2014 USA Pro Cycling Challenge

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2014 USA Pro Cycling Challenge
2013–14 UCI America Tour
Race details
DatesAugust 18–24, 2014
Stages7
Distance845.1 km (525.1 mi)
Winning time20h 05' 42"
Results
Jersey yellow.svg WinnerFlag of the United States.svg  Tejay van Garderen  (USA) (BMC Racing Team)
  SecondFlag of the United States.svg  Tom Danielson  (USA) (Garmin–Sharp)
  ThirdFlag of Romania.svg  Serghei Țvetcov  (ROU) (Jelly Belly–Maxxis)

Jersey red.svg MountainsFlag of the United States.svg  Ben Jacques-Maynes  (USA) (Jamis–Hagens Berman)
Jersey light blue.svg YouthFlag of France.svg  Clément Chevrier  (FRA) (Bissell Development Team)
Jersey green.svg SprintsFlag of the United States.svg  Kiel Reijnen  (USA) (UnitedHealthcare)
  Team BMC Racing Team
  2013
2015  

The 2014 USA Pro Cycling Challenge was the fourth edition of the USA Pro Cycling Challenge stage race. Once again, the race was included on the UCI America Tour, with a UCI classification of 2.HC. As such, the race was only open to teams on the UCI ProTour, UCI Professional Continental and UCI Continental circuits. The race took place between August 18–24, 2014 as a seven-day, seven-stage race, traversing the state of Colorado. The 2014 USA Pro Cycling Challenge was one of six UCI-ranked stage races in the United States in 2014, and one of two (along with the 2014 Tour of California) that attracted multiple UCI ProTeams to compete.

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Participating teams

In July, the USA Pro Cycling Challenge announced a sixteen-team field, made up of five UCI ProTeams, four UCI Professional Continental Teams and seven UCI Continental Teams, thus giving the race a total of sixteen-teams (the same as in 2013). [1] [2]

Stages

Stage results
StageDateRouteTerrainLengthWinner
1August 18 Aspen to AspenMediummountainstage.svg Medium-mountain stage98 km (61 mi)Flag of the United States.svg  Kiel Reijnen  (USA)
2August 19Aspen to Crested Butte Mountainstage.svg Mountain stage169 km (105 mi)Flag of the United States.svg  Robin Carpenter  (USA)
3August 20 Gunnison to Monarch Mountain Mountainstage.svg Mountain stage155 km (96 mi)Flag of the United States.svg  Tejay van Garderen  (USA)
4August 21 Colorado Springs to Colorado SpringsPlainstage.svg Flat113 km (70 mi)Flag of Italy.svg  Elia Viviani  (ITA)
5August 22 Woodland Park to Breckenridge Mediummountainstage.svg Medium-mountain stage168 km (104 mi)Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Laurent Didier  (LUX)
6August 23 Vail Time Trial.svg Individual time trial 16.1 km (10.0 mi)Flag of the United States.svg  Tejay van Garderen  (USA)
7August 24 Boulder to Denver Mediummountainstage.svg Medium-mountain stage126 km (78 mi)Flag of the United States.svg  Alex Howes  (USA)
Total845.1 km (525 mi)

Results

Stage 1

August 18, 2014 Aspen to Aspen, 98 km (61 mi)

The opening circuit for the pro challenge began in Aspen, and consisted of three 20 miles (32 km) laps and 3,080 feet (940 m) of climbing per lap. [3]

Stage 1 Results and General Classification after Stage 1
RiderTeamTime
1Flag of the United States.svg  Kiel Reijnen  (USA) Jersey yellow.svg Jersey green.svg UnitedHealthcare 2h 26' 35"
2Flag of the United States.svg  Alex Howes  (USA) Garmin–Sharp + 0"
3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Ben Hermans  (BEL) BMC Racing Team + 3"
4Flag of the United States.svg  Carter Jones  (USA) Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies + 3"
5Flag of the United States.svg  Matthew Busche  (USA) Trek Factory Racing + 3"
6Flag of Spain.svg  Javier Mejías  (ESP) Team Novo Nordisk + 3"
7Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Michael Schär  (SUI) BMC Racing Team + 12"
8Flag of the United States.svg  Joey Rosskopf  (USA) Hincapie Sportswear Development Team + 12"
9Flag of the United States.svg  Brent Bookwalter  (USA) BMC Racing Team + 12"
10Flag of the United States.svg  Lucas Euser  (USA) UnitedHealthcare + 12"

