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USA Pro Cycle Organizer Has High Hopes for Colorado Race

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Communities across the state are gearing up for the second annual USA Pro Challenge cycling race that begins on Monday, August 20th. Race CEO Shawn Hunter says it will bring some of the biggest names in cycling to compete in Colorado.

KUNC's Bente Birkeland spoke to Hunter about this year's race.

%22The%20state%20of%20Colorado%20really%20showed%20its%20true%20colors%20to%20the%20world.%20We%20had%20over%20a%20million%20spectators%2C%20we%20were%20seen%20live%20in%20165%20countries%20and%20territories%20and%20so%20it%20was%20really%20a%20great%20moment%20of%20truth%20for%20Colorado%20and%20out%20communities.%22%20-%20Shawn%20Hunter

Here is a video from Shawn Hunter's appearence on Good Morning Vail on TV8.

http://youtu.be/_36G79a9SjE

Bente Birkeland is an award-winning journalist who joined Colorado Public Radio in August 2018 after a decade of reporting on the Colorado state capitol for the Rocky Mountain Community Radio collaborative and KUNC. In 2017, Bente was named Colorado Journalist of the Year by the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ), and she was awarded with a National Investigative Reporting Award by SPJ a year later.
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