August 18/19 19:42 pm - Piccoli Finishes Tour of Utah Second Overall
Posted by Editoress on 08/18/19
Belgian Ben Hermans (Israel Cycling Academy) successfully fended off all challengers to earn the top prize at the 2019 Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah in front of huge crowds in Park City on Sunday. Hermans rode a masterful race to finish fourth on Stage 6 and take the Larry H. Miller Group of Companies Overall Leader title. Canada's James Piccoli (Elevate KHS) was fifth on the final stage to finish second overall, and won the Most Aggressive Rider jersey.
"From the first time that I did this race in 2014, I had a good feeling with this race and I kept getting better results in the G.C.," said Hermans, who was fourth overall in 2014 and runner-up in 2017. "It's really amazing. I really enjoy it here. It's amazing to ride for these crowds. And to be there on the podium in the yellow jersey is really, really nice."
Stage 6 found a select group of riders battling for the overall victory on the Hors Category climb of Empire Pass, followed by the thrilling descent into Park City. American Joe Dombrowski (EF Education First) attacked multiple times on Empire Pass before blasting downhill solo at speeds reaching 70 kilometres per hour and took his first victory in four years.
"I wanted to win the stage today. I know Empire. I've done this climb a number of times in training and obviously have done this climb quite a few times in the race," said Dombrowski, whose last time on the top step of the podium came in 2015 at the Tour of Utah at Snowbird Resort, when he also won the G.C. title.
"Eventually I decided to ease off on the climb and hopefully some guys would come back. And then, maybe it would present another opportunity to go just at the very top (of the climb), because if you have a gap on the descent, normally you can keep it to the line. And it worked out." Dombrowski finished the 78.2-mile (125.9-kilometre) stage in a time of 3 hours and 11 minutes.
João Almeida (Hagens Berman Axeon) led the four-rider chase group across the finish line, 24 seconds behind Dombrowski for second place. Keegan Swirbul (Floyd's Pro Cycling) was third and Hermans fourth.
The 15th edition of the Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah, known as "America's Toughest Stage Race," included 477 miles (767.66 km) of racing and 37,882 feet (11,546 metres) of elevation gain. Over the course of seven days of hard racing, three different riders wore the Overall Leader's yellow jersey. Hermans climbed into the lead on Stage 2 in Powder Mountain Resort and never lost time.
"I think now it's for sure the toughest race," Hermans noted. "It's even the toughest race of Europe I think. It's hard to climb at this altitude."
The final G.C. time for Hermans was 18 hours and 46 minutes. James Piccoli (Elevate - KHS Pro Cycling), who won the Prologue, was fifth on Stage 6 and finished second in the G.C. With the stage win, Dombrowski moved to third overall. Placing fourth overall was Almeida, who claimed the WCF Insurance Best Young Rider jersey. Swirbul jumped up three spots to finish eighth overall.
The start of Stage 6 presented by Utah Sports Commission featured a group of 23 riders who broke away from the 101-rider peloton at the first of two Utah Sports Commission Sprint lines in Kamas. Kept on a short leash by Israel Cycling Academy, the escapees were reeled back in at the bottom of Empire Pass, the second Utah Office of Tourism King of the Mountain climb before the battle for stage and G.C. podium places.
Hayden McCormick (Team BridgeLane) defended the Utah Office of Tourism King of the Mountain Leader jersey. Racing aggressively throughout the seven days of racing, Piccoli was awarded the Larry H. Miller Dealerships Most Aggressive Rider jersey. Fans selected Tony Baca (303 Project) as the America First Credit Union Fan Favorite in the Overall Fan Favorite category. EF Education First finished as the best overall team.
