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:[2]

UCI WorldTeams

UCI Professional Continental teams

UCI Continental teams

National team

  • Rwanda

Route

Stage characteristics and winners[3][4]
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.[5]

Final general classification[6]
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.[7]

Final points classification[6]
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).[8]

Final mountains classification[6]
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.[9]

Final young rider classification[6]
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[6]
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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