SALT LAKE CITY, August 9, 2013 – The 2013 Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah’s dealt out a fast and furious circuit race Friday at the state’s capitol with Orica GreenEDGE’s Michael Matthews surging past all challengers for a convincing win in Stage Four presented by University of Utah Health Care.
Matthews (Australia) flew up the final climb, passing BMC Racing Team’s Greg Van Avermaet (Belgium) with about 50 meters to go. Van Avermaet lead out the peloton with an attack with 600 meters to go, but Matthews stuck to his wheel and didn’t let him go.
Garmin-Sharp’s Lachlan Morton finished safely in the bunch to retain his Larry H. Miller Dealership’s overall leader’s jersey with a 26 second lead over Van Avermaet.
“We pretty much had to commit from the start because nobody else was going to help us,” Matthews said of his strategy as a non-GC threat but a favorite to win the stage. “Our goal was to make sure I was in the best position into the climb, which was on Greg’s wheel… because he was obviously the favorite on today’s stage.”
Morton and his Garmin-Sharp team rode a competitive but safe race, trying to avoid crashes and losing time to BMC’s Van Avermaet.
“It was unreal,” Morton said of riding as the race leader. “To have (the team) riding for me on the front is like a dream. They’re so experienced that it makes what’s supposed to be a stressful job for me sort of easy.”
Friday night, a break of five riders dangled off the front for a couple of laps before Champion System’s Pro Cycling’s Craig Lewis (USA) attacked after leaving City Creek Canyon on the final lap. He soloed away only to get caught by the peloton on South Temple street where the sprinters began lining up to the final brutal climb up State Street to the Utah State Capitol.
Though he finished second in the stage and took a six second time bonus, Van Avermaet lost four seconds in the overall standings because of a 10-second penalty for pushing off a team car during the first lap.
“I gave everything on this climb and I looked back and he was still on my wheel,” Van Avermaet said. “I gave everything on the sprint so I was unable to catch him so this was kind of a disappointment…. If he’s in the wheel, it’s hard to beat him. I couldn’t do any better.”
With little change in the overall standings, Morton is still the leader in the Subaru Best Young Rider race while MTN Qhubeka’s Tsgabu Gebremaryam Grmay (Ethiopia) will wear the pale blue jersey for another day.
The XO Communications Sprint jersey is retained by BMC’s Van Avermaet and with no KOM points in Stage Four, the Bissell Pro Cycling’s Michael Torckler is still the Ski Utah King of the Mountain.
Lewis’ brave effort on the last lap was rewarded with the Vivint Most Aggressive Rider jersey.
Saturday brings Stage Five presented by Utah Sports Commission. The Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah’s queen stage is a little different than in year’s past. With 113 miles and 10,611 feet of vertical gain, Stage Five starts at Snowbasin Ski Resort in the Ogden Valley, the peloton travels through Morgan, East Canyon and into Park City before climbing over Guardsman’s Pass and down Big Cottonwood Canyon into the Salt Lake Valley before turning back up Little Cottonwood Canyon and finishing at Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort. Huge, and sometimes insane, crowds are expected in Little Cottonwood Canyon. Stage Five presented by the Utah Sports Commission will begin at 10:50 a.m. MT, and finish at approximately 3:45 p.m. MT.
