Event organizers announced on Tuesday that beginning next summer, the, Colorado Classic will become a women’s-only event.<\/p>\n
As such, it will be the sole exclusively-women’s stage-race cycling event in the western hemisphere on the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) calendar and on USA Cycling’s Pro Road Tour.<\/p>\n
Event organizers hope the move will “raise the bar” for pro women’s cycling around the world.<\/p>\n
Event organizers also announced that RPM Events Group LLC will offer “unprecedented” financial support to female athletes at the 2019 event, including a prize purse nearly four times the 2018 women’s purse and more than the men’s 2018 purse, along with stipends to support team travel and expenses.<\/p>\n
“With free live video streaming coverage each day of the race, the Colorado Classic will put women’s cycling and Colorado on a global stage,” the event’s press release said. “The live stream and on-demand replays will be syndicated to fans around the world through cycling and partner websites as well as though Facebook Live and the race’s Tour Tracker mobile app.”<\/p>\n
The third annual Colorado Classic will be a 4-stage road race Aug. 22-25. The course and host communities have yet to be announced.<\/p>\n
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