August 7/15 23:36 pm - Tour of Utah: Stage 5, Woods wins
Posted by Editoress on 08/7/15
Canada's Michael Woods (Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies) climbed into the overall lead Friday at the Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah with a win on Stage 5 presented by Utah Sports Commission. Woods claimed the biggest win of his career in the shadow of the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City, giving his team back-to-back victories at the “America’s Toughest Stage Race.”
In the final 100-metre sprint of the difficult 55-mile (88.5 km) circuit race, Woods put in a massive acceleration that no one could match to cross the line in a time of two hours and three minutes. Sonny Colbrelli (Bardiani-CSF) and Stage 1 winner Kiel Reijnen (UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team) finished two seconds behind the Canadian, taking second and third place respectively.
“Going into that final climb, I tried to be in the best position as possible, just steady pace for as long as possible until I hit it out. It was a tough last 200 meters, but I managed to hold the rest of the peloton off,” Woods said. “It’s the biggest win of my career, it was a surreal moment for sure. I couldn’t believe it.”
The stage win for Woods put him in the Larry H. Miller Dealerships overall leader’s jersey, with a four-second advantage on the general classification over Brent Bookwalter (BMC Racing Team). Previous G.C. race leader Jure Kocjan (Team SmartStop) dropped to third place overall, just five seconds down. Reijnen, who wears the Utah Sports Commission Sprinter leader's jersey, sits in fourth spot on G.C.
“I didn't expect to be in yellow (jersey) going into the stage tomorrow. I thought I'd be trying to get into yellow on Saturday, but you can never plan for these things and you always want to seize a win when you get that opportunity,” added Woods, who is racing in his first Tour of Utah. “I put a big ‘x’ on the calendar when we got the invite to this race just because it really does suit my skill set.”
Stage 5 presented by Utah Sports Commission revived the popular Salt Lake City circuit and added a new climb with 15-percent gradients up Wall Street and Zane Avenue along the north side of the capitol complex. Nerves were evident as the 116 riders lined up for the start of this fast, technical race, making seven laps of an eight-mile circuit. A group of eight escaped immediately, but Team SmartStop controlled the pace to keep the breakaway close.
The fight for positioning at the front was evident on each of the seven laps before the field turned right on 600 North and ascended the final climb to the finish. The final solo breakaway, Songezo Jim (South Africa) of MTN-Qhubeka presented by Samsung, was re-absorbed on the final lap. Woods covered attacks from Reijnen, Kocjan and Dion Smith Hincapie Racing Team) before getting out of the saddle with 150 meters to go to take an emphatic victory.
Finishing 14th on the stage and sitting fifth overall, Smith (Hincapie Racing Team) captured the Subaru Best Young Rider jersey. Jim, who launched a final attack from the break, was awarded the Vivint Most Aggressive Rider jersey. Fans selected Taylor Phinney (BMC Racing Team) as the America First Credit Union Fan Favorite in the Most Inspiring Comeback from Adversity category.
