch the video below for a recap of the Steamboat to Breckenridge Stage 5 leg of the race. We tried to live in the moment and enjoy the finish of this monumental race as they came into Bre...

U.S. Pro Cycling Challenge Information on Breckenridge Stage 5 Event

Breckenridge Hits The Big Time Hosting The Stage 5 Finish Of The US Pro Cycling Challenge on Main Street! This event is going to be A-M-A-Z-I-N-G! The USA Pro Cycling Challenge, running from August 22-28, 2011, is a grueling, 600 mile, 7-day race through the most majestic and treacherous terrain Colorado and the Rocky Mountains have to offer. 16 international teams. 128 of the gutsiest riders. One great race. The Tour De France top three finishers are confirmed to race in this epic cycling event! Cadel Evans, Andy Schleck and Frank Schleck will headline the race along with Top American Rider (Colorado's Own) Tom Danielson and Italian Ivan Basso. Don't miss the chance to watch this inaugural race that is rumored to be the biggest spectator event in Colorado history and quite possibly one of the largest sporting events to take place in the United States! Timing: Saturday, August 27. Race will depart Steamboat at 10am and arrive in Breckenridge between 2:45pm and 3:15pm...