Jerseys
Overall: Ben Hermans (Bel) Israel Cycling Academy
Sprinter: Travis Mccabe (USA) Floyd's Pro Cycling
KoM: Hayden Mccormick (NZl) Team Bridgelane
Best Young Rider: Joao Almeida (Por) Hagens Berman Axeon
Most Agressive: James Piccoli (Can) Elevate-KHS Pro Cycling
Results from the sixth and Final stage in Utah
| Stage 6: Park City to Park City, 125.9 km | |
| 1 Joseph Lloyd Dombrowski (USA) EF Education First | 3:11:09 |
| 2 Joao Almeida (Por) Hagens Berman Axeon | at 0:24 |
| 3 Keegan Swirbul (USA) Floyd's Pro Cycling | 0:26 |
| 4 Ben Hermans (Bel) Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 5 James Piccoli (Can) Elevate-KHS Pro Cycling | 0:30 |
| 6 Lawson Craddock (USA) EF Education First | 1:24 |
| 7 Matteo Badilatti (Sui) Israel Cycling Academy | 1:39 |
| 8 Kyle Murphy (USA) Rally UHC Cycling | 1:58 |
| 9 Robert Britton (Can) Rally UHC Cycling | 2:06 |
| 10 Lachlan Morton (Aus) EF Education First | 2:11 |
| 11 Niklas Eg (Den) Trek-Segafredo | 2:13 |
| 12 Peter Stetina (USA) Trek-Segafredo | 3:01 |
| 13 Serghei Tvetcov (Rom) Floyd's Pro Cycling | 3:26 |
| 14 Scott Bowden (Aus) Team Bridgelane | 3:27 |
| 15 Nathan Earle (Aus) Israel Cycling Academy | 3:44 |
| 16 Francesco Manuel Bongiorno (Ita) Neri Sottoli Selle Italia KTM | 3:49 |
| 17 Alex Hoehn (USA) Aevolo | 3:52 |
| 18 Filippo Fiorelli (Ita) Nippo-Vini Fantini-Faizane' | 4:22 |
| 19 Juan Pedro Lopez Perez (Esp) Kometa Cycling Team | 4:47 |
| 20 Kevin Vermaerke (USA) Hagens Berman Axeon | 5:08 |
| 21 Alex Howes (USA) EF Education First | s.t. |
| 22 Griffin Easter (USA) 303 Project | 5:15 |
| 23 Gregory Daniel (USA) DC Bank Pro Cycling Team | 5:32 |
| 24 Efren Santos Moreno (Mex) Canel's-Specialized | 5:35 |
| 25 Conor Schunk (USA) Aevolo | 5:53 |
| 26 Edward Anderson (USA) Hagens Berman Axeon | 6:59 |
| 27 Simone Velasco (Ita) Neri Sottoli Selle Italia KTM | 7:44 |
| 28 Sebastian Schonberger (Aut) Neri Sottoli Selle Italia KTM | s.t. |
| 29 Dayer Quintana (Col) Neri Sottoli Selle Italia KTM | 8:00 |
| 30 Lorenzo Fortunato (Ita) Neri Sottoli Selle Italia KTM | s.t. |
| 31 Pablo AndrÈs Alarcon Cares (Chi) Canel's-Specialized | 8:01 |
| 32 Bernat Font Mas (Esp) 303 Project | s.t. |
| 33 Eder Frayre Moctezuma (Mex) DC Bank Pro Cycling Team | 8:03 |
| 34 Tony Baca (Mex) 303 Project | 8:09 |
| 35 Jacopo Mosca (Ita) Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
| 36 Gavin Mannion (USA) Rally UHC Cycling | 8:26 |
| 37 Alexander Cowan (Can) Floyd's Pro Cycling | 8:28 |
| 38 Travis Mccabe (USA) Floyd's Pro Cycling | 8:34 |
| 39 Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Nippo-Vini Fantini-Faizane' | 8:41 |
| 40 Gabriel Francisco Rojas Campos (CRc) Aevolo | 9:07 |
| 41 Benjamin Wolfe (USA) Arapahoe-Hincapie Powered By BMC | 9:25 |
| 42 Cade Bickmore (USA) Aevolo | 9:53 |
| 43 Edwin Alcibiades Avila Vanegas (Col) Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 44 Matthew Zimmer (USA) DC Bank Pro Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 45 Hayden Mccormick (NZl) Team Bridgelane | 10:11 |
| 46 Jordan Cheyne (Can) Elevate-KHS Pro Cycling | 10:48 |
| 47 Ulises Alfredo Castillo Soto (Mex) Elevate-KHS Pro Cycling | 10:49 |
