By Jared Eborn
2014-ToU-STAGE-TWO-92
August 5, 2014 – TORREY, Utah – BMC Racing Team’s Michael Schär of Switzerland survived in the original breakaway of Stage 2 presented by iON Camera to win the second stage of the Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah. Covering the 130.7-mile course from Panguitch to Torrey in five hours and three minutes, Schär held off both leg cramps and a furious chase group of 34 riders to win the stage.
Jure Kocjan (Slovania) of Team Smartstop presented by CyLance finished second, just two seconds behind Schär. With a time bonus, this vaulted the Slovenian into the Larry H. Miller Dealerships Overall Leader’s yellow jersey. Jelly Belly presented by Maxxis rider Serghei Tvetcov (Russia) finished third on the stage.
“It was a really tough day for me today. I had a good climb and I had good legs, and normally I do better the higher we go,” said Schär, who finished 7th on General Classification at the 2013 Tour of Utah, called today’s Stage 2 presented by iON Camera the hardest of his career. “All of a sudden I had (leg) cramps…I had the worst cramps in my life and in the end I could hardly pedal. Moments like that it’s more what’s in the mind than in the body.”
For a second day in a row, Kocjan finished on the second step of the podium, but secured the G.C. lead and pulled on the Utah Sports Commission Sprint jersey.
“When it came to the sprint, I knew I was one of the fastest guys, so I liked my chance,” Kocjan said. “It’s not going to be easy. We’ll try tomorrow to defend the yellow jersey.”
The 121-rider peloton faced blue skies and crosswinds as it rolled out of rural Panguitch and passed the national landmarks of Bryce Canyon National Park, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument and Capitol Reef National Park. The unrelenting course challenged riders with 10,162 feet of elevation gain punctuated by a rugged Cat 3 climb to the Hogsback Summit outside Escalante. Utah’s trademark red rock canyons gave way to thick growth of aspen, pine and pinion juniper trees as the field ventured into the Dixie National Forest before the finish in Torrey.
Park City’s Tanner Putt had another strong sprint, finishing seventh and with the main bunch, and jumped into the Best Young Rider jersey and stands just 12 seconds back overall and stands in fifth place.
“It was really big. I knew it was a good stage for me and I could possibly take the stage,” Putt said. “My family was all here and even some friends came down to watch me. To do it in front of all of them was really cool.”
Putt said he plans on doing everything he can to hold onto the jersey for another day before the race turns uphill for the final four brutal stages.
“We have some really good climbers on the team,” Putt said. “If I can’t hold onto it, hopefully we can keep it in the team.”
Utah’s Robbie Squire (Jamis-Hagens Berman) stands 30th overall just 17 seconds back after a strong ride in Stage 2 kept him with the peloton and helped chase down the break.
Veteran pro Jeff Louder, UHC, didn’t fare quite as well as he finished 13:21 off the pace of the winner.
Chris Putt, younger brother team teammate of Tanner, was also off the back having served as a valuable domestique early in the race.
Stage 3 presented by the Utah Sports Commission will begin at 10:55 a.m. (MT) on Wednesday, August 6. The Tour of Utah returns to its roots in Utah County where the first edition started 10 years ago. After a start at the headquarters of IM Flash Technologies in Lehi, the course turns south to follow the shores of Utah Lake. This 118.3-mile stage winds into the East Tintic Mountains for the day’s only Ski Utah King of the Mountain climb in Eureka, a mining “ghost town.” The pro peloton will finish with three circuits on the world-famous race track at Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele, which last hosted the Tour of Utah in 2012 for a team time trial. The race is expected to finish between 3:30-4 p.m.
It will be a full day at Miller Motorsports Park, with two other cycling events at the complex, the inaugural Tour of Utah Women’s Edition taking place from 1-2:30 p.m. and the Chase Pinkham Memorial Criterium taking place from 5-8:30 p.m.
