Matthews earns victory in Salt Lake City

Rabobank's Michael Matthews put in a Herculean effort to win stage 3 of the Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah Thursday, spending most of the day in a five-rider breakaway that got absorbed on the slopes of the final climb and then hanging on to win the sprint from a lead group of 60 riders.

Christian Vande Velde's Garmin-Sharp squad closed down most of the gap to the breakaway on the valley floor leading up to the final climb to preserve his overall lead.

Matthews said his team had left his usual sprint lead-out riders at home because of the hilly nature of the race, so the 2010 U23 world road race champion had to freelance his way to the win after clawing his way to the front on the downhill run into the finish.

"I tried to follow [Team Exergy's] Freddie Rodriguez because I heard he's a pretty good sprinter," Matthews said. "So I followed him for a bit and then it got a bit messy. A couple of guys came underneath on the last corner with about 800 [meters] to go. I lost a couple positions there, but [UnitedHealthcare's] Rory Sutherland started moving up with 300 to go, so I just followed him and started my sprint at 250 meters. I had to go around the long way, but luckily I still had the legs for the finish."

Starting in Ogden and finishing in Salt Lake City, the 138 km course featured 2,174 meters of climbing. Riders tackled the category 2 climb up North Ogden Pass again, along with another ascent of Trappers Loop and a final climb up Big Mountain, which reached nearly 2,300 meters of elevation. They faced another small bump at 123 km before the final 15 km downhill run into the finish at the University of Utah Research Park. The stage offered three intermediate sprints and three KOM spots, along with time bonuses of 10, six and four seconds for the top three finishers.

Matthews joined BMC's Johann Tschopp, RadioShack-Nissan's Thomas Rohregger, Liquigas-Cannondale's Timmy Duggan and UnitedHealthcare's Philip Deignan in a breakaway that rolled away from the field after the descent off the opening climb up North Ogden Pass. Duggan said forming the breakaway was relatively easy because the escapees were in the right place at the right time.

"A lot of times the breakaway starts and it's more of a tactical thing than anything, it's not necessarily a legs thing," Duggan said. "Michael and I were both there at the bottom of the descent, and it didn't take a genius to know that that's when the breakaway was going to go while Garmin was kind of regrouping their team to set up shop. So we just kind of rolled through and kept the momentum going and got a little group going without much effort."

The five riders built an ultimate lead of more than four minutes at the bottom of the penultimate climb, and with Tschopp starting the day 58 seconds down on the overall lead and Duggan at 1:31, the two breakaway riders were sitting first and second overall on the road. Garmin-Sharp's Peter Stetina said the situation caught the team a little off-guard and made for a really fast, really hard day.

"We knew Tschopp and Timmy Duggan were the best [placed] guys in the move, and we didn't want to let them get more than three minutes so that it would come back on the final climb naturally," Stetina said. "But then all of the sudden it was ballooning out to four, four and a half minutes, and we started to panic."

Garmin's "panic" turned into a serious chase through the flat lands leading up to the final climb, and the team pulled the escapees back in steady increments until the advantage of the lead group, which started to splinter on the climb up Big Mountain, was down to just over a minute as they hit the ascent. Garmin team director Charlie Wegelius heaped praise on his riders' efforts to nullify the gap, giving sprint specialist Tyler Farrar an extra nod for his effort the day before a possible sprint stage.

"The work that they did in the valley there before the climb was exceptional," Wegelius said. "To see a rider like Tyler Farrar, who could potentially go sprinting tomorrow, and what he did to himself to take the gap back, that's a sign of a good team."

With the field closing in, Tschopp attacked the break and dropped his former companions, who faded back into the field one by one until the BMC rider was the lone escapee in front of hard-charging and highly motivated chase. But Tschopp's daylong adventure was soon over, and the rest of the teams started looking for a stage win. Duggan had stuck with the field and headed to the front with several teammates to drive the pace in hopes of setting up teammate Damiano Caruso, who finished second on stage 1, for a possible win. Meanwhile, the Garmin riders who were still in the front group faded back into the bunch after their work to secure Vande Velde's overall lead was complete.

"It was all together, we didn't have a sprinter with us and we were pretty much spent," said Garmin's Dave Zabriskie. "So we needed to save ourselves for the rest for week."

Liquigas eventually ran out of riders to push the pace, so BMC, which had a relatively easy day in the peloton because of Tschopp's adventure, took control over the final handful of kilometers. The team managed to place Michael Schar in second and Brent Bookwalter in third, but Matthews squeaked by the two BMC teammates for the win.

