Stage 1: Ogden - Ogden, 131 mi Full Results and Report
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Levi signing in | 
Departing Ogden | 
Heading out of Ogden at km 15 | 
Approaching KOM 1 | 
Strung out after KOM 1 | 
On route to the first KOM | 
Needless to say it's been dry in Utah | 
Approaching KOM 3 | 
Decending towards Ogden | 
The peloton | 
Hitting speeds of 55 mph + | 
Jens Voigt at the front of the chase | 
Another shot of the low reservoir | 
RadioShack-Nissan in the feed zone | 
Garmin spent most of the time pulling at the front | 
The Break on KOM 3 | 
Dave Zabriskie (Garmin-Sharp) would later put in a late, but unsuccessful solo attack | 
Another fast descent | 
Last years' Stage 1 winner Jesse Anthony joins the break, but the break was caught at the top of the final cat 2 KOM | 
Stage 1 finish. After a hot, hilly, long (130 mile) stage that started and ended in Ogden, Rory Sutherland of UnitedHealthcare won a climbers bunch sprint ahead of Damiano Caruso (Liquigas-Cannondale) and Brent Bookwalter (BMC Racing) | 
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Stage 2: Miller Motorsports Park (TTT) 13.5 mi Full Results and Report
Stage 3: Ogden - Salt Lake City 138km Full Results and Report
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The rollout from Ogden | 
Craig Lewis at the front 5 km into today's stage | 
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Tyler Farrar is still scabby from the Tour de France; he stayed on his bike today | 
Peter Velits working for the team in today's 100 degree weather | 
Garmin had control of the peloton throughout the day | 
Today's break with Johann Tschopp (BMC), Philip Diegnan (UnitedHealthcare), Timmy Duggan (Liquigas-Cannondale), Michael Matthews (Rabobank) and Thomas Rohregger (RadioShack-Nissan) broke clear on the first climb of the day, North Ogden Pass | 
Break and peloton perspective approaching the 2nd KOM. The break had 2:30 on the peloton. | 
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Race leader Christian Vande Velde (Garmin - Sharp) | 
Garmin lined up | 
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Levi Leipheimer (OPQ) has some ground to make up after yesterday's last place TTT performance, but he'll have to wait for another day | 
Brian Vandborg attempted unsuccessfully to join the break | 
Johann Tschopp (BMC) about to drop Timmy Duggan (Liquigas-Cannondale) before going solo over the final climb | 
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Johann Tschopp (BMC) on the final decent, but the gap to the peloton wasn't enough (about one minute) | 
Sprint finish after BMC led out the 30 man sprint with their entire seven man squad... | 
Finish at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City | 
After being in the break all day then getting dropped on the climbs near the finish, Rabobank's sprinter Michael Mathews caught back on and then took the sprint finish which BMC otherwise dominated. Report and results | 
2nd Michael Schär (BMC Racing) and 3rd Brent Bookwalter (BMC Racing) | 
Christian Vande Velde (Garmin - Sharp) post-race | 
Christian Vande Velde (Garmin - Sharp) retained the race lead | 
Stage 3 winner Michael Matthews (Rabobank) spoiled the BMC domination of the finish | 
The jersey leaders after stage 3 |
Stage 4: Lehi - Salt Lake City 215.6 km Full Results and Report
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The start from XANGO's World Headquarters in Lehi | 
The main break got away early on during the 215 km loop | 
The break | 
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Craig Lewis (Champion Systems) takes the first sprint | 
Lots of wide open space | 
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Ben Day takes charge at the front of the chase | 
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UnitedHealthcare chasing down the break with ominous storm clouds in the distance | 
Mancebo makes a move | 
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Peter Velits takes his turn at the front of the break | 
Velits and Lewis and a low flying object | 
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Ben Day in the break gets some well needed fuel | 
Sam Johnson (Exergy) takes over at the front of the chase with 20k to go | 
The break was reeled in with less than one km to go | 