Results from the fifth stage in Utah
| Stage 5: Salt Lake City, 88.5 km | |
| 1 Michael Woods (Can) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | 2:03:50 |
| 2 Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Bardiani CSF | at 0:02 |
| 3 Kiel Reijnen (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | s.t. |
| 4 Daniel Martínez (Col) Colombia | 0:04 |
| 5 Ruben Guerreiro (Por) Axeon Cycling Team | |
| 6 Leonardo Basso (Ita) Trek Factory Racing | |
| 7 Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team | all s.t. |
| 8 Frank Schleck (Lux) Trek Factory Racing | 0:07 |
| 9 Lachlan Norris (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling | s.t. |
| 10 Brendan Canty (Aus) Team Budget Forklifts | 0:09 |
| 11 Christopher Horner (USA) Airgas-Safeway Cycling Team | |
| 12 Robbie Squire (USA) Hincapie Racing Team | |
| 13 Jure Kocjan (Slo) Team SmartStop | |
| 14 Dion Smith (NZl) Hincapie Racing Team | all s.t. |
| 15 Edwin Avila (Col) Colombia | 0:12 |
| 16 James Oram (NZl) Axeon Cycling Team | 0:13 |
| 17 Lachlan Morton (Aus) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | s.t. |
| 18 Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBr) Axeon Cycling Team | 0:15 |
| 19 Joseph Lloyd Dombrowski (USA) Team Cannondale-Garmin | 0:17 |
| 20 Flavio De Luna (Mex) Team SmartStop | s.t. |
| 21 Walter Pedraza (Col) Colombia | 0:19 |
| 22 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | |
| 23 Gavin Mannion (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | both s.t. |
| 24 Jorge Castiblanco (Col) Colombia | 0:22 |
| 25 Cayetano Sarmiento (Col) Colombia | s.t. |
| 26 Natnael Berhane (Eri) MTN - Qhubeka | 0:26 |
| 27 Connor McCutcheon (USA) Airgas-Safeway Cycling Team | |
| 28 Phillip Gaimon (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | |
| 29 Gregory Brenes Obando (CRc) Jamis-Hagens Berman p/b Sutter Home | |
| 30 Ruben Zepuntke (Ger) Team Cannondale-Garmin | |
| 31 Logan Owen (USA) Axeon Cycling Team | |
| 32 Joseph Rosskopf (USA) BMC Racing Team | all s.t. |
| 33 John Hornbeck (USA) Hincapie Racing Team | 0:30 |
| 34 Alex Howes (USA) Team Cannondale-Garmin | s.t. |
| 35 Manuel Francesco Bongiorno (Ita) Bardiani CSF | 0:34 |
| 36 Chris Butler (USA) Team SmartStop | s.t. |
| 37 Carlos Mario Ramirez (Col) Colombia | 0:41 |
| 38 Stefano Pirazzi (Ita) Bardiani CSF | s.t. |
| 39 Adam Phelan (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling | 0:44 |
| 40 Adrien Niyonshuti (Rwa) MTN - Qhubeka | |
| 41 Youcef Reguigui (Alg) MTN - Qhubeka | both s.t. |
| 42 Julian Bernard (Fra) Trek Factory Racing | 0:46 |
| 43 Nicolae Tanovitchii (Mda) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | |
| 44 Alexandr Braico (Mda) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | both s.t. |
| 45 Rob Britton (Can) Team SmartStop | 0:52 |
| 46 Travis McCabe (USA) Team SmartStop | 0:55 |
| 47 Griffin Easter (USA) Airgas-Safeway Cycling Team | 1:00 |
| 48 Jay Robert Thomson (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka | 1:02 |
| 49 Edoardo Zardini (Ita) Bardiani CSF | 1:03 |
| 50 Robin Carpenter (USA) Hincapie Racing Team | |
| 51 Timothy Roe (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling | |
| 52 Michael Schär (Sui) BMC Racing Team | all s.t. |
| 53 Manuel Senni (Ita) BMC Racing Team | 1:06 |
| 54 Taylor Sheldon (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | |
| 55 Benjamin King (USA) Team Cannondale-Garmin | |
| 56 Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing Team | |
| 57 Jasper Bovenhuis (Ned) Team Cannondale-Garmin | all s.t. |
| 58 Erik Slack (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | 1:28 |
| 59 Enrico Barbin (Ita) Bardiani CSF | |
| 60 Luca Chirico (Ita) Bardiani CSF | both s.t. |
