By John Henderson
The Denver Post

Cadel Evans, who won the Tour de France on Sunday, is scheduled to race in Colorado's inaugural USA Pro Cycling Challenge, race co-chairman Shawn Hunter said Thursday.

Evans' entry means the Cycling Challenge will likely have the top three finishers from this year's Tour de France, marking the first time in American cycling history that an entire Tour de France podium competed in an American race in the same year.

Three-time runner-up Andy Schleck and his brother, Frank, who finished second and third in France, will compete, according to a Versus network report Sunday.

"It's huge," Hunter said. "It's a great moment of truth for our race and a great step in racing in America."

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