| 48 Andrew Vollmer (USA) Aevolo | 10:50 |
| 49 Dominik Bauer (Ger) Team Dauner-Akkon | 10:52 |
| 50 Eric Brunner (USA) Aevolo | 11:19 |
| 51 James Whelan (Aus) EF Education First | s.t. |
| 52 Tyler Lindorff (Aus) Team Bridgelane | s.t. |
| 53 Flavio Alejandro De Luna Davila (Mex) 303 Project | 11:54 |
| 54 Guy Niv (Isr) Israel Cycling Academy | 11:55 |
| 55 Edoardo Zardini (Ita) Neri Sottoli Selle Italia KTM | 12:45 |
| 56 Sven Thurau (Ger) Team Dauner-Akkon | s.t. |
| 57 Finn Gullickson (USA) Wildlife Generation Pro Cycling p/b Maxxis | 13:03 |
| 58 Nicolas Debeaumarche (Fra) Trek-Segafredo | 13:23 |
| 59 Andzs Flaksis (Lat) Arapahoe-Hincapie Powered By BMC | 13:42 |
| 60 Francisco Lara Carbajal (Mex) Canel's-Specialized | 16:24 |
| 61 Marco Canola (Ita) Nippo-Vini Fantini-Faizane' | s.t. |
| 62 Jean-Denis Thibault (Can) DC Bank Pro Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 63 Giovanni Lonardi (Ita) Nippo-Vini Fantini-Faizane' | s.t. |
| 64 Umberto Marengo (Ita) Neri Sottoli Selle Italia KTM | s.t. |
| 65 Filippo Zaccanti (Ita) Nippo-Vini Fantini-Faizane' | 16:27 |
| 66 Sho Hatsuyama (Jpn) Nippo-Vini Fantini-Faizane' | s.t. |
| 67 Scott McGill (USA) Aevolo | 16:28 |
| 68 Tanner Putt (USA) Arapahoe-Hincapie Powered By BMC | 17:09 |
| 69 Dylan Sunderland (Aus) Team Bridgelane | 17:10 |
| 70 Taylor (T.J.) Eisenhart (USA) Arapahoe-Hincapie Powered By BMC | 17:28 |
| 71 Isaiah Newkirk (USA) 303 Project | 17:36 |
| 72 Samuel Boardman (USA) Wildlife Generation Pro Cycling p/b Maxxis | 17:49 |
| 73 Stephen Bassett (USA) Wildlife Generation Pro Cycling p/b Maxxis | 17:53 |
| 74 Oscar Eduardo Sanchez Guarin (Col) Canel's-Specialized | 18:20 |
| 75 Guillaume Boivin (Can) Israel Cycling Academy | 18:35 |
| 76 Noah Granigan (USA) Floyd's Pro Cycling | 18:43 |
| 77 Antoine Leplingard (Fra) DC Bank Pro Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 78 Emerson Oronte (USA) Rally UHC Cycling | 19:04 |
| 79 Emile Jean (Can) Floyd's Pro Cycling | 19:17 |
| 80 Tyler Magner (USA) Rally UHC Cycling | 19:36 |
| 81 Leonel Palma Dajui (Mex) Canel's-Specialized | 19:38 |
| 82 George Simpson (USA) Elevate-KHS Pro Cycling | 20:05 |
| 83 Camden Vodicka (USA) Wildlife Generation Pro Cycling p/b Maxxis | 20:08 |
| 84 Kent Ross (USA) Wildlife Generation Pro Cycling p/b Maxxis | 20:50 |
| 85 Michael Rice (Aus) Hagens Berman Axeon | 21:19 |
| 86 Eric Young (USA) Elevate-KHS Pro Cycling | 22:31 |
| 87 Jose Alfredo Rodriguez Victoria (Mex) Elevate-KHS Pro Cycling | s.t. |
| 88 Jonathan Clarke (Aus) Floyd's Pro Cycling | s.t. |
| 89 Ayden Toovey (Aus) Team Bridgelane | s.t. |
| 90 Philipp Mamos (Ger) Team Dauner-Akkon | s.t. |
| 91 Cole Davis (USA) Hagens Berman Axeon | 22:51 |
| 92 Thomas Revard (USA) Hagens Berman Axeon | s.t. |
| 93 Maxx Chance (USA) Wildlife Generation Pro Cycling p/b Maxxis | 22:59 |
| 94 Brendan Rhim (USA) Arapahoe-Hincapie Powered By BMC | 23:04 |
| 95 Evan Huffman (USA) Rally UHC Cycling | s.t. |
| 96 Nigel Ellsay (Can) Rally UHC Cycling | s.t. |
| 97 Cullen Easter (USA) 303 Project | s.t. |
| 98 Austin Stephens (USA) 303 Project | s.t. |