| 61 Jack Anderson (Aus) Team Budget Forklifts | 1:39 |
| 62 Sebastián Molano (Col) Colombia | 1:43 |
| 63 Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Arg) Jamis-Hagens Berman p/b Sutter Home | 1:45 |
| 64 Luis Lemus (Mex) Airgas-Safeway Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 65 Ben Jacques- Maynes (USA) Jamis-Hagens Berman p/b Sutter Home | 1:48 |
| 66 Daniel Eaton (USA) Axeon Cycling Team | 1:50 |
| 67 Michael Torckler (NZl) Team Budget Forklifts | s.t. |
| 68 Johann Van Zyl (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka | 1:56 |
| 69 John Murphy (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | 2:09 |
| 70 Gregory Daniel (USA) Axeon Cycling Team | 2:12 |
| 71 Brodie Talbot (Aus) Team Budget Forklifts | 2:17 |
| 72 Tanner Putt (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | 2:19 |
| 73 Angus Morton (Aus) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | 2:22 |
| 74 Simone Andreetta (Ita) Bardiani CSF | 2:40 |
| 75 Christopher Jones (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | 2:44 |
| 76 Marco Canola (Ita) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | 3:19 |
| 77 Jonathan Clarke (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | |
| 78 Steve Fisher (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | both s.t. |
| 79 Justin Mauch (USA) Airgas-Safeway Cycling Team | 3:35 |
| 80 David Williams (USA) Jamis-Hagens Berman p/b Sutter Home | 3:37 |
| 81 Emerson Oronte (USA) Team SmartStop | 3:49 |
| 82 Cullen Easter (USA) Airgas-Safeway Cycling Team | 4:08 |
| 83 Calvin Watson (Aus) Trek Factory Racing | 4:42 |
| 84 Kilian Frankiny (Irl) BMC Racing Team | |
| 85 Edward King (USA) Team Cannondale-Garmin | |
| 86 Walter Gaston Trillini (Arg) Jamis-Hagens Berman p/b Sutter Home | |
| 87 Scott Zwizanski (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | |
| 88 Jesse Anthony (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | |
| 89 Andrea Manfredi (Ita) Bardiani CSF | |
| 90 Stephen Leece (USA) Jamis-Hagens Berman p/b Sutter Home | |
| 91 Tyler Magner (USA) Hincapie Racing Team | all s.t. |
| 92 Matthew Brammeier (Irl) MTN - Qhubeka | 4:47 |
| 93 Songezo Jim (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka | s.t. |
| 94 Glenn O'Shea (Aus) Team Budget Forklifts | 4:51 |
| 95 Samuel Spokes (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling | 5:25 |
| 96 Peter Stetina (USA) BMC Racing Team | 5:29 |
| 97 Fabio Silvestre (Por) Trek Factory Racing | 5:33 |
| 98 Zach Bell (Can) Team SmartStop | |
| 99 Joseph Schmalz (USA) Hincapie Racing Team | |
| 100 Mackenzie Brennan (USA) Hincapie Racing Team | |
| 101 Pierrick Naud (Can) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | |
| 102 Carson Miller (USA) Jamis-Hagens Berman p/b Sutter Home | |
| 103 Kevin Gottlieb (USA) Airgas-Safeway Cycling Team | all s.t. |
| 104 Oscar Clark (USA) Hincapie Racing Team | 5:37 |
| 105 Jordan Kerby (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling | s.t. |
| 106 Thomas Soladay (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | 5:54 |
| 107 Jack Bobridge (Aus) Team Budget Forklifts | 6:21 |
| 108 Eric Young (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. |
| 109 Daniel Summerhill (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | 6:22 |
| 110 Graeme Brown (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling | 7:29 |
| 111 Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) MTN - Qhubeka | s.t. |
| 112 Josh Berry (NZl) Team Budget Forklifts | 9:32 |
| 113 Tommy Nankervis (Aus) Team Budget Forklifts | 9:34 |
| OTL Brad Huff (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | 0:16:10 |
| DNF Julian Kyer (USA) Team SmartStop | |
| DNS Alex Cano (Col) Colombia | |
