BOULDER — Christopher Williams remembers the week when his race,
then his cycling career, then, possibly, his life started
slipping away.  It was at the Tour of Gippsland in Australia. On
Stage 1, he was dropped. On Stage 2, he was dropped. Then, like
a right hook to end the fight, cramps doubled him over.  "I
thought I was just dehydrated, so I went to the hospital to get
a drip," the Aussie said. "They asked me some questions and I
had a lot of the symptoms. They did some tests and that's how I
found out."  Type 1 diabetes. Williams would spend the rest of
his life injecting insulin. He was 27 years old.  When the third
USA Pro Challenge starts Monday in Aspen for its seven-day trek
across Colorado, fans will swarm to Team Sky's bus to see Tour
de France champion Chris Froome. They will flock to Boulder's
Team Garmin-Sharp to see defending champion Christian Vande
Velde and Boulderite Tom Danielson, who's fresh off winning the
Tour of Utah.  But a large crowd also will be rooting for
Atlanta-based Team Novo