Stage 4 Results
1 Jacobe Keough (Unitedhealthcare) 4:47:06
2 Marco Benfatto (Liquigas-Cannondale)
3 Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Sharp-Barracuda)
4 Michael Matthews (Rabobank)
5 Alexander Candelario (Optum P/B Kelly Benefit Strategies)
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Jacobe Keough (Unitedhealthcare) celebrates his first UCI win | 
Stage 4 podium: 3rd Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Sharp-Barracuda), 1st Jacobe Keough (Unitedhealthcare) 4:47:06, 2nd Marco Benfatto (Liquigas-Cannondale) | 
The jersey leaders after Stage 4 |
Stage 5: Newpark Town Center - Snowbird 101 mi Full Results and Report
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Depart from Newpark Resort | 
Fast downhil | 
Cycling western | 
Ronan Van Zandbeek gets some needed medical attention | 
Ben King makes his move towards the 2nd KOM | 
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Despite the low water level this season, the locals can still enjoy a day outdoors. | 
Passing the dam | 
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Francisco Mancebo, Ben King and Jeff Louder | 
Caleb Fairly leading the break. He would later crash on the downhill, but still finished. | 
A perspective on the Stage 6 scenery | 
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Jesse Anthony rode with determination, and was caught on the final climb. | 
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Team NetApp in formation to bring a 2nd place today | 
Today's winner Johann Tschopp (BMC Racing) making his move | 
A well needed shower on course. | 
Levi Leipheimer makes a move to bridge the gap in the final kms, but he was passed by the riders behind him. He finished 5th + 1:00. | 
Johann Tschopp (BMC Racing) wins the Snowbird ski resort summit finish on Stage 5 and is now the overall leader heading into the final stage. Johann Tschopp wins queen stage, takes lead in 2012 Tour of Utah — velonews
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Johann Tschopp (BMC Racing) wins by 43s | 
Chris Horner (Radioshack-Nissan-Trek) relaxes post-stage after finishing 10th + 1:38 | 
The Swiss winner, Johann Tschopp, received a season Snowbird pass. 2nd Leopold Koenig (Netapp) + 43s, 3rd Joseph Dombrowski (Bontrager Livestrong) + 47s | 
The jersey leaders after Stage 5 |
Stage 6: Park City - Park City, 121 km Full Results and Report
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The rollout from Park City | 
Depart from Park City | 
2nd lap in Park City | 
Jens Voigit makes the first move | 
The peloton rolling on the plains...before the first climb | 
This group tried to bridge the gap to the break | 
BMC in control | 
The break | 
Yesterday, Christian Vande Velde (Garmin - Sharp) lost the leader's jersey; today he slide from 2nd to 12th | 
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Strung out on the decent | 
BMC lined up for lunch | 
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BMC driving the chase | 
Timmy Duggan and Rory Sutherland | 
Joseph Dombrowski (Livestrong Bontrager) and Levi Leipheimer (OPQ) | 
Lucas Euser leading the chase of Levi would place 6th. | 
Levi Leipheimer (OPQ) about to catch and pass Rory Sutherland (UTC) | 
Levi Leipheimer and Rory Sutherland | 
Levi Leipheimer soled the last half of the Empire Pass climb and then soloed the descent into Park City | 
Levi Leipheimer (OPQ) solos into Park City to claim the sixth and final stage of the Tour of Utah. He won by 49s which moved him from 16th to 6th overall + 1:08. A disastrous team time-trial on the opening day where he lost 2:03 put the two-time defending champion in a hole he couldn't recover from. Full Stage 6 Results, Final GC and Report — cyclingnews | 
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49 seconds later, Steven Kruijswijk (Rabobank) won the bunch sprint for third followed by Leopold Koenig (NetApp) | 
Levi Leipheimer getting some assistance post-race | 
Your 2012 Tour of Utah winner, Johann Tschopp (BMC) | 
Your stage 6 podium | 
The jersey winners | 
RadioShack-Nissan won the teams competition | 
The GC podium: 2nd Matthew Busche (RadioShack-Nissan) + 43s, 1st Johann Tschopp (BMC Racing) 21:26:32, 3rd Leopold Koenig (Team NetApp) + 49s | 
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