Tour of Utah
|
Official logo | |
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | August |
| Region |
Idaho Utah Wyoming |
| Local name(s) | The Tour |
| Nickname(s) | America's Toughest Stage Race |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | UCI America Tour (2.HC) |
| Type | Multiday |
| Organiser | Larry H. Miller Group of Companies |
| History | |
| First edition | 2004 |
| Editions | 11 (as of 2015) |
| First winner |
 John Osguthorpe (USA) |
| Most wins |
Levi Leipheimer (USA) Tom Danielson (USA) (2 wins) |
| Most recent |
 Lachlan Morton (AUS) |
The Tour of Utah, officially the Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah, is an annual multiday road cycling race; traversing the states of Idaho, Utah, and Wyoming.[note 1] Since the 2011 edition, the tour holds UCI classification (2.1). Between five and six UCI ProTeams compete annually. Due to its altitude, distance, and weather conditions, the tour is nicknamed: "America's Toughest Stage Race". In 2010, only 71 of the initial 140 riders finished. After receiving 2.1 status in 2011, a stronger field participated; 88 of the initial 120 competitors finished. In September 2014, it was announced that the race was promoted to 2.HC status.[1]
History
It began, in 2000, as an amateur race, the Thanksgiving Point Stage Race, and received its present name in 2004. Originally organized by cycling enthusiasts, the race was purchased by the Larry H. Miller Group of Companies — Larry H. Miller's investment firm — in 2007. The tour received UCI classification (2.2) in 2006, however, the 2007 edition was postponed due to lack of sponsorship.
The 2008 and 2009 editions subsequently returned to United States National Racing Calendar (USNRA). After the 2010 edition, the Tour of Utah was placed in the UCI America Tour, and regained UCI classification (2.1).[2] Five UCI ProTeams were among the sixteen-teams competing in the 2011 and 2013 editions, and six were among the seventeen-teams competing in the 2012 edition. In the 2014 edition, six of the sixteen-teams were UCI ProTeams.
Classifications
Similar to the Tour de France, the race has six individual classifications:[3]
Yellow jersey: General classification 
White jersey: Sprints classification
Blue jersey: Youth classification
Polka dot jersey: Mountains classification
Green jersey: Teams classification
Orange jersey: Most aggressive rider[note 2]
Results
General classification
| Year | Yellow jersey | |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Johnathan Osguthorpe (USA) | Ogden One |
| 2005 | Andrew Bajadali (USA) | Vitamin Cottage |
| 2006 | Scott Moninger (USA) | Priority Health |
| 2007 | — | |
| 2008 | Jeff Louder (USA) | BMC Racing Team |
| 2009 |  Francisco Mancebo (ESP) | Rock Racing |
| 2010 | Levi Leipheimer (USA) | Mellow Johnny's |
| 2011 | Levi Leipheimer (USA) | Team RadioShack |
| 2012 |  Johann Tschopp (SUI) | BMC Racing Team |
| 2013 | Tom Danielson (USA) | Garmin–Sharp |
| 2014 | Tom Danielson (USA) | Garmin–Sharp |
| 2015 | Joe Dombrowski (USA) | Cannondale–Garmin |
| 2016 | Lachlan Morton (Australia) | Jelly Belly–Maxxis |
Sprints classification
| Year | White jersey | |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | — | |
| 2005 | Charles Coyle (USA) | Vitamin Cottage |
| 2006 |  Sergey Lagutin (UZB) | Navigators Insurance |
| 2007 | — | |
| 2008 | Bradley White (USA) | SuccessfulLiving.com |
| 2009 |  David Veilleux (CAN) | Kelly Benefit Strategies |
| 2010 | David Tanner (AUS) | Fly V Australia |
| 2011 |  Roman Van Uden (NZL) | PureBlack Racing |
| 2012 | Michael Matthews (AUS) | Rabobank |
| 2013 | Michael Matthews (AUS) | Orica–GreenEDGE |
| 2014 |  Jure Kocjan (SLO) | Team SmartStop |
| 2015 | Brent Bookwalter (USA) | BMC Racing Team |
| 2016 | Kiel Reijnen (USA) | Trek–Segafredo |
Youth classification
| Year | Blue jersey | |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | — | |
| 2005 |  Tyler Butterfield (BER) | Vendee U |
| 2006 | Blake Caldwell (USA) | TIAA–CREF |
| 2007 | — | |
| 2008 | Peter Stetina (USA) | Garmin–Chipotle–H30 |
| 2009 | Alex Howes (USA) | Felt-Holowesko Partners-Garmin |
| 2010 | Ian Boswell (USA) | Bissell |
| 2011 |  Cristian Montoya (COL) | Gobernación de Antioquia |
| 2012 | Joe Dombrowski (USA) | Bontrager–Livestrong |
| 2013 | Lachlan Morton (AUS) | Garmin–Sharp |
| 2014 | .svg.png){kind=small} Dylan Teuns (BEL) | BMC Racing Team |
| 2015 | Daniel Felipe Martínez (COL) | Colombia |
| 2016 | Adrien Costa (USA) | Axeon–Hagens Berman |
Mountains classification
| Year | Polka-dot jersey | |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | — | |
| 2005 | Burke Swindlehurst (USA) | Seasilver |
| 2006 | Neil Shirley (USA) | KJZZ-Pro Composite |
| 2007 | — | |
| 2008 | Glen Chadwick (NZL) | Team Type 1–Sanofi |
| 2009 | Alex Howes (USA) | Felt-Holowesko Partners-Garmin |
| 2010 | Jai Crawford (AUS) | Fly V Australia |
| 2011 | Levi Leipheimer (USA) | Team RadioShack |
| 2012 | Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) | Bissell |
| 2013 | Michael Torckler (NZL) | Bissell |
| 2014 | Joey Rosskopf (USA) | Hincapie Sportswear Development Team |
| 2015 | Gregory Daniel (USA) | Axeon Cycling Team |
| 2016 | Adrien Costa (USA) | Axeon–Hagens Berman |
Teams classification
| Year | Green jersey | |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | — | |
| 2005 | Vitamin Cottage | |
| 2006 | Navigators Insurance | |
| 2007 | — | |
| 2008 | BMC Racing Team | |
| 2009 | Rock Racing | |
| 2010 | Fly V Australia | |
| 2011 | Gobernación de Antioquia | |
| 2012 | RadioShack–Nissan | |
| 2013 | RadioShack–Leopard | |
| 2014 | Lampre–Merida | |
| 2015 | Colombia | |
| 2016 | BMC Racing Team | |
Notes
References
- ↑ "News shorts: UCI agrees to create global anti-doping tribunal". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 25 September 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
- ↑ Press release (2011-04-07). "All-Star Lineup of Professional Teams Announced for 2011 Tour of Utah". Tour of Utah. Retrieved 2011-05-25.
- ↑ Official race jerseys. Official Event Guide. Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah. 2013. p. 19.