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2012 USA Pro Cycling Challenge

The 2012 USA Pro Cycling Challenge was the second edition of the USA Pro Cycling Challenge stage race.[1][2][3] The race took place from August 20–26, and was rated as a 2.HC event on the UCI America Tour. The race began in Durango, wound its way through the Rocky Mountains at heights of up to 12,000 feet (3,700 m), and finished in the streets of downtown Denver.[4][5]

2012 USA Pro Cycling Challenge
2011–12 UCI America Tour
Race details
DatesAugust 20–26, 2012
Stages7
Winning time25h 57' 34"
Results
Winner  Christian Vande Velde (USA) (Garmin–Sharp)
  Second  Tejay van Garderen (USA) (BMC Racing Team)
  Third  Levi Leipheimer (USA) (Omega Pharma–Quick-Step)
Mountains  Jens Voigt (GER) (RadioShack–Nissan)
Youth  Joseph Dombrowski (USA) (Bontrager–Livestrong)
Sprints  Tyler Farrar (USA) (Garmin–Sharp)
  Team RadioShack–Nissan
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Americans swept the podium, with Christian Vande Velde winning the race, Tejay van Garderen finishing second, and Levi Leipheimer finishing third.[6][7]

Participating teams

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Included in the participating team rosters were many of the top 2012 Tour de France riders; Vincenzo Nibali (3rd), Tejay van Garderen (5th), Cadel Evans (7th), Janez Brajkovič (9th), Andreas Klöden (11th), Chris Horner (13th), Levi Leipheimer (32nd), and Christian Vande Velde (60th). The USA Pro Cycling Challenge invited six UCI ProTeams, and UCI Professional Continental Teams; as well as five UCI Continental Teams.[8]

Stage Results

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Stage results
Stage Date Route Terrain Length Winner
1 20 August Durango – Telluride   Medium-mountain stage 125.6 mi (202.1 km)   Tyler Farrar (USA)
2 21 August Montrose – Crested Butte   Mountain stage 99.2 mi (159.6 km)   Tejay van Garderen (USA)
3 22 August Gunnison – Aspen   Mountain stage 130.5 mi (210.0 km)   Tom Danielson (USA)
4 23 August Aspen – Beaver Creek   Mountain stage 97.2 mi (156.4 km)   Jens Voigt (GER)
5 24 August Breckenridge – Colorado Springs   Medium-mountain stage 117.9 mi (189.7 km)   Tyler Farrar (USA)
6 25 August Golden – Boulder   Mountain stage 103.3 mi (166.2 km)   Rory Sutherland (AUS)
7 26 August Denver   Individual time trial 9.5 mi (15.3 km)   Taylor Phinney (USA)

Stage 1

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August 20, 2012 — Durango, to Telluride, 125.6 miles (202.1 km)

The opening road race for the pro challenge began in Durango.

Rider Team Time
1   Tyler Farrar (USA)    EF Education–EasyPost 4h 42' 48"
2   Alessandro Bazzana (ITA) Team Type 1–Sanofi s.t
3   Damiano Caruso (ITA) BMC Racing Team s.t
4   Fred Rodriguez (USA) Team Exergy s.t
5   Rory Sutherland (AUS) UnitedHealthcare s.t
6   Gavin Mannion (USA)   Bontrager–Livestrong s.t
7   Kiel Reijnen (USA) Team Type 1–Sanofi s.t
8   Alex Candelario (USA)   Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies s.t
9   Chris Horner (USA) RadioShack–Nissan s.t
10   Camilo Castiblanco (COL) EPM–UNE s.t

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Stage 2

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August 21, 2012 — Montrose to Crested Butte, 99.2 miles (159.6 km)

Rider Team Time
1   Tejay van Garderen (USA)   BMC Racing Team 3h 52' 24"
2   Christian Vande Velde (USA)   Garmin–Sharp s.t
3   Ivan Rovny (RUS) RusVelo + 6"
4   Levi Leipheimer (USA) Omega Pharma–Quick-Step + 8"
5   Ramiro Rincón (COL) EPM–UNE + 8"
6   Damiano Caruso (ITA) Liquigas–Cannondale + 12"
7   Alessandro Bazzana (ITA) Team Type 1–Sanofi + 12"
8   Chris Horner (USA) RadioShack–Nissan + 12"
9   Janez Brajkovič (SLO) Astana + 12"
10   Lucas Euser (USA) SpiderTech–C10 + 12"

