2015 USA Pro Cycling Challenge
| 2015 UCI America Tour | |||
| Race details | |||
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| Dates | August 17–23, 2015 | ||
| Stages | 7 | ||
| Palmares | |||
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Winner |  Rohan Dennis (AUS) |
(BMC Racing Team) |
| Second |  Brent Bookwalter (USA) |
(BMC Racing Team) | |
| Third |  Rob Britton (CAN) |
(Team SmartStop) | |
The 2015 USA Pro Cycling Challenge was the fifth 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. The race took place between August 17–23, 2015 as a seven-day, seven-stage race, traversing the state of Colorado. The race was won by Rohan Dennis of BMC Racing Team.
Participating teams
In August, the USA Pro Cycling Challenge announced a sixteen-team field, made up of four UCI WorldTeams, four UCI Professional Continental Teams and eight UCI Continental Teams, thus giving the race a total of sixteen-teams (the same as in 2014).[1]
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Stages
| Stage | Date | Route | Terrain | Length | Winner | ||
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| 1 | 17 August | Steamboat Springs Circuit |  Hilly stage | 156 km (97 mi) | Taylor Phinney (USA) | ||
| 2 | 18 August | Steamboat Springs - Arapahoe Basin |  Medium-mountain stage | 186 km (116 mi) | Brent Bookwalter (USA) | ||
| 3 | 19 August | Copper Mountain Resort - Aspen | Medium-mountain stage | 163 km (101 mi) | Kiel Reijnen (USA) | ||
| 4 | 20 August | Aspen - Breckenridge |  Mountain stage | 203 km (126 mi) | Rohan Dennis (AUS) | ||
| 5 | 21 August | Breckenridge |  Individual time trial | 14 km (8.7 mi) | Rohan Dennis (AUS) | ||
| 6 | 22 August | Loveland - Fort Collins | Medium-mountain stage | 165 km (103 mi) |  Roman Kreuziger (CZE) | ||
| 7 | 23 August | Golden - Denver | Medium-mountain stage | 110 km (68 mi) | John Murphy (USA) | ||
| Total | 845 km (525 mi) | ||||||
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.[2] 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.[3]
Additionally, there is also a sprints classification, akin to what is called the points classification in other races, which awards a green jersey.[2] Points are gathered at sprint line performances as well as finishing the stage in the top-fifteen places.[3]
There is also a mountains classification, which awards a red jersey.[2] 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.[3]
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.[3] The leader of the young rider classification receives a blue jersey.[2]
The last jersey is awarded to the most aggressive rider of a stage for him to wear on the next stage.[3] It is generally awarded to a rider who attacks constantly or spends a lot of time in the breakaways. This jersey is orange.[2]
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.