| GC | |
| 1 Michael Woods (Can) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | 19:50:50 |
| 2 Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team | 0:04 |
| 3 Jure Kocjan (Slo) Team SmartStop | 0:05 |
| 4 Kiel Reijnen (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | 0:07 |
| 5 Dion Smith (NZl) Hincapie Racing Team | 0:09 |
| 6 Ruben Guerreiro (Por) Axeon Cycling Team | 0:14 |
| 7 Leonardo Basso (Ita) Trek Factory Racing | ... |
| 8 Daniel Martínez (Col) Colombia | both s.t. |
| 9 Lachlan Norris (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling | 0:15 |
| 10 Frank Schleck (Lux) Trek Factory Racing | 0:17 |
| 11 Christopher Horner (USA) Airgas-Safeway Cycling Team | 0:19 |
| 12 Robbie Squire (USA) Hincapie Racing Team | s.t. |
| 13 James Oram (NZl) Axeon Cycling Team | 0:23 |
| 14 Lachlan Morton (Aus) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | s.t. |
| 15 Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBr) Axeon Cycling Team | 0:25 |
| 16 Logan Owen (USA) Axeon Cycling Team | 0:26 |
| 17 Flavio De Luna (Mex) Team SmartStop | 0:27 |
| 18 Joseph Lloyd Dombrowski (USA) Team Cannondale-Garmin | s.t. |
| 19 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | 0:29 |
| 20 Walter Pedraza (Col) Colombia | s.t. |
| 21 Alex Howes (USA) Team Cannondale-Garmin | 0:30 |
| 22 Edwin Avila (Col) Colombia | 0:31 |
| 23 Jorge Castiblanco (Col) Colombia | 0:32 |
| 24 Natnael Berhane (Eri) MTN - Qhubeka | 0:36 |
| 25 Ruben Zepuntke (Ger) Team Cannondale-Garmin | ... |
| 26 Connor McCutcheon (USA) Airgas-Safeway Cycling Team | ... |
| 27 Gregory Brenes Obando (CRc) Jamis-Hagens Berman p/b Sutter Home | all s.t. |
| 28 John Hornbeck (USA) Hincapie Racing Team | 0:40 |
| 29 Chris Butler (USA) Team SmartStop | 0:44 |
| 30 Phillip Gaimon (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. |
| 31 Joseph Rosskopf (USA) BMC Racing Team | 0:48 |
| 32 Robin Carpenter (USA) Hincapie Racing Team | 1:01 |
| 33 Travis McCabe (USA) Team SmartStop | s.t. |
| 34 Rob Britton (Can) Team SmartStop | 1:02 |
| 35 Gavin Mannion (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | 1:38 |
| 36 Michael Schär (Sui) BMC Racing Team | 2:12 |
| 37 Enrico Barbin (Ita) Bardiani CSF | 2:16 |
| 38 Stefano Pirazzi (Ita) Bardiani CSF | 2:20 |
| 39 Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Bardiani CSF | 2:22 |
| 40 Brendan Canty (Aus) Team Budget Forklifts | 2:35 |
| 41 Cayetano Sarmiento (Col) Colombia | 2:48 |
| 42 Manuel Francesco Bongiorno (Ita) Bardiani CSF | 3:00 |
| 43 Adam Phelan (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling | 3:10 |
| 44 Manuel Senni (Ita) BMC Racing Team | 3:49 |
| 45 Alexandr Braico (Mda) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | 4:38 |
| 46 Taylor Sheldon (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | 4:47 |
| 47 Kilian Frankiny (Irl) BMC Racing Team | 5:20 |
| 48 Nicolae Tanovitchii (Mda) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | 5:43 |
| 49 Youcef Reguigui (Alg) MTN - Qhubeka | 5:49 |
| 50 Luca Chirico (Ita) Bardiani CSF | 5:51 |
| 51 Carson Miller (USA) Jamis-Hagens Berman p/b Sutter Home | 5:56 |
| 52 Timothy Roe (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling | 6:03 |
| 53 Jay Robert Thomson (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka | 6:44 |
| 54 Ben Jacques- Maynes (USA) Jamis-Hagens Berman p/b Sutter Home | 7:07 |
| 55 Julian Bernard (Fra) Trek Factory Racing | 7:34 |
| 56 Marco Canola (Ita) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | 7:57 |
| 57 Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing Team | 8:39 |
| 58 Angus Morton (Aus) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | 9:43 |
