USA Pro Challenge

Proposed stage races in Colorado and Virginia will be run by the same company, which is planning a hub-and-spoke format for the races.

A group of investors, led by Denver businessman Ken Gart, plans to unveil a new professional cycling race in Colorado for 2017.

The Colorado-based USA Pro Challenge stage race is effectively dead with the resignation of race chief Sean Hunter.

The Tour of Utah has become the most significant stage race on the American racing calendar's second half.

The USA Pro Challenge is taking a year off as it seeks a new ownership group, so hold off on donning funeral attire, writes Fred Dreier.

Organizers confirm that the race will not be held in 2016 as the new ownership group tries to rally support for the Colorado stage race.

The race's press officer confirms to VeloNews that the Colorado event will go on this year, although dates have not been announced.

Two-time stage host city Fort Collins decides not to participate in 2016, while Grand Junction aims to be first-time host in coming year.

The Schaden family is stepping down from its role as financial steward of the Colorado race, leaving organizers searching for investors.

Reijnen's career is on a different course than some of his peers, but he's worked his way to the very front of the young U.S. peloton.

Optum's Phil Gaimon walks through the finer points of how to make the most of a race's breakfast buffet — always keep an eye on your toast.

The sport director of Tibco talks to VeloNews about the constant challenge of finding sponsors in women's professional racing.

Highlights from the final day of racing on the roads of Colorado during the USA Pro Challenge.

Photos from the final stage of racing at the USA Pro Challenge, which saw Rohan Dennis capture the overall crown.

Rohan Dennis wraps up the USA Pro Challenge title as John Murphy edges Taylor Phinney to win the final stage in Denver

Rohan Dennis confirms his title at the USA Pro Challenge as John Murphy takes the finale from Taylor Phinney

Coryn Rivera sprints to the final stage win as Kristin Armstrong takes the overall in the first Women's USA Pro Challenge

Colorado race faces uncertain future as owners Rick and Richard Schaden are named in lawsuit and have yet to secure additional sponsorship.

Highlights from the sixth stage of the USA Pro Challenge, won by Roman Kreuziger

The sixth stage of the USA Pro Challenge took the peloton from Loveland to Fort Collins, where Roman Kreuziger triumphed from the break

Kreuziger takes the stage 6 win in Fort Collins, while Rohan Dennis retains his GC lead

Kreuziger proves the strongest in a six-man breakaway group to take the win in Fort Collins, as Dennis retains his overall race lead

26-year-old Tayler Wiles takes the stage victory in Fort Collins, Kristin Armstrong holds on to her race lead

Rohan Dennis took a convincing time trial win in Breckenridge

After a two-year stint at the WorldTour level with Astana, Evan Huffman has his mind on the present with SmartStop

Five years ago, Thomas Craven decided to return to pro bike racing, organizing a development team that's aiming to go WorldTour by 2017.

Scenes from the fifth stage of the USA Pro Challenge, which saw Rohan Dennis take his second stage win in as many days

Rohan Dennis takes his second straight USA Pro Challenge stage win and extends his overall lead

Rohan Dennis (BMC Racing) extended his overall lead after winning the stage 5 time trial in Breckenridge

After retiring from professional racing last year, JJ Haedo has made a quick transition to be a a part-time assistant director with Jamis.

After Jamis rider Daniel Jaramillo crashes in stage 4, questions are raised about the conduct of the WorldTour teams.

Robbie Squire of Hincapie Racing is third overall entering Friday's time trial, but he says the peloton hasn't been kind to him.

Casey B. Gibson captures the action at the fourth stage of the USA Pro Challenge, which took the peloton up the brutal Independence Pass.

The Pro Challenge GC changes hands again, but BMC keeps the overall lead as Rohan Dennis wins his first stage of the race.

The BMC rider wins stage 4 in Breckenridge, snatching the leader's jersey from teammate Brent Bookwalter (left) ahead of Friday's TT.

Rohan Dennis rides to victory in stage 4, takes overall lead from teammate Brent Bookwalter on eve of race's decisive time trial.

Highlights from stage 3 at the USA Pro Challenge, won by American Kiel Reijnen in a sprint finish.

The USA Pro Challenge peloton tackled more than 7,000 feet of elevation gain during stage 3, which ended with a thrilling sprint in Aspen.

Kiel Reijnen claims victory in Aspen as Brent Bookwalter retains his overall race lead.

After being dropped on Independence Pass, UnitedHealthcare's Kiel Reijnen claws his way back to lead group and wins Pro Challenge stage 3.