Results:
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4 Stage | ||||||||||
Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah | ||||||||||
Organiser: Utah Cycling Partnership, Inc. | ||||||||||
Stage: August 9, 2013 | ||||||||||
Arrival classification: Stage 4 – Salt Lake City Circuit Race p/b Univ of Utah Health Care | ||||||||||
Average speed of winner: 46.782 km/h<BR>29.069 mph | ||||||||||
Distance: 54,8km<BR>34,051m/(580,0km — | 634,8km)<BR>(360,39m — | 394,44m) | ||||||||
Time of winner: 1.10’17” | ||||||||||
Commencement: 5:30 PM | ||||||||||
Position | No. | UCI Code | Rider | Team | Country | Time | Gap | Bonuses | Penalty | |
1 | 23 | AUS19900926 | MATTHEWS Michael | Orica GreenEdge | OGE | AUS | 1:10:17 | 0:00:00 | 10 | |
2 | 1 | BEL19850517 | VAN AVERMAET Greg | BMC Racing Team | BMC | BEL | 1:10:17 | 0:00:00 | 6 | 10 |
3 | 127 | BEL19920417 | STUYVEN Jasper * | Bontrager Cycling Team | BLS | BEL | 1:10:17 | 0:00:00 | 4 | |
4 | 52 | ITA19840716 | BAZZANA Alessandro | UnitedHealthCare Pro Cycling | UHC | ITA | 1:10:17 | 0:00:00 | ||
5 | 103 | USA19850612 | ANTHONY Jesse | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | OPM | USA | 1:10:17 | 0:00:00 | ||
6 | 57 | USA19860601 | REIJNEN Kiel | UnitedHealthCare Pro Cycling | UHC | USA | 1:10:17 | 0:00:00 | ||
7 | 63 | CRC19880421 | OBANDO BRENES Gregory | Champion System Pro Cycling | CSS | CRC | 1:10:17 | 0:00:00 | ||
8 | 111 | COL19851206 | ACEVEDO CALLE Janier Alexis | Jamis-Hagens Berman | JSH | COL | 1:10:17 | 0:00:00 | ||
9 | 11 | CAN19801209 | HESJEDAL Ryder | Team Garmin Sharp | GRS | CAN | 1:10:17 | 0:00:00 | ||
10 | 14 | AUS19920102 | MORTON Lachlan David * | Team Garmin Sharp | GRS | AUS | 1:10:17 | 0:00:00 | ||
11 | 51 | USA19831205 | EUSER Lucas | UnitedHealthCare Pro Cycling | UHC | USA | 1:10:17 | 0:00:00 | ||
12 | 43 | GER19911015 | KOCH Michel * | Cannondale Pro Cycling | CAN | GER | 1:10:17 | 0:00:00 | ||
13 | 85 | BRA19851020 | CORREIA DINIZ Alex | Funvic Brasilinvest | FUN | BRA | 1:10:17 | 0:00:00 | ||
14 | 32 | NZL19900407 | BENNETT George | RadioShack Leopard Trek | RLT | NZL | 1:10:17 | 0:00:00 | ||
15 | 31 | USA19711023 | HORNER Christopher | RadioShack Leopard Trek | RLT | USA | 1:10:17 | 0:00:00 | ||
16 | 54 | AUS19781211 | DAY Benjamin | UnitedHealthCare Pro Cycling | UHC | AUS | 1:10:17 | 0:00:00 | ||
17 | 15 | USA19870808 | STETINA Peter | Team Garmin Sharp | GRS | USA | 1:10:17 | 0:00:00 | ||
18 | 131 | ESP19760309 | MANCEBO PEREZ Francisco | 5-Hour Energy p/b Kenda Racing | 5HR | ESP | 1:10:17 | 0:00:00 | 3 | |
19 | 34 | USA19890322 | KING Benjamin | RadioShack Leopard Trek | RLT | USA | 1:10:17 | 0:00:00 | ||
20 | 33 | USA19850509 | BUSCHE Matthew | RadioShack Leopard Trek | RLT | USA | 1:10:17 | 0:00:00 | ||
21 | 12 | USA19780313 | DANIELSON Thomas | Team Garmin Sharp | GRS | USA | 1:10:17 | 0:00:00 | ||
22 | 35 | POR19851018 | MACHADO Tiago | RadioShack Leopard Trek | RLT | POR | 1:10:17 | 0:00:00 | ||
23 | 55 | IRL19830907 | DEIGNAN Philip | UnitedHealthCare Pro Cycling | UHC | IRL | 1:10:17 | 0:00:00 | ||
