2014 USA Pro Cycling Challenge

2014 USA Pro Cycling Challenge
2013–14 UCI America Tour
Race details
Dates August 18–24, 2014
Stages 7
Results

The 2014 USA Pro Cycling Challenge is 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 Pro Tour, 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.

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
Stage Date Route Terrain Length Winner
1 18 August Aspen Medium-mountain stage 98 km (61 mi)  Kiel Reijnen (USA)
2 19 August Aspen - Crested Butte Mountain stage 169 km (105 mi)  Robin Carpenter (USA)
3 20 August Gunnison - Monarch Mountain Mountain stage 155 km (96 mi)  Tejay van Garderen (USA)
4 21 August Colorado Springs Flat 113 km (70 mi)  Elia Viviani (ITA)
5 22 August Woodland Park - Breckenridge Medium-mountain stage 168 km (104 mi)  Laurent Didier (LUX)
6 23 August Vail Individual time trial 16.1 km (10.0 mi)  Tejay van Garderen (USA)
7 24 August Boulder - Denver Medium-mountain stage 126 km (78 mi)  Alex Howes (USA)
Total 845 km (525 mi)

Results

Stage 1

August 18, 2014 Aspen via Snowmass, 98 kilometres (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
Rider Team Time
1  Kiel Reijnen (USA) UnitedHealthcare 2h 26' 35"
2  Alex Howes (USA) Garmin–Sharp s.t.
3  Ben Hermans (BEL) BMC Racing Team + 3"
4  Carter Jones (USA) Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies + 3"
5  Matthew Busche (USA) Trek Factory Racing + 3"
6  Javier Mejías (ESP) Team Novo Nordisk + 3"
7  Michael Schär (SUI) BMC Racing Team + 12"
8  Joseph Rosskopf (USA) Hincapie Sportswear + 12"
9  Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team + 12"
10  Lucas Euser (USA) UnitedHealthcare + 12"
General Classification after Stage 1
Rider Team Time
1  Kiel Reijnen (USA) UnitedHealthcare 2h 26' 35"
2  Alex Howes (USA) Garmin–Sharp s.t.
3  Ben Hermans (BEL) BMC Racing Team + 3"
4  Carter Jones (USA) Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies + 3"
5  Matthew Busche (USA) Trek Factory Racing + 3"
6  Javier Mejías (ESP) Team Novo Nordisk + 3"
7  Michael Schär (SUI) BMC Racing Team + 12"
8  Joseph Rosskopf (USA) Hincapie Sportswear + 12"
9  Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team + 12"
10  Lucas Euser (USA) UnitedHealthcare + 12"

Stage 2

August 19, 2014 Aspen to Crested Butte, 169 kilometres (105 mi)

Stage 2 Results
Rider Team Time
1  Robin Carpenter (USA) Hincapie Sportswear 4h 17' 18"
2  Alex Howes (USA) Garmin–Sharp + 7"
3  Tejay van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team + 7"
4  Ben Hermans (BEL) BMC Racing Team + 15"
5  Tom Danielson (USA) Garmin–Sharp + 17"
6  Matthew Busche (USA) Trek Factory Racing + 17"
7  Julian Kyer (USA) Team SmartStop + 20"
8  Joseph Rosskopf (USA) Hincapie Sportswear + 23"
9  Serghei Tvetcov (ROU) Jelly Belly–Maxxis + 24"
10  Rob Britton (CAN) Team SmartStop + 24"
General Classification after Stage 2
Rider Team Time
1  Alex Howes (USA) Garmin–Sharp 6h 44' 00"
2  Ben Hermans (BEL) BMC Racing Team + 11"
3  Tejay van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team + 12"
4  Matthew Busche (USA) Trek Factory Racing + 13"
5  Tom Danielson (USA) Garmin–Sharp + 22"
6  Julian Kyer (USA) Team SmartStop + 25"
7  Joseph Rosskopf (USA) Hincapie Sportswear + 28"
8  Serghei Tvetcov (ROU) Jelly Belly–Maxxis + 29"
9  Clément Chevrier (FRA) Bissell + 29"
10  Rob Britton (CAN) Team SmartStop + 29"

Stage 3

August 20, 2014 — Gunnison to Monarch Mountain, 154 kilometres (96 mi)

