The USA Pro Challenge begins in Steamboat Springs on Monday -- and it's anybody's race. That's because two-time defending champ Tejay van Garderen of Aspen has opted to race the Vuelta in Spain instead. And, for the first time this year, there will be two winners, one male and one female, as the challenge adds a women's race.
Colorado Matters host spoke with Caley Fretz, an associate editor with Velo News in Boulder. Fretz has covered the race since it's inception five years ago.
The race begins Monday, Aug. 17, in Steamboat Springs. Stages will hit Aspen, Breckenridge, Loveland, Fort Collins, Golden and Denver -- to name a few places.
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