International Road Cycling Challenge Explained

International Road Cycling Challenge
Series:2015 UCI America Tour
Date:16 August 2015
Stages:1
Time:4h 20' 27"
First:Alexis Vuillermoz
First Nat:France
Second:Serge Pauwels
Second Nat:Belgium
Third:Romain Bardet
Third Nat:France

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]

Teams and riders

Of 73 starters, only 29 riders finished.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Home - Road Cycling. Aquece Rio - TEST EVENTS. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303181640/http://www.aquecerio.com/en/road-cycling/. 2016-03-03.
  2. Web site: Aquece Rio. Aquece Rio - TEST EVENTS. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150905180227/http://www.aquecerio.com/en/aquece-rio. 2015-09-05.
  3. Web site: News shorts: Vuillermoz wins Rio Olympics test event. Cycling News. Cyclingnews.com. 17 August 2015 .