2017 Colorado Classic

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2017 Colorado Classic
2017 UCI America Tour
Race details
DatesAugust 10–13, 2017
Stages4
Distance503.5 [1]  km (312.9 mi)
Winning time12h 00' 35"
Results
  WinnerFlag of Italy.svg  Manuel Senni  (ITA)
  SecondFlag of Romania.svg  Serghei Tvetcov  (ROM)
  ThirdFlag of the United States.svg  Alex Howes  (USA)

  PointsFlag of the United States.svg  Travis McCabe  (USA)
  MountainsFlag of Romania.svg  Serghei Tvetcov  (ROM)
  YouthFlag of Ecuador.svg  Jhonatan Narváez  (ECU)
  CombativityFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Fabio Calabria  (AUS)
  Team Cannondale–Drapac
2018  

The 2017 Colorado Classic was a four-stage 2.HC event on the 2017 UCI America Tour.

Contents

Teams

Sixteen teams started the race. Each team had a maximum of six riders: [2]

UCI WorldTeams

UCI Professional Continental teams

UCI Continental teams

National team

  • Rwanda

Route

Stage characteristics and winners [3] [4]
StageDateCourseDistanceTypeStage winner
1August 10 Colorado Springs to Colorado Springs150.4 km (93.5 mi)Hillystage.svgHilly stageFlag of the United States.svg  John Murphy  (USA)
2August 11 Breckenridge to Breckenridge103 km (64 mi)Mediummountainstage.svgMedium mountain stageFlag of the United States.svg  Alex Howes  (USA)
3August 12 Denver to Denver130 km (81 mi)Mountainstage.svgMountain stageFlag of Romania.svg  Serghei Tvetcov  (ROM)
4August 13 Denver to Denver120.1 km (74.6 mi)Hillystage.svgHilly stageFlag of Estonia.svg  Mihkel Räim  (EST)

Final standings

General classification

The general classification was won by Manuel Senni. [5]

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

Points classification

The points classification was won by Travis McCabe. [7]

Final points classification [6]
RankRiderTeamPoints
1Flag of the United States.svg  Travis McCabe  (USA) Jersey white.svg UnitedHealthcare 43
2Flag of the United States.svg  Alex Howes  (USA) EF Education First–Drapac p/b Cannondale 28
3Flag of Italy.svg  Manuel Senni  (ITA) BMC Racing Team 25
4Flag of Romania.svg  Serghei Țvetcov  (ROM) Jelly Belly–Maxxis 24
5Flag of the United States.svg  Taylor Eisenhart  (USA) Holowesko Citadel p/b Arapahoe Resources 20
6Flag of Estonia.svg  Mihkel Räim  (EST) Israel Cycling Academy 15
7Flag of the United States.svg  Kiel Reijnen  (USA) Trek–Segafredo 15
8Flag of Italy.svg  Marco Canola  (ITA) Nippo–Vini Fantini–Europa Ovini 14
9Flag of Cuba.svg  Rubén Companioni  (CUB) Holowesko Citadel p/b Arapahoe Resources 11
10Flag of the United States.svg  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). [8]

Final mountains classification [6]
RankRiderTeamPoints
1Flag of Romania.svg  Serghei Țvetcov  (ROM) Jersey red.svg Jelly Belly–Maxxis 19
2Flag of the United States.svg  Taylor Eisenhart  (USA) Holowesko Citadel p/b Arapahoe Resources 14
3Flag of the United States.svg  Peter Stetina  (USA) Trek–Segafredo 9
4Flag of Italy.svg  Marco Canola  (ITA) Nippo–Vini Fantini–Europa Ovini 8
5Flag of Spain.svg  Antonio Molina  (ESP) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA 8
6Flag of Italy.svg  Manuel Senni  (ITA) BMC Racing Team 8
7Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Jonathan Clarke  (AUS) UnitedHealthcare 5
8Flag of the United States.svg  Daniel Eaton  (USA) UnitedHealthcare 5
9Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Angus Morton  (AUS) Holowesko Citadel p/b Arapahoe Resources 5
10Flag of the United States.svg  Joseph Schmalz  (USA) Elevate–KHS Pro Cycling 5

Best young classification

The youth classification was won by Jhonatan Narváez. [9]

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

Team classification

Final teams classification [6]
RankTeamTime
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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