[2] The men's version of the race was designated as 2.HC and was part of the UCI America Tour.

[3][4] In 2017, the race was 313 miles (504 km) long and was held in Colorado Springs, Breckenridge, and Denver.

[6] The Denver stages were accompanied by a music and cycling fan fest extravaganza called Velorama.

[7] In December 2018, the organizers announced that the Classic would become a women-only race from 2019 forward.

The Classic became the only standalone women's stage race in the Western Hemisphere included in the official UCI calendar; the 2019 edition was the first to be part of USA Cycling's Pro Road Tour [2] and is classified as a 2.1 race by the UCI.