2011 USA Pro Cycling Challenge

2011 USA Pro Cycling Challenge USA Pro Cycling Stage6.jpg Stage 6 in Denver 300px 2010–2011 UCI America Tour August 22–28, 2011 7 20h 00' 24" Levi Leipheimer USA RSH 2011 yellow Christian Vande Velde USA GRM 2011 Tejay van Garderen USA THR 2011 Rafael Montiel COL Gobernación de Antioquia red Tejay van Garderen USA THR 2011 light blue Elia Viviani ITA LIQ 2011 green GRM 2011 2012 The 2011 USA Pro Cycling Challenge was the inaugural edition of the USA Pro Cycling Challenge stage race. The race was held from August 22–28, and was rated as a 2.1 event on the UCI America Tour. The race began with a short prologue time trial in Colorado Springs, wound its way through the Rocky Mountains at heights of up to 12,000 ft, and finished in the streets of downtown Denver. Participating teams Included in the participating team rosters were the top three 2011 Tour de France riders Cadel Evans, Andy Schleck and Fränk Schleck. The full team list included: UCI ProTeams BMC 2011 RSH 2011 LEO 2011 GRM 2011 THR 2011 LIQ 2011 SBS 2011 RAB 2011 UCI Professional Continental Teams UHC 2011 TT1 2012 SKS 2011 SPI 2011 UCI Continental Teams BPC 2011 XRG 2011 JBC 2011 GOB 2011 EPM 2011 Stages + Stage resultsStageDateRouteTerrainLengthWinner P 22 August Colorado Springs alt=|link=Individual time trial|22px Individual time trial 8.34 km on Patrick Gretsch GER 1 23 August Salida - Crested Butte alt=|link=|22px Mountain stage 160 km on Levi Leipheimer USA 2 24 August Gunnison – Aspen alt=|link=|22px Mountain stage 211 km on George Hincapie USA 3 25 August Vail alt=|link=Individual time trial|22px Individual time trial 16 km on Levi Leipheimer USA 4 26 August Avon – Steamboat Springs alt=|link=|22px Medium mountain stage 133 km on Elia Viviani ITA 5 27 August Steamboat Springs – Breckenridge alt=|link=|22px Mountain stage 169 km on Elia Viviani ITA 6 28 August Golden – Denver alt=|link=|22px Medium mountain stage 118.8 km on Daniel Oss ITA Prologue August 22, 2011 — Colorado Springs, 5.18 mi The opening time trial for the race began in the Garden of the Gods national monument and followed a short downhill course that finished in downtown Colorado Springs. RiderTeamTime 1 Patrick Gretsch DEU 20px|Yellow jersey THR 2011 8' 28" 2 Christian Vande Velde USA GRM 2011 + 2" 3 Brent Bookwalter USA 20px|Yellow-bibbed jersey BMC 2011 + 4" 4 Robert Förster DEU UHC 2011 + 5" 5 Jens Voigt DEU LEO 2011 + 7" Stage 1 August 23, 2011 — Salida to Crested Butte, 99.4 mi The first stage of the race saw the riders ascending 11,315 ft over Monarch Pass and ending with a short mountaintop finish up to the resort municipality of Mount Crested Butte. RiderTeamTime 1 Levi Leipheimer USA 20px|Yellow jersey20px|Green jersey RSH 2011 4h 29' 22" 2 Sergio Henao COL GOB 2011 + 4" 3 Fränk Schleck LUX LEO 2011 + 7" 4 Cadel Evans AUS 20px|Yellow-bibbed jersey BMC 2011 + 7" 5 Christian Vande Velde USA GRM 2011 + 7" Stage 2 August 24, 2011 — Gunnison to Aspen, 131.1 mi The queen stage involved nearly 10,000 ft of climbing, bringing the riders over two of the highest passes in Colorado: the dirt road climb of 12,126 ft Cottonwood Pass, and 12,095 ft to Independence Pass. RiderTeamTime 1 George Hincapie USA 20px|Yellow-bibbed jersey BMC 2011 5h 26' 10" 2 Tejay van Garderen USA 20px|Yellow jersey20px|Young rider classification THR 2011 s.t. 3 Tom Danielson USA GRM 2011 s.t. 4 Edward Beltran COL EPM 2011 s.t. 5 Janier Acevedo COL GOB 2011 s.t. Stage 3 August 25, 2011 — Vail, 10 mi Contrasting with the prologue time trial, stage 3 was a steep uphill individual test with 1,783 ft of climbing over only 10 mi. The route was the same one used during time trials for the Coors Classic in the 80s. The record for the course, 25:48, was set in