2011 USA Pro Cycling Challenge

August 22, 2011 — Colorado Springs, 5.18 miles (8.34 km)

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.

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Patrick Gretsch (DEU)	HTC–Highroad	8' 28"
2	Christian Vande Velde (USA)	Garmin–Cervélo	+ 2"
3	Brent Bookwalter (USA)	BMC Racing Team	+ 4"
4	Robert Förster (DEU)	UnitedHealthcare	+ 5"
5	Jens Voigt (DEU)	Leopard Trek	+ 7"

August 23, 2011 — Salida to Crested Butte, 99.4 miles (160.0 km)

The first stage of the race saw the riders ascending 11,315 feet (3,449 m) over Monarch Pass and ending with a short mountaintop finish up to the resort municipality of Mount Crested Butte.

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Levi Leipheimer (USA)	Team RadioShack	4h 29' 22"
2	Sergio Henao (COL)	Gobernación de Antioquia–Indeportes Antioquia	+ 4"
3	Fränk Schleck (LUX)	Leopard Trek	+ 7"
4	Cadel Evans (AUS)	BMC Racing Team	+ 7"
5	Christian Vande Velde (USA)	Garmin–Cervélo	+ 7"

August 24, 2011 — Gunnison to Aspen, 131.1 miles (211.0 km)

The queen stage involved nearly 10,000 feet (3,000 m) of climbing, bringing the riders over two of the highest passes in Colorado: the dirt road climb of 12,126 feet (3,696 m) Cottonwood Pass, and 12,095 feet (3,687 m) to Independence Pass.

	Rider	Team	Time
1	George Hincapie (USA)	BMC Racing Team	5h 26' 10"
2	Tejay van Garderen (USA)	HTC–Highroad	s.t.
3	Tom Danielson (USA)	Garmin–Cervélo	s.t.
4	Edward Beltran (COL)	EPM–UNE	s.t.
5	Janier Acevedo (COL)	Gobernación de Antioquia–Indeportes Antioquia	s.t.

August 25, 2011 — Vail, 10 miles (16 km)

Contrasting with the prologue time trial, stage 3 was a steep uphill individual test with 1,783 feet (543 m) of climbing over only 10 miles (16 km). 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.[1]

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Levi Leipheimer (USA)	Team RadioShack	25' 47"
2	Christian Vande Velde (USA)	Garmin–Cervélo	+ 0"
3	Rafael Infantino (COL)	EPM–UNE	+ 4"
4	Tom Danielson (USA)	Garmin–Cervélo	+ 33"
5	Stef Clement (NED)	Rabobank	+ 40"

August 26, 2011 — Avon to Steamboat Springs, 82.8 miles (133.3 km)

This stage included one sprint point, 99.1 km into the stage.

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Elia Viviani (ITA)	Liquigas–Cannondale	2h 58' 14"
2	Michael Mørkøv (DEN)	Saxo Bank–SunGard	s.t.
3	Kenny Van Hummel (NED)	Skil–Shimano	s.t.
4	Robert Förster (GER)	UnitedHealthcare	s.t.
5	Dennis van Winden (NED)	Rabobank	s.t.

August 27, 2011 — Steamboat Springs to Breckenridge, 105.2 miles (169.3 km)

Immediately after leaving Steamboat Springs, the riders ascended Rabbit Ears Pass, a steep pass with about 15 miles (24 km) 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.

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Elia Viviani (ITA)	Liquigas–Cannondale	4h 04' 31"
2	Jaime Castañeda (COL)	EPM–UNE	s.t.
3	Daniel Oss (ITA)	Liquigas–Cannondale	s.t.
4	Dennis van Winden (NED)	Rabobank	s.t.
5	Jeff Louder (USA)	BMC Racing Team	s.t.

August 28, 2011 — Golden to Denver, 73.79 miles (118.75 km)

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.

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Daniel Oss (ITA)	Liquigas–Cannondale	2h 27' 08"
2	Elia Viviani (ITA)	Liquigas–Cannondale	s.t.
3	Fred Rodriguez (USA)	Team Exergy	s.t.
4	Daniel Summerhill (USA)	Garmin–Cervélo	s.t.
5	Frank Pipp (USA)	Bissell	+ 2"