Schopp Wins 2012 Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah; Leipheimer Takes Final Stage

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Schopp Wins 2012 Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah; Leipheimer Takes Final Stage

BMC Racing Team’s Johan Tschopp found himself with the biggest win of his professional career after he used an impressive solo attack in Little Cottonwood Canyon to not only win the Tour of Utah queen stage at Snowbird, but vault himself to the top of the overall standings. From there, he survived an incredible assault by defending champion Levi Leipheimer (Omega Pharma-Quickstep) up the Empire Pass Road south of Park City and emerged as the champion.…

Tour of Utah to Return in 2013; Potential Expansion to Southern Utah Considered

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Perhaps the only thing more exciting than the six days of racing the Tour of Utah provided in 2012 is the prospects of even more bicycle racing with the world’s best teams and cyclists spending a few more days pedaling around the Beehive State in 2013. It was a poorly-kept secret that the Tour of Utah had its collective eyes set on a possible extension of the race into the southern portion of the state. Steve Miller, CEO of the race, confirmed those rumors as he met with the cycling media as the 2012 version of the race came to a close.…

Tschopp Wins 2012 Tour of Utah Queen Stage and Moves into Overall Lead – Report, Results, Photos

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Tschopp Wins 2012 Tour of Utah Queen Stage and Moves into Overall Lead – Report, Results, Photos

A solo attack up Little Cottonwood Canyon launched BMC Racing Team's Johann Tschopp of Switzerland to victory today at Stage Five presented by Exergy Development Group of the 2012 Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah. By hitting the finish line in four hours, 18 minutes and 20 seconds at Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort first, the Swiss rider leaped from 14th on general classification to the overall race lead.…

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