the 2008 Teva Mountain Games by Ben Day.USA Pro Cycling Challenge: More than a climber's race Bruce Hildenbrand http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/usa-pro-cycling-challenge-more-than-a-climbers-race Cyclingnews 16 August 2011 17 August 2011 RiderTeamTime 1 Levi Leipheimer USA 20px|Yellow jersey RSH 2011 25' 47" 2 Christian Vande Velde USA 20px|Yellow-bibbed jersey GRM 2011 + 0" 3 Rafael Infantino COL EPM 2011 + 4" 4 Tom Danielson USA 20px|Yellow-bibbed jersey GRM 2011 + 33" 5 Stef Clement NED RAB 2011 + 40" Stage 4 August 26, 2011 — Avon to Steamboat Springs, 82.8 mi This stage included one sprint point, 99.1 km into the stage. RiderTeamTime 1 Elia Viviani ITA 20px|Green jersey LIQ 2011 2h 58' 14" 2 Michael Mørkøv DEN SAX 2011 s.t. 3 Kenny Van Hummel NED SKS 2011 s.t. 4 Robert Förster GER UHC 2011 s.t. 5 Dennis van Winden NED RAB 2011 s.t. Stage 5 August 27, 2011 — Steamboat Springs to Breckenridge, 105.2 mi Immediately after leaving Steamboat Springs, the riders ascended Rabbit Ears Pass, a steep pass with about 15 mi of climbing and a false summit. After the descent, it's a long slow climb through some of Colorado's most popular ski resorts that culminated in a downhill finish into Breckenridge. RiderTeamTime 1 Elia Viviani ITA 20px|Green jersey LIQ 2011 4h 04' 31" 2 Jaime Castañeda COL EPM 2011 s.t. 3 Daniel Oss ITA LIQ 2011 s.t. 4 Dennis van Winden NED RAB 2011 s.t. 5 Jeff Louder USA BMC 2011 s.t. Stage 6 August 28, 2011 — Golden to Denver, 73.79 mi The final stage of the race began under the "Howdy Folks!" sign on Golden's Main Street, as featured in the film American Flyers. Riders climbed Lookout Mountain, a short but steep climb in the foothills near Golden, and then descended into Denver. Once in the city, they completed six laps through downtown Denver, finishing on Broadway in front of the state capital building. The final day of the race was broadcast live on NBC. RiderTeamTime 1 Daniel Oss ITA LIQ 2011 2h 27' 08" 2 Elia Viviani ITA 20px|Green jersey LIQ 2011 s.t. 3 Fred Rodriguez USA XRG 2011 s.t. 4 Daniel Summerhill USA 20px|Yellow-bibbed jersey GRM 2011 s.t. 5 Frank Pipp USA BPC 2011 + 2" Classification leadership Stage Winner General classification25px|link=General classification in the Pro Cycling Challengee|alt=Yellow jersey Sprints classification25px Mountains classification25px|link=Mountains classification in the Pro Cycling Challenge|alt=Polkadot jersey Young rider classification25px|link=Young rider classification|alt=Light blue jersey Most Aggressive25px|link=Combativity award|alt=Orange Jersey Team classificationP Patrick Gretsch Patrick Gretsch no award no award Tejay van Garderen Danny Pate BMC 20111 Levi Leipheimer Levi Leipheimer Levi Leipheimer Eduard Beltran Suarez Bradley White2 George Hincapie Tejay van GarderenWalter Pedraza André Steensen3 Levi LeipheimerLevi Leipheimer GRM 20114Elia Viviani Elia Viviani Vladimir Efimkin5Elia Viviani Andy Schleck6Daniel OssRafael Montiel Timmy Duggan Final Levi Leipheimer Elia Viviani Rafael Montiel Tejay van Garderen Timmy Duggan GRM 2011 General classification RiderTeamTime 1 Levi Leipheimer USA 20px RSH 2011 20h 00' 24" 2 Christian Vande Velde USA 20px GRM 2011 + 11" 3 Tejay van Garderen USA 20px THR 2011 + 17" 4 Tom Danielson USA 20px GRM 2011 + 21" 5 George Hincapie USA BMC 2011 + 53" 6 Rafael Infantino COL EPM 2011 + 1' 14" 7 Cadel Evans AUS BMC 2011 + 1' 18" 8 Stef Clement NED RAB 2011 + 1' 42" 9 Bruno Pires POR LEO 2011 + 1' 49" 10 Rory Sutherland AUS UHC 2011 + 1' 50" Notes External links http://www.usaprocyclingchallenge.com/ Category:USA Pro Cycling Challenge USA Pro Cycling Challenge USA Pro Cycling Challenge USA Pro Cycling Challenge Category:August 2011 sports events in the United States