International Road Cycling Challenge
| 2015 UCI America Tour | ||||||||||
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| Dates | 16 August 2015 | |||||||||
| Stages | 1 | |||||||||
| Winning time | 4h 20' 27" | |||||||||
| Results | ||||||||||
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The International Road Cycling Challenge was a one-off, one-day bicycle race that served as one of six Brazilian events in the year-long 2015 UCI America Tour and acted as a test event for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1] The race was rated a grade of 1.2 and was part of the "Aquece Rio" series of events.[2] The race was run over most of the Olympic course. Most of the riders represented countries instead of trade teams; however, there were several, mainly Brazilian, trade teams in the race. The race was won by French cyclist Alexis Vuillermoz.[3]
Route
Teams and riders
Of 73 starters, only 29 riders finished.
Result
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Alexis Vuillermoz (FRA)
|
France | 4h 20' 27" |
| 2 |  Serge Pauwels (BEL)
|
Belgium | + 22" |
| 3 | Romain Bardet (FRA)
|
France | + 22" |
| 4 | Tony Gallopin (FRA)
|
France | + 22" |
| 5 |  Yuri Trofimov (RUS)
|
Russia | + 22" |
| 6 | Thibaut Pinot (FRA)
|
France | + 24" |
| 7 |  Kléber Ramos (BRA)
|
Carrefour Funvic Soul Cycling Team | + 3' 42" |
| 8 | Warren Barguil (FRA)
|
France | + 4' 24" |
| 9 |  Ben Swift (GBR)
|
Great Britain | + 6' 56" |
| 10 |  Simon Clarke (AUS)
|
Australia | + 6' 56" |
| Source: ProCyclingStats | |||
References
- ^ "Home - Road Cycling". Aquece Rio - TEST EVENTS. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03.
- ^ "Aquece Rio". Aquece Rio - TEST EVENTS. Archived from the original on 2015-09-05.
- ^ Cycling News (17 August 2015). "News shorts: Vuillermoz wins Rio Olympics test event". Cyclingnews.com.