Stage 3 Results
Rider Team Time
1  Tejay van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team 3h 50' 41"
2  Rafał Majka (POL) Tinkoff–Saxo s.t.
3  Serghei Tvetcov (ROU) Jelly Belly–Maxxis +20
4  Ben Hermans (BEL) BMC Racing Team +24
5  Tom Danielson (USA) Garmin–Sharp +24
6  Carter Jones (USA) Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies +30
7  Joseph Rosskopf (USA) Hincapie Sportswear +39
8  Matthew Busche (USA) Trek Factory Racing +45
9  Bartosz Huzarski (POL) NetApp–Endura +51
10  Clément Chevrier (FRA) Bissell + 1' 06"
General Classification after Stage 3
Rider Team Time
1  Tejay van Garderen (USA) Polkadot jersey BMC Racing Team 10h 34' 53"
2  Rafal Majka (POL) Tinkoff–Saxo + 20"
3  Ben Hermans (BEL) BMC Racing Team + 23"
4  Tom Danielson (USA) Garmin–Sharp + 34"
5  Serghei Tvetcov (ROU) Jelly Belly–Maxxis + 37"
6  Matthew Busche (USA) Trek Factory Racing + 46"
7  Carter Jones (USA) Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies + 49"
8  Joseph Rosskopf (USA) Hincapie Sportswear + 55"
9  Bartosz Huzarski (POL) NetApp–Endura + 1' 09"
10  Julian Kyer (USA) Team SmartStop + 1' 22"

Stage 4

Stage 4 Results
Rider Team Time
1  Elia Viviani (ITA) Cannondale 2h 28' 52"
General Classification after Stage 4
Rider Team Time
1  Tejay van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team 13h 03' 45"

Stage 5

August 22, 2014 — Woodland Park to Breckenridge, 168 kilometres (104 mi)

Stage 5 Results
Rider Team Time
1  Laurent Didier (LUX) Trek Factory Racing 3h 50' 38"
2  Janier Acevedo (COL) Garmin–Sharp s.t.
3  Rob Britton (CAN) Team SmartStop s.t.
4  Ben King (USA) Garmin–Sharp +15
5  José Mendes (POR) NetApp–Endura +1' 11"
6  Daniel Eaton (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling Team +1' 26"
7  Serghei Tvetcov (ROU) Jelly Belly-Kenda +1' 26"
8  Richard Handley (GBR) Rapha Condor–JLT +1' 33"
9  Tejay van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team +1' 33"
10  Rafał Majka (POL) Saxo–Tinkoff +1' 33"
General Classification after Stage 5
Rider Team Time
1  Tejay van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team 16h 55' 56"
2  Rafał Majka (POL) Tinkoff–Saxo + 20"
3  Serghei Tvetcov (ROU) Jelly Belly-Kenda + 37"
4  Tom Danielson (USA) Garmin–Sharp + 39"
5  Matthew Busche (USA) Trek Factory Racing + 51"
6  Joseph Rosskopf (USA) Hincapie Sportswear + 1' 14"
7  Carter Jones (USA) Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies + 1' 22"
8  Bartosz Huzarski (POL) NetApp–Endura + 1' 28"
9  Ben Hermans (BEL) BMC Racing Team + 1' 49"
10  Julian Kyer (USA) Team SmartStop + 1' 55"

Stage 7

August 24, 2014 Boulder to Denver, 126 kilometres (78 mi)

Stage 7 Results
Rider Team Time
1  Alex Howes (USA) Garmin–Sharp 2h 45' 20"
2  Kiel Reijnen (USA) UnitedHealthcare s.t.
3  Michael Schär (SUI) BMC Racing Team s.t.
4  Serghei Tvetcov (ROU) Jelly Belly–Maxxis s.t.
5  Rafał Majka (POL) Tinkoff–Saxo s.t.
6  Tejay van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team s.t.
7  Jesse Anthony (USA) Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies s.t.
8  Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team s.t.
9  Janier Acevedo (COL) Garmin–Sharp s.t.
10  Carter Jones (USA) Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies s.t.
Overall General Classification
Rider Team Time
1  Tejay van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team 20h 05' 42"
2  Tom Danielson (USA) Garmin–Sharp + 1' 32"
3  Serghei Tvetcov (ROU) Jelly Belly-Kenda + 1' 45"
4  Rafał Majka (POL) Tinkoff–Saxo + 1' 49"
5  Matthew Busche (USA) Trek Factory Racing + 3' 11"
6  Joseph Rosskopf (USA) Hincapie Sportswear + 3' 31"
7  Bartosz Huzarski (POL) NetApp–Endura + 3' 35"
8  Carter Jones (USA) Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies + 3' 43"
9  Ben Hermans (BEL) BMC Racing Team + 3' 44"
10  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.

Stage Winner General classification
Yellow jersey
Sprints classification
Mountains classification
Red jersey
Young rider classification
Light blue jersey
Most Aggressive
Orange Jersey
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 BMC Racing Team
7 Alex Howes Jens Voigt
Final Tejay van Garderen Kiel Reijnen Ben Jacques-Maynes Clément Chevrier Jens Voigt BMC Racing Team

References

  1. Sixteen World-Class Professional Cycling Teams Confirmed to Participate in 2013 USA Pro Challenge, usaprocyclingchallenge.com
  2. 16 teams to race 2013 USA Pro Challenge announced, VeloNews
  3. "Kiel Reijnen wins USA Pro Challenge stage 1 in Aspen - VeloNews.com". Velonews.competitor.com. Retrieved 2014-08-19.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Leader Jersey". USA Pro Cycling Challenge. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "Jerseys". USA Pro Cycling Challenge. Retrieved August 19, 2013.

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