2014 Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah Stage 2 Results
| 2 Stage | ||
| America’s Toughest Stage Race | ||
| Organiser: Utah Cycling Partnership Inc. | ||
| Stage: August 5, 2014 | ||
| Arrival classification: Stage 2 – Panguitch to Torrey pb ion | ||
| Average speed of winner: 41.644 km/h<BR>25.876 mph | ||
| Distance: 210,3km<BR>130,67m/(182,6km — | 244,13m) | |
| Time of winner: 5.03’00” | ||
| Commencement: 10:15 AM | ||
| Position | Rider | Team | Team | Time | Gap | Bonuses | Penalty | |
| 1 | 25 | SCHÄR Michael | BMC RACING TEAM | BMC | 5:03:00 | 0:00:00 | 13 | |
| 2 | 143 | KOCJAN Jure | TEAM SMARTSTOP | SSC | 5:03:02 | 0:00:02 | 6 | |
| 3 | 101 | TVETCOV Serghei | JELLY BELLY P/B MAXXIS | JBC | 5:03:02 | … | 4 | |
| 4 | 66 | REIJNEN Kiel | UNITEDHEALTHCARE PRO CYCLING TEAM | UHC | 5:03:02 | … | ||
| 5 | 134 | SKUJINS Toms | HINCAPIE SPORTSWEAR DEVELOPMENT TEAM | HSD | 5:03:02 | … | ||
| 6 | 21 | EVANS Cadel | BMC RACING TEAM | BMC | 5:03:02 | … | ||
| 7 | 151 | PUTT Tanner * | BISSELL DEVELOPMENT TEAM | BDT | 5:03:02 | … | ||
| 8 | 18 | WACKERMANN Luca * | LAMPRE-MERIDA | LAM | 5:03:02 | … | ||
| 9 | 51 | KELDERMAN Wilco | BELKIN-PRO CYCLING TEAM | BEL | 5:03:02 | … | ||
| 10 | 22 | BOOKWALTER Brent | BMC RACING TEAM | BMC | 5:03:02 | … | ||
| 11 | 24 | HERMANS Ben | BMC RACING TEAM | BMC | 5:03:02 | … | ||
| 12 | 133 | CARPENTER Robin * | HINCAPIE SPORTSWEAR DEVELOPMENT TEAM | HSD | 5:03:02 | … | ||
| 13 | 13 | CONTI Valerio * | LAMPRE-MERIDA | LAM | 5:03:02 | … | ||
| 14 | 91 | JONES Carter | OPTUM P/B KELLY BENEFIT STRATEGIES | OPM | 5:03:02 | … | ||
| 15 | 28 | TEUNS Dylan * | BMC RACING TEAM | BMC | 5:03:02 | … | ||
| 16 | 42 | BENNETT George | CANNONDALE | CAN | 5:03:02 | … | ||
| 17 | 11 | HORNER Christopher | LAMPRE-MERIDA | LAM | 5:03:02 | … | ||
| 18 | 46 | SALERNO Cristiano | CANNONDALE | CAN | 5:03:02 | … | ||
| 19 | 124 | DINIZ CORREIA Alex | FUNVIC BRASILINVEST-SAO JOSE DOS CAMPOS | FUN | 5:03:02 | … | ||
| 20 | 116 | SQUIRE Robbie | JAMIS-HAGENS BERMAN P/B SUTTER HOME | JSH | 5:03:02 | … | ||
| 21 | 36 | CHEVRIER Clement * | TREK FACTORY RACING | TFR | 5:03:02 | … | ||
| 22 | 158 | ZEPUNTKE Ruben * | BISSELL DEVELOPMENT TEAM | BDT | 5:03:02 | … | ||
| 23 | 74 | NORRIS Lachlan | DRAPAC PROFESSIONAL CYCLING | DPC | 5:03:02 | … | ||
| 24 | 23 | EIJSSEN Yannick | BMC RACING TEAM | BMC | 5:03:02 | … | ||
| 25 | 12 | ANACONA GOMEZ Winner | LAMPRE-MERIDA | LAM | 5:03:02 | … | ||
| 26 | 61 | EUSER Lucas | UNITEDHEALTHCARE PRO CYCLING TEAM | UHC | 5:03:02 | … | ||
| 27 | 47 | WURF Cameron | CANNONDALE | CAN | 5:03:02 | … | ||
| 28 | 135 | SMITH Dion * | HINCAPIE SPORTSWEAR DEVELOPMENT TEAM | HSD | 5:03:02 | … | ||
