Coverage of 2018 Colorado Classic
Automatically updates with LIVE text and twitter updates from each stage of the race, daily.
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Stage 4, Sunday August 18, Devner to Denver, 71.2 miles
** STARTS: 12:00 PST, 13:00 MST, 15:00 EST, 20:00 GMT, 21:00 CET **
13:35 local (MST), 16:35 EST:21:35 UK - Travis McCabe wins final stage Sprint for United Health Care
13:12 local (MST), 16:12 EST:21:12 UK - Inside one lap to go. One leader has 10 seconds as we are heading for the expected bunch sprint.
13:10 local (MST), 16:10 EST:21:10 UK - Damien Howson bursts out of the bunch to take the intermediate sprint points & time bonus and that moves him up to 4th on GC!
12:45 local (MST), 15:45 EST:20:45 UK - .and it’s all back together ahead of the from lap, but fresh attacks are popping all the time with the peloton staying attentive.
12:22 local (MST), 15:22 EST:20:22 UK - The break is holding steady at 35”.
12:19 local (MST), 15:19 EST:20:19 UK - UHC lead the chase, keeping the breakaway in check
12:00 local (MST), 15:00 EST:20:00 UK - Breakaway of 4 are 40 seconds ahead of the peloton.
11:52 local (MST), 14:52 EST:19:52 UK - The 2-man breakaway includes Boulder’s own Taylor Phinney (Ride Argyle) and James Piccoli (Elevate KHS Pro Cycling), leading the race with a 40s gap
11:23 local (MST), 14:23 EST:19:23 UK - The flag has dropped and the final stage is now on in Denver
11:23 local (MST), 14:23 EST:19:23 UK - Minutes from the start here on Denver as temperatures are heating up.
The Mile High City will be on display for the final day, Stage 4, as cyclists lap a 9.1-mile (14.6k) circuit course from the Velorama Festival in RiNo to City Park via 17th Ave. The women begin at 10 a.m. for a four-lap circuit totaling 34.8 miles (55.2k), followed by the men’s eight-lap finale totaling 71.2 miles (114.8k) at 12:15 p.m.
