2014 USA Pro Cycling Challenge
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| Dates | August 18–24, 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 845.1 km (525.1 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 20h 05' 42" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2014 USA Pro Cycling Challenge was 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 ProTour, 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[edit]
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]
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Stages[edit]
| Stage | Date | Route | Terrain | Length | Winner | ||
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| 1 | August 18 | Aspen to Aspen |  Medium-mountain stage |
98 km (61 mi) |  Kiel Reijnen (USA)
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| 2 | August 19 | Aspen to Crested Butte |  Mountain stage |
169 km (105 mi) | Robin Carpenter (USA)
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| 3 | August 20 | Gunnison to Monarch Mountain | Mountain stage |
155 km (96 mi) | Tejay van Garderen (USA)
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| 4 | August 21 | Colorado Springs to Colorado Springs |  Flat |
113 km (70 mi) |  Elia Viviani (ITA)
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| 5 | August 22 | Woodland Park to Breckenridge | Medium-mountain stage |
168 km (104 mi) |  Laurent Didier (LUX)
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| 6 | August 23 | Vail |  Individual time trial |
16.1 km (10.0 mi) | Tejay van Garderen (USA)
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| 7 | August 24 | Boulder to Denver | Medium-mountain stage |
126 km (78 mi) | Alex Howes (USA)
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| Total | 845.1 km (525 mi) | ||||||
Results[edit]
Stage 1[edit]
- August 18, 2014 — Aspen to Aspen, 98 km (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]