Matthews said his team had targeted stage 3 and Friday's stage 4 before the Tour of Utah started, so he was pleased to be able to pull off the win on a day that favored sprinters who could also climb.

"We only came to the Tour of Utah for today's stage and tomorrow's stage, really," he said. "The rest is just training. So today was just sort of trying to survive to the finish because it was a shorter stage. I can climb okay, but not if they go really fast up the mountain climbs, so today was just to survive and see what I had left at the finish if I was still there."

Matthews also earned the sprint jersey with his stage win, while Duggan rode to the top of the mountains classification. Tschopp's day off the front earned him the jersey for most aggressive rider. Rabobank's Wilco Kelderman held onto the jersey for best young rider, while UnitedHealthcare's Jeff Louder remained atop the best Utah rider competition.

The race continues Friday with a relatively flat 220 km "sprinter stage" from Lehi to Salt Lake City that features 1,285 meters of climbing.

Race Notes: Three riders were disqualified during Thursday's stage for hanging onto caravan vehicles for an extended period after the first climb and descent. Rabobank's Tom Jelte Slagter was kicked out of the race, and one of his team's two cars will also be excluded from the caravan for the rest of the tour. Team Argos-Shimano's Jonas Ahlstrand received the same penalty, and his team will also have one car excluded. Omega Pharma-Quickstep's Matt Brammeier was disqualified for hanging onto a vehicle that was not his team car.

The TV helicopter that was filming the race also came under fire, as several Garmin-Sharp riders complained vociferously that the aircraft was getting too close to the peloton and that its rotor wash was creating a head wind that slowed the chase down as much as 5 kph at times.

