By Jared Eborn
SNOWBIRD, Utah (August 9, 2014) – BMC Racing Team’s Cadel Evans (AUS) survived a long day in the breakaway and outsprinted challengers to snare victory on Saturday at the Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah. The 2011 Tour de France champion broke free from a four-rider breakaway over the final kilometer to win Stage 6 presented by University of Utah Health Care in a time of 4 hours, 34 minutes and 31 seconds.
Evans was part of an early 15-rider lead group which was whittled down to just four riders as they hit the bottom of Little Cottonwood Canyon, the last of four categorized climbs on the 107.2-mile stage. American Joey Rosskopf of Hincapie Sportswear Development finished second, followed by Austrian national road race champion Riccardo Zoidl of Trek Factory Racing in third.
Despite Evans’ assault in the Wasatch Mountains, the leaders in the overall standings remained unchanged with one day remaining. Garmin-Sharp’s Tom Danielson (USA) retained his Larry H. Miller Dealerships leader’s jersey and his 57-second advantage over Lampre-Merida’s Chris Horner (USA). Ben Hermans (BEL) of BMC Racing Team remains in third on the General Classification, but lost time to fall 1:26 behind Danielson.
“My main goal was to come here and race hard. At the end of the day, I think we had a pretty good result out there. It was a premeditated plan today. It was a plan that was easy to make, but harder to execute. It was still not enough for me to make significant moves on the G.C., but it was enough to go for the stage win,” said Evans, a former world champion who is making his first appearance at the Tour of Utah this year. “We really like racing here (in Utah). It’s in some ways more enjoyable for us to race here than some of the other bigger races because of the ambiance and so on. I think we’ll certainly try to be part of the race again tomorrow.”
With his Stage 6 win, Evans moves from ninth to sixth in the G.C., 2:29 back. The G.C. saw American Matthew Busche of Trek Factory Racing move into the Top 10, 4:10 off the pace. Park City’s Tanner Putt, the U.S. U23 national champion, is now 35th overall, two-time Giro d’Italia champion Ivan Basso (ITA) of Team Cannondale is in 39th position, and German Jens Voigt of Trek Factory sits in 42nd position overall.
The Tour of Utah’s “Queen Stage” lived up to its reputation as one of cycling’s most demanding days in the saddle, with 12,643 feet of climbing and four Ski Utah King of the Mountain climbs. Rosskopf not only finished second on the stage, he pedaled himself back into the Ski Utah King of the Mountain Jersey by crossing each of the four KOM points in first or second position.
“I was all in (for a stage win). I didn’t really have the confidence, maybe, to give it 100 percent until two kilometers to go. I glanced back and I could see the next group coming up. We’d been out there all day, so might as well sprint and get third or fourth than get caught by however many were behind us,” stated Rosskopf, who won the Redlands Bicycle Classic in April. He was referring to a small group of riders who attacked on the Snowbird climb which included Wilco Kelderman (NED) of Belkin-Pro Racing (fourth on the stage and fifth on G.C.), Chris Horner (USA) of Trek Factory Racing (fifth on the stage and second on G.C.) and Tom Danielson (USA) of Team Garmin-Sharp (sixth on the stage and G.C. leader).
Utah’s Robbie Squire (Jamis) is having a strong Tour of Utah. His 23rd place finish on Saturday moved Squire up to 20th overall, just 8:57 back.
Tanner Putt is riding well, too. The Park City product is 35th overall while little brother and Bissell Development teammate Chris is 64th.
Of 122 riders who started the 2014 Tour of Utah, only 99 remain.
For a fourth time, the Tour of Utah returns to Park City for the grand finale. Last year the decisive move for the Larry H. Miller Dealerships overall leader’s jersey was made on the final KOM over Empire Pass into downtown Park City. This 78-mile stage, first introduced in 2013, rolls out of Park City at 12:20 p.m. and through Kamas and Heber. The final climb up Empire Pass has become legendary for its average gradient of 10 percent, and sections that exceed 20 percent. Huge crowds are again expected on lower Main Street in Park City for the overall finish of the 2014 Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah.
