October 22, 2016 – USA Cycling announces the 2017 Pro Road Tour (PRT) calendar, which features a tighter and more geographically convenient lineup of events since the 2016 merger of the National Racing Calendar (NRC) and National Criterium Calendar (NCC).
“We have had input from the Pro Road Committee and various teams, athletes and race directors, including a sit-down meeting in May, and we feel that this lineup of events is an excellent step in the second year of the Pro Road Tour,” said Micah Rice, Vice President of Events, USA Cycling. “We had a great first year of the PRT last year, and we feel that 2017 will allow for some excellent racing.”
2017 Pro Road Tour:
| Date | Event | Location | Classification |
| March 30-April 2 | Joe Martin Stage Race | Fayetteville, Ark. | UCI 2.2 M/W |
| April 8-9 | Alabama Cycling Classic presents the Sunny King Criterium and McClellan Road Race | Anniston, Ala. | M/W |
| April 19-23 | Tour of the Gila | Silver City, N.M. | UCI 2.2 M/W |
| April 30 | Dana Point Grand Prix of Cycling | Dana Point, Calif. | M/W |
| May 3-7 | Redlands Bicycle Classic | Redlands, Calif. | M/W |
| May 28 | Winston-Salem Classic Criterium | Winston-Salem, N.C. | M/W |
| May 29 | Winston-Salem Road Race | Winston-Salem, N.C. | UCI 1.1 M/W |
| June 4 | Philadelphia International Cycling Classic | Philadelphia, Pa. | UCI 1.1 Men |
| June 9-11 | Saint Francis Tulsa Tough | Tulsa, Okla. | M/W |
| June 14-18 | North Star Grand Prix | Minneapolis, Minn. | M/W |
| July 14 | Chrono Kristin Armstrong Time Trial | Boise, Idaho | UCI 1.2 M/W |
| July 15 | ASWB Twilight Criterium | Boise, Idaho | M/W |
| July 19-23 | Cascade Classic | Bend, Ore. | UCI 2.2 M/W |
| July 31-Aug. 6 | Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah | Utah | UCI 2.HC Men |
| Aug. 10-13 | Tour of Colorado | Colorado | UCI 2.HC Men |
| Aug. 19 | Rochester Twilight Criterium | Rochester, N.Y. | M/W |
| Aug. 24-27 | Tour of the Commonwealth | Virginia | UCI 2.1 Men |
| Sept. 1-4 | Gateway Cup | St. Louis, Mo. | M/W |
| Sept. 9 | Reading 120 | Reading, Pa. | UCI 1.2 Men |
| Sept. 10 | Doylestown Criterium | Doylestown, Pa. | M/W |
| Sept. 16 | Mayor’s Cup Boston | Boston, Mass. | M/W |
The revamp of the 2017 calendar aims to eliminate weekends with multiple events and make racing more geographically convenient for teams, allowing them to compete as much as possible from March to September. Given the order and timing of the 2017 PRT, teams can get to a greater amount of races relative to the overall schedule in a more cost-effective manner.
In the event that two or more events fell on the same weekend when creating the 2017 calendar, USA Cycling looked at a number of factors printed as selection criteria in the published bid packet. Size of event, media market/footprint, level of event production, popularity among riders and teams, spectator count—including on-site, broadcast and social media engagement, event history and other criteria were taken into account.
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| April 2 | Sunny King Criterium — Results | Anniston, AL | Criterium | M/W |
| April 3 | Anniston Fort McClellan Road Race — Results | Anniston, AL | Road Race | M/W |
| April 6-10 | Redlands Bicycle Classic — Results | Redlands, CA | Stage Race | M/W |
| Apr. 21-24 | Joe Martin Stage Race — Results | Fayetteville, AR | UCI 2.2 Stage Race | M/W |
| April 30 | Charlotte Criterium — Results | Charlotte, NC | Criterium | M/W |
| April 30 | Dana Point Grand Prix of Cycling — Results | Dana Point, CA | Criterium | Men only |
| May 4-8 | Tour of the Gila — Results | Silver City, NM | UCI 2.2 Stage Race | M/W |
| May 14 | Wilmington Grand Prix — Results | Wilmington, DE | Criterium | M/W |
| May 29 | Winston-Salem Classic Criterium — Results | Winston-Salem, NC | Criterium | M/W |
| May 30 | Winston-Salem Classic Road Race — Results | Winston-Salem, NC | UCI 1.1/1.2 Road Race | M/W |
| June 3 | The Oklahoma City Pro-Am Classic — Results | Oklahoma City, OK | Criterium | M/W |
| June 5 | Philadelphia International Cycling Classic — Results | Philadelphia, PA | UCI 1.1 Road Race | Men only |
| June 10-12 | Saint Francis Tulsa Tough — Results | Tulsa, OK | Criterium Omnium | M/W |
| June 11-12 | Air Force Association Cycling Classic — Results | Arlington, VA | Criterium Omnium | M/W |
| June 15-19 | North Star Grand Prix — Results | Minneapolis, MN | Stage Race | M/W |
| June 25-26 | Tour of America’s Dairyland — Results | Wauwatosa, WI | Criterium Omnium | M/W |
| July 16 | Andersen Banducci Twilight Criterium — Results | Boise, ID | Criterium | M/W |
| July 21-24 | Cascade Cycling Classic — Results | Bend, OR | UCI 2.2 Stage Race | Women Only |
| July 23-24 | Intelligentsia Cup powered by SRAM — Results | Lake Bluff/Chicago, IL | Criterium Omnium | M/W |
| August 6 | Littleton Twilight Criterium — Results | Littleton, CO | Criterium | M/W |
| August 13 | Rochester Twilight Criterium — Results | Rochester, NY | Criterium | M/W |
| August 27 | Chris Thater Memorial — Results | Binghamton, NY | Criterium | M/W |
| September 2-5 | The TSG Realty Gateway Cup — Results | St. Louis, MO | Criterium Omnium | M/W |
| September 10 | The Reading 120 — Results | Reading, PA | UCI 1.2 Road Race | Men Only |
| September 11 | Thompson Criterium of Doylestown — Results | Doylestown, PA | Criterium | M/W |
| September 17 | Mayor’s Cup Boston — Results | Boston, MA | Criterium | M/W |