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Mark your calenders. The Pro Cycling Tour is coming back to town. After the opening stage from Durango to Telluride, Stage 2 has the bikers traveling from Montrose to Mt. Crested Butte on August 21st. The finishing climb from town to the mountain was one of the most thrilling events of the summer, as practically the whole town showed up to line the route. The next day, bikers travel from Gunnison over to Aspen.
For more info on the stages, check out the stage profiles we released back in April at http://www.westelkproject.com/?p=531, where this is also footage of Levi Leipheimer stage win up to Mt. Crested Butte.
NBC Sports recently released previews of the stages in the race. Its awesome to hear them talk about our small town. Check it out. NBC Networks will be covering the race on their family of networks. Most coverage will take place on NBC Sports (formerly Versus).
Montrose to Mt. Crested Butte
Gunnison to Aspen