Video of the last 30 minutes (unfortunately a glitch at the end, but worth watching!)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nqsOTo648I
Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah Award Jerseys
Larry H. Miller Dealerships Overall Leader – Tom Danielson (USA), Team Garmin-Sharp
Utah Sports Commission Sprint Leader – Jure Kocjan (SLO), Team SmartStop
Ski Utah King of the Mountain Leader – Joey Rosskopf (USA), Hincapie Sportswear Development
Subaru Best Young Rider – Clement Chevrier (FRA), Trek Factory Racing
Vivint Most Aggressive Rider – Lucas Euser (USA), UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
America First Credit Union Fan Favorite – Tyler Wren (USA), Jamis-Hagens Berman p/b Sutter Home
Washakie Renewable Energy Best Team – Lampre-Merida
Stage 6 presented by University of Utah Health Care Top 10
1. EVANS Cadel (AUS), BMC RACING TEAM 4.34’31”
2. ROSSKOPF Joseph (USA), HINCAPIE SPORTSWEAR DEVELOPMENT TEAM +3″
3. ZOIDL Riccardo (AUT), TREK FACTORY RACING +7″
4. KELDERMAN Wilco (NED), BELKIN-PRO CYCLING TEAM –
5. HORNER Chris (USA), LAMPRE-MERIDA +14″
6. DANIELSON Tom (USA), TEAM GARMIN-SHARP –
7. ANACONA GOMEZ Winner (COL), LAMPRE-MERIDA +19″
8. EUSER Lucas (USA), UNITEDHEALTHCARE PRO CYCLING TEAM + 35″
9. JONES Carter (USA), OPTUM P/B KELLY BENEFIT STRATEGIES –
10. HERMANS Ben (BEL), BMC RACING TEAM +43″
2014 Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah overall leaders as of August 9
1. DANIELSON Tom TEAM GARMIN-SHARP 27.07:07″
2. HORNER Chris LAMPRE-MERIDA +57″
3. HERMANS Ben (BEL), BMC RACING TEAM +1:26
4. ANACONA GOMEZ Winner (COL), LAMPRE-MERIDA + 1’52”
5. KELDERMAN Wilco (NED), BELKIN-PRO CYCLING TEAM + 2’00”
6. EVANS Cadel (AUS), BMC RACING TEAM + 2’29”
7. JONES Carter (USA), OPTUM P/B KELLY BENEFIT STRATEGIES + 2’52”
8. DINIZ CORREIA Alex (BRA), FUNVIC BRASILINVEST-SAO JOSE DOS CAMPOS +3’28”
9. BENNETT George (NZL), CANNONDALE + 3’40″
10. BUSCHE Matthew (USA), TREK FACTORY RACING +4’10”
Stage 6 of the 2014 Tour of Utah – Complete results:
| 6 Stage | |||||
| America’s Toughest Stage Race | |||||
| Organiser: Utah Cycling Partnership Inc. | |||||
| Stage: August 9, 2014 | |||||
| Arrival classification: Stage 6 – SLC to Snowbird pb UofU Health Care | |||||
| Average speed of winner: 37.724 km/h<BR>23.441 mph | |||||
| Distance: 172,6km<BR>107,24m/(914,8km — | 1087,4km)<BR>(568,43m — | 675,67m) | |||
| Time of winner: 4.34’31” | |||||
| Commencement: 10:50 AM | |||||
| Position | Rider | Team | Team | Time | Gap | |
| 1 | 21 | EVANS Cadel | BMC RACING TEAM | BMC | 4:34:31 | 0:00:00 |
| 2 | 132 | ROSSKOPF Joseph | HINCAPIE SPORTSWEAR DEVELOPMENT TEAM | HSD | 4:34:34 | 0:00:03 |
| 3 | 35 | ZOIDL Riccardo | TREK FACTORY RACING | TFR | 4:34:38 | 0:00:07 |
