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By JOHN HENDERSON, THE DENVER POST
Shawn Hunter, CEO and co-chairman of the U.S. Pro Cycling Challenge, says 27 cities have submitted bids to host stages in next August’s race. Below is a list of 21 of them:
Aspen, Avon, Beaver Creek, Boulder, Breckenridge, Colorado Springs, Crested Butte, Denver, Durango, Golden, Grand Junction, Gunnison, Lakewood, Montrose, Ouray, Pagosa Springs, Salida, Steamboat Springs, Telluride, Vail and Winter Park.
The race will likely announce the cities that are awarded stages on the third week in December.
The list features some interesting entries. Vail Valley Partnership is offering the sister trio of Vail, Avon and Beaver Creek with three options: a return to the historic Vail time trial, an Avon start or a Beaver Creek finish.
“We’d go up Bachelor Gulch, go down Strawberry Park and up Beaver Creek Road,” said Adam Lueck, operations manager for the Vail Valley Foundation. “It would be a spectacular finish.”
New towns such as Pagosa Springs and Montrose are putting in bids. Pagosa Springs is trying to sell Wolf Creek Pass as a possible finish.
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