24 | 126 | USA19920421 | PUTT Tanner * | Bontrager Cycling Team | BLS | USA | 1:10:17 | 0:00:00 | ||
25 | 3 | BEL19890626 | EIJSSEN Yannick | BMC Racing Team | BMC | BEL | 1:10:28 | 0:00:11 | ||
26 | 4 | SUI19860929 | SCHAER Michael | BMC Racing Team | BMC | SUI | 1:10:28 | … | ||
27 | 147 | MDA19881229 | TVETCOV Serghei | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | JBC | MDA | 1:10:28 | … | ||
28 | 124 | USA19910824 | MANNION Gavin * | Bontrager Cycling Team | BLS | USA | 1:10:28 | … | ||
29 | 77 | ETH19910825 | GRMAY Tsgabu Gebremaryam * | MTN-Qhubeka | MTN | ETH | 1:10:28 | … | ||
30 | 154 | USA19890905 | ROSSKOPF Joseph | Hincapie Sportswear Development | HSD | USA | 1:10:28 | … | ||
31 | 96 | USA19890227 | JONES Carter | Bissell Pro Cycling | BPC | USA | 1:10:28 | … | ||
32 | 116 | CUB19790407 | ROMERO AMARAN Luis | Jamis-Hagens Berman | JSH | CUB | 1:10:28 | … | ||
33 | 134 | USA19870331 | SHELDEN Taylor | 5-Hour Energy p/b Kenda Racing | 5HR | USA | 1:10:28 | … | ||
34 | 64 | USA19880216 | BUTLER Chris | Champion System Pro Cycling | CSS | USA | 1:10:28 | … | ||
35 | 46 | SVK19881223 | SAGAN Juraj | Cannondale Pro Cycling | CAN | SVK | 1:10:28 | … | ||
36 | 105 | USA19880826 | HAGA Chad | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | OPM | USA | 1:10:28 | … | ||
37 | 42 | ITA19890103 | AGOSTINI Stefano | Cannondale Pro Cycling | CAN | ITA | 1:10:28 | … | ||
38 | 41 | USA19830131 | KING Edward | Cannondale Pro Cycling | CAN | USA | 1:10:28 | … | ||
39 | 157 | USA19920620 | CARPENTER Robin * | Hincapie Sportswear Development | HSD | USA | 1:10:28 | … | ||
40 | 113 | USA19790508 | COOKE Matt | Jamis-Hagens Berman | JSH | USA | 1:10:28 | … | ||
41 | 114 | USA19810304 | WREN Tyler | Jamis-Hagens Berman | JSH | USA | 1:10:38 | 0:00:21 | ||
42 | 5 | USA19900628 | WARBASSE Lawrence | BMC Racing Team | BMC | USA | 1:10:38 | … | ||
43 | 73 | RSA19870906 | JANSE VAN RENSBURG Jacques | MTN-Qhubeka | MTN | RSA | 1:10:41 | 0:00:24 | ||
44 | 123 | LAT19910318 | FLAKSIS Andzs * | Bontrager Cycling Team | BLS | LAT | 1:10:44 | 0:00:27 | ||
45 | 6 | SUI19871112 | TARAMARCAZ Julien | BMC Racing Team | BMC | SUI | 1:10:46 | 0:00:29 | ||
46 | 58 | USA19771208 | LOUDER Jeffry | UnitedHealthCare Pro Cycling | UHC | USA | 1:10:46 | … | ||
47 | 7 | CZE19901230 | NOVAK Jakub | BMC Racing Team | BMC | CZE | 1:10:48 | 0:00:31 | ||
48 | 117 | USA19861111 | DRISCOLL James | Jamis-Hagens Berman | JSH | USA | 1:10:48 | … | ||
49 | 75 | ERI19870312 | RUSSOM Meron | MTN-Qhubeka | MTN | ERI | 1:10:53 | 0:00:36 | ||
50 | 71 | ITA19900508 | SBARAGLI Kristian | MTN-Qhubeka | MTN | ITA | 1:10:55 | 0:00:38 | ||
51 | 152 | USA19890930 | BAKER Andy | Hincapie Sportswear Development | HSD | USA | 1:10:57 | 0:00:40 | ||
52 | 44 | AUT19880929 | KRIZEK Matthias | Cannondale Pro Cycling | CAN | AUT | 1:10:57 | … | ||
53 | 45 | JPN19831023 | MASUDA Nariyuki | Cannondale Pro Cycling | CAN | JPN | 1:10:57 | … | ||
54 | 125 | USA19910618 | O’LEARY Connor * | Bontrager Cycling Team | BLS | USA | 1:10:57 | … | ||