Stage 2

August 19, 2014 — Aspen to Crested Butte, 169 km (105 mi)
Stage 2 Results
RiderTeamTime
1Flag of the United States.svg  Robin Carpenter  (USA) Hincapie Sportswear Development Team 4h 17' 18"
2Flag of the United States.svg  Alex Howes  (USA) Garmin–Sharp + 7"
3Flag of the United States.svg  Tejay van Garderen  (USA) BMC Racing Team + 7"
4Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Ben Hermans  (BEL) BMC Racing Team + 15"
5Flag of the United States.svg  Tom Danielson  (USA) Garmin–Sharp + 17"
6Flag of the United States.svg  Matthew Busche  (USA) Trek Factory Racing + 17"
7Flag of the United States.svg  Julian Kyer  (USA) Team SmartStop + 20"
8Flag of the United States.svg  Joey Rosskopf  (USA) Hincapie Sportswear Development Team + 23"
9Flag of Romania.svg  Serghei Țvetcov  (ROU) Jelly Belly–Maxxis + 24"
10Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Rob Britton  (CAN) Team SmartStop + 24"
General Classification after Stage 2
RiderTeamTime
1Flag of the United States.svg  Alex Howes  (USA) Jersey yellow.svg Garmin–Sharp 6h 44' 00"
2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Ben Hermans  (BEL) BMC Racing Team + 11"
3Flag of the United States.svg  Tejay van Garderen  (USA) BMC Racing Team + 12"
4Flag of the United States.svg  Matthew Busche  (USA) Trek Factory Racing + 13"
5Flag of the United States.svg  Tom Danielson  (USA) Garmin–Sharp + 22"
6Flag of the United States.svg  Julian Kyer  (USA) Team SmartStop + 25"
7Flag of the United States.svg  Joey Rosskopf  (USA) Hincapie Sportswear Development Team + 28"
8Flag of Romania.svg  Serghei Țvetcov  (ROU) Jelly Belly–Maxxis + 29"
9Flag of France.svg  Clément Chevrier  (FRA) Jersey light blue.svg Bissell Development Team + 29"
10Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Rob Britton  (CAN) Team SmartStop + 29"

Stage 3

August 20, 2014 — Gunnison to Monarch Mountain, 155 km (96 mi)
Stage 3 Results
RiderTeamTime
1Flag of the United States.svg  Tejay van Garderen  (USA) BMC Racing Team 3h 50' 41"
2Flag of Poland.svg  Rafał Majka  (POL) Tinkoff–Saxo + 0"
3Flag of Romania.svg  Serghei Țvetcov  (ROU) Jelly Belly–Maxxis + 20"
4Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Ben Hermans  (BEL) BMC Racing Team + 24"
5Flag of the United States.svg  Tom Danielson  (USA) Garmin–Sharp + 24"
6Flag of the United States.svg  Carter Jones  (USA) Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies + 30"
7Flag of the United States.svg  Joey Rosskopf  (USA) Hincapie Sportswear Development Team + 39"
8Flag of the United States.svg  Matthew Busche  (USA) Trek Factory Racing + 45"
9Flag of Poland.svg  Bartosz Huzarski  (POL) NetApp–Endura + 51"
10Flag of France.svg  Clément Chevrier  (FRA) Jersey light blue.svg Bissell Development Team + 1' 06"
General Classification after Stage 3
RiderTeamTime
1Flag of the United States.svg  Tejay van Garderen  (USA) Jersey yellow.svg Jersey white dots on red.svg BMC Racing Team 10h 34' 53"
2Flag of Poland.svg  Rafał Majka  (POL) Tinkoff–Saxo + 20"
3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Ben Hermans  (BEL) BMC Racing Team + 23"
4Flag of the United States.svg  Tom Danielson  (USA) Garmin–Sharp + 34"
5Flag of Romania.svg  Serghei Țvetcov  (ROU) Jelly Belly–Maxxis + 37"
6Flag of the United States.svg  Matthew Busche  (USA) Trek Factory Racing + 46"
7Flag of the United States.svg  Carter Jones  (USA) Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies + 49"
8Flag of the United States.svg  Joey Rosskopf  (USA) Hincapie Sportswear Development Team + 55"
9Flag of Poland.svg  Bartosz Huzarski  (POL) NetApp–Endura + 1' 09"
10Flag of the United States.svg  Julian Kyer  (USA) Team SmartStop + 1' 22"

