 August 23, 2011 — Salida to Crested Butte, 

The first stage of the race saw the riders ascending over Monarch Pass and ending with a short mountaintop finish up to the resort municipality of Mount Crested Butte.August 24, 2011 — Gunnison to Aspen, 

The queen stage involved nearly of climbing, bringing the riders over two of the highest passes in Colorado