2015 USA Pro Cycling Challenge

The 2015 USA Pro Cycling Challenge was the fifth 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. The race took place between August 17–23, 2015 as a seven-day, seven-stage race, traversing the state of Colorado. The race was won by Rohan Dennis of BMC Racing Team.

2015 USA Pro Cycling Challenge
2015 UCI America Tour
Race details
DatesAugust 17–23, 2015
Stages7
Results
Winner  Rohan Dennis (AUS) (BMC Racing Team)
  Second  Brent Bookwalter (USA) (BMC Racing Team)
  Third  Rob Britton (CAN) (Team SmartStop)
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Participating teams

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In August, the USA Pro Cycling Challenge announced a sixteen-team field, made up of four UCI WorldTeams, four UCI Professional Continental Teams and eight UCI Continental Teams, thus giving the race a total of sixteen-teams (the same as in 2014).[1]

Stages

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Stage results
Stage Date Route Terrain Length Winner
1 17 August Steamboat Springs Circuit   Hilly stage 156 km (97 mi)   Taylor Phinney (USA)
2 18 August Steamboat SpringsArapahoe Basin   Medium-mountain stage 186 km (116 mi)   Brent Bookwalter (USA)
3 19 August Copper Mountain Resort – Aspen   Medium-mountain stage 163 km (101 mi)   Kiel Reijnen (USA)
4 20 August AspenBreckenridge   Mountain stage 203 km (126 mi)   Rohan Dennis (AUS)
5 21 August Breckenridge   Individual time trial 14 km (8.7 mi)   Rohan Dennis (AUS)
6 22 August LovelandFort Collins   Medium-mountain stage 165 km (103 mi)   Roman Kreuziger (CZE)
7 23 August GoldenDenver   Medium-mountain stage 110 km (68 mi)   John Murphy (USA)
Total 845 km (525 mi)

Classification leadership

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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.[2] 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.[3]

Additionally, there is also a sprints classification, akin to what is called the points classification in other races, which awards a green jersey.[2] Points are gathered at sprint line performances as well as finishing the stage in the top-fifteen places.[3]

There is also a mountains classification, which awards a red jersey.[2] 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.[3]

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.[3] The leader of the young rider classification receives a blue jersey.[2]

The last jersey is awarded to the most aggressive rider of a stage for him to wear on the next stage.[3] It is generally awarded to a rider who attacks constantly or spends a lot of time in the breakaways. This jersey is orange.[2]

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
 
Sprints classification
 
Mountains classification
 
Young rider classification
 
Most Aggressive
 
Best Colorado Rider
 
Team classification
1 Taylor Phinney Taylor Phinney Taylor Phinney Jonathan Clarke Logan Owen Guillaume Boivin Taylor Phinney BMC Racing Team
2 Brent Bookwalter Brent Bookwalter Will Routley Hugh Carthy Nate Brown Alexandr Braico
3 Kiel Reijnen Kiel Reijnen Laurent Didier
4 Rohan Dennis Rohan Dennis Rohan Dennis Rohan Dennis Robbie Squire
5 Rohan Dennis Tao Geoghegan Hart
6 Roman Kreuziger Kiel Reijnen Roman Kreuziger
7 John Murphy Javier Mejías
Final Rohan Dennis Kiel Reijnen Rohan Dennis Tao Geoghegan Hart Javier Mejías Alexandr Braico BMC Racing Team

References

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  1. ^ USA Pro Challenge announces teams line-up Archived 2016-06-14 at the Wayback Machine, VeloNews
  2. ^ a b c d e "Leader Jersey". USA Pro Cycling Challenge. Archived from the original on 2012-09-20. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Jerseys". USA Pro Cycling Challenge. Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
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