2017 Colorado Classic

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

Stage characteristics and winners^[3]^[4]
Stage	Date	Course	Distance		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)

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"

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

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

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"

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"