
Australia's David Tanner (Fly V Australia) started the year with a broken
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Brent Bookwalter (BMC) bides his time until the roads get steeper.
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Levi Leipheimer (Mellow Johnnys) cruising along in the bunch.
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Davide Frattini (Team Type 1) leading the break along with Ben Jacques-Maynes
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The field passes by another reservoir align the route.
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The bunch heads toward some thunderstorms and more climbing.
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Ben King (Trek-Livestrong) leads the break for teammate Alex Dowsett.
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BMC starts to come to the front on the last climb.
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George Hincapie (BMC) riding along in the group.
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Jeff Louder (BMC) finally gets to race back in his home town.
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BMC and Fly V Australia start to push the pace at the front of the group.
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Alex Dowsett (Trek-Livestrong) still going hard on the front of the break.
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The break looks back to see what kind of gap they are getting.
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Riders almost blend into the colorful hillside heading towards the feed
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A moose came out to check out the race today but fortunately stayed away
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Jeff Louder (BMC) gets the best Utah rider jersey for the day.
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Alex Dowsett (Trek-Livestrong) moves into yellow.
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David Tanner (Fly V Australia) sitting comfortably in the break.
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The Canyon Bicycle team was working hard on the front today for team leader
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The bunch passes over a creek along the route.
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An interesting old train car at today's start.
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Rory Sutherland (UnitedHealthcare-Maxxis) gets ready to leave for the
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Alex Dowsett (Trek-Livestrong) rolls out in the best young rider jersey,
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The race rolls out past painted horses along Main Street.
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Taking it easy during the neutral start.
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Taylor Phinney (Trek-Livestrong) leaves the start with the race leader
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One of the few flat section along today
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A nice windy descent after the first KOM.
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Some pretty scenery first thing in the morning.
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Alex Dowsett (Trek-Livestrong) leads a group after the first KOM.
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A boater watches as the peloton rolls past.
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The field rolls through farm land outside of Salt Lake City.
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The peloton heads towards the mountains and the first KOM.
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The group tackles the first steep section of the climb.
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More windy roads coming off of the KOM.
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Alex Dowsett (Trek-Livestrong) and David Tanner (Fly V Australia) maintain
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