The 2012 USA Pro Cycling Challenge was the second edition of the USA Pro Cycling Challenge stage race.USA Pro Cycling Challenge 2012: Results & News Cyclingnews.com2012 USA Pro Cycling Challenge to go from Durango to Denver – The Denver Post 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 , and finished in the streets of downtown Denver.USA Pro Cycling Challenge route announced for 2012 race – The Denver Post2012 USA Pro Cycling Challenge Route Revealed Cyclingnews.com

Americans swept the podium, with Christian Vande Velde winning the race, Tejay van Garderen finishing second, and Levi Leipheimer finishing third.2012 USA Pro Cycling Challenge: Christian Vande Velde Lays Claim To Yellow Jersey - SB Nation Denver

Participating teams 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.

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UCI Professional Continental Teams

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Stage Results + Stage resultsStageDateRouteTerrainLengthWinner 1 20 August Durango – Telluride Medium-mountain stage 2 21 August Montrose – Crested Butte Mountain stage 3 22 August Gunnison – Aspen Mountain stage 4 23 August Aspen – Beaver Creek Mountain stage 5 24 August Breckenridge – Colorado Springs Medium-mountain stage 6 25 August Golden – Boulder Mountain stage 7 26 August Denver Individual time trial

Stage 1 August 20, 2012 — Durango, to Telluride,

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

RiderTeamTime 1 2 s.t 3 s.t 4 s.t 5 s.t 6 7 s.t 8 s.t 9 s.t 10 EPM–UNE s.t

Stage 2 August 21, 2012 — Montrose to Crested Butte, RiderTeamTime 1 2 s.t 3 + 6" 4 + 8" 5 EPM–UNE + 8" 6 + 12" 7 + 12" 8 + 12" 9 + 12" 10 + 12"

Stage 3 August 22, 2012 — Gunnison to Aspen, RiderTeamTime 1 2 + 2" 3 + 2" 4 + 2" 5 + 2" 6 + 2" 7 EPM–UNE + 2" 8 + 2" 9 + 2" 10 + 2"

Stage 4 August 23, 2012 — Aspen to Beaver Creek, RiderTeamTime 1 2 + 2' 58" 3 + 2' 58" 4 + 2' 58" 5 + 2' 58" 6 + 2' 58" 7 + 2' 58" 8 + 2' 58" 9 + 2' 58" 10 EPM–UNE + 3' 03"

Stage 5 August 24, 2012 — Breckenridge to Colorado Springs, RiderTeamTime 1 2 s.t 3 s.t 4 s.t 5 s.t 6 7 s.t 8 s.t 9 s.t 10 EPM–UNE s.t

Stage 6 August 25, 2012 — Golden to Boulder, RiderTeamTime 1 2 + 20" 3 + 26" 4 + 45" 5 + 52" 6 + 1' 02" 7 + 1' 02" 8 + 1' 02" 9 + 1' 02" 10 EPM–UNE + 1' 02"

Stage 7 August 26, 2012 — Denver,

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

RiderTeamTime 1 2 + 10" 3 + 19" 4 + 21" 5 + 29" 6 + 31" 7 + 37" 8 + 40" 9 + 43" 10 + 45"

Classification leadership Stage Winner General classification Sprints classification Mountains classification Young rider classification Most Aggressive Team classification1 Tyler Farrar Tyler Farrar Tyler Farrar Tom Danielson Gavin Mannion Peter Stetina 2 Tejay van Garderen Tejay van Garderen Joseph Dombrowski Rafael Abreu 3 Tom Danielson Christian Vande Velde Damiano Caruso Francisco Colorado4 Jens Voigt Tejay van Garderen Jens Voigt 5 Tyler Farrar Tyler FarrarVincenzo Nibali6 Rory Sutherland Levi Leipheimer Jens VoigtRory Sutherland7 Taylor Phinney Christian Vande Velde Peter Stetina Final Christian Vande Velde Tyler Farrar Jens Voigt Joseph Dombrowski Peter Stetina

General classification

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