| 29 | 111 | JARAMILLO DIEZ Daniel Alexander | JAMIS-HAGENS BERMAN P/B SUTTER HOME | JSH | 5:03:02 | … | ||
| 30 | 71 | CRAWFORD Jai | DRAPAC PROFESSIONAL CYCLING | DPC | 5:03:02 | … | ||
| 31 | 154 | GEOGHEGAN HART Tao * | BISSELL DEVELOPMENT TEAM | BDT | 5:03:02 | … | ||
| 32 | 35 | ZOIDL Riccardo | TREK FACTORY RACING | TFR | 5:03:02 | … | ||
| 33 | 155 | ORAM James * | BISSELL DEVELOPMENT TEAM | BDT | 5:03:02 | … | ||
| 34 | 1 | DANIELSON Thomas | TEAM GARMIN-SHARP | GRS | 5:03:02 | … | ||
| 35 | 41 | BASSO Ivan | CANNONDALE | CAN | 5:03:02 | … | ||
| 36 | 5 | HOWES Alex | TEAM GARMIN-SHARP | GRS | 5:03:02 | … | ||
| 37 | 31 | BUSCHE Matthew | TREK FACTORY RACING | TFR | 5:03:02 | … | ||
| 38 | 137 | BUTLER Christopher | HINCAPIE SPORTSWEAR DEVELOPMENT TEAM | HSD | 5:03:02 | … | ||
| 39 | 117 | COOKE Matt | JAMIS-HAGENS BERMAN P/B SUTTER HOME | JSH | 5:03:02 | … | ||
| 40 | 14 | DODI Luca | LAMPRE-MERIDA | LAM | 5:03:02 | … | ||
| 41 | 62 | BOLIVAR HERNANDEZ Isaac | UNITEDHEALTHCARE PRO CYCLING TEAM | UHC | 5:03:02 | … | ||
| 42 | 15 | KOSHEVOY Ilia | LAMPRE-MERIDA | LAM | 5:03:02 | … | ||
| 43 | 132 | ROSSKOPF Joseph | HINCAPIE SPORTSWEAR DEVELOPMENT TEAM | HSD | 5:03:02 | … | ||
| 44 | 146 | BERRY Joshua | TEAM SMARTSTOP | SSC | 5:03:02 | … | ||
| 45 | 148 | BRITTON Rob | TEAM SMARTSTOP | SSC | 5:03:21 | 0:00:21 | ||
| 46 | 63 | CLARKE Jonathan | UNITEDHEALTHCARE PRO CYCLING TEAM | UHC | 5:03:56 | 0:00:56 | ||
| 47 | 84 | PLANET Charles * | TEAM NOVO NORDISK | TNN | 5:03:56 | … | 20 | |
| 48 | 108 | DAVILA Luis Enrique * | JELLY BELLY P/B MAXXIS | JBC | 5:03:56 | … | ||
| 49 | 106 | RATHE Jacob | JELLY BELLY P/B MAXXIS | JBC | 5:14:28 | 0:11:28 | ||
| 50 | 26 | WYSS Danilo | BMC RACING TEAM | BMC | 5:14:28 | … | ||
| 51 | 113 | JACQUES-MAYNES Ben | JAMIS-HAGENS BERMAN P/B SUTTER HOME | JSH | 5:14:28 | … | ||
| 52 | 131 | CLARK Oscar | HINCAPIE SPORTSWEAR DEVELOPMENT TEAM | HSD | 5:14:28 | … | ||
| 53 | 4 | GAIMON Phillip | TEAM GARMIN-SHARP | GRS | 5:14:28 | … | ||
| 54 | 34 | WATSON Calvin * | TREK FACTORY RACING | TFR | 5:14:28 | … | ||
| 55 | 27 | ZABEL Rick * | BMC RACING TEAM | BMC | 5:14:28 | … | ||
| 56 | 32 | ROULSTON Hayden | TREK FACTORY RACING | TFR | 5:14:28 | … | ||
| 57 | 138 | SCHMALZ Joseph | HINCAPIE SPORTSWEAR DEVELOPMENT TEAM | HSD | 5:14:28 | … | ||
| 58 | 43 | MARANGONI Alan | CANNONDALE | CAN | 5:14:28 | … | ||
| 59 | 78 | CANTY Brendan * | DRAPAC PROFESSIONAL CYCLING | DPC | 5:14:28 | … | ||
| 60 | 147 | KYER Julian | TEAM SMARTSTOP | SSC | 5:14:28 | … | ||
| 61 | 81 | MEGIAS LEAL Javier | TEAM NOVO NORDISK | TNN | 5:14:28 | … | ||
