Stage 2 winner George Hincapie, ot Team BMC stands in first place on the podium. Next to him in second is Tejay Van Garderen, of Team HTC-Highroad and in third is Tom Danielson, of Team Garmin-Cervelo in third place. Van Garderen is the overall leader in

Stage 2 winner George Hincapie, ot Team BMC stands in first place on the podium. Next to him in second is Tejay Van Garderen, of Team HTC-Highroad and in third is Tom Danielson, of Team Garmin-Cervelo in third place. Van Garderen is the overall leader in the race and is now wearing the leader's yellow jersey. The Pro Cycling Challenge's stage 2 kicked off today August 24th, 2011, in the small town of Gunnison, Colorado. This was the longest stage race of the entire race with the highest elevation gain. The course went over Cottonwood Pass thru Buena Vista and up and over Independence Pass and ended in downtown Aspen, Colorado. The entire race was 130.3 miles. At 12,126 feet, Cottonwood Pass is the highest climb of the race. Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post (Photo By Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post via Getty Images)