Full results

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Michael Matthews (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team3:24:07
2Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 1 - Cell 2
3Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 2 - Cell 2
4Rory Sutherland (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling TeamRow 3 - Cell 2
5Caleb Fairly (USA) Team Spidertech p/b C10Row 4 - Cell 2
6Gavin Mannion (USA) Bontrager Livestrong TeamRow 5 - Cell 2
7Damiano Caruso (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 6 - Cell 2
8Fred Rodriguez (USA) Team ExergyRow 7 - Cell 2
9Joshua Atkins (NZl) Bontrager Livestrong TeamRow 8 - Cell 2
10Francisco Mancebo Perez (Spa) Competitive Cyclist Racing TeamRow 9 - Cell 2
11Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Bontrager Livestrong TeamRow 10 - Cell 2
12Christopher Baldwin (USA) Bissell Pro CyclingRow 11 - Cell 2
13Flavio De Luna (Mex) Team Spidertech p/b C10Row 12 - Cell 2
14Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) Bissell Pro CyclingRow 13 - Cell 2
15Michael Creed (USA) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit StrategiesRow 14 - Cell 2
16Francisco Jarley Colorado Hernandez (Col) EPM - UneRow 15 - Cell 2
17Ivan Santaromita (Ita) BMC Racing TeamRow 16 - Cell 2
18Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 17 - Cell 2
19Mike Olheiser (USA) Competitive Cyclist Racing TeamRow 18 - Cell 2
20Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin - SharpRow 19 - Cell 2
21Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 20 - Cell 2
22Yann Huguet (Fra) Team Argos - ShimanoRow 21 - Cell 2
23Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 22 - Cell 2
24George Bennett (NZl) RadioShack-NissanRow 23 - Cell 2
25Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 24 - Cell 2
26Mathias Flueckiger (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 25 - Cell 2
27Robigzon Leandro Oyola Oyola (Col) EPM - UneRow 26 - Cell 2
28Ian Boswell (USA) Bontrager Livestrong TeamRow 27 - Cell 2
29Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 28 - Cell 2
30Andres Diaz Corrales (Col) Team ExergyRow 29 - Cell 2
31Chris Butler (USA) Champion System Pro Cycling TeamRow 30 - Cell 2
32Joseph Lloyd Dombrowski (USA) Bontrager Livestrong TeamRow 31 - Cell 2
33Andrew Bajadali (USA) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit StrategiesRow 32 - Cell 2
34Cameron Wurf (Aus) Champion System Pro Cycling TeamRow 33 - Cell 2
35Max Jenkins (USA) Competitive Cyclist Racing TeamRow 34 - Cell 2
36Taylor Sheldon (USA) Competitive Cyclist Racing TeamRow 35 - Cell 2
37Levi Leipheimer (USA) Omega Pharma-QuickstepRow 36 - Cell 2
38Marc Goos (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 37 - Cell 2
39Bartosz Huzarski (Pol) Team NetAppRow 38 - Cell 2
40Christopher Horner (USA) RadioShack-NissanRow 39 - Cell 2
41Oliver Zaugg (Swi) RadioShack-NissanRow 40 - Cell 2
42Lucas Euser (USA) Team Spidertech p/b C10Row 41 - Cell 2
43Matthew Busche (USA) RadioShack-NissanRow 42 - Cell 2
44Leopold Koenig (Cze) Team NetAppRow 43 - Cell 2
45Peter Stetina (USA) Garmin - SharpRow 44 - Cell 2
46Julian Kyer (USA) Bissell Pro CyclingRow 45 - Cell 2
47Thomas Rohregger (Aut) RadioShack-NissanRow 46 - Cell 2
48Jeffry Louder (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling TeamRow 47 - Cell 2
49Jorge Camilo Castiblanco Cubides (Col) EPM - UneRow 48 - Cell 2
50Thomas Danielson (USA) Garmin - SharpRow 49 - Cell 2
51Eduard Alexander Beltran Suarez (Col) EPM - UneRow 50 - Cell 2
52Lawrence Warbasse (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 51 - Cell 2
53Rafael Infantino Abreu (Col) EPM - UneRow 52 - Cell 2
54David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin - SharpRow 53 - Cell 2
55Timothy Duggan (USA) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 54 - Cell 2
56Carter Jones (USA) Bissell Pro CyclingRow 55 - Cell 2
57Johann Tschopp (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 56 - Cell 2
58Mathew Cooke (USA) Team ExergyRow 57 - Cell 2
59Freddy Orlando Piamonte Rodriguez (Col) EPM - UneRow 58 - Cell 2
60Jens Voigt (Ger) RadioShack-Nissan0:01:50
61Andreas Schillinger (Ger) Team NetAppRow 60 - Cell 2
62Jesse Anthony (USA) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit StrategiesRow 61 - Cell 2
63Jeroen Hoorne (Bel) Omega Pharma-QuickstepRow 62 - Cell 2
64Benjamin King (USA) RadioShack-NissanRow 63 - Cell 2
65Benjamin Day (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling TeamRow 64 - Cell 2
66Ronan Van Zandbeek (Ned) Team Argos - ShimanoRow 65 - Cell 2
67Christopher Jones (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling TeamRow 66 - Cell 2
68Marsh Cooper (Can) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit StrategiesRow 67 - Cell 2
69Craig Lewis (USA) Champion System Pro Cycling Team0:03:38
70Andreas Dietziker (Swi) Team NetAppRow 69 - Cell 2