| 99 Oliver Flautt (USA) Team Dauner-Akkon | 23:09 |
| 100 Justin Alexander Oien (USA) Arapahoe-Hincapie Powered By BMC | 23:11 |
| 101 Hamish Schreurs (NZl) Israel Cycling Academy | 24:52 |
| Final GC | |
| 1 Ben Hermans (Bel) Israel Cycling Academy | 18:46:09 |
| 2 James Piccoli (Can) Elevate-KHS Pro Cycling | at 0:50 |
| 3 Joseph Lloyd Dombrowski (USA) EF Education First | 1:32 |
| 4 Joao Almeida (Por) Hagens Berman Axeon | 2:26 |
| 5 Niklas Eg (Den) Trek-Segafredo | 2:57 |
| 6 Kyle Murphy (USA) Rally UHC Cycling | 3:20 |
| 7 Lawson Craddock (USA) EF Education First | 4:08 |
| 8 Keegan Swirbul (USA) Floyd's Pro Cycling | 4:40 |
| 9 Peter Stetina (USA) Trek-Segafredo | 5:22 |
| 10 Matteo Badilatti (Sui) Israel Cycling Academy | 5:28 |
| 11 Robert Britton (Can) Rally UHC Cycling | 5:33 |
| 12 Scott Bowden (Aus) Team Bridgelane | 7:51 |
| 13 Francesco Manuel Bongiorno (Ita) Neri Sottoli Selle Italia KTM | 9:14 |
| 14 Griffin Easter (USA) 303 Project | 11:44 |
| 15 Serghei Tvetcov (Rom) Floyd's Pro Cycling | 11:50 |
| 16 Alex Hoehn (USA) Aevolo | 12:27 |
| 17 Juan Pedro Lopez Perez (Esp) Kometa Cycling Team | 14:18 |
| 18 Lachlan Morton (Aus) EF Education First | 14:22 |
| 19 Efren Santos Moreno (Mex) Canel's-Specialized | 15:26 |
| 20 Dayer Quintana (Col) Neri Sottoli Selle Italia KTM | 16:06 |
| 21 Filippo Fiorelli (Ita) Nippo-Vini Fantini-Faizane' | 17:37 |
| 22 Eder Frayre Moctezuma (Mex) DC Bank Pro Cycling Team | 18:08 |
| 23 Kevin Vermaerke (USA) Hagens Berman Axeon | 18:18 |
| 24 Simone Velasco (Ita) Neri Sottoli Selle Italia KTM | 20:12 |
| 25 Sebastian Schonberger (Aut) Neri Sottoli Selle Italia KTM | 20:48 |
| 26 Gregory Daniel (USA) DC Bank Pro Cycling Team | 21:47 |
| 27 Hayden Mccormick (NZl) Team Bridgelane | 22:16 |
| 28 Gavin Mannion (USA) Rally UHC Cycling | 22:44 |
| 29 Lorenzo Fortunato (Ita) Neri Sottoli Selle Italia KTM | 22:44 |
| 30 Bernat Font Mas (Esp) 303 Project | 23:39 |
| 31 Jacopo Mosca (Ita) Trek-Segafredo | 24:25 |
| 32 Edward Anderson (USA) Hagens Berman Axeon | 25:04 |
| 33 Pablo AndrÈs Alarcon Cares (Chi) Canel's-Specialized | 25:04 |
| 34 Andrew Vollmer (USA) Aevolo | 25:26 |
| 35 Dominik Bauer (Ger) Team Dauner-Akkon | 26:11 |
| 36 Nathan Earle (Aus) Israel Cycling Academy | 27:48 |
| 37 Alex Howes (USA) EF Education First | 27:50 |
| 38 Travis Mccabe (USA) Floyd's Pro Cycling | 30:27 |
| 39 Conor Schunk (USA) Aevolo | 31:03 |
| 40 Guillaume Boivin (Can) Israel Cycling Academy | 32:41 |
| 41 Flavio Alejandro De Luna Davila (Mex) 303 Project | 33:05 |
| 42 Guy Niv (Isr) Israel Cycling Academy | 33:21 |
| 43 Gabriel Francisco Rojas Campos (CRc) Aevolo | 33:52 |
| 44 Edwin Alcibiades Avila Vanegas (Col) Israel Cycling Academy | 34:51 |
| 45 Jordan Cheyne (Can) Elevate-KHS Pro Cycling | 37:24 |
| 46 Alexander Cowan (Can) Floyd's Pro Cycling | 38:49 |
| 47 Oscar Eduardo Sanchez Guarin (Col) Canel's-Specialized | 39:11 |
| 48 Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Nippo-Vini Fantini-Faizane' | 40:50 |
| 49 Edoardo Zardini (Ita) Neri Sottoli Selle Italia KTM | 41:03 |
| 50 Marco Canola (Ita) Nippo-Vini Fantini-Faizane' | 41:53 |
| 51 Umberto Marengo (Ita) Neri Sottoli Selle Italia KTM | 42:44 |