| 4 | 51 | KELDERMAN Wilco | BELKIN-PRO CYCLING TEAM | BEL | 4:34:38 | … |
| 5 | 11 | HORNER Christopher | LAMPRE-MERIDA | LAM | 4:34:45 | 0:00:14 |
| 6 | 1 | DANIELSON Thomas | TEAM GARMIN-SHARP | GRS | 4:34:45 | … |
| 7 | 12 | ANACONA GOMEZ Winner | LAMPRE-MERIDA | LAM | 4:34:50 | 0:00:19 |
| 8 | 61 | EUSER Lucas | UNITEDHEALTHCARE PRO CYCLING TEAM | UHC | 4:35:06 | 0:00:35 |
| 9 | 91 | JONES Carter | OPTUM P/B KELLY BENEFIT STRATEGIES | OPM | 4:35:06 | … |
| 10 | 24 | HERMANS Ben | BMC RACING TEAM | BMC | 4:35:14 | 0:00:43 |
| 11 | 15 | KOSHEVOY Ilia | LAMPRE-MERIDA | LAM | 4:35:20 | 0:00:49 |
| 12 | 31 | BUSCHE Matthew | TREK FACTORY RACING | TFR | 4:35:59 | 0:01:28 |
| 13 | 137 | BUTLER Christopher | HINCAPIE SPORTSWEAR DEVELOPMENT TEAM | HSD | 4:35:59 | … |
| 14 | 42 | BENNETT George | CANNONDALE | CAN | 4:35:59 | … |
| 15 | 124 | DINIZ CORREIA Alex | FUNVIC BRASILINVEST-SAO JOSE DOS CAMPOS | FUN | 4:36:06 | 0:01:35 |
| 16 | 22 | BOOKWALTER Brent | BMC RACING TEAM | BMC | 4:36:32 | 0:02:01 |
| 17 | 148 | BRITTON Rob | TEAM SMARTSTOP | SSC | 4:36:33 | 0:02:02 |
| 18 | 74 | NORRIS Lachlan | DRAPAC PROFESSIONAL CYCLING | DPC | 4:36:33 | … |
| 19 | 111 | JARAMILLO DIEZ Daniel Alexander | JAMIS-HAGENS BERMAN P/B SUTTER HOME | JSH | 4:36:33 | … |
| 20 | 101 | TVETCOV Serghei | JELLY BELLY P/B MAXXIS | JBC | 4:37:12 | 0:02:41 |
| 21 | 157 | SWIRBUL Keegan * | BISSELL DEVELOPMENT TEAM | BDT | 4:37:13 | 0:02:42 |
| 22 | 28 | TEUNS Dylan * | BMC RACING TEAM | BMC | 4:37:13 | … |
| 23 | 116 | SQUIRE Robbie | JAMIS-HAGENS BERMAN P/B SUTTER HOME | JSH | 4:37:18 | 0:02:47 |
| 24 | 36 | CHEVRIER Clement * | TREK FACTORY RACING | TFR | 4:38:22 | 0:03:51 |
| 25 | 71 | CRAWFORD Jai | DRAPAC PROFESSIONAL CYCLING | DPC | 4:40:31 | 0:06:00 |
| 26 | 105 | CARLSEN Kirk | JELLY BELLY P/B MAXXIS | JBC | 4:41:36 | 0:07:05 |
| 27 | 125 | NAZARET Magno Prado | FUNVIC BRASILINVEST-SAO JOSE DOS CAMPOS | FUN | 4:42:58 | 0:08:27 |
| 28 | 81 | MEGIAS LEAL Javier | TEAM NOVO NORDISK | TNN | 4:44:46 | 0:10:15 |
| 29 | 2 | ACEVEDO CALLE Janier Alexis | TEAM GARMIN-SHARP | GRS | 4:44:52 | 0:10:21 |
| 30 | 155 | ORAM James * | BISSELL DEVELOPMENT TEAM | BDT | 4:45:45 | 0:11:14 |
| 31 | 133 | CARPENTER Robin * | HINCAPIE SPORTSWEAR DEVELOPMENT TEAM | HSD | 4:47:59 | 0:13:28 |
| 32 | 135 | SMITH Dion * | HINCAPIE SPORTSWEAR DEVELOPMENT TEAM | HSD | 4:47:59 | … |
| 33 | 113 | JACQUES-MAYNES Ben | JAMIS-HAGENS BERMAN P/B SUTTER HOME | JSH | 4:47:59 | … |
| 34 | 33 | VOIGT Jens | TREK FACTORY RACING | TFR | 4:49:39 | 0:15:08 |
| 35 | 4 | GAIMON Phillip | TEAM GARMIN-SHARP | GRS | 4:49:39 | … |
| 36 | 54 | KEIZER Martijn | BELKIN-PRO CYCLING TEAM | BEL | 4:49:39 | … |
| 37 | 75 | PHELAN Adam | DRAPAC PROFESSIONAL CYCLING | DPC | 4:50:16 | 0:15:45 |
| 38 | 41 | BASSO Ivan | CANNONDALE | CAN | 4:51:11 | 0:16:40 |