71Javier Eduardo Gomez Pineda (Col) EPM - UneRow 70 - Cell 2
72Serghei Tvetcov (Mda) Team ExergyRow 71 - Cell 2
73Reto Hollenstein (Swi) Team NetAppRow 72 - Cell 2
74Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Team Argos - ShimanoRow 73 - Cell 2
75Thomas Rabou (Ned) Competitive Cyclist Racing TeamRow 74 - Cell 2
76Hugo Houle (Can) Team Spidertech p/b C10Row 75 - Cell 2
77Peter Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma-QuickstepRow 76 - Cell 2
78Robert Forster (Ger) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team0:10:00
79Jacobe Keough (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling TeamRow 78 - Cell 2
80Hilton Clarke (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling TeamRow 79 - Cell 2
81Brian Vandborg (Den) Team Spidertech p/b C10Row 80 - Cell 2
82Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 81 - Cell 2
83Joost Posthuma (Ned) RadioShack-NissanRow 82 - Cell 2
84Reid Mumford (USA) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit StrategiesRow 83 - Cell 2
85Kirk Carlsen (USA) Team ExergyRow 84 - Cell 2
86Martin Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma-QuickstepRow 85 - Cell 2
87Dominic Klemme (Ger) Team Argos - ShimanoRow 86 - Cell 2
88Jetse Bol (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 87 - Cell 2
89Ryan Roth (Can) Team Spidertech p/b C10Row 88 - Cell 2
90Philip Deignan (Irl) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling TeamRow 89 - Cell 2
91Patrick Gretsch (Ger) Team Argos - ShimanoRow 90 - Cell 2
92Edward King (USA) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 91 - Cell 2
93Ian Burnett (USA) Competitive Cyclist Racing TeamRow 92 - Cell 2
94Joseph Schmalz (USA) Bissell Pro CyclingRow 93 - Cell 2
95Alex Vanias (USA) Bissell Pro CyclingRow 94 - Cell 2
96Gang Xu (Chn) Champion System Pro Cycling TeamRow 95 - Cell 2
97Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Team Argos - ShimanoRow 96 - Cell 2
98Thomas Leezer (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 97 - Cell 2
99William Clarke (Aus) Champion System Pro Cycling TeamRow 98 - Cell 2
100Matthias Friedmann (Ger) Champion System Pro Cycling TeamRow 99 - Cell 2
101Connor O'Leary (USA) Bontrager Livestrong TeamRow 100 - Cell 2
102Sebastian Salas (Can) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit StrategiesRow 101 - Cell 2
103James Oram (NZl) Bontrager Livestrong TeamRow 102 - Cell 2
104Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Team NetAppRow 103 - Cell 2
105David Boily (Can) Team Spidertech p/b C10Row 104 - Cell 2
106Marco Benfatto (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 105 - Cell 2
107Will Routley (Can) Team Spidertech p/b C10Row 106 - Cell 2
108Alexander Candelario (USA) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit StrategiesRow 107 - Cell 2
109David Williams (USA) Competitive Cyclist Racing TeamRow 108 - Cell 2
110Chris Barton (USA) Bissell Pro CyclingRow 109 - Cell 2
111Nathan Haas (Aus) Garmin - SharpRow 110 - Cell 2
112Jeremy Vennell (NZl) Bissell Pro CyclingRow 111 - Cell 2
113Scott Zwizanski (USA) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit StrategiesRow 112 - Cell 2
114Lawson Craddock (USA) Bontrager Livestrong TeamRow 113 - Cell 2
115Jacob Rathe (USA) Garmin - SharpRow 114 - Cell 2
116Alex Howes (USA) Garmin - SharpRow 115 - Cell 2
117Morgan Schmitt (USA) Team Exergy0:13:58
118Sam Johnson (USA) Team ExergyRow 117 - Cell 2
119Tommy Nankervis (Aus) Competitive Cyclist Racing TeamRow 118 - Cell 2
120Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - Sharp0:19:56
DSQMatt Brammeier (Irl) Omega Pharma-QuickstepRow 120 - Cell 2
DSQTom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 121 - Cell 2
DSQJonas Ahlstrand (Swe) Team Argos - ShimanoRow 122 - Cell 2
DNSMarcel Wyss (Swi) Team NetAppRow 123 - Cell 2
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Sprint 1
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Michael Matthews (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team5pts
2Timothy Duggan (USA) Liquigas-Cannondale3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Philip Deignan (Irl) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Sprint 2
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Michael Matthews (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team5pts
2Thomas Rohregger (Aut) RadioShack-Nissan3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Johann Tschopp (Swi) BMC Racing Team1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Stage
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Michael Matthews (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team15pts
2Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team12Row 1 - Cell 3
3Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team10Row 2 - Cell 3
4Rory Sutherland (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team7Row 3 - Cell 3
