Tour of Utah (2014) Photos August 4 - 10

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BMC's Schar and Evans at the morning sign in	Leaving Cedar City
Approaching Parowan Gap and the last flats to be seen for the rest of the day.	Parowan Gap
The five man break	American Pride	Belkin taking charge of the chase
Robin Carpenter (Hincapie Devo) in the break	Approaching Brian Head
	The break approaching the first KOM near the mid point of the stage
The 2nd KOM	Feed zone	Another feed zone
The Break has a minute on the chasing peloton	A fast decent into town
Belkin working to set up a sprint finish	Matej MOHORIC (Cannondale Pro Cycling) getting super aero as he leads the break on the descent back to Cedar City	25k to go: the peloton has the break in it's sight
Jens puts in a last minute effort at the front with 2 laps to go	One to go and the race is back together	Slight uphill sprint finish in Cedar City
Moreno HOFLAND (BELKIN) wins stage 1 ahead of 2nd Jure KOCJAN (TEAM SMARTSTOP) and 3rd Andrea PALINI (LAMPRE - MERIDA)	Winning the opening stage has the added bonus of the first leader's jersey	The top 3 on the stage celebrate with Sierra-Nevada beer instead of champagne

Stage 2:  Panguitch → Torrey, 210 km  Full Results and Report

Jens Voigt got the day started with a bang... here's the video	Jersey leaders photo-op	The rollout from Panguitch for the longest stage of the Tour at 210 km (130 mi)
Leaving Panguitch
	Jens leading the breakaway early in the stage	Break of six today
		Utah Scenic Byway 12 through Bryce Canyon National Park and the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
The strong six men break gained a seven minute advantage
The race leader succumbed to a tough course
The break whittled down to two riders	Michael Schär (BMC Racing) and Joseph Rosskopf (Hincapie Sportswear) dropped their break mates on the 3rd KOM when the gap was down to two minutes
Michael Schär (BMC Racing) dropped Joseph Rosskopf before entering the hurt house	Michael Schär (BMC Racing) suffered miserably but it wasn't for not as he held off the peloton by just two seconds in Torrey	Epic day of scenery and racing
The winner post race	Congrats from teammate Cadel Evans	Stage 3 podium with 2nd Jure Kocjan (SmartStop) and the new race leader, 1st Michael Schär (BMC Racing) and 3rd Serghei Tvetcov (Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis)

Stage 3:  Lehi → Miller Motorsports Park, 190 km  Full Results and Report

The long roll out from Lehi	The break never got more than 2:50 ahead of the peloton	Entering the feed zone
Stylist feed zone dress	The break led by Danny Summerhill enters Miller Raceway	Smartstop keeping the yellow safe
3 laps to go at Miller Motorsports Park
	Jacob Rathe (Jelly Belly) is the last survivor of the break	The Peloton entering the 3 circuits on the race track
	Mass sprint as expected
Moreno HOFLAND (BELKIN) sits up early to celebrate...		Your stage 1 and now stage 3 winner, Moreno HOFLAND (BELKIN)
Belkin celebrates a team win	Jure KOCJAN (TEAM SMARTSTOP) gets his second yellow jersey	Domestic team SmartStop is enjoying the limelight of leading a 2.1 race
	Your stage 3 winner, Moreno HOFLAND (BELKIN)	Stage 3 podium: 2nd Andrea PALINI (LAMPRE - MERIDA), 1st Moreno HOFLAND (BELKIN), 3rd Eric YOUNG (OPTUM P/B KELLY BENEFIT STRATEGIES)
Sierra Nevada podium celebration	Jersey leaders after Stage 3

Stage 4:  Ogden → Powder Mountain, 169 km  Full Results and Report

The rollout from Ogden. Sixth time in the ten years of the event that the town has hosted a stage.
Last day in Yellow for Jure KOCJAN (TEAM SMARTSTOP)	Lots of horse power in this photo	Ivan Basso in the break
	Fast pace	The pace was indeed fast; a speed gun pointed at the break
Jens impressed everyone today on the first two climbs	Setting up Tom Danielson for the last climb with Garmin-Sharp's Phil Gaimon on the front	Comparing today's finishing climb on Powder Mountain with one of the famous climbs from the Tour de France
Tom Danielson setting the pace on Powder Mountain	And then there were two, with a combined racing age of 80 years	Ton Danielson made his move at 4 km to go
Chris Horner couldn't follow Danielson's pace this year and was in fact caught by Ben Hermans (BMC)	Danielson with the finish in sight	Tom Danielson claims the Queen stage of this year's race
Stage win and commanding lead for Tom Danielson	Danielson was indeed sharp today	2nd Ben HERMANS (BMC RACING) + 57s followed by 3rd Christopher HORNER (LAMPRE - MERIDA)
Tom Danielson (Garmin-Sharp) now has a 57s lead on Ben Hermans and Chris Horner	After a slow start to the year, Danielson is happy to be back in the winner's corner	Cheers

Stage 5:  Evanston → Kamas, 163 km  Full Results and Report

	photo credit: Cottonsox	photo credit: Cottonsox
photo credit: Cottonsox	photo credit: Cottonsox	photo credit: Cottonsox

Stage 6:  Salt Lake City → Snowbird, 173 km  Full Results and Report

		Cadel EVANS (BMC RACING) caught Joey ROSSKOPF (HINCAPIE SPORTSWEAR DEVELOPMENT TEAM) before the descending finish with 100m to go and won by 2 seconds

Stage 7:  Park City → Park City, 126 km  Full Results and Report

Depart for Park City for the final stage		The first circuit in town
	The flats before the first climb of the day	Steep Climb
Garmin Sharp in charge and protecting the yellow jersey
	Sportsmanship. A little help on a very steep climb.	Race leader Tom Danielson
Cadel Evans	Chris Horner trying to drop Tom Danielson	Chris Horner
Cadel Evans	The three leaders with Belkin's Wilco Kilderman approaching fast	At the last KOM, it was on!
Cadel Evans took the perfect angle through the final corner and won his second straight stage while race leader Tom Danielson celebrates his overall win in the distance		Tom Danielson repeats his overall win at Tour of Utah
Tom Danielson getting ready to receive his final leader's jersey	Tom Danielson	Stage 7 podium: 2nd Wilco KELDERMAN (BELKIN), 1st Cadel EVANS (BMC RACING), 3rd Winner ANACONA (LAMPRE - MERIDA)
	Jersey winners	LAMPRE - MERIDA wins the teams competition
Overall podium: 2nd Christopher HORNER (LAMPRE - MERIDA) + 52s, 1st Tom DANIELSON (GARMIN SHARP) 30:18:04, 3rd Winner ANACONA (LAMPRE - MERIDA) + 1:43	Sierra Nevada beer in champagne size bottles