The USA Pro Cycling Challenge continues to pick up speed. Having recently unveiled the winners jerseys and teamed up with Tommy Hilfiger on bicycle-themed apparel, the organisers have now issued the final team roster to compete in the inaugural race on 22-28 August.
A major coup for the new US pro cycling event is the addition of the Rabobank Cycling Team, which now joins seven other Pro Tour teams, including Saxo Bank-SunGard, Leopard Trek, Team Radioshack, Garmin-Cervélo, BMC Racing Team, HTC Highroad and Liquigas-Cannondale.
In total, 17 teams have been announced for the pro cycling race that will host as many as 136 professional cyclists from around the globe. “We have some of the world’s best teams in professional cycling competing in Colorado,” said Stacie Lange, spokesperson for the USA Pro Cycling Challenge. “Rabobank’s participation is a clear indication of the high calibre of our race.”
“We are very happy to be coming to Colorado in August,” said Rabobank Group Manager Erik Breukink. “We’ve been hearing the buzz that has built up around this race and we realize that this is one we do not want to miss.”
Rabobank has maintained its position in the top 10 since 1995 and boasts a strong roster of 27 professional cyclists including Robert Gesink, Luis-Leon Sanchez, Oscar Freire, Carlos Barredo, Juanma Garate, and strong group of talented young riders.
The inaugural USA Pro Cycling Challenge race will also include UCI Continental teams EPM-UNE and Gobernacion de Antioquia – Antioquia Indeportes.
2011 USA Pro Cycling Challenge – confirmed teams
UCI Pro Teams
Team RadioShack (USA), Team Garmin-Cervelo (USA), HTC-Highroad (USA), BMC Racing Team (USA), Rabobank Cycling Team (Netherlands), Saxo Bank-SunGard (Denmark), Liquigas-Cannondale (Italy), and Leopard Trek (Luxembourg)
UCI Professional Continental Teams
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team (USA), Team Type 1-sanofi aventis (USA), Skil-Shimano (Netherlands), and Team Spidertech Powered by C10 (Canada)
UCI Continental Teams
Jelly Belly Cycling (USA), Bissell Cycling (USA), Team Exergy (USA), EPM-UNE (Colombia) and Gobernacion (Colombia)