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Stage 3

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August 22, 2012 — Gunnison to Aspen, 130.5 miles (210.0 km)

Rider Team Time
1   Tom Danielson (USA)    EF Education–EasyPost 5h 02' 06"
2   Damiano Caruso (ITA)   Liquigas–Cannondale + 2"
3   Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) RadioShack–Nissan + 2"
4   Gavin Mannion (USA) Bontrager–Livestrong + 2"
5   Janez Brajkovič (SLO) Astana + 2"
6   Andreas Klöden (GER) RadioShack–Nissan + 2"
7   Javier Gómez (COL) EPM–UNE + 2"
8   Ivan Rovny (RUS) RusVelo + 2"
9   Christian Vande Velde (USA)   EF Education–EasyPost + 2"
10   Christopher Baldwin (USA) Bissell + 2"

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Stage 4

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August 23, 2012 — Aspen to Beaver Creek, 97.2 miles (156.4 km)

Rider Team Time
1   Jens Voigt (GER)   RadioShack–Nissan 3h 54' 00"
2   Andreas Klöden (GER)   RadioShack–Nissan + 2' 58"
3   Tejay van Garderen (USA)   BMC Racing Team + 2' 58"
4   Levi Leipheimer (USA) Omega Pharma–Quick-Step + 2' 58"
5   Oliver Zaugg (SWI)   RadioShack–Nissan + 2' 58"
6   Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin–Sharp + 2' 58"
7   Ivan Rovny (RUS) RusVelo + 2' 58"
8   Joseph Dombrowski (USA)   Bontrager–Livestrong + 2' 58"
9   Janez Brajkovič (SLO) Astana + 2' 58"
10   Ramiro Rincón (COL) EPM–UNE + 3' 03"

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Stage 5

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August 24, 2012 — Breckenridge to Colorado Springs, 117.9 miles (189.7 km)

Rider Team Time
1   Tyler Farrar (USA)   Garmin–Sharp 3h 58' 27"
2   Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing Team s.t
3   Alessandro Bazzana (ITA) Team Type 1–Sanofi s.t
4   Alex Candelario (USA) Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies s.t
5   Hugo Houle (CAN) SpiderTech–C10 s.t
6   Mathias Frank (SWI) BMC Racing Team s.t
7   Alex Howes (USA) Garmin–Sharp s.t
8   Andreas Klöden (GER)   RadioShack–Nissan s.t
9   Damiano Caruso (ITA) Liquigas–Cannondale s.t
10   Róbigzon Oyola (COL) EPM–UNE s.t

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Stage 6

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August 25, 2012 — Golden to Boulder, 103.3 miles (166.2 km)

Rider Team Time
1   Rory Sutherland (AUS) UnitedHealthcare 4h 06' 12"
2   Fabio Aru (ITA) Astana + 20"
3   Jens Voigt (GER)   RadioShack–Nissan + 26"
4   Levi Leipheimer (USA)   Omega Pharma–Quick-Step + 45"
5   Tim Duggan (USA) Liquigas–Cannondale + 52"
6   Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin–Sharp + 1' 02"
7   Joseph Dombrowski (USA)   Bontrager–Livestrong + 1' 02"
8   Andreas Klöden (GER)   RadioShack–Nissan + 1' 02"
9   Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) Liquigas–Cannondale + 1' 02"
10   Ramiro Rincón (COL) EPM–UNE + 1' 02"

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Stage 7

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August 26, 2012 — Denver, 9.5 miles (15.3 km)

The final stage was an individual time trial held through the streets of downtown Denver.

