August 3/15 21:42 pm - Tour of Utah: Stage 1
Posted by Editoress on 08/3/15
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team's Kiel Reijnen (USA) sprinted to victory in front of a fast-charging peloton to take the overall lead at the 2015 Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah. Reijnen outkicked his breakaway companions, Alex Howes (USA) of Can nondale-Garmin Pro Cycling and Taylor Phinney (USA) of the BMC Racing Team, who finished second and third respectively, in Logan at Stage 1 presented by Smith’s.
Reijnen, Howes and Phinney took advantage of the terrain in the finishing circuits of downtown Logan to connect to the dwindling early breakaway in the final four miles. Reijnen celebrated his sprint finish victory by pounding his chest multiple times as he crossed the line.
“My wife always tells me to race with my heart and I think it’s something that’s really hard to do often. It’s easy to put yourself in a box and say this race suits me or it doesn’t, and almost pre-determine the race before it happens,” Reijnen said. “I think it’s what makes the sport great. If you don’t race with your heart, then what’s the point? It's been a long season. It's been less fruitful than last year for me, so it's nice to get a win.”
In the first race of his comeback from an injury that sidelined him for 15 months, Phinney achieved a podium finish with help from Howes and Reijnen.
“Watching those two, who are really close friends of mine, go up the road and I was just remembering how deeply I wanted to be part of that,” Phinney said. “I watched those guys go and I was like ‘I’m not going to let you guys go without me this time.’ I had to make a little bit of a bridge to get up there.”
Stage 1 presented by Smith's had wet conditions and covered 132.1 miles (212 km), the longest opening day in the 11-year Tour of Utah history, with 6,553 feet of elevation gain. The Tour of Utah began with 121 riders representing 24 countries on a 712-mile (1146 km) journey across Utah and Idaho for seven days of racing.
The riders climbed Logan Canyon for the first Utah Office of Tourism King of the Mountain climb at 7,799 feet (2,377m) before descending into Garden City. The race rolled through Idaho for the first time around the north side of Bear Lake before returning through Garden City and Logan Canyon, for the second KOM of the day. The stage concluded with two circuits in downtown Logan, on the same course that featured the Women’s Edition: Criterium Classic a few hours earlier. The first of two day of racing for the women was won by Allie Dragoo (USA) of Twenty16 SHO-AIR.
Tour of Utah press release
Results
| Stage 1: Logan to Logan, 212.43 km | |
| 1 Kiel Reijnen (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | 5:09:02 |
| 2 Alex Howes (USA) Team Cannondale-Garmin | |
| 3 Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing Team | |
| 4 Gregory Daniel (USA) Axeon Cycling Team | all s.t. |
| 5 Johann Van Zyl (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka | 0:02 |
| 6 Eric Young (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | 0:04 |
| 7 Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Bardiani CSF | |
| 8 Sebastián Molano (Col) Colombia | |
| 9 Robin Carpenter (USA) Hincapie Racing Team | |
| 10 Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Arg) Jamis-Hagens Berman p/b Sutter Home | |
| 11 Wouter Wippert (Ned) Drapac Professional Cycling | |
| 12 Fabio Silvestre (Por) Trek Factory Racing | |
| 13 John Murphy (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | |
| 14 Edwin Avila (Col) Colombia | |
| 15 Logan Owen (USA) Axeon Cycling Team | |
| 16 Ruben Zepuntke (Ger) Team Cannondale-Garmin | |
| 17 Daniel Eaton (USA) Axeon Cycling Team | |
| 18 Benjamin King (USA) Team Cannondale-Garmin | |
| 19 Jure Kocjan (Slo) Team SmartStop | |
| 20 Ruben Guerreiro (Por) Axeon Cycling Team | |
| 21 Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team | |
| 22 Youcef Reguigui (Alg) MTN - Qhubeka | |
| 23 Jordan Kerby (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling | |
| 24 Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBr) Axeon Cycling Team | |
| 25 Travis McCabe (USA) Team SmartStop | |
| 26 Dion Smith (NZl) Hincapie Racing Team | |
| 27 Connor McCutcheon (USA) Airgas-Safeway Cycling Team | |
| 28 Michael Schär (Sui) BMC Racing Team | |
| 29 Tanner Putt (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | |
| 30 Nicolae Tanovitchii (Mda) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | |
| 31 Natnael Berhane (Eri) MTN - Qhubeka | |
| 32 Manuel Francesco Bongiorno (Ita) Bardiani CSF | |
| 33 Marco Canola (Ita) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | |
| 34 Manuel Senni (Ita) BMC Racing Team | |
| 35 Tyler Magner (USA) Hincapie Racing Team | |
| 36 Edoardo Zardini (Ita) Bardiani CSF | |
| 37 Joseph Rosskopf (USA) BMC Racing Team | |
| 38 Pierrick Naud (Can) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | |
| 39 Brendan Canty (Aus) Team Budget Forklifts | |
| 40 Christopher Horner (USA) Airgas-Safeway Cycling Team | |