Stage 4

August 21, 2014 — Colorado Springs to Colorado Springs, 113 km (70 mi)
Stage 4 Results
RiderTeamTime
1Flag of Italy.svg  Elia Viviani  (ITA) Cannondale 2h 28' 52"
2Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Martin Kohler  (SUI) BMC Racing Team + 0"
3Flag of Romania.svg  Serghei Țvetcov  (ROU) Jelly Belly–Maxxis + 0"
4Flag of the United States.svg  Tyler Magner  (USA) Hincapie Sportswear Development Team + 0"
5Flag of the United States.svg  Kiel Reijnen  (USA) Jersey green.svg UnitedHealthcare + 0"
6Flag of Slovenia.svg  Jure Kocjan  (SLO) Team SmartStop + 0"
7Flag of the United States.svg  Alex Howes  (USA) Garmin–Sharp + 0"
8Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Jonathan Cantwell  (AUS) Drapac Professional Cycling + 0"
9Flag of the United States.svg  Brent Bookwalter  (USA) BMC Racing Team + 0"
10Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Ryan Anderson  (CAN) Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies + 0"
General Classification after Stage 4
RiderTeamTime
1Flag of the United States.svg  Tejay van Garderen  (USA) Jersey yellow.svg BMC Racing Team 13h 03' 45"
2Flag of Poland.svg  Rafał Majka  (POL) Tinkoff–Saxo + 20"
3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Ben Hermans  (BEL) BMC Racing Team + 23"
4Flag of the United States.svg  Tom Danielson  (USA) Garmin–Sharp + 34"
5Flag of Romania.svg  Serghei Țvetcov  (ROU) Jelly Belly–Maxxis + 37"
6Flag of the United States.svg  Matthew Busche  (USA) Trek Factory Racing + 46"
7Flag of the United States.svg  Carter Jones  (USA) Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies + 49"
8Flag of the United States.svg  Joey Rosskopf  (USA) Hincapie Sportswear Development Team + 55"
9Flag of Poland.svg  Bartosz Huzarski  (POL) NetApp–Endura + 1' 09"
10Flag of the United States.svg  Julian Kyer  (USA) Team SmartStop + 1' 22"

Stage 5

August 22, 2014 — Woodland Park to Breckenridge, 168 km (104 mi)
Stage 5 Results
RiderTeamTime
1Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Laurent Didier  (LUX) Trek Factory Racing 3h 50' 38"
2Flag of Colombia.svg  Janier Acevedo  (COL) Garmin–Sharp + 0"
3Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Rob Britton  (CAN) Team SmartStop + 0"
4Flag of the United States.svg  Ben King  (USA) Garmin–Sharp + 15"
5Flag of Portugal (official).svg  José Mendes  (POR) NetApp–Endura + 1' 11"
6Flag of the United States.svg  Daniel Eaton  (USA) Bissell Development Team + 1' 26"
7Flag of Romania.svg  Serghei Țvetcov  (ROU) Jelly Belly–Maxxis + 1' 33"
8Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Richard Handley  (GBR) Rapha Condor–JLT + 1' 33"
9Flag of the United States.svg  Tejay van Garderen  (USA) Jersey yellow.svg BMC Racing Team + 1' 33"
10Flag of Poland.svg  Rafał Majka  (POL) Tinkoff–Saxo + 1' 33"
General Classification after Stage 5
RiderTeamTime
1Flag of the United States.svg  Tejay van Garderen  (USA) Jersey yellow.svg BMC Racing Team 16h 55' 56"
2Flag of Poland.svg  Rafał Majka  (POL) Tinkoff–Saxo + 20"
3Flag of Romania.svg  Serghei Țvetcov  (ROU) Jelly Belly–Maxxis + 37"
4Flag of the United States.svg  Tom Danielson  (USA) Garmin–Sharp + 39"
5Flag of the United States.svg  Matthew Busche  (USA) Trek Factory Racing + 51"
6Flag of the United States.svg  Joey Rosskopf  (USA) Hincapie Sportswear Development Team + 1' 14"
7Flag of the United States.svg  Carter Jones  (USA) Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies + 1' 22"
8Flag of Poland.svg  Bartosz Huzarski  (POL) NetApp–Endura + 1' 28"
9Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Ben Hermans  (BEL) BMC Racing Team + 1' 49"
10Flag of the United States.svg  Julian Kyer  (USA) Team SmartStop + 1' 55"

