Garden of the Gods
After the stage start in Breckenridge (A Day at the Race in Breckenridge)
, the 2012 USA Pro Cycling Challenge raced southeast to Colorado Springs passing through Garden of the Gods where Laurie and Brian lay waiting and photographing Stage 5 of the USA Pro Challenge. ©Photos by Laurie Valaer
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| ©Photo by Laurie Valaer |
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| ©Photo by Laurie Valaer |
What a minute - that is not Tejay, that is Jim Ochowicz, BMC Team Manager, he sure gets around.
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| Jim out for a ride ©Photo by Laurie Valaer |
The on-course announcer signals the peloton is coming
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| ©Photo by Laurie Valaer |
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| Jeremy Vennell ©Photo by Laurie Valaer |
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| Ivan Santaromita ©Photo by Laurie Valaer |
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| Georg Preidler ©Photo by Laurie Valaer |
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| Peloton passing through Garden of the Gods ©Photo by Laurie Valaer |
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| Ben King (RadioShack Nissan Trek) ©Photo by Laurie Valaer |
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| Craig Lewis (Champion Systems) ©Photo by Laurie Valaer |
Stage 5 Results, from the desk of Nicole Okoneskie of Rogers & Cowan
· First Place – Tyler Farrar (USA) of Garmin-Sharp-Barracuda
· Second Place – Taylor Phinney (USA) of BMC Racing Team
· Third Place – Alessandro Bazzana (ITA) of Team Type 1-SANOFI
Jerseys
· Exergy Leader Jersey – Tejay van Garderen (USA) of BMC Racing Team
· Waste Management Sprint Jersey – Tyler Farrar (USA) of Garmin-Sharp-Barracuda
· Nissan King of the Mountains Jersey – Tom Danielson (USA) of Garmin-Sharp-Barracuda
· Aquadraat Best Young Rider Jersey – Joseph Lloyd Dombrowski (USA) of Bontrager Livestrong Team
· Evolve Most Aggressive Rider Jersey – Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) of Liquigas-Cannondale
Catching up with Training Peaks - race analysis of Janic Brajkovic Timmy Duggan, Lucas Euser, and Rory Sutherland. View their numbers from the day's effort at: http://bit.ly/Pi4HOi
View the official race website at: www.ProChallenge.com
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