# 2014 USA Pro Cycling Challenge

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

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).

## Stages

Stage results :
| Stage | Date | Route | Terrain | Length | Winner |
| 1 | August 18 | Aspen to Aspen | Medium-mountain stage | 98 km (61 mi) | Kiel Reijnen (USA) |
| 2 | August 19 | Aspen to Crested Butte | Mountain stage | 169 km (105 mi) | Robin Carpenter (USA) |
| 3 | August 20 | Gunnison to Monarch Mountain | Mountain stage | 155 km (96 mi) | Tejay van Garderen (USA) |
| 4 | August 21 | Colorado Springs to Colorado Springs | Flat | 113 km (70 mi) | Elia Viviani (ITA) |
| 5 | August 22 | Woodland Park to Breckenridge | Medium-mountain stage | 168 km (104 mi) | Laurent Didier (LUX) |
| 6 | August 23 | Vail | Individual time trial | 16.1 km (10.0 mi) | Tejay van Garderen (USA) |
| 7 | August 24 | Boulder to Denver | Medium-mountain stage | 126 km (78 mi) | Alex Howes (USA) |
| | Total | Total | 845.1 km (525 mi) | 845.1 km (525 mi) | 845.1 km (525 mi) | 845.1 km (525 mi) |

## Results
### Stage 1
#### 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.
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Kiel Reijnen (USA) | UnitedHealthcare | 2h 26' 35" |
| 2 | Alex Howes (USA) | Garmin–Sharp | + 0" |
| 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 | Joey Rosskopf (USA) | Hincapie Sportswear Development Team | + 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 km (105 mi)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Robin Carpenter (USA) | Hincapie Sportswear Development Team | 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 | Joey Rosskopf (USA) | Hincapie Sportswear Development Team | + 23" |
| 9 | Serghei Țvetcov (ROU) | Jelly Belly–Maxxis | + 24" |
| 10 | Rob Britton (CAN) | Team SmartStop | + 24" |
| | 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 | Joey Rosskopf (USA) | Hincapie Sportswear Development Team | + 28" |
| 8 | Serghei Țvetcov (ROU) | Jelly Belly–Maxxis | + 29" |
| 9 | Clément Chevrier (FRA) | Bissell Development Team | + 29" |
| 10 | Rob Britton (CAN) | Team SmartStop | + 29" |

### Stage 3
#### August 20, 2014 — Gunnison to Monarch Mountain, 155 km (96 mi)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Tejay van Garderen (USA) | BMC Racing Team | 3h 50' 41" |
| 2 | Rafał Majka (POL) | Tinkoff–Saxo | + 0" |
| 3 | Serghei Țvetcov (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 | Joey Rosskopf (USA) | Hincapie Sportswear Development Team | + 39" |
| 8 | Matthew Busche (USA) | Trek Factory Racing | + 45" |
| 9 | Bartosz Huzarski (POL) | NetApp–Endura | + 51" |
| 10 | Clément Chevrier (FRA) | Bissell Development Team | + 1' 06" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Tejay van Garderen (USA) | BMC Racing Team | 10h 34' 53" |
| 2 | Rafał Majka (POL) | Tinkoff–Saxo | + 20" |
| 3 | Ben Hermans (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | + 23" |
| 4 | Tom Danielson (USA) | Garmin–Sharp | + 34" |
| 5 | Serghei Țvetcov (ROU) | Jelly Belly–Maxxis | + 37" |
| 6 | Matthew Busche (USA) | Trek Factory Racing | + 46" |
| 7 | Carter Jones (USA) | Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies | + 49" |
| 8 | Joey Rosskopf (USA) | Hincapie Sportswear Development Team | + 55" |
| 9 | Bartosz Huzarski (POL) | NetApp–Endura | + 1' 09" |
| 10 | Julian Kyer (USA) | Team SmartStop | + 1' 22" |

