The 2018 Colorado Classic will take place August 16-19 with two stages in Vail and two in Denver.
The four-day 2.HC race starts with a 103.2km circuit race on Thursday, followed on Friday by the 15.8km Vail Pass Time Trial. Saturday sees the peloton tackle the 'queen' stage, a 161.9km test that traverses Lookout Mountain, Cragmont Drive and Indian Hills before the finish back in Denver. The final stage is a 114km circuit race in downtown Denver.
Teams ready to take the start line on August 16 include WorldTour squads Trek-Segafredo, EF Education First-Drapac, Mitchelton-Scott and LottoNL-Jumbo.
BMC Racing's Manuel Senni, who moved to Bardiani-CSF this year, won the inaugural edition in 2017 ahead of Serghei Tvetcov (Jelly Belly-Maxxis) and Alex Howes (Cannondale-Drapac).
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manuel Senni (Ita) BMC Racing Team | 12:00:35 |
| 2 | Serghei Tvetcov (Rom) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | 0:00:15 |
| 3 | Alex Howes (USA) Cannondale-Drapac | 0:00:31 |
| 4 | TJ Eisenhart (USA) Holowesko-Citadel p/b Hincapie Sportswear | 0:00:33 |
| 5 | Peter Stetina (USA) Trek-Segafredo | 0:00:44 |
| 6 | Sepp Kuss (USA) Rally Cycling | 0:01:05 |
| 7 | Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team | 0:02:16 |
| 8 | Miguel Benito (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | 0:02:19 |
| 9 | Vegard Stake Laengen (Nor) UAE Team Emirates | 0:02:21 |
| 10 | Travis McCabe (USA) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team | 0:02:22 |
