# 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:
UCI WorldTeams
* Cannondale–Drapac
* Trek–Segafredo
* UAE Team Emirates
* BMC Racing Team
UCI Professional Continental teams
* UnitedHealthcare
* Nippo–Vini Fantini
* Team Novo Nordisk
* Caja Rural–Seguros RGA
* Israel Cycling Academy
UCI Continental teams
* Jelly Belly–Maxxis
* Rally Cycling
* Axeon–Hagens Berman
* Holowesko Citadel Racing Team
* Silber Pro Cycling Team
* Elevate–KHS Pro Cycling
National team
* Rwanda

## Route

Stage characteristics and winners :
| 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
### General classification

The general classification was won by Manuel Senni.
| 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

The points classification was won by Travis McCabe.
| 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

The mountain classification was won by Serghei Tvetcov (where he was also named best Colorado rider).
| 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

The youth classification was won by Jhonatan Narváez.
| 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

| 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" |