Posted by Joel Gratz & filed under Events.
What an incredible race, and don’t worry – it’ll be back next year! <– see quote below from Shawn Hunter Levi Leipheimer won the overall race by 11 seconds over another man from the U.S., Christian Vandevelde. Here’s what Levi had to say: “It’s hard to put into words and to describe the emotion and [...]
Posted by Joel Gratz & filed under Event Forecasts.
The weather looks great for the finish in Denver on Sunday. Warm temperatures will be the main issue, but the winds should be light and the risk of thunderstorms is low. USAPCC Forecast for Sunday’s stage #6 (PDF 0.4mb).
Posted by Joel Gratz & filed under Events.
Here are the stage #5 results and the overall standings. There was some fun out there today, notably on Swan Mountain. First, here’s a team Radioshack rider pushing President Nixon impersonator out of the way (end of clip, right side): It’s likely that Nixon was involved in these type of shenanigans earlier in the day: And below [...]
Posted by Joel Gratz & filed under Event Forecasts.
With warm and somewhat dry air over Colorado, weak thunderstorms are forming around noon over the peaks but not filling in to the valleys until 4-6pm. This means that stage #5 on Saturday and the final stage on Sunday should (generally) be dry and rain-free. But of course things can change, so stay updated via [...]
Posted by Joel Gratz & filed under Events.
Stage #4 on Friday from Avon to Steamboat was rather uneventful from an overall leader point of view, and also from a weather point of view. The crosswinds were light and thunderstorms stayed either north of Steamboat or south of Avon. The sprint to the finish was fun to watch, however. It’s amazing how much [...]