usa cycling challenge practice...

...the pro cycling challenge

...here in colorado springs on the 22nd

...for the prologue

...the big names - evans, basso, hincapie, vande valde, gesink, zabriskie, leipheimer... if you're a cycling fan

...i caught these guys in the garden park - where the race will be starting as an individual time trial - needless to say, they were going very fast... according to the website, they'll be approaching speeds up to 55 miles per hour on race day - whew...

...i'd be fortunate these days to simply remain upright on a bike

all-in-all quite exciting to see... more excitement to come next week when our city will be full of spectators, bikers, newspeople and the like - our own little piece of "tour" in the mountains...

now that's a

happy day.....