| 52 Benjamin Wolfe (USA) Arapahoe-Hincapie Powered By BMC | 43:00 |
| 53 Cade Bickmore (USA) Aevolo | 44:34 |
| 54 Matthew Zimmer (USA) DC Bank Pro Cycling Team | 44:42 |
| 55 Tyler Lindorff (Aus) Team Bridgelane | 45:36 |
| 56 Dylan Sunderland (Aus) Team Bridgelane | 46:14 |
| 57 Filippo Zaccanti (Ita) Nippo-Vini Fantini-Faizane' | 47:16 |
| 58 Ulises Alfredo Castillo Soto (Mex) Elevate-KHS Pro Cycling | 48:51 |
| 59 Tony Baca (Mex) 303 Project | 48:58 |
| 60 Taylor (T.J.) Eisenhart (USA) Arapahoe-Hincapie Powered By BMC | 52:35 |
| 61 James Whelan (Aus) EF Education First | 53:13 |
| 62 Nicolas Debeaumarche (Fra) Trek-Segafredo | 55:43 |
| 63 Michael Rice (Aus) Hagens Berman Axeon | 56:49 |
| 64 Sho Hatsuyama (Jpn) Nippo-Vini Fantini-Faizane' | 57:32 |
| 65 Giovanni Lonardi (Ita) Nippo-Vini Fantini-Faizane' | 59:13 |
| 66 Cullen Easter (USA) 303 Project | 59:53 |
| 67 Andzs Flaksis (Lat) Arapahoe-Hincapie Powered By BMC | 1:00:07 |
| 68 Sven Thurau (Ger) Team Dauner-Akkon | 1:00:29 |
| 69 Jean-Denis Thibault (Can) DC Bank Pro Cycling Team | 1:00:59 |
| 70 Tanner Putt (USA) Arapahoe-Hincapie Powered By BMC | 1:01:36 |
| 71 Eric Brunner (USA) Aevolo | 1:02:49 |
| 72 Samuel Boardman (USA) Wildlife Generation Pro Cycling p/b Maxxis | 1:03:00 |
| 73 Brendan Rhim (USA) Arapahoe-Hincapie Powered By BMC | 1:03:01 |
| 74 Scott McGill (USA) Aevolo | 1:04:15 |
| 75 Evan Huffman (USA) Rally UHC Cycling | 1:04:26 |
| 76 Ayden Toovey (Aus) Team Bridgelane | 1:04:40 |
| 77 Emerson Oronte (USA) Rally UHC Cycling | 1:04:52 |
| 78 Isaiah Newkirk (USA) 303 Project | 1:05:03 |
| 79 Stephen Bassett (USA) Wildlife Generation Pro Cycling p/b Maxxis | 1:06:45 |
| 80 Noah Granigan (USA) Floyd's Pro Cycling | 1:07:15 |
| 81 Cole Davis (USA) Hagens Berman Axeon | 1:07:54 |
| 82 Tyler Magner (USA) Rally UHC Cycling | 1:08:26 |
| 83 Camden Vodicka (USA) Wildlife Generation Pro Cycling p/b Maxxis | 1:08:56 |
| 84 George Simpson (USA) Elevate-KHS Pro Cycling | 1:08:58 |
| 85 Justin Alexander Oien (USA) Arapahoe-Hincapie Powered By BMC | 1:09:32 |
| 86 Antoine Leplingard (Fra) DC Bank Pro Cycling Team | 1:09:56 |
| 87 Finn Gullickson (USA) Wildlife Generation Pro Cycling p/b Maxxis | 1:10:07 |
| 88 Francisco Lara Carbajal (Mex) Canel's-Specialized | 1:10:51 |
| 89 Kent Ross (USA) Wildlife Generation Pro Cycling p/b Maxxis | 1:11:01 |
| 90 Philipp Mamos (Ger) Team Dauner-Akkon | 1:13:23 |
| 91 Thomas Revard (USA) Hagens Berman Axeon | 1:14:10 |
| 92 Emile Jean (Can) Floyd's Pro Cycling | 1:14:26 |
| 93 Jonathan Clarke (Aus) Floyd's Pro Cycling | 1:17:58 |
| 94 Leonel Palma Dajui (Mex) Canel's-Specialized | 1:18:36 |
| 95 Hamish Schreurs (NZl) Israel Cycling Academy | 1:19:20 |
| 96 Oliver Flautt (USA) Team Dauner-Akkon | 1:20:19 |
| 97 Jose Alfredo Rodriguez Victoria (Mex) Elevate-KHS Pro Cycling | 1:22:35 |
| 98 Nigel Ellsay (Can) Rally UHC Cycling | 1:22:41 |
| 99 Austin Stephens (USA) 303 Project | 1:23:21 |
| 100 Eric Young (USA) Elevate-KHS Pro Cycling | 1:24:08 |
| 101 Maxx Chance (USA) Wildlife Generation Pro Cycling p/b Maxxis | 1:25:31 |
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