Rider Team Time
1   Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing Team 17' 25"
2   Christian Vande Velde (USA)   Garmin–Sharp + 10"
3   Tejay van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team + 19"
4   Peter Velits (SVK) Omega Pharma–Quick-Step + 21"
5   Tom Danielson (USA) Garmin–Sharp + 29"
6   Tom Zirbel (USA) Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies + 31"
7   Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) Liquigas–Cannondale + 37"
8   Tanel Kangert (EST) Astana + 40"
9   Levi Leipheimer (USA) Omega Pharma–Quick-Step + 43"
10   David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin–Sharp + 45"

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Classification leadership

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Stage Winner General classification
  		Sprints classification
  		Mountains classification
  		Young rider classification
  		Most Aggressive
  		Team classification
1 Tyler Farrar Tyler Farrar Tyler Farrar Tom Danielson Gavin Mannion Peter Stetina Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies
2 Tejay van Garderen Tejay van Garderen Joseph Dombrowski Rafael Abreu EF Education–EasyPost
3 Tom Danielson Christian Vande Velde Damiano Caruso Francisco Colorado
4 Jens Voigt Tejay van Garderen Jens Voigt RadioShack–Nissan
5 Tyler Farrar Tyler Farrar Vincenzo Nibali
6 Rory Sutherland Levi Leipheimer Jens Voigt Rory Sutherland
7 Taylor Phinney Christian Vande Velde Peter Stetina
Final Christian Vande Velde Tyler Farrar Jens Voigt Joseph Dombrowski Peter Stetina RadioShack–Nissan

General classification

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Rider Team Time
1.   Christian Vande Velde (USA)   Garmin–Sharp 25h 57' 34"
2.   Tejay van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team + 21"
3.   Levi Leipheimer (USA) Omega Pharma–Quick-Step + 24"
4.   Andreas Klöden (GER)   RadioShack–Nissan + 1' 08"
5.   Janez Brajkovič (SLO) Astana + 1' 14"
6.   Jakob Fuglsang (DEN)   RadioShack–Nissan + 1' 24"
7.   Tom Danielson (USA) Garmin–Sharp + 1' 28"
8.   Matthew Busche (USA)   RadioShack–Nissan + 1' 32"
9.   Peter Stetina (USA) Garmin–Sharp + 1' 28"
10.   Joseph Dombrowski (USA)   Bontrager–Livestrong + 1' 40"

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References

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  1. ^ USA Pro Cycling Challenge 2012: Results & News | Cyclingnews.com
  2. ^ 2012 USA Pro Cycling Challenge to go from Durango to Denver – The Denver Post
  3. ^ "USA Pro Cycling Challenge | Tour Tracker". Archived from the original on 2012-08-22. Retrieved 2012-09-03.
  4. ^ USA Pro Cycling Challenge route announced for 2012 race – The Denver Post
  5. ^ 2012 USA Pro Cycling Challenge Route Revealed | Cyclingnews.com
  6. ^ 2012 USA Pro Cycling Challenge: Christian Vande Velde Lays Claim To Yellow Jersey - SB Nation Denver
  7. ^ a b "Standings | USA Pro Challenge". Archived from the original on 2012-01-20. Retrieved 2012-09-03.
  8. ^ "Teams | USA Pro Challenge". Archived from the original on 2012-06-26. Retrieved 2012-09-03.
  9. ^ "Stage 1 | USA Pro Challenge". Archived from the original on 2013-10-15. Retrieved 2012-09-03.
  10. ^ "Stage 2 | USA Pro Challenge". Archived from the original on 2013-10-15. Retrieved 2012-09-03.
  11. ^ "Stage 3 | USA Pro Challenge". Archived from the original on 2013-10-15. Retrieved 2012-09-03.
  12. ^ "Stage 4 | USA Pro Challenge". Archived from the original on 2013-10-15. Retrieved 2012-09-03.
  13. ^ "Stage 5 | USA Pro Challenge". Archived from the original on 2013-10-15. Retrieved 2012-09-03.
  14. ^ "Stage 6 | USA Pro Challenge". Archived from the original on 2012-08-26. Retrieved 2012-09-03.
  15. ^ "Stage 7 | USA Pro Challenge". Archived from the original on 2012-08-26. Retrieved 2012-09-03.
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