Brent Bookwalter and Rohan Dennis are first and second on GC at the USA Pro Challenge, and it's not entirely clear who the leader is.

Photos from stage 2 at the USA Pro Challenge, which saw BMC Racing control the peloton and then Brent Bookwalter surge ahead for the win.

Brent Bookwalter of BMC Racing earns his first win since 2013 and seizes the yellow jersey from teammate Taylor Phinney.

Highlights from the second stage of the USA Pro Challenge, which saw American Brent Bookwalter triumph on Arapahoe Basin.

Brent Bookwalter claimed his first individual win in over two years, sprinting to stage 2 victory and into the yellow leader's jersey.

One of the peloton's well-loved domestiques, American Ted King, talks about what's next as he is set to retire at end of this season.

Photos from the opening stage at the USA Pro Challenge, where Taylor Phinney catapulted ahead of the field to win a sprint finish.

BMC's Taylor Phinney sprints to his first victory since traumatic 2014 injury, and with it, he takes the Pro Challenge GC lead.

Taylor Phinney sprints to victory in the opening stage of the USA Pro Challenge 15 months after shattering his left leg in a crash.

Brent Bookwalter proves himself a capable captain for BMC with podium result in Utah, but says he'll be opportunistic at USA Pro Challenge.

He's back. Taylor Phinney takes a fairytale win in home state's USA Pro Challenge, sprinting to victory in Steamboat Springs, Colorado.

Russian Tinkoff-Saxo outfit says it has three riders capable of challenging for GC win in USA Pro Challenge.

Scenes from the press conference and team presentation at the USA Pro Challenge.

Dennis looks ahead to Pro Challenge and beyond after ticking off several major career goals in the 2015 season.

The complete list of competitors for the fifth edition of the USA Pro Challenge, August 17-23 in Colorado.

This year's Colorado stage race is wide-open, but it again hinges on a crucial time trial and tough, high-altitude climbing.

Global Cycling Network highlights some of the riders to keep an eye on at the upcoming USA Pro Challenge.

Airgas-Safeway and Chris Horner said they were disappointed to be left out of this August's USA Pro Challenge race.

The weeklong Colorado race will welcome four WorldTour teams and a wealth of domestic talent with its 16-team line-up for the 2015 race.

The 605-mile race begins in Steamboat Springs and concludes with a ride from Golden to Denver with many difficult climbs along the way

Climb all day, eat all night, and get up close and personal with the pros in the cycling epicenter of Boulder, Colorado

The event will overlap with the men's race for three days in Colorado this August

The stage will start in Loveland and end in Fort Collins, as it did in 2013

The Colorado stage race will offer a new start city, a different individual time trial and plenty of high-altitude climbing in 2015

The economic impact from the 2014 race was $130 million, according to a new report

Two of the biggest stage races in the U.S. announce expanded opportunities for women's professional racing

Ian Crane recently left a Denver hospital after a crash-caused brain injury at the USA Pro Challenge. What's next?

Phil explains how the Tour of Utah, USA Pro Challenge, Tour of Alberta, and Canadian WorldTour races end up feeling like a grand tour

After a steady rise through the domestic ranks and a breakthrough podium finish in Colorado, Tsvetkov may make the jump to the WorldTour

Check out the scene from Boulder to Denver during the final stage of the USA Pro Challenge

Tejay van Garderen claimed his second consecutive win at the USA Pro challenge, but he took a lot more than that

We caught up with Jens Voigt’s custom Trek Madone, which he rode at the USA Pro Challenge — the final race of his career

"This is really hard work ... I won’t shirk away, but I wouldn’t recommend it," said the USA Pro Challenge KOM winner

Jamis-Hagens Berman rider crashes into the back of a team car in the caravan, is in stable condition at Denver hospital

Results from the seventh and final stage of the 2014 USA Pro Cycling Challenge

Tejay van Garderen takes a second consecutive USA Pro Challenge title as Alex Howes wins a squeaker of a sprint in downtown Denver

Casey B. Gibson snaps the wet and wild action during the Vail Time Trial stage of the 2014 USA Pro Challenge

Tejay van Garderen wrecked the Vail time trail course on Saturday, setting up a title defense Sunday in Denver

Results from the Vail Time Trial leg of the 2014 USA Pro Challenge in Colorado

Tejay van Garderen and Tom Danielson duel on a rain-soaked Vail Pass, and the race leader triumphs in record time