5Caleb Fairly (USA) Team Spidertech p/b C106Row 4 - Cell 3
6Gavin Mannion (USA) Bontrager Livestrong Team5Row 5 - Cell 3
7Damiano Caruso (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale4Row 6 - Cell 3
8Fred Rodriguez (USA) Team Exergy3Row 7 - Cell 3
9Joshua Atkins (NZl) Bontrager Livestrong Team2Row 8 - Cell 3
10Francisco Mancebo Perez (Spa) Competitive Cyclist Racing Team1Row 9 - Cell 3
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KOM 1
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Lucas Euser (USA) Team Spidertech p/b C108pts
2Ian Boswell (USA) Bontrager Livestrong Team7Row 1 - Cell 3
3Mathias Flueckiger (Swi) BMC Racing Team6Row 2 - Cell 3
4Peter Stetina (USA) Garmin - Sharp5Row 3 - Cell 3
5Joseph Lloyd Dombrowski (USA) Bontrager Livestrong Team3Row 4 - Cell 3
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KOM 2
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Timothy Duggan (USA) Liquigas-Cannondale6pts
2Philip Deignan (Irl) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team5Row 1 - Cell 3
3Thomas Rohregger (Aut) RadioShack-Nissan4Row 2 - Cell 3
4Michael Matthews (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team3Row 3 - Cell 3
5Johann Tschopp (Swi) BMC Racing Team1Row 4 - Cell 3
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KOM 3
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Johann Tschopp (Swi) BMC Racing Team8pts
2Rafael Infantino Abreu (Col) EPM - Une7Row 1 - Cell 3
3Timothy Duggan (USA) Liquigas-Cannondale6Row 2 - Cell 3
4Caleb Fairly (USA) Team Spidertech p/b C105Row 3 - Cell 3
5Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing Team3Row 4 - Cell 3
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Best Utah rider
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Jeffry Louder (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team3:24:07
2Reid Mumford (USA) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies0:10:00
3Connor O'Leary (USA) Bontrager Livestrong TeamRow 2 - Cell 2
4Tommy Nankervis (Aus) Competitive Cyclist Racing Team0:13:58
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Best young rider
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Michael Matthews (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team3:24:07
2Gavin Mannion (USA) Bontrager Livestrong TeamRow 1 - Cell 2
3Joshua Atkins (NZl) Bontrager Livestrong TeamRow 2 - Cell 2
4Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Bontrager Livestrong TeamRow 3 - Cell 2
5Flavio De Luna (Mex) Team Spidertech p/b C10Row 4 - Cell 2
6Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 5 - Cell 2
7George Bennett (NZl) RadioShack-NissanRow 6 - Cell 2
8Ian Boswell (USA) Bontrager Livestrong TeamRow 7 - Cell 2
9Joseph Lloyd Dombrowski (USA) Bontrager Livestrong TeamRow 8 - Cell 2
10Marc Goos (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 9 - Cell 2
11Eduard Alexander Beltran Suarez (Col) EPM - UneRow 10 - Cell 2
12Lawrence Warbasse (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 11 - Cell 2
13Javier Eduardo Gomez Pineda (Col) EPM - Une0:03:38
14Hugo Houle (Can) Team Spidertech p/b C10Row 13 - Cell 2
15Joseph Schmalz (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling0:10:00
16Alex Vanias (USA) Bissell Pro CyclingRow 15 - Cell 2
17Connor O'Leary (USA) Bontrager Livestrong TeamRow 16 - Cell 2
18James Oram (NZl) Bontrager Livestrong TeamRow 17 - Cell 2
19David Boily (Can) Team Spidertech p/b C10Row 18 - Cell 2
20Lawson Craddock (USA) Bontrager Livestrong TeamRow 19 - Cell 2
21Jacob Rathe (USA) Garmin - SharpRow 20 - Cell 2
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Teams
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1BMC Racing Team10:12:21
2Bontrager Livestrong TeamRow 1 - Cell 2
3Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 2 - Cell 2
4Liquigas-CannondaleRow 3 - Cell 2
5Team Spidertech p/b C10Row 4 - Cell 2
6Competitive Cyclist Racing TeamRow 5 - Cell 2
7Bissell Pro CyclingRow 6 - Cell 2
8EPM-UNERow 7 - Cell 2
9Team ExergyRow 8 - Cell 2
10Radioshack-NissanRow 9 - Cell 2
11Garmin-SharpRow 10 - Cell 2
12Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies0:01:50
13UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling TeamRow 12 - Cell 2
14Team NetAppRow 13 - Cell 2
15Champion System Pro Cycling Team0:03:38
16Team Argos-Shimano0:05:28
17Omega Pharma-QuickStepRow 16 - Cell 2
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General classification after Stage 3
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin - Sharp9:12:23
2Thomas Danielson (USA) Garmin - SharpRow 1 - Cell 2
3David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin - SharpRow 2 - Cell 2
4Peter Stetina (USA) Garmin - Sharp0:00:30
5Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team0:00:33
6Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 5 - Cell 2
7George Bennett (NZl) RadioShack-Nissan0:00:38
8Christopher Horner (USA) RadioShack-NissanRow 7 - Cell 2
