2012 USA Pro Cycling Challenge

The 2012 USA Pro Cycling Challenge was the second edition of the USA Pro Cycling Challenge stage race. 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 12,000 feet (3,700 m), and finished in the streets of downtown Denver.

2012 USA Pro Cycling Challenge
2011–12 UCI America Tour
Race details
DatesAugust 20–26, 2012
Stages7
Winning time25h 57' 34"
Results
Winner  Christian Vande Velde (USA) (Garmin–Sharp)
  Second  Tejay van Garderen (USA) (BMC Racing Team)
  Third  Levi Leipheimer (USA) (Omega Pharma–Quick-Step)

Mountains  Jens Voigt (GER) (RadioShack–Nissan)
Youth  Joseph Dombrowski (USA) (Bontrager–Livestrong)
Sprints  Tyler Farrar (USA) (Garmin–Sharp)
  Team RadioShack–Nissan

Americans swept the podium, with Christian Vande Velde winning the race, Tejay van Garderen finishing second, and Levi Leipheimer finishing third.

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