Certain things just click. Summertime and blue skies. The Boa Lacing System. Colorado and hardcore cycling. Lance Armstrong and big news.

On Wednesday, August 4, all of the above came together.

Several Boa employees attended an “off-site meeting” at the Colorado state capitol building in Denver. They donned their Boa cycling shoes, hopped on their bikes, and rode across downtown to join hundred of other cycling fans. Once there, they watched Governor Bill Ritter and seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong take the stage on the capitol steps and announce the inaugural Quizno’s Pro Challenge, a week-long stage race in Colorado next August.

Cycling legend Lance Armstrong looks on as the big news is announced!

Boa employees Adam Auell, Jason Deugan and Charlie Hamilton are always ready to ride.

“This is exciting,” says Boa Lab Engineer Adam Auell, who regularly commutes 20-plus miles by bike. “We are all psyched that Colorado is hosting a world-class cycling event on its own turf.”