Stage 6

August 23, 2014 — Vail, 16.1 km (10 mi), individual time trial (ITT)
Stage 6 Results
RiderTeamTime
1Flag of the United States.svg  Tejay van Garderen  (USA) Jersey yellow.svg BMC Racing Team 24' 26"
2Flag of the United States.svg  Tom Danielson  (USA) Garmin–Sharp + 53"
3Flag of Romania.svg  Serghei Țvetcov  (ROU) Jelly Belly–Maxxis + 1' 08"
4Flag of Poland.svg  Rafał Majka  (POL) Tinkoff–Saxo + 1' 29"
5Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Michael Rogers  (AUS) Tinkoff–Saxo + 1' 40"
6Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Ben Hermans  (BEL) BMC Racing Team + 1' 55"
7Flag of Poland.svg  Bartosz Huzarski  (POL) NetApp–Endura + 2' 07"
8Flag of the United States.svg  Joey Rosskopf  (USA) Hincapie Sportswear Development Team + 2' 17"
9Flag of the United States.svg  Matthew Busche  (USA) Trek Factory Racing + 2' 20"
10Flag of the United States.svg  Carter Jones  (USA) Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies + 2' 21"
General Classification after Stage 6
RiderTeamTime
1Flag of the United States.svg  Tejay van Garderen  (USA) Jersey yellow.svg BMC Racing Team 17h 20' 22"
2Flag of the United States.svg  Tom Danielson  (USA) Garmin–Sharp + 1' 32"
3Flag of Romania.svg  Serghei Țvetcov  (ROU) Jelly Belly–Maxxis + 1' 45"
4Flag of Poland.svg  Rafał Majka  (POL) Tinkoff–Saxo + 1' 49"
5Flag of the United States.svg  Matthew Busche  (USA) Trek Factory Racing + 3' 11"
6Flag of the United States.svg  Joey Rosskopf  (USA) Hincapie Sportswear Development Team + 3' 31"
7Flag of Poland.svg  Bartosz Huzarski  (POL) NetApp–Endura + 3' 35"
8Flag of the United States.svg  Carter Jones  (USA) Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies + 3' 43"
9Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Ben Hermans  (BEL) BMC Racing Team + 3' 44"
10Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Bruno Pires  (POR) Tinkoff–Saxo + 5' 35"

