COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Less than a month after becoming the first Australian to win the Tour de France, Cadel Evans is set to compete in the United States for one of the rare times in his 11-year pro road career.
Evans, who on July 24 claimed the Tour de France, will lead California-based BMC beginning Monday in the inaugural USA Pro Cycling Challenge.
The seven-day event, which will feature 17 teams of eight riders, begins with a five-mile prologue. Stage 1 on Tuesday will take the field 100 miles from Salida to Crested Butte. The stage begins with a 13-mile climb over Monarch Pass, elevation 11,315 feet.
The USA Pro Cycling Challenge will conclude Aug. 28 in Denver.
