Prize Purse

The APEX Will Award Over $50,000 Cash PLUS Age Category Prizes

Prize Purse Grand Total: $50,000

Overall Winners

Men's and Women's categories will each receive $25,000, awarded to the top 25 overall finishers, regardless of age group.

1. $3,500 10. $ 750 19. $ 425

2. $3,000 11. $ 700 20. $ 400

3. $2,500 12. $ 650 21. $ 385

4. $2,000 13. $ 600 22. $ 385

5. $1,500 14. $ 550 23. $ 385

6. $1,250 15. $ 525 24. $ 385

7. $1,100 16. $ 500 25. $ 385

8. $ 950 17. $ 475

9. $ 850 18. $ 450

Stage Winners

For each of the four stages, the winner of the Men's and Women's overall categories will each receive $100.

Stage 1: $100
Stage 2: $100
Stage 3: $100
Stage 4: $100

Age Group Podiums (for overall only)

Age group winners will receive a winner's jersey plus prizes after the final stage. They are also eligible for prize money.

CTS Signs Partnership with Pikes Peak APEX Mountain Bike Race

(Colorado Springs, January 14, 2020) – CTS today joined Sports Strategies to announce a partnership between the industry-leading coaching company and the inaugural Pikes Peak APEX, presented by Rockshox, a 4-day mountain bike race to be held in Colorado Springs on September 24-27, 2020.

CTS, which is celebrating its 20th year in business and with its headquarters in Colorado Springs, has a long history of supporting local events, particularly in their early stages. CTS Founder and Head Coach, an Olympian and 1999 US Olympic Committee Coach of the Year, was the head of the Local Organizing Committee that brought the inaugural USA Pro Challenge professional road racing stage race to Colorado Springs in 2011.

Pikes Peak APEX Executive Director and VP of Event Strategy and Operations for Sports Strategies, Micah Rice, commented, “Chris and CTS have been a mainstay of the Colorado Springs cycling community for 20 years, and they have played a role in the growth of some of the nation’s most popular cycling events. We are proud to have CTS on board as a partner for 2020.” Read more.