USA Pro Challenge 2012 in Boulder

Our fam watching the riders come through

on the first lap of downtown Boulder

Today we were treated to a really amazing day in Boulder.  After watching the Tour de France for years and learning a lot about professional cycling from Brent, it was truly awesome to see some of the best riders in the world in our hometown racing on roads that Brent has ridden regularly for years and even I have riden in the past (though when I rode a section of today's race course a few years ago, I'll admit it...I cried...literally).  These guys are really good.  It was a beautiful day and we got to share it with Natalie, Kurt, Celia, Della, and Poppy.  Brent's office on Pearl St. served as a great home base where we found some relief from all the crowds throughout the day, a spot to watch the finish up Flagstaff Mountain (on live video stream on the computer), and provided a nice, private restroom for the potty training two year old.  Here are some photos from our day!

Sabrina was getting excited this morning at breakfast

(sorry for the near "oops" on the outfit here)

Kali has her biking onsie on - she's ready for the day

Celia and Sabrina had a blast in the Chariot

with a crazy driver (Kurt) who did lots of off-roading (including into some trees)

Brent in his happy place

Sabrina on "the Daddy horse" watching pro cycling a block from his office!

Catching lunch in town with Aunt Nat between laps

Chilling out in the grass before the racers swing through on lap 2

Watching the riders come back through Boulder a second time

Chillin' at daddy's office with fruit snacks and Celia - does life get better?

 We couldn't end the day without a cowbell!

(who cares if the race was over for hours by this point??)

 And then somebody gave her another cowbell!  

MORE COWBELL

Kali was in a great mood all day!