55 | 132 | USA19870605 | SWEETING Robert | 5-Hour Energy p/b Kenda Racing | 5HR | USA | 1:11:03 | 0:00:46 | ||
56 | 67 | CAN19830110 | ROTH Ryan | Champion System Pro Cycling | CSS | CAN | 1:11:12 | 0:00:55 | ||
57 | 136 | USA19861205 | JENKINS Max | 5-Hour Energy p/b Kenda Racing | 5HR | USA | 1:11:12 | … | ||
58 | 146 | MEX19920421 | LEMUS DAVILA Luis Enrique * | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | JBC | MEX | 1:11:15 | 0:00:58 | ||
59 | 24 | AUS19781012 | COOKE Baden | Orica GreenEdge | OGE | AUS | 1:11:21 | 0:01:04 | ||
60 | 26 | NZL19870722 | BEWLEY Sam | Orica GreenEdge | OGE | NZL | 1:11:21 | … | ||
61 | 158 | USA19910503 | MAGNER Tyler * | Hincapie Sportswear Development | HSD | USA | 1:11:23 | 0:01:06 | ||
62 | 82 | BRA19801012 | CARDOSO SANTOS Flavio | Funvic Brasilinvest | FUN | BRA | 1:11:29 | 0:01:12 | ||
63 | 36 | POR19890306 | SANTOS SIMOES OLIVEIRA Nelson | RadioShack Leopard Trek | RLT | POR | 1:11:29 | … | ||
64 | 144 | USA19831216 | HAGMAN Alexander | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | JBC | USA | 1:11:29 | … | ||
65 | 137 | USA19850821 | STEMPER James | 5-Hour Energy p/b Kenda Racing | 5HR | USA | 1:11:29 | … | ||
66 | 155 | AUS19890113 | LEWIS Joseph | Hincapie Sportswear Development | HSD | AUS | 1:11:29 | … | ||
67 | 62 | CHN19840128 | XU Gang | Champion System Pro Cycling | CSS | CHN | 1:11:32 | 0:01:15 | ||
68 | 135 | USA19880619 | WILLIAMS David | 5-Hour Energy p/b Kenda Racing | 5HR | USA | 1:11:32 | … | ||
69 | 151 | USA19900303 | SCMALTZ Joseph | Hincapie Sportswear Development | HSD | USA | 1:11:32 | … | ||
70 | 138 | COL19840120 | DIAZ Andres | 5-Hour Energy p/b Kenda Racing | 5HR | COL | 1:11:32 | … | ||
71 | 61 | USA19860815 | BEYER Chad | Champion System Pro Cycling | CSS | USA | 1:11:39 | 0:01:22 | ||
72 | 66 | JPN19870901 | NISHIZONO Ryota | Champion System Pro Cycling | CSS | JPN | 1:11:39 | … | ||
73 | 107 | USA19880811 | DURRIN Jeremy | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | OPM | USA | 1:11:39 | … | ||
74 | 72 | RSA19840319 | WESEMANN Martin | MTN-Qhubeka | MTN | RSA | 1:11:42 | 0:01:25 | 20 | |
75 | 91 | USA19860128 | GAIMON Phil | Bissell Pro Cycling | BPC | USA | 1:11:44 | 0:01:27 | ||
76 | 121 | USA19910707 | BROWN Nathan * | Bontrager Cycling Team | BLS | USA | 1:11:44 | … | ||
77 | 128 | USA19910329 | WILSON Nathan * | Bontrager Cycling Team | BLS | USA | 1:11:44 | … | ||
78 | 145 | USA19900129 | ORONTE Emerson | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | JBC | USA | 1:11:44 | … | ||
79 | 87 | BRA19840311 | FIORILLI Tiago | Funvic Brasilinvest | FUN | BRA | 1:11:49 | 0:01:32 | ||
80 | 104 | CAN19850822 | COOPER Marsh | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | OPM | CAN | 1:11:49 | … | ||
81 | 16 | USA19760522 | VANDEVELDE Christian | Team Garmin Sharp | GRS | USA | 1:11:50 | 0:01:33 | ||
82 | 112 | ARG19810126 | HAEDO Juan José | Jamis-Hagens Berman | JSH | ARG | 1:11:50 | … | ||
83 | 95 | USA19820124 | MCCARTY Jonathan Patrick | Bissell Pro Cycling | BPC | USA | 1:11:56 | 0:01:39 | ||
