Now that the fun, excitement, and road closures have passed for another year- take a look at these 5 things that you may not know about the USA Pro Challenge!

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    The Winners Received Lexuses

    What? That does make it seem worth it! The men's overall winner Rohan Dennis, and the women’s overall winner- Kristin Armstrong both got to drive off in new Lexus cars! Lexus is a major sponsor of the USA Pro Cycling Challenge.

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    The Guys That Own the Challenge Also Own Quizno's!

    Rick Schaden and his father Richard Schaden of Boulder, took over Quizno’s 1991 and also founded Smashburger! The two are having a hard time keeping the cycling event afloat though.  After five years, the event has yet to turn a profit.  They lost $10M in that first year, but only lost $2M this past year.

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    NBA Great, Bill Walton was There!

    The wear and tear of playing great basketball over the years took its toll on Bill- and he uses bike riding as part of his post-surgeries therapy! He got out there and rode many of the routes before they started!

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    The Men's Winner Will be Visiting the Dentist

     

    Rohan got a huge bottle of champagne to celebrate his victory- while doing so, someone accidentally rammed the bottle up into his mouth –knocking out a filling that he’s had for years.

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    Brad Sohner is That Great Announcer on Stage!

    He's been doing P.A. announcer work - especially for bike races- since he was 14!  He's 26 now, lives in Brooklyn, New York, and is a natural! The guy is very funny and gets the crowd very- VERY excited!

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