| 59 Benjamin King (USA) Team Cannondale-Garmin | 9:57 |
| 60 Carlos Mario Ramirez (Col) Colombia | 10:08 |
| 61 Adrien Niyonshuti (Rwa) MTN - Qhubeka | 11:39 |
| 62 Stephen Leece (USA) Jamis-Hagens Berman p/b Sutter Home | 11:47 |
| 63 Johann Van Zyl (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka | 11:55 |
| 64 Daniel Eaton (USA) Axeon Cycling Team | 12:03 |
| 65 Griffin Easter (USA) Airgas-Safeway Cycling Team | 12:27 |
| 66 Jasper Bovenhuis (Ned) Team Cannondale-Garmin | 13:02 |
| 67 Luis Lemus (Mex) Airgas-Safeway Cycling Team | 13:17 |
| 68 Jack Bobridge (Aus) Team Budget Forklifts | 13:26 |
| 69 Gregory Daniel (USA) Axeon Cycling Team | 13:28 |
| 70 Daniel Summerhill (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | 14:26 |
| 71 Sebastián Molano (Col) Colombia | 14:31 |
| 72 Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Arg) Jamis-Hagens Berman p/b Sutter Home | 16:19 |
| 73 Edward King (USA) Team Cannondale-Garmin | 16:38 |
| 74 Scott Zwizanski (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | 16:50 |
| 75 Joseph Schmalz (USA) Hincapie Racing Team | 16:56 |
| 76 Steve Fisher (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | 18:04 |
| 77 Erik Slack (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | 18:27 |
| 78 Jordan Kerby (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling | 18:33 |
| 79 Songezo Jim (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka | 19:03 |
| 80 Jack Anderson (Aus) Team Budget Forklifts | 19:07 |
| 81 Jesse Anthony (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | 19:23 |
| 82 Emerson Oronte (USA) Team SmartStop | 20:01 |
| 83 Edoardo Zardini (Ita) Bardiani CSF | 20:29 |
| 84 John Murphy (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | 21:07 |
| 85 Walter Gaston Trillini (Arg) Jamis-Hagens Berman p/b Sutter Home | 21:30 |
| 86 Peter Stetina (USA) BMC Racing Team | 22:59 |
| 87 Matthew Brammeier (Irl) MTN - Qhubeka | 23:23 |
| 88 Calvin Watson (Aus) Trek Factory Racing | 23:31 |
| 89 Fabio Silvestre (Por) Trek Factory Racing | 23:42 |
| 90 Pierrick Naud (Can) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | 24:02 |
| 91 Eric Young (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | 25:09 |
| 92 David Williams (USA) Jamis-Hagens Berman p/b Sutter Home | 25:55 |
| 93 Tyler Magner (USA) Hincapie Racing Team | 26:38 |
| 94 Jonathan Clarke (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | 27:07 |
| 95 Mackenzie Brennan (USA) Hincapie Racing Team | 28:26 |
| 96 Tanner Putt (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | 29:49 |
| 97 Cullen Easter (USA) Airgas-Safeway Cycling Team | 29:50 |
| 98 Brodie Talbot (Aus) Team Budget Forklifts | 30:42 |
| 99 Oscar Clark (USA) Hincapie Racing Team | 30:58 |
| 100 Christopher Jones (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | 31:31 |
| 101 Michael Torckler (NZl) Team Budget Forklifts | 31:52 |
| 102 Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) MTN - Qhubeka | 32:16 |
| 103 Josh Berry (NZl) Team Budget Forklifts | 33:03 |
| 104 Zach Bell (Can) Team SmartStop | 38:27 |
| 105 Justin Mauch (USA) Airgas-Safeway Cycling Team | 39:23 |
| 106 Simone Andreetta (Ita) Bardiani CSF | 39:47 |
| 107 Samuel Spokes (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling | 40:59 |
| 108 Andrea Manfredi (Ita) Bardiani CSF | 47:08 |
| 109 Kevin Gottlieb (USA) Airgas-Safeway Cycling Team | 51:34 |
| 110 Glenn O'Shea (Aus) Team Budget Forklifts | 58:09 |
| 111 Graeme Brown (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling | 58:47 |
| 112 Thomas Soladay (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | 1:04:06 |
| 113 Tommy Nankervis (Aus) Team Budget Forklifts | 1:10:20 |
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