2017 Colorado Classic

2017 Colorado Classic
2017 UCI America Tour
Race details
DatesAugust 10–13, 2017
Stages4
Distance503.5 km (312.9 mi)
Winning time12h 00' 35"
Results
  Winner  Manuel Senni (ITA)
  Second  Serghei Tvetcov (ROM)
  Third  Alex Howes (USA)
  Points  Travis McCabe (USA)
  Mountains  Serghei Tvetcov (ROM)
  Youth  Jhonatan Narváez (ECU)
  Combativity  Fabio Calabria (AUS)
  Team Cannondale–Drapac
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The 2017 Colorado Classic was a four-stage 2.HC event on the 2017 UCI America Tour.

Teams

Sixteen teams started the race. Each team had a maximum of six riders:

UCI WorldTeams

UCI Professional Continental teams

UCI Continental teams

National team

  • Rwanda

Route

Stage characteristics and winners
Stage Date Course Distance Type Stage winner
1 August 10 Colorado Springs to Colorado Springs 150.4 km (93.5 mi) Hilly stage  John Murphy (USA)
2 August 11 Breckenridge to Breckenridge 103 km (64 mi) Medium mountain stage  Alex Howes (USA)
3 August 12 Denver to Denver 130 km (81 mi) Mountain stage  Serghei Tvetcov (ROM)
4 August 13 Denver to Denver 120.1 km (74.6 mi) Hilly stage  Mihkel Räim (EST)

Final standings

General classification

The general classification was won by Manuel Senni.

Final general classification
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Manuel Senni (ITA) BMC Racing Team 12h 00' 35"
2  Serghei Țvetcov (ROM) Jelly Belly–Maxxis + 15"
3  Alex Howes (USA) EF Education First–Drapac p/b Cannondale + 31"
4  Taylor Eisenhart (USA) Holowesko Citadel p/b Arapahoe Resources + 33"
5  Peter Stetina (USA) Trek–Segafredo + 44"
6  Sepp Kuss (USA) Rally Cycling + 1' 05"
7  Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team + 2' 16"
8  Miguel Ángel Benito (ESP) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 2' 19"
9  Vegard Stake Laengen (NOR) UAE Team Emirates + 2' 21"
10  Travis McCabe (USA) UnitedHealthcare + 2' 22"

Points classification

The points classification was won by Travis McCabe.

Final points classification
Rank Rider Team Points
1  Travis McCabe (USA) UnitedHealthcare 43
2  Alex Howes (USA) EF Education First–Drapac p/b Cannondale 28
3  Manuel Senni (ITA) BMC Racing Team 25
4  Serghei Țvetcov (ROM) Jelly Belly–Maxxis 24
5  Taylor Eisenhart (USA) Holowesko Citadel p/b Arapahoe Resources 20
6  Mihkel Räim (EST) Israel Cycling Academy 15
7  Kiel Reijnen (USA) Trek–Segafredo 15
8  Marco Canola (ITA) Nippo–Vini Fantini–Europa Ovini 14
9  Rubén Companioni (CUB) Holowesko Citadel p/b Arapahoe Resources 11
10  Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team 11

Mountains classification

The mountain classification was won by Serghei Tvetcov (where he was also named best Colorado rider).

Final mountains classification
Rank Rider Team Points
1  Serghei Țvetcov (ROM) Jelly Belly–Maxxis 19
2  Taylor Eisenhart (USA) Holowesko Citadel p/b Arapahoe Resources 14
3  Peter Stetina (USA) Trek–Segafredo 9
4  Marco Canola (ITA) Nippo–Vini Fantini–Europa Ovini 8
5  Antonio Molina (ESP) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA 8
6  Manuel Senni (ITA) BMC Racing Team 8
7  Jonathan Clarke (AUS) UnitedHealthcare 5
8  Daniel Eaton (USA) UnitedHealthcare 5
9  Angus Morton (AUS) Holowesko Citadel p/b Arapahoe Resources 5
10  Joseph Schmalz (USA) Elevate–KHS Pro Cycling 5

Best young classification

The youth classification was won by Jhonatan Narváez.

Final young rider classification
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Jhonatan Narváez (ECU) Hagens Berman Axeon 12h 08' 39"
2  Justin Oien (USA) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 14' 16"
3  Alec Cowan (CAN) Silber Pro Cycling Team + 17' 25"
4  Seid Lizde (ITA) UAE Team Emirates + 20' 23"
5  Alex Hoehn (USA) Elevate–KHS Pro Cycling + 20' 56"
6  Jean-Paul Ukiniwabo (RWA) Rwanda + 21' 02"
7  Edward Anderson (USA) Hagens Berman Axeon + 21' 11"
8  Keegan Swirbul (USA) Jelly Belly–Maxxis + 22' 13"
9  Logan Owen (USA) Hagens Berman Axeon + 24' 12"
10  Umberto Poli (ITA) Team Novo Nordisk + 25' 05"

Team classification

Final teams classification
Rank Team Time
1 Cannondale–Drapac 36h 08' 03"
2 UAE Team Emirates + 1' 21"
3 Trek–Segafredo + 9' 25"
4 BMC Racing Team + 11' 53"
5 UnitedHealthcare + 16' 00"
6 Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 19' 59"
7 Jelly Belly–Maxxis + 25' 04"
8 Holowesko Citadel Racing Team + 26' 24"
9 Rally Cycling + 42' 45"
10 Nippo–Vini Fantini + 43' 43"

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