STAGE 5: Breck prepares for Pro Cycling Challenge race, crowds, fun
By Caddie Nath, Summit Daily News
BRECKENRIDGE — As teams prepare for the more than 500-mile, high-alpine bike race that begins in just over a week, the Town of Breckenridge, Stage 5 on the Pro Cycling Challenge tour, is making preparations of its own.
The race, which will bring hundreds of cyclists and thousands of spectators to town Aug. 27, will take over the town with pre-race events, the big Stage 5 finish and a concert in the evening.
(In case you don't know: The weeklong stage race begins Aug. 22 in Colorado Springs, and race-related fun begins next Friday. See OutThereColorado's USA Pro Cycling Challege page for details.)
The teams are expected to reach Breckenridge from Steamboat Springs between 3:15 and 4:30 p.m., but road closures and impacts will be felt as early 2 p.m. across the county. Festivities begin in Breck at 11 a.m. with a beer garden and other pre-race activities.
Course tip: Cyclists will race down Swan Mountain Road, where many of the spectators are expected to gather for a great view of the fastest leg of the race in Summit County
They'll turn left at Farmer's Korner onto Highway 9 before merging on to Park Avenue in Breck.
They will follow Park down to the south end of town before racing north back up Main Street to the Wellington Road intersection.
Spectators interested in watching the race are encouraged to ride bikes. The bike race is a no-pet event.
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