| 62 | 144 | DE LUNA Flavio | TEAM SMARTSTOP | SSC | 5:14:28 | … | ||
| 63 | 2 | ACEVEDO CALLE Janier Alexis | TEAM GARMIN-SHARP | GRS | 5:14:28 | … | ||
| 64 | 44 | MOHORIC Matej * | CANNONDALE | CAN | 5:14:28 | … | ||
| 65 | 112 | OBANDO BRENES Gregory | JAMIS-HAGENS BERMAN P/B SUTTER HOME | JSH | 5:14:28 | … | ||
| 66 | 156 | PUTT Chris * | BISSELL DEVELOPMENT TEAM | BDT | 5:14:28 | … | ||
| 67 | 37 | EASTMAN Ryan * | TREK FACTORY RACING | TFR | 5:14:28 | … | ||
| 68 | 145 | MCCABE Travis | TEAM SMARTSTOP | SSC | 5:16:21 | 0:13:21 | ||
| 69 | 94 | ANTHONY Jesse | OPTUM P/B KELLY BENEFIT STRATEGIES | OPM | 5:16:21 | … | ||
| 70 | 65 | LOUDER Jeffry | UNITEDHEALTHCARE PRO CYCLING TEAM | UHC | 5:16:21 | … | ||
| 71 | 125 | NAZARET Magno Prado | FUNVIC BRASILINVEST-SAO JOSE DOS CAMPOS | FUN | 5:16:21 | … | ||
| 72 | 92 | CANDELARIO Alexander | OPTUM P/B KELLY BENEFIT STRATEGIES | OPM | 5:16:21 | … | ||
| 73 | 153 | EATON Daniel * | BISSELL DEVELOPMENT TEAM | BDT | 5:16:21 | … | ||
| 74 | 57 | VAN WINDEN Dennis | BELKIN-PRO CYCLING TEAM | BEL | 5:16:21 | … | ||
| 75 | 95 | SOLADAY Thomas | OPTUM P/B KELLY BENEFIT STRATEGIES | OPM | 5:16:21 | … | ||
| 76 | 53 | HOFLAND Moreno | BELKIN-PRO CYCLING TEAM | BEL | 5:16:21 | … | ||
| 77 | 105 | CARLSEN Kirk | JELLY BELLY P/B MAXXIS | JBC | 5:16:21 | … | ||
| 78 | 52 | BOL Jetse | BELKIN-PRO CYCLING TEAM | BEL | 5:16:21 | … | ||
| 79 | 75 | PHELAN Adam | DRAPAC PROFESSIONAL CYCLING | DPC | 5:16:21 | … | ||
| 80 | 68 | SUMMERHILL Daniel | UNITEDHEALTHCARE PRO CYCLING TEAM | UHC | 5:16:21 | … | ||
| 81 | 16 | PALINI Andrea | LAMPRE-MERIDA | LAM | 5:16:21 | … | ||
| 82 | 45 | SAGAN Juraj | CANNONDALE | CAN | 5:16:21 | … | ||
| 83 | 54 | KEIZER Martijn | BELKIN-PRO CYCLING TEAM | BEL | 5:16:21 | … | ||
| 84 | 114 | ROMERO AMARAN Luis | JAMIS-HAGENS BERMAN P/B SUTTER HOME | JSH | 5:16:21 | … | ||
| 85 | 136 | LEWIS Joseph | HINCAPIE SPORTSWEAR DEVELOPMENT TEAM | HSD | 5:16:21 | … | ||
| 86 | 7 | MANNION Gavin | TEAM GARMIN-SHARP | GRS | 5:16:21 | … | ||
| 87 | 58 | TUSVELD Martijn * | BELKIN-PRO CYCLING TEAM | BEL | 5:16:21 | … | ||
| 88 | 55 | TJALLINGII Maarten | BELKIN-PRO CYCLING TEAM | BEL | 5:16:21 | … | ||
| 89 | 118 | LEECE Stephen | JAMIS-HAGENS BERMAN P/B SUTTER HOME | JSH | 5:16:21 | … | ||
| 90 | 142 | KLINE Shane | TEAM SMARTSTOP | SSC | 5:16:21 | … | ||
| 91 | 33 | VOIGT Jens | TREK FACTORY RACING | TFR | 5:16:21 | … | 5 | 20 |
| 92 | 56 | WAGNER Robert | BELKIN-PRO CYCLING TEAM | BEL | 5:16:21 | … | ||
| 93 | 6 | KING Benjamin | TEAM GARMIN-SHARP | GRS | 5:16:21 | … | ||
| 94 | 67 | DAY Benjamin | UNITEDHEALTHCARE PRO CYCLING TEAM | UHC | 5:16:21 | … | ||
| 95 | 82 | LOZANO RIBA David | TEAM NOVO NORDISK | TNN | 5:16:21 | … | ||