Stage 7

August 24, 2014 Boulder to Denver, 126 km (78 mi)
Stage 7 Results
RiderTeamTime
1Flag of the United States.svg  Alex Howes  (USA) Garmin–Sharp 2h 45' 20"
2Flag of the United States.svg  Kiel Reijnen  (USA) Jersey green.svg UnitedHealthcare + 0"
3Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Michael Schär  (SUI) BMC Racing Team + 0"
4Flag of Romania.svg  Serghei Țvetcov  (ROU) Jelly Belly–Maxxis + 0"
5Flag of Poland.svg  Rafał Majka  (POL) Tinkoff–Saxo + 0"
6Flag of the United States.svg  Tejay van Garderen  (USA) Jersey yellow.svg BMC Racing Team + 0"
7Flag of the United States.svg  Jesse Anthony  (USA) Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies + 0"
8Flag of the United States.svg  Brent Bookwalter  (USA) BMC Racing Team + 0"
9Flag of Colombia.svg  Janier Acevedo  (COL) Garmin–Sharp + 0"
10Flag of the United States.svg  Carter Jones  (USA) Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies + 0"
Final General Classification
RiderTeamTime
1Flag of the United States.svg  Tejay van Garderen  (USA) Jersey yellow.svg BMC Racing Team 20h 05' 42"
2Flag of the United States.svg  Tom Danielson  (USA) Garmin–Sharp + 1' 32"
3Flag of Romania.svg  Serghei Țvetcov  (ROU) Jelly Belly–Maxxis + 1' 45"
4Flag of Poland.svg  Rafał Majka  (POL) Tinkoff–Saxo + 1' 49"
5Flag of the United States.svg  Matthew Busche  (USA) Trek Factory Racing + 3' 11"
6Flag of the United States.svg  Joey Rosskopf  (USA) Hincapie Sportswear Development Team + 3' 31"
7Flag of Poland.svg  Bartosz Huzarski  (POL) NetApp–Endura + 3' 35"
8Flag of the United States.svg  Carter Jones  (USA) Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies + 3' 43"
9Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Ben Hermans  (BEL) BMC Racing Team + 3' 44"
10Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Bruno Pires  (POR) Tinkoff–Saxo + 5' 35"

Classification leadership

In the USA Pro Cycling Challenge, five jerseys are awarded. For the general classification, calculated by adding the finishing times of the stages per cyclist, the leader receives a yellow jersey. [4] This classification is considered the most important of the USA Pro Cycling Challenge, and the winner of the general classification will be considered the winner of the event. [5]

Additionally, there is also a sprints classification, akin to what is called the points classification in other races, which awards a green jersey. [4] Points are gathered at sprint line performances as well as finishing the stage in the top-fifteen places. [5]

There is also a mountains classification, which awards a red jersey. [4] In the mountains classifications, points are won by reaching the top of a mountain before other cyclists. Each climb is categorized, either first, second, third, or fourth category, with more points available for the harder climbs. [5]

There is also a youth classification. This classification is calculated the same way as the general classification, but only young cyclists (under 23) are included. [5] The leader of the young rider classification receives a blue jersey. [4]

The last jersey is awarded to the most aggressive rider of a stage for him to wear on the next stage. [5] It is generally awarded to a rider who attacks constantly or spends a lot of time in the breakaways. This jersey is orange. [4]

There is also a classification for teams. In this classification, the times of the best three cyclists per stage are added, and the team with the lowest time is the leader.

StageWinner General classification
Jersey yellow.svg
Sprints classification
Jersey green.svg
Mountains classification
Jersey white dots on red.svg
Young rider classification
Jersey light blue.svg
Most Aggressive
Jersey orange.svg
Team classification
1 Kiel Reijnen Kiel Reijnen Kiel Reijnen Ben Jacques-Maynes Clément Chevrier Daniel Summerhill BMC Racing Team
2 Robin Carpenter Alex Howes Robin Carpenter
3 Tejay van Garderen Tejay van Garderen Tejay van Garderen Michael Rogers
4 Elia Viviani Ben Jacques-Maynes Jens Voigt
5 Laurent Didier Ben King Garmin–Sharp
6 Tejay van Garderen Not awarded BMC Racing Team
7 Alex Howes Jens Voigt
Final Tejay van Garderen Kiel Reijnen Ben Jacques-Maynes Clément Chevrier No final award BMC Racing Team

References

  1. Sixteen World-Class Professional Cycling Teams Confirmed to Participate in 2013 USA Pro Challenge Archived 2013-08-21 at the Wayback Machine , usaprocyclingchallenge.com
  2. 16 teams to race 2013 USA Pro Challenge announced Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine , VeloNews
  3. "Kiel Reijnen wins USA Pro Challenge stage 1 in Aspen - VeloNews.com". Velonews.competitor.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2014-08-19.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Leader Jersey". USA Pro Cycling Challenge. Archived from the original on September 20, 2012. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "Jerseys". USA Pro Cycling Challenge. Archived from the original on August 19, 2014. Retrieved August 19, 2013.