The 2013 USA Pro Cycling Challenge is the third 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 Pro Tour, UCI Professional Continental and UCI Continental circuits. The race took place between August 19–25, 2013 as a seven-day, seven-stage race, traversing the state of Colorado. The 2013 USA Pro Cycling Challenge was one of six UCI-ranked stage races in the United States in 2013, and one of two (along with the 2013 Tour of California) that attracted multiple UCI ProTeams to compete.
American Tejay van Garderen of won the overall title after finishing lower on the podium the previous two years.
Participating teams In July, the USA Pro Cycling Challenge announced a sixteen-team field, made up of seven UCI ProTeams (up from six), four UCI Professional Continental Teams (down from six) and five UCI Continental Teams (up from four), thus giving the race a total of sixteen-teams (steady from 2012).Sixteen World-Class Professional Cycling Teams Confirmed to Participate in 2013 USA Pro Challenge , usaprocyclingchallenge.com16 teams to race 2013 USA Pro Challenge announced , VeloNews In total, ten of the sixteen-teams that competed in 2013 were invited to return to this event, as well as , , and , who competed in the 2011 edition. UCI ProTeams , , , , and are based in the Netherlands, Italy, Luxembourg, Denmark, and the United Kingdom, respectively; UCI Professional Continental Team is based in China, while its counterpart, is based in Columbia. The remaining nine teams are based in the United States.
UCI ProTeams
UCI Professional Continental Teams
(* – participated in 2012)
UCI Continental Teams
Contenders
Defending champion, American Christian Vande Velde of hoped to defend his title.Favorites look ahead to USA Pro Challenge, VeloNewsFroome, Sagan headline third edition of USA Pro Challenge, CyclingNews.com Other contenders included Australian Rory Sutherland of , 's Janier Acevedo of Colombia, Irishman Philip Deignan of , 's George Bennett of New Zealand, and Americans Tom Danielson of and Tejay van Garderen of . 's Lachlan Morton of Australia, and 's Mathias Frank of Switzerland were both considered potential dark horses.
Stages
+ Stage resultsStageDateRouteTerrainLengthWinner 1 19 August Aspen - Snowmass Medium-mountain stage 2 20 August Aspen - Breckenridge Mountain stage 3 21 August Breckenridge - Steamboat Springs Medium-mountain stage 4 22 August Steamboat Springs - Beaver Creek Mountain stage 5 23 August Vail - Vail Individual time trial 6 24 August Loveland - Fort Collins Medium-mountain stage 7 25 August Denver - Denver Flat Circuit Total
Stage 1 August 19, 2013 — Aspen to Snowmass,
The opening circuit for the pro challenge will begin in Aspen, and consist of three laps and of climbing per lap.
Stage 1 Results RiderTeamTime 1 2h 26' 00" 2 s.t. 3 s.t. 4 s.t. 5 s.t. 6 s.t. 7 s.t. 8 s.t. 9 s.t. 10 s.t.General Classification after Stage 1USA Pro Challenge 2013: Stage 1 Results | Cyclingnews.com RiderTeamTime 1 2h 26' 00" 2 + 0" 3 + 0" 4 + 0" 5 + 0" 6 + 0" 7 + 0" 8 + 0" 9 + 0" 10 + 0"
Stage 2 August 20, 2013 — Aspen to Breckenridge,
Stage 2 ResultsUSA Pro Challenge 2013: Stage 2 Results | Cyclingnews.com RiderTeamTime 1 5h 05' 19" 2 + 3" 3 + 14" 4 + 14" 5 + 21" 6 + 32" 7 + 33" 8 + 44" 9 + 44" 10 + 44"General Classification after Stage 2 RiderTeamTime 1 7h 31' 22" 2 + 2" 3 + 11" 4 + 11" 5 + 18" 6 + 29" 7 + 35" 8 + 41" 9 + 41" 10 + 41"
