Four UCI World Tour teams are among the 15 men’s teams that will compete in the Colorado Classic bike tour Aug. 16-19, including the team whose roster includes Boulder’s Taylor Phinney and Golden’s Alex Howes.
Phinney and Howes ride for EF Education First-Drapac, which will be joined in Colorado by UCI World Tour teams Trek-Segafredo, Mitchelton-Scott and Team LottoNL-Jumbo. That doesn’t necessarily mean Phinney and Howes will race here, though. Rosters will be announced later this summer. Phinney is on his team’s provisional roster for the Tour de France, which begins July 7.
In addition to the World Tour teams, five UCI Pro Continental teams are coming, including Hagens Berman Axeon, Holowesko/Citadel, the Israeli Cycling Academy, UnitedHealthcare and Rally Cycling. Four UCI Contintental teams — Aevolo, Elevate-KHS, Jelly Belly, Silber Pro Cycling and the 303 Project — round out the field along with Team Rwanda Cycling.
“We are excited to have such a competitive field — including four World Tour teams — for the second annual Colorado Classic,” said David Koff, chief executive of RPM Events Group, said in a news release. “With increased demand for teams from a crowded international race calendar, our ability to attract high-caliber teams is a true testament to Colorado’s attraction as a world class cycling destination.”
The women’s lineup will be announced later.
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