### Stage 4
#### August 21, 2014 — Colorado Springs to Colorado Springs, 113 km (70 mi)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Elia Viviani (ITA) | Cannondale | 2h 28' 52" |
| 2 | Martin Kohler (SUI) | BMC Racing Team | + 0" |
| 3 | Serghei Țvetcov (ROU) | Jelly Belly–Maxxis | + 0" |
| 4 | Tyler Magner (USA) | Hincapie Sportswear Development Team | + 0" |
| 5 | Kiel Reijnen (USA) | UnitedHealthcare | + 0" |
| 6 | Jure Kocjan (SLO) | Team SmartStop | + 0" |
| 7 | Alex Howes (USA) | Garmin–Sharp | + 0" |
| 8 | Jonathan Cantwell (AUS) | Drapac Professional Cycling | + 0" |
| 9 | Brent Bookwalter (USA) | BMC Racing Team | + 0" |
| 10 | Ryan Anderson (CAN) | Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies | + 0" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Tejay van Garderen (USA) | BMC Racing Team | 13h 03' 45" |
| 2 | Rafał Majka (POL) | Tinkoff–Saxo | + 20" |
| 3 | Ben Hermans (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | + 23" |
| 4 | Tom Danielson (USA) | Garmin–Sharp | + 34" |
| 5 | Serghei Țvetcov (ROU) | Jelly Belly–Maxxis | + 37" |
| 6 | Matthew Busche (USA) | Trek Factory Racing | + 46" |
| 7 | Carter Jones (USA) | Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies | + 49" |
| 8 | Joey Rosskopf (USA) | Hincapie Sportswear Development Team | + 55" |
| 9 | Bartosz Huzarski (POL) | NetApp–Endura | + 1' 09" |
| 10 | Julian Kyer (USA) | Team SmartStop | + 1' 22" |

### Stage 5
#### August 22, 2014 — Woodland Park to Breckenridge, 168 km (104 mi)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Laurent Didier (LUX) | Trek Factory Racing | 3h 50' 38" |
| 2 | Janier Acevedo (COL) | Garmin–Sharp | + 0" |
| 3 | Rob Britton (CAN) | Team SmartStop | + 0" |
| 4 | Ben King (USA) | Garmin–Sharp | + 15" |
| 5 | José Mendes (POR) | NetApp–Endura | + 1' 11" |
| 6 | Daniel Eaton (USA) | Bissell Development Team | + 1' 26" |
| 7 | Serghei Țvetcov (ROU) | Jelly Belly–Maxxis | + 1' 33" |
| 8 | Richard Handley (GBR) | Rapha Condor–JLT | + 1' 33" |
| 9 | Tejay van Garderen (USA) | BMC Racing Team | + 1' 33" |
| 10 | Rafał Majka (POL) | Tinkoff–Saxo | + 1' 33" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Tejay van Garderen (USA) | BMC Racing Team | 16h 55' 56" |
| 2 | Rafał Majka (POL) | Tinkoff–Saxo | + 20" |
| 3 | Serghei Țvetcov (ROU) | Jelly Belly–Maxxis | + 37" |
| 4 | Tom Danielson (USA) | Garmin–Sharp | + 39" |
| 5 | Matthew Busche (USA) | Trek Factory Racing | + 51" |
| 6 | Joey Rosskopf (USA) | Hincapie Sportswear Development Team | + 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 6
#### August 23, 2014 — Vail, 16.1 km (10 mi), individual time trial (ITT)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Tejay van Garderen (USA) | BMC Racing Team | 24' 26" |
| 2 | Tom Danielson (USA) | Garmin–Sharp | + 53" |
| 3 | Serghei Țvetcov (ROU) | Jelly Belly–Maxxis | + 1' 08" |
| 4 | Rafał Majka (POL) | Tinkoff–Saxo | + 1' 29" |
| 5 | Michael Rogers (AUS) | Tinkoff–Saxo | + 1' 40" |
| 6 | Ben Hermans (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | + 1' 55" |
| 7 | Bartosz Huzarski (POL) | NetApp–Endura | + 2' 07" |
| 8 | Joey Rosskopf (USA) | Hincapie Sportswear Development Team | + 2' 17" |
| 9 | Matthew Busche (USA) | Trek Factory Racing | + 2' 20" |
| 10 | Carter Jones (USA) | Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies | + 2' 21" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Tejay van Garderen (USA) | BMC Racing Team | 17h 20' 22" |
| 2 | Tom Danielson (USA) | Garmin–Sharp | + 1' 32" |
| 3 | Serghei Țvetcov (ROU) | Jelly Belly–Maxxis | + 1' 45" |
| 4 | Rafał Majka (POL) | Tinkoff–Saxo | + 1' 49" |
| 5 | Matthew Busche (USA) | Trek Factory Racing | + 3' 11" |
| 6 | Joey Rosskopf (USA) | Hincapie Sportswear Development Team | + 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" |