Stage 3 August 21, 2013 — Breckenridge to Steamboat Springs,
Stage 3 ResultsUSA Pro Challenge 2013: Stage 3 Results | Cyclingnews.com RiderTeamTime 1 4h 04' 18" 2 s.t. 3 s.t. 4 s.t. 5 s.t. 6 s.t. 7 s.t. 8 s.t. 9 s.t. 10 s.t.General Classification after Stage 3 RiderTeamTime 1 11h 35' 40" 2 + 2" 3 + 11" 4 + 11" 5 + 18" 6 + 29" 7 + 35" 8 + 41" 9 + 41" 10 + 41"
Stage 4
August 22, 2013 — Steamboat Springs to Beaver Creek,
Stage 4 ResultsUSA Pro Challenge 2013: Stage 4 Results | Cyclingnews.com RiderTeamTime 1 4h 09' 08" 2 s.t. 3 + 13" 4 + 22" 5 + 1' 07" 6 + 1' 28" 7 + 1' 28" 8 + 1' 28" 9 + 1' 28" 10 + 1' 28"General Classification after Stage 4 RiderTeamTime 1 15h 49' 59" 2 + 4" 3 + 30" 4 + 40" 5 + 1' 17" 6 + 1' 37" 7 + 1' 52" 8 + 1' 58" 9 + 1' 58" 10 + 1' 58"
Stage 5 August 23, 2013 — Vail to Vail,
Stage 5 ResultsUSA Pro Challenge 2013: Stage 5 Results | Cyclingnews.com RiderTeamTime 1 25' 01" 2 + 4" 3 + 1' 02" 4 + 1' 04" 5 + 1' 12" 6 + 1' 16" 7 + 1' 16" 8 + 1' 17" 9 + 1' 24" 10 + 1' 26"General Classification after Stage 5 RiderTeamTime 1 16h 10' 00" 2 + 1' 30" 3 + 1' 42" 4 + 2' 10" 5 + 2' 34" 6 + 3' 35" 7 + 3' 42" 8 + 3' 58" 9 + 4' 11" 10 + 4' 12"
Stage 6 August 24, 2013 — Loveland to Fort Collins,
Stage 6 ResultsUSA Pro Challenge 2013: Stage 6 Results | Cyclingnews.com RiderTeamTime 1 4h 01' 33" 2 s.t. 3 s.t. 4 s.t. 5 s.t. 6 s.t. 7 s.t. 8 s.t. 9 s.t. 10 s.t.General Classification after Stage 6 RiderTeamTime 1 20h 11' 33" 2 + 1' 30" 3 + 1' 42" 4 + 2' 10" 5 + 2' 34" 6 + 3' 25" 7 + 3' 42" 8 + 3' 58" 9 + 4' 11" 10 + 4' 12"
Stage 7 August 25, 2013 — Denver to Denver,
Stage 7 ResultsUSA Pro Challenge 2013: Stage 7 Results | Cyclingnews.com RiderTeamTime 1 2h 27' 15" 2 s.t. 3 s.t. 4 s.t. 5 s.t. 6 s.t. 7 s.t. 8 s.t. 9 s.t. 10 s.t.General Classification after Stage 7 RiderTeamTime 1 22h 38' 48" 2 + 1' 30" 3 + 1' 42" 4 + 2' 10" 5 + 2' 34" 6 + 3' 25" 7 + 3' 42" 8 + 3' 58" 9 + 4' 11" 10 + 4' 12"
Classification leadership
In the 2013 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 white 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 classification1 Peter Sagan Peter Sagan Peter Sagan Matt Cooke Peter Sagan Peter Sagan 2 Mathias Frank Lachlan Morton Lachlan Morton Mathias Frank 3 Peter Sagan Jens Voigt4 Janier Acevedo Tejay van Garderen Michael Rogers5 Tejay van Garderen Andrew Talansky6 Peter Sagan Simon Geschke7 Peter Sagan Ben King Final Tejay van Garderen Peter Sagan Matt Cooke Lachlan Morton Ben King
Classification standings
Legend Denotes the leader of the General classification Denotes the leader of the Mountains classification Denotes the leader of the Points classification Denotes the leader of the Young rider classification
General classification
RiderTeamTime 1 22h 38' 48" 2 + 1' 30" 3 + 1' 42" 4 + 2' 10" 5 + 2' 34" 6 + 3' 25" 7 + 3' 42" 8 + 3' 58" 9 + 4' 11" 10 + 4' 12"
Points classification
RiderTeamPoints 1 70 2 40 3 31 4 22 5 22 6 17 7 15 8 13 9 12 10 10
King of the Mountains classification
RiderTeamPoints 1 46 2 30 3 25 4 22 5 20 6 19 7 18 8 16 9 16 10 13
Young Riders classification RiderTeamTime 1 3 + 1' 08" 2 + 1' 24" 4 + 2' 26" 5 + 3' 11" 6 + 7' 56" 7 + 8' 19" 8 + 16' 51" 9 + 17' 12" 10 + 21' 12"
Team classification
TeamTime1 60h 38′ 57″2 + 5' 30″3 + 9' 46″4 + 14' 50″5 + 15' 51″6 + 17' 21″7 + 17' 48″8 + 20' 22″9 + 25' 44″10 + 37' 06″
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