| 39 | 14 | DODI Luca | LAMPRE-MERIDA | LAM | 4:52:20 | 0:17:49 |
| 40 | 47 | WURF Cameron | CANNONDALE | CAN | 4:52:39 | 0:18:08 |
| 41 | 145 | MCCABE Travis | TEAM SMARTSTOP | SSC | 4:53:02 | 0:18:31 |
| 42 | 154 | GEOGHEGAN HART Tao * | BISSELL DEVELOPMENT TEAM | BDT | 4:54:07 | 0:19:36 |
| 43 | 146 | BERRY Joshua | TEAM SMARTSTOP | SSC | 4:55:56 | 0:21:25 |
| 44 | 34 | WATSON Calvin * | TREK FACTORY RACING | TFR | 4:57:09 | 0:22:38 |
| 45 | 13 | CONTI Valerio * | LAMPRE-MERIDA | LAM | 4:57:09 | … |
| 46 | 84 | PLANET Charles * | TEAM NOVO NORDISK | TNN | 4:57:09 | … |
| 47 | 44 | MOHORIC Matej * | CANNONDALE | CAN | 4:57:09 | … |
| 48 | 126 | PRESTES GARNERO Antonio Fernando | FUNVIC BRASILINVEST-SAO JOSE DOS CAMPOS | FUN | 4:57:09 | … |
| 49 | 25 | SCHÄR Michael | BMC RACING TEAM | BMC | 4:57:09 | … |
| 50 | 78 | CANTY Brendan * | DRAPAC PROFESSIONAL CYCLING | DPC | 4:57:09 | … |
| 51 | 23 | EIJSSEN Yannick | BMC RACING TEAM | BMC | 4:57:09 | … |
| 52 | 46 | SALERNO Cristiano | CANNONDALE | CAN | 4:57:09 | … |
| 53 | 153 | EATON Daniel * | BISSELL DEVELOPMENT TEAM | BDT | 4:57:09 | … |
| 54 | 26 | WYSS Danilo | BMC RACING TEAM | BMC | 4:57:09 | … |
| 55 | 66 | REIJNEN Kiel | UNITEDHEALTHCARE PRO CYCLING TEAM | UHC | 4:57:09 | … |
| 56 | 67 | DAY Benjamin | UNITEDHEALTHCARE PRO CYCLING TEAM | UHC | 4:57:09 | … |
| 57 | 152 | DANIEL Gregory * | BISSELL DEVELOPMENT TEAM | BDT | 4:57:09 | … |
| 58 | 43 | MARANGONI Alan | CANNONDALE | CAN | 4:57:09 | … |
| 59 | 141 | TORCKLER Michael | TEAM SMARTSTOP | SSC | 4:57:09 | … |
| 60 | 38 | KIRSCH Alex * | TREK FACTORY RACING | TFR | 4:57:09 | … |
| 61 | 114 | ROMERO AMARAN Luis | JAMIS-HAGENS BERMAN P/B SUTTER HOME | JSH | 4:57:09 | … |
| 62 | 32 | ROULSTON Hayden | TREK FACTORY RACING | TFR | 4:57:09 | … |
| 63 | 52 | BOL Jetse | BELKIN-PRO CYCLING TEAM | BEL | 4:57:09 | … |
| 64 | 156 | PUTT Chris * | BISSELL DEVELOPMENT TEAM | BDT | 4:57:09 | … |
| 65 | 151 | PUTT Tanner * | BISSELL DEVELOPMENT TEAM | BDT | 4:57:09 | … |
| 66 | 134 | SKUJINS Toms | HINCAPIE SPORTSWEAR DEVELOPMENT TEAM | HSD | 4:57:09 | … |
| 67 | 138 | SCHMALZ Joseph | HINCAPIE SPORTSWEAR DEVELOPMENT TEAM | HSD | 4:57:09 | … |
| 68 | 117 | COOKE Matt | JAMIS-HAGENS BERMAN P/B SUTTER HOME | JSH | 4:57:09 | … |
| 69 | 158 | ZEPUNTKE Ruben * | BISSELL DEVELOPMENT TEAM | BDT | 4:57:09 | … |
| 70 | 18 | WACKERMANN Luca * | LAMPRE-MERIDA | LAM | 4:57:53 | 0:23:22 |
| 71 | 65 | LOUDER Jeffry | UNITEDHEALTHCARE PRO CYCLING TEAM | UHC | 5:03:31 | 0:29:00 |
| 72 | 27 | ZABEL Rick * | BMC RACING TEAM | BMC | 5:03:31 | … |
| 73 | 115 | WREN Tyler | JAMIS-HAGENS BERMAN P/B SUTTER HOME | JSH | 5:03:31 | … |
| 74 | 57 | VAN WINDEN Dennis | BELKIN-PRO CYCLING TEAM | BEL | 5:03:31 | … |