84 | 56 | USA19790806 | JONES Christopher | UnitedHealthCare Pro Cycling | UHC | USA | 1:11:56 | … | ||
85 | 101 | USA19750226 | CANDELARIO Alexander | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | OPM | USA | 1:11:56 | … | ||
86 | 13 | AUS19900528 | DENNIS Rohan | Team Garmin Sharp | GRS | AUS | 1:12:02 | 0:01:45 | ||
87 | 122 | USA19920220 | CRADDOCK G. Lawson * | Bontrager Cycling Team | BLS | USA | 1:12:10 | 0:01:53 | ||
88 | 108 | USA19820919 | FRIEDMAN Michael | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | OPM | USA | 1:12:10 | … | ||
89 | 143 | USA19861209 | BURNETT Ian | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | JBC | USA | 1:12:10 | … | ||
90 | 37 | NZL19810110 | ROULSTON Hayden | RadioShack Leopard Trek | RLT | NZL | 1:12:12 | 0:01:55 | ||
91 | 92 | USA19730903 | MCCARTNEY Jason | Bissell Pro Cycling | BPC | USA | 1:12:12 | … | ||
92 | 93 | NZL19801006 | VENNELL Jeremy | Bissell Pro Cycling | BPC | NZL | 1:12:12 | … | ||
93 | 115 | USA19890109 | MILLER Carson | Jamis-Hagens Berman | JSH | USA | 1:12:12 | … | ||
94 | 142 | USA19850103 | SCHMITT Morgan | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | JBC | USA | 1:12:12 | … | ||
95 | 94 | USA19751015 | BALDWIN Christopher | Bissell Pro Cycling | BPC | USA | 1:12:12 | … | 1 | |
96 | 53 | AUS19841218 | CLARKE Jonathan | UnitedHealthCare Pro Cycling | UHC | AUS | 1:12:12 | … | ||
97 | 38 | GER19710917 | VOIGT Jens | RadioShack Leopard Trek | RLT | GER | 1:12:12 | … | ||
98 | 17 | USA19790112 | ZABRISKIE David | Team Garmin Sharp | GRS | USA | 1:12:12 | … | ||
99 | 81 | BRA19860117 | NAZARET Magno Prado | Funvic Brasilinvest | FUN | BRA | 1:12:12 | … | ||
100 | 97 | NZL19870412 | TORCKLER Michael | Bissell Pro Cycling | BPC | NZL | 1:12:12 | … | ||
101 | 2 | GBR19810319 | CUMMINGS Stephen | BMC Racing Team | BMC | GBR | 1:12:12 | … | ||
102 | 65 | USA19850110 | LEWIS Craig | Champion System Pro Cycling | CSS | USA | 1:12:12 | … | 2 | |
103 | 141 | USA19730903 | RODRIGUEZ Fred | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | JBC | USA | 1:12:12 | … | ||
104 | 156 | USA19890220 | CLARK Oscar | Hincapie Sportswear Development | HSD | USA | 1:12:12 | … | ||
105 | 22 | AUS19861020 | SULZBERGER Wesley | Orica GreenEdge | OGE | AUS | 1:12:22 | 0:02:05 | ||
106 | 27 | AUS19920813 | HOWSON Damian * | Orica GreenEdge | OGE | AUS | 1:12:26 | 0:02:09 | ||
107 | 98 | AUS19830121 | NANKERVIS Tommy | Bissell Pro Cycling | BPC | AUS | 1:12:26 | … | ||
108 | 88 | URU19880208 | CABRERA GONZALEZ Ramiro | Funvic Brasilinvest | FUN | URU | 1:12:39 | 0:02:22 | ||
109 | 102 | USA19890226 | YOUNG Eric | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | OPM | USA | 1:12:43 | 0:02:26 | ||
Riders after time limit | ||||||||||
110 | 118 | CUB19900518 | COMPANIONI Ruben | Jamis-Hagens Berman | JSH | CUB | 1:20:46 | 0:10:29 | ||
Number of not started: 0 | ||||||||||
Number of starters: 110 | ||||||||||
Number remaining: 109 | ||||||||||
Riders after time limit: 118 | ||||||||||
Riders dropping out: — | ||||||||||