USA Pro Challenge 8-24

On the day before our departure the USA Pro Challenge 
presented Stage Six of the seven day professional bicycle race. 
Starting in Loveland pro cyclists came up the canyon to Estes Park, 
went by Tom Hornbein's place on Devils Gulch road, 
through the town, around Mary's Lake road, back through town via St. Vrain road, 

down the canyon on US 34, finishing in Fort Collins. Here we are watching the breakaway group climbing the St. Vrain hill. 

The large breakaway group.

The peleton is about two and a half minutes behind.

The peleton whizzed by so fast it seemed that they were
going down hill.

I was clicking away and had to step back so I 
wouldn't be hit.

The end of the peleton.

Then came the stragglers.

Also enjoying the race right down from us was basketball 
great Bill Walton. The peleton caught up with the breakaway
group with three miles to go. Stage Six was won by 
Slovakian rider Paul Sagan in a very tight finish. The next

day the last stage was held in Denver. The entire race itself was 
won by Tejay van Garderen a cyclist from Fort Collins.

It was very exciting but all three Sessions boys were so busy 
snapping pics that we felt we missed 'seeing' the race. It was
great fun about 4 minutes from our cabin.