| 75 | 6 | KING Benjamin | TEAM GARMIN-SHARP | GRS | 5:03:31 | … |
| 76 | 56 | WAGNER Robert | BELKIN-PRO CYCLING TEAM | BEL | 5:03:31 | … |
| 77 | 55 | TJALLINGII Maarten | BELKIN-PRO CYCLING TEAM | BEL | 5:03:31 | … |
| 78 | 144 | DE LUNA Flavio | TEAM SMARTSTOP | SSC | 5:03:31 | … |
| 79 | 77 | SULZBERGER Wesley | DRAPAC PROFESSIONAL CYCLING | DPC | 5:03:31 | … |
| 80 | 17 | VACCHER Andrea | LAMPRE-MERIDA | LAM | 5:03:31 | … |
| 81 | 108 | DAVILA Luis Enrique * | JELLY BELLY P/B MAXXIS | JBC | 5:03:31 | … |
| 82 | 143 | KOCJAN Jure | TEAM SMARTSTOP | SSC | 5:03:31 | … |
| 83 | 142 | KLINE Shane | TEAM SMARTSTOP | SSC | 5:03:31 | … |
| 84 | 118 | LEECE Stephen | JAMIS-HAGENS BERMAN P/B SUTTER HOME | JSH | 5:03:31 | … |
| 85 | 37 | EASTMAN Ryan * | TREK FACTORY RACING | TFR | 5:03:31 | … |
| 86 | 63 | CLARKE Jonathan | UNITEDHEALTHCARE PRO CYCLING TEAM | UHC | 5:03:31 | … |
| 87 | 68 | SUMMERHILL Daniel | UNITEDHEALTHCARE PRO CYCLING TEAM | UHC | 5:03:31 | … |
| 88 | 136 | LEWIS Joseph | HINCAPIE SPORTSWEAR DEVELOPMENT TEAM | HSD | 5:03:31 | … |
| 89 | 94 | ANTHONY Jesse | OPTUM P/B KELLY BENEFIT STRATEGIES | OPM | 5:03:31 | … |
| 90 | 62 | BOLIVAR HERNANDEZ Isaac | UNITEDHEALTHCARE PRO CYCLING TEAM | UHC | 5:03:31 | … |
| 91 | 92 | CANDELARIO Alexander | OPTUM P/B KELLY BENEFIT STRATEGIES | OPM | 5:03:31 | … |
| 92 | 123 | NICACIO Pedro Autran Dourado Dutra | FUNVIC BRASILINVEST-SAO JOSE DOS CAMPOS | FUN | 5:03:31 | … |
| 93 | 7 | MANNION Gavin | TEAM GARMIN-SHARP | GRS | 5:03:31 | … |
| 94 | 106 | RATHE Jacob | JELLY BELLY P/B MAXXIS | JBC | 5:03:31 | … |
| 95 | 95 | SOLADAY Thomas | OPTUM P/B KELLY BENEFIT STRATEGIES | OPM | 5:03:31 | … |
| 96 | 131 | CLARK Oscar | HINCAPIE SPORTSWEAR DEVELOPMENT TEAM | HSD | 5:03:31 | … |
| 97 | 5 | HOWES Alex | TEAM GARMIN-SHARP | GRS | 5:03:31 | … |
| 98 | 104 | FRETER Johnathan * | JELLY BELLY P/B MAXXIS | JBC | 5:03:37 | 0:29:06 |
| 99 | 72 | HUCKER Robbie | DRAPAC PROFESSIONAL CYCLING | DPC | 5:09:48 | 0:35:17 |
| Riders dropping out | |||
| 3 | DEKKER Thomas | TEAM GARMIN-SHARP | GRS |
| 58 | TUSVELD Martijn * | BELKIN-PRO CYCLING TEAM | BEL |
| 93 | FRIEDMAN Michael | OPTUM P/B KELLY BENEFIT STRATEGIES | OPM |
| 96 | YOUNG Eric | OPTUM P/B KELLY BENEFIT STRATEGIES | OPM |
| 102 | RODRIGUEZ Fred | JELLY BELLY P/B MAXXIS | JBC |
| 147 | KYER Julian | TEAM SMARTSTOP | SSC |
| Number of not started: 0 | |||
| Number of starters: 105 | |||
| Number remaining: 99 | |||
| Riders after time limit: — | |||
| Riders dropping out: 3, 58, 93, 96, 102, 147 (=6) | |||
| Last calculated: 9-08, 16.17 (Mountain Daylight Time) | |||
 outsprinted challengers to snare victory at Snowbird in stage 6 of the 2014 Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah.){kind=link}
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