| 96 | 141 | TORCKLER Michael | TEAM SMARTSTOP | SSC | 5:16:21 | … | ||
| 97 | 73 | LAPTHORNE Darren | DRAPAC PROFESSIONAL CYCLING | DPC | 5:16:21 | … | 2 | |
| 98 | 157 | SWIRBUL Keegan * | BISSELL DEVELOPMENT TEAM | BDT | 5:16:21 | … | ||
| 99 | 3 | DEKKER Thomas | TEAM GARMIN-SHARP | GRS | 5:16:21 | … | ||
| 100 | 93 | FRIEDMAN Michael | OPTUM P/B KELLY BENEFIT STRATEGIES | OPM | 5:16:21 | … | ||
| 101 | 38 | KIRSCH Alex * | TREK FACTORY RACING | TFR | 5:16:21 | … | ||
| 102 | 152 | DANIEL Gregory * | BISSELL DEVELOPMENT TEAM | BDT | 5:16:21 | … | ||
| 103 | 64 | HANSON Ken | UNITEDHEALTHCARE PRO CYCLING TEAM | UHC | 5:16:21 | … | ||
| 104 | 77 | SULZBERGER Wesley | DRAPAC PROFESSIONAL CYCLING | DPC | 5:16:21 | … | ||
| 105 | 121 | ALMEIDA Andre * | FUNVIC BRASILINVEST-SAO JOSE DOS CAMPOS | FUN | 5:16:21 | … | ||
| 106 | 83 | HENTTALA Joonas | TEAM NOVO NORDISK | TNN | 5:16:21 | … | ||
| 107 | 123 | NICACIO Pedro Autran Dourado Dutra | FUNVIC BRASILINVEST-SAO JOSE DOS CAMPOS | FUN | 5:16:21 | … | ||
| 108 | 98 | HUFF Charles Bradley | OPTUM P/B KELLY BENEFIT STRATEGIES | OPM | 5:16:21 | … | ||
| 109 | 72 | HUCKER Robbie | DRAPAC PROFESSIONAL CYCLING | DPC | 5:16:21 | … | ||
| 110 | 126 | PRESTES GARNERO Antonio Fernando | FUNVIC BRASILINVEST-SAO JOSE DOS CAMPOS | FUN | 5:16:21 | … | ||
| 111 | 102 | RODRIGUEZ Fred | JELLY BELLY P/B MAXXIS | JBC | 5:16:21 | … | ||
| 112 | 115 | WREN Tyler | JAMIS-HAGENS BERMAN P/B SUTTER HOME | JSH | 5:16:21 | … | ||
| 113 | 96 | YOUNG Eric | OPTUM P/B KELLY BENEFIT STRATEGIES | OPM | 5:16:21 | … | ||
| 114 | 17 | VACCHER Andrea | LAMPRE-MERIDA | LAM | 5:16:21 | … | ||
| 115 | 104 | FRETER Johnathan * | JELLY BELLY P/B MAXXIS | JBC | 5:16:21 | … |
| Riders dropping out | ||||
| 85 | PERRY Aaron | TEAM NOVO NORDISK | TNN | |
| 86 | DILLEY Benjamin | TEAM NOVO NORDISK | TNN | |
| 97 | SELANDER Bjorn | OPTUM P/B KELLY BENEFIT STRATEGIES | OPM | |
| 103 | BURNETT Ian | JELLY BELLY P/B MAXXIS | JBC | |
| 122 | MANARELLI Carlos Alexandre | FUNVIC BRASILINVEST-SAO JOSE DOS CAMPOS | FUN | |
| 127 | RINCON DIAZ Ramiro | FUNVIC BRASILINVEST-SAO JOSE DOS CAMPOS | FUN | |
| The following competitors were signed out from the race: | ||||
| UCI Code | Team | Team | Reason | |
| 76 | AUS19831205 | DRAPAC PROFESSIONAL CYCLING | DPC | Not signed in |
| Number of not started: 1 | ||||
| Number of starters: 121 | ||||
| Number remaining: 115 | ||||
| Riders after time limit: — | ||||
| Riders dropping out: 85, 86, 97, 103, 122, 127 (=6) | ||||
| Last calculated: 5-08, 16.07 (Mountain Daylight Time) | ||||
| Classification software: StageRace 2005 software — www.stagerace.com | ||||