### Stage 7
#### August 24, 2014 — Boulder to Denver, 126 km (78 mi)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Alex Howes (USA) | Garmin–Sharp | 2h 45' 20" |
| 2 | Kiel Reijnen (USA) | UnitedHealthcare | + 0" |
| 3 | Michael Schär (SUI) | BMC Racing Team | + 0" |
| 4 | Serghei Țvetcov (ROU) | Jelly Belly–Maxxis | + 0" |
| 5 | Rafał Majka (POL) | Tinkoff–Saxo | + 0" |
| 6 | Tejay van Garderen (USA) | BMC Racing Team | + 0" |
| 7 | Jesse Anthony (USA) | Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies | + 0" |
| 8 | Brent Bookwalter (USA) | BMC Racing Team | + 0" |
| 9 | Janier Acevedo (COL) | Garmin–Sharp | + 0" |
| 10 | Carter Jones (USA) | Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies | + 0" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Tejay van Garderen (USA) | BMC Racing Team | 20h 05' 42" |
| 2 | Tom Danielson (USA) | Garmin–Sharp | + 1' 32" |
| 3 | Serghei Țvetcov (ROU) | Jelly Belly–Maxxis | + 1' 45" |
| 4 | Rafał Majka (POL) | Tinkoff–Saxo | + 1' 49" |
| 5 | Matthew Busche (USA) | Trek Factory Racing | + 3' 11" |
| 6 | Joey Rosskopf (USA) | Hincapie Sportswear Development Team | + 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. 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.
Additionally, there is also a sprints classification, akin to what is called the points classification in other races, which awards a green jersey. Points are gathered at sprint line performances as well as finishing the stage in the top-fifteen places.
There is also a mountains classification, which awards a red jersey. 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.
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. The leader of the young rider classification receives a blue jersey.
The last jersey is awarded to the most aggressive rider of a stage for him to wear on the next stage. It is generally awarded to a rider who attacks constantly or spends a lot of time in the breakaways. This jersey is orange.
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 | Team classification |
| 1 | Kiel Reijnen | Kiel Reijnen | Kiel Reijnen | Ben Jacques-Maynes | Clément Chevrier | Daniel Summerhill | BMC Racing Team |
| 2 | Robin Carpenter | Alex Howes | Kiel Reijnen | Ben Jacques-Maynes | Clément Chevrier | Robin Carpenter | BMC Racing Team |
| 3 | Tejay van Garderen | Tejay van Garderen | Kiel Reijnen | Tejay van Garderen | Clément Chevrier | Michael Rogers | BMC Racing Team |
| 4 | Elia Viviani | Tejay van Garderen | Kiel Reijnen | Ben Jacques-Maynes | Clément Chevrier | Jens Voigt | BMC Racing Team |
| 5 | Laurent Didier | Tejay van Garderen | Kiel Reijnen | Ben Jacques-Maynes | Clément Chevrier | Ben King | Garmin–Sharp |
| 6 | Tejay van Garderen | Tejay van Garderen | Kiel Reijnen | Ben Jacques-Maynes | Clément Chevrier | Not awarded | BMC Racing Team |
| 7 | Alex Howes | Tejay van Garderen | Kiel Reijnen | Ben Jacques-Maynes | Clément Chevrier | Jens Voigt | BMC Racing Team |
| Final | Final | Tejay van Garderen | Kiel Reijnen | Ben Jacques-Maynes | Clément Chevrier | No final award | BMC Racing Team |