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

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
  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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Teams

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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

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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

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General classification

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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"

References

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  1. ^ "Colorado Classic (HC), USA". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  2. ^ "2017 Colorado Classic - Startlist". FirstCycling. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  3. ^ "2017 Colorado Classic (HC), USA". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Colorado Classic 2017". Cycling News. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  5. ^ "1st Colorado Classic pro-cycling race ends with win by Italy's Senni (Photos) – Denver Business Journal". Archived from the original on 2017-08-14.
  6. ^ a b c d e "Manuel Senni wins Colorado Classic". Cycling News. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  7. ^ "Racers, organizers pleased with first edition of Colorado Classic". 14 August 2017.
  8. ^ "Manuel Senni wins the Colorado Classic – VailDaily.com".
  9. ^ "Colorado Classic: RÄIM wins final stage, Senni seals overall". VeloNews.com. 13 August 2017.