| 41 Adam Phelan (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling | |
| 42 Gregory Brenes Obando (CRc) Jamis-Hagens Berman p/b Sutter Home | |
| 43 Jorge Castiblanco (Col) Colombia | |
| 44 Timothy Roe (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling | |
| 45 Frank Schleck (Lux) Trek Factory Racing | |
| 46 Griffin Easter (USA) Airgas-Safeway Cycling Team | |
| 47 Matthew Busche (USA) Trek Factory Racing | |
| 48 Joseph Lloyd Dombrowski (USA) Team Cannondale-Garmin | |
| 49 Rob Britton (Can) Team SmartStop | |
| 50 Matthew Brammeier (Irl) MTN - Qhubeka | |
| 51 Enrico Barbin (Ita) Bardiani CSF | |
| 52 Robbie Squire (USA) Hincapie Racing Team | |
| 53 Gavin Mannion (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | |
| 54 Taylor Sheldon (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | |
| 55 Stefano Pirazzi (Ita) Bardiani CSF | |
| 56 Lachlan Norris (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling | |
| 57 James Oram (NZl) Axeon Cycling Team | |
| 58 Luca Chirico (Ita) Bardiani CSF | |
| 59 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | |
| 60 Mackenzie Brennan (USA) Hincapie Racing Team | |
| 61 John Hornbeck (USA) Hincapie Racing Team | |
| 62 Gerardo Medina (Mex) Airgas-Safeway Cycling Team | |
| 63 Michael Woods (Can) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | |
| 64 Alexandr Braico (Mda) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | |
| 65 Flavio De Luna (Mex) Team SmartStop | |
| 66 Leonardo Basso (Ita) Trek Factory Racing | |
| 67 Alex Cano (Col) Colombia | |
| 68 Julian Bernard (Fra) Trek Factory Racing | |
| 69 Carson Miller (USA) Jamis-Hagens Berman p/b Sutter Home | |
| 70 Jasper Bovenhuis (Ned) Team Cannondale-Garmin | |
| 71 Daniel Martínez (Col) Colombia | |
| 72 Carlos Mario Ramirez (Col) Colombia | |
| 73 Cayetano Sarmiento (Col) Colombia | |
| 74 Chris Butler (USA) Team SmartStop | |
| 75 Zach Bell (Can) Team SmartStop | |
| 76 Samuel Spokes (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling | |
| 77 Ben Jacques- Maynes (USA) Jamis-Hagens Berman p/b Sutter Home | |
| 78 Edward King (USA) Team Cannondale-Garmin | |
| 79 Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) MTN - Qhubeka | |
| 80 Lachlan Morton (Aus) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | |
| 81 Luis Lemus (Mex) Airgas-Safeway Cycling Team | |
| 82 Angus Morton (Aus) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | |
| 83 Stephen Leece (USA) Jamis-Hagens Berman p/b Sutter Home | |
| 84 Jay Robert Thomson (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka | |
| 85 Brodie Talbot (Aus) Team Budget Forklifts | |
| 86 Jack Bobridge (Aus) Team Budget Forklifts | |
| 87 Daniel Summerhill (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | |
| 88 Chris Putt (USA) Axeon Cycling Team | |
| 89 Kilian Frankiny (Irl) BMC Racing Team | |
| 90 Walter Pedraza (Col) Colombia | all s.t. |
| 91 Calvin Watson (Aus) Trek Factory Racing | 0:33 |
| 92 Jack Anderson (Aus) Team Budget Forklifts | 0:39 |
| 93 Cullen Easter (USA) Airgas-Safeway Cycling Team | 0:51 |
| 94 Walter Gaston Trillini (Arg) Jamis-Hagens Berman p/b Sutter Home | |
| 95 Steve Fisher (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | |
| 96 Jesse Anthony (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | |
| 97 Scott Zwizanski (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | |
| 98 Oscar Clark (USA) Hincapie Racing Team | |
| 99 Erik Slack (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | |
| 100 Jonathan Clarke (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | all s.t. |
| 101 Emerson Oronte (USA) Team SmartStop | 1:07 |
| 102 Simone Andreetta (Ita) Bardiani CSF | 1:37 |
| 103 Peter Stetina (USA) BMC Racing Team | 2:55 |
| 104 Phillip Gaimon (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | 0:04 |
| 105 David Williams (USA) Jamis-Hagens Berman p/b Sutter Home | 4:08 |
| 106 Christopher Jones (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | |
| 107 Josh Berry (NZl) Team Budget Forklifts | |
| 108 Joseph Schmalz (USA) Hincapie Racing Team | |
| 109 Julian Kyer (USA) Team SmartStop | |
| 110 Songezo Jim (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka | |
| 111 Adrien Niyonshuti (Rwa) MTN - Qhubeka | all s.t. |
| 112 Malcom Rudolph (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling | 14:01 |
| 113 Graeme Brown (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling | |
| 114 Andrea Manfredi (Ita) Bardiani CSF | |
| 115 Kevin Gottlieb (USA) Airgas-Safeway Cycling Team | all s.t. |
| 116 Tommy Nankervis (Aus) Team Budget Forklifts | 17:54 |
| 117 Thomas Soladay (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | |
| 118 Brad Huff (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | |
| 119 Glenn O'Shea (Aus) Team Budget Forklifts | |
| 120 Michael Torckler (NZl) Team Budget Forklifts | |
| 121 Justin Mauch (USA) Airgas-Safeway Cycling Team | all s.t. |
| DNS Thomas Danielson (USA) Team Cannondale-Garmin |
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