Welcome to the Tour of Colorado

About the Tour Recent History “Tour of Colorado” is a Trade Name registered with the Colorado Secretary of State by Sand Creek Sports, Inc. This was done in April of 2005. The domain name of “tourofcolorado.com” also belongs to Sand Creek Sports, Inc. In the summer of 2005, Sand Creek Sports, Inc. began discussions with a Colorado Springs advertising and marketing firm about the development of a Tour of Colorado. For various reasons, that didn’t work out but the firm is still very interested and hopeful that someday, a large event will happen. We remain on very good terms. In the fall of 2006 a brief meeting was held in downtown Colorado Springs with the marketing person for the number one stage race producer in the US. He actually lives here in Colorado Springs. That meeting resulted in two meetings in 2007 at the Colorado State Government level. The first of these two meetings took place in June of 2007 in the Governor’s Office at the State Capital. The second, a month later with the Director of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade, also in Denver. While it was always the intention that Sand Creek Sports, Inc. would license the Tour of Colorado to an organization could produce an International stage race, that was not to be. The funding and logistics are huge undertakings and the firm we had hoped to work with was just too busy and had taken on a 3-day International race in August in Colorado which has since been canceled. So, with Sand Creek Sports, Inc. wanting to bring racing to Colorado, it was decided to it ourselves. For 2008 the Tour of Colorado will be a series of seven (one race canceled) existing Colorado races. And, for the first time ever, some races will be permitted with USA Cycling and some with the American Cycling Association. Several feature State Championship races as well as The State Games of The West! This year (2008) is clearly a building year. There is no cash sponsorship. Sand Creek Sports, Inc. has promised the Tour of Colorado race organizers very little. But, everyone involved will work very hard to make each race a success. While the hope of a true Tour of Colorado remains strong and may someday become a reality, for now we will race in Colorado and everyone can enjoy a Tour of Colorado.