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AUGUST 26, 2011
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Vol. 23, No. 204 SteamboatToday.com
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INSIDE: Pack your week full of arts and entertainment events with the help of our Explore calendar • page 1B
All eyes on Steamboat USA Pro Cycling Challenge arrives today with plenty of fanfare PILOT & TODAY STAFF
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Inside ■ Breaking down today’s Stage 4, page 24A ■ Businesses hope for boon, page 11A ■ Road closures and detours, pages 12A and 14A ■ Lifestyle Expo offers something for everyone, page 17A ■ Leipheimer takes Stage 3 and yellow jersey, page 23A ■ Cycling’s zany fans, page 25A ■ Today’s weather forecast, page 18A ■ What goes into a $14K bike, page 26A ■ Top hand-cyclists get in on the action, page 20A
JOEL REICHENBERGER/STAFF
Fans photograph the yellow jersey ceremony after the third stage of the USA Pro Cycling Challenge on Thursday in Vail. Racers will arrive in Steamboat Springs today for a Stage 4 finish at Sixth Street and Lincoln Avenue downtown.
USA Pro Cycling Challenge events schedule ■ Today 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Moots Cycles factory tour 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Kent Eriksen Cycles factory tour 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Lifestyle Expo and Sierra Nevada Beer Garden on Lincoln Avenue. Expo will feature food, official race merchandise, a Kids Zone and more. For more about the expo, see page 17A. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Live music at the Lifestyle Expo 12:15 p.m. Stage 4 begins in Avon
■ INDEX Briefs . . . . . . . . 6A Classifieds . . . 25B Colorado. . . . . 11B Comics . . . . . . 23B Crossword . . . 23B Happenings . . . 7A
12:15 p.m. U.S. Paracycling Challenge start at Sixth Street and Lincoln Avenue. For more on the ride, see page 20A. 1 to 3 p.m. Live music at the Lifestyle Expo with Steamboat’s Loose Change 2 p.m. Live race feed begins on the big screens on Lincoln Avenue 2 p.m. U.S. Paracycling Challenge finish and awards ceremony 3:30 p.m. Approximate finish of Stage 4 of the Pro Cycling Challenge 3:45 p.m. Approximate start of Stage 4 award ceremony downtown
LOOK InsIde for Horoscope . . . 24B Lotto. . . . . . . . 30A Movies . . . . . . . 5B Scoreboard. . . 29A Sports. . . . . . . 23A ViewPoints . . . . 8A
6 p.m. Start of Free Summer Concert Series performance at Howelsen Hill with 3 Twins Broadband and members of the Subdudes. Opening act is Holden Young. 9 p.m. Fireworks show at Howelsen Hill ■ Saturday 9:30 a.m. Pro Cycling Challenge teams arrive at Meadows Parking Lot 9:30 a.m. Lifestyle Expo opens 9:30 a.m. Pro Cycling Challenge Hospitality Tent opens 10 a.m. Pro Cycling Challenge announc-
ers introduce and interview representatives 10:15 a.m. Athletes alley at Meadows Parking Lot 10:30 a.m. Stage 5 start ceremony 11:20 a.m. Stage 5 starts from Meadows Parking Lot 11:35 a.m. STARS charity ride start 2 to 5 p.m. STARS charity ride party in Little Toots Park 8 p.m. SmartWool Show & Shine bike cruise at Howelsen Hill 9 p.m. SmartWool Bike-in Movie “Best in Show” at Howelsen Hill
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After 11 months of planning, more than $150,000 in fundraising and soliciting help from hundreds of local volunteers, the inaugural USA Pro Cycling Challenge finally arrives in Steamboat Springs today. The professional bicycle race featuring some of the best riders in the world is only part of the attraction today and Saturday. Accompanying the race is an hours-long expo on a closeddown Lincoln Avenue, a Free Summer Concert Series performance at Howelsen Hill, a downtown fireworks display, a handcycle race, and more. Road closures, detours, limited parking and crowds will be part of the festival-like atmosphere in Steamboat during the next 36 hours. From today’s sprint to the finish at Sixth Street and Lincoln Avenue to Saturday’s spectatorlined climb up Rabbit Ears Pass, the Pro Cycling Challenge brings the flavor of the Tour de France to the Colorado Rockies. It also brings international exposure and a live race telecast.