9Matthew Busche (USA) RadioShack-NissanRow 8 - Cell 2
10Rory Sutherland (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team0:00:43
11Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team0:00:50
12Christopher Baldwin (USA) Bissell Pro CyclingRow 11 - Cell 2
13Julian Kyer (USA) Bissell Pro CyclingRow 12 - Cell 2
14Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team0:00:52
15Johann Tschopp (Swi) BMC Racing Team0:00:57
16Ivan Santaromita (Ita) BMC Racing Team0:00:58
17Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 16 - Cell 2
18Mathias Flueckiger (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 17 - Cell 2
19Lawrence Warbasse (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 18 - Cell 2
20Andrew Bajadali (USA) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies0:01:03
21Michael Creed (USA) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit StrategiesRow 20 - Cell 2
22Francisco Mancebo Perez (Spa) Competitive Cyclist Racing Team0:01:06
23Max Jenkins (USA) Competitive Cyclist Racing TeamRow 22 - Cell 2
24Joshua Atkins (NZl) Bontrager Livestrong Team0:01:08
25Ian Boswell (USA) Bontrager Livestrong TeamRow 24 - Cell 2
26Joseph Lloyd Dombrowski (USA) Bontrager Livestrong TeamRow 25 - Cell 2
27Leopold Koenig (Cze) Team NetApp0:01:10
28Caleb Fairly (USA) Team Spidertech p/b C100:01:14
29Flavio De Luna (Mex) Team Spidertech p/b C100:01:16
30Lucas Euser (USA) Team Spidertech p/b C10Row 29 - Cell 2
31Damiano Caruso (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale0:01:25
32Timothy Duggan (USA) Liquigas-Cannondale0:01:29
33Mathew Cooke (USA) Team Exergy0:01:39
34Marc Goos (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team0:01:44
35Chris Butler (USA) Champion System Pro Cycling Team0:01:54
36Francisco Jarley Colorado Hernandez (Col) EPM - Une0:02:00
37Jorge Camilo Castiblanco Cubides (Col) EPM - UneRow 36 - Cell 2
38Carter Jones (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling0:02:01
39Levi Leipheimer (USA) Omega Pharma-Quickstep0:02:04
40Benjamin Day (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team0:02:43
41Fred Rodriguez (USA) Team Exergy0:02:50
42Mike Olheiser (USA) Competitive Cyclist Racing Team0:02:56
43Cameron Wurf (Aus) Champion System Pro Cycling Team0:03:05
44Eduard Alexander Beltran Suarez (Col) EPM - Une0:03:08
45Robigzon Leandro Oyola Oyola (Col) EPM - Une0:03:11
46Freddy Orlando Piamonte Rodriguez (Col) EPM - UneRow 45 - Cell 2
47Rafael Infantino Abreu (Col) EPM - Une0:03:16
48Jesse Anthony (USA) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies0:04:04
49Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling0:05:18
50Thomas Rohregger (Aut) RadioShack-Nissan0:05:37
51Taylor Sheldon (USA) Competitive Cyclist Racing Team0:05:41
52Gavin Mannion (USA) Bontrager Livestrong Team0:05:43
53Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale0:06:06
54Andres Diaz Corrales (Col) Team Exergy0:06:14
55Benjamin King (USA) RadioShack-Nissan0:07:03
56Michael Matthews (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team0:07:13
57Jeffry Louder (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team0:07:20
58Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale0:07:21
59Ronan Van Zandbeek (Ned) Team Argos - Shimano0:08:15
60Yann Huguet (Fra) Team Argos - Shimano0:08:34
61Christopher Jones (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team0:09:10
62Andreas Dietziker (Swi) Team NetApp0:09:23
63Reto Hollenstein (Swi) Team NetAppRow 62 - Cell 2
64Hugo Houle (Can) Team Spidertech p/b C100:09:29
65Oliver Zaugg (Swi) RadioShack-Nissan0:09:47
66Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Team Argos - Shimano0:10:03
67Craig Lewis (USA) Champion System Pro Cycling Team0:10:07
68Serghei Tvetcov (Mda) Team Exergy0:10:12
69Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Bontrager Livestrong Team0:10:17
70Peter Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma-QuickstepRow 69 - Cell 2
71Philip Deignan (Irl) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team0:10:52
72Lawson Craddock (USA) Bontrager Livestrong Team0:11:08
73Andreas Schillinger (Ger) Team NetApp0:11:20
74Bartosz Huzarski (Pol) Team NetApp0:11:33
75Alexander Candelario (USA) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies0:12:14
76Jeroen Hoorne (Bel) Omega Pharma-QuickstepRow 75 - Cell 2
77Marsh Cooper (Can) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies0:12:17
78Javier Eduardo Gomez Pineda (Col) EPM - Une0:12:22
79Ryan Roth (Can) Team Spidertech p/b C100:12:27
80Brian Vandborg (Den) Team Spidertech p/b C100:14:17
81Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team0:15:08
82Scott Zwizanski (USA) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies0:15:38
83Connor O'Leary (USA) Bontrager Livestrong Team0:15:43
84James Oram (NZl) Bontrager Livestrong TeamRow 83 - Cell 2
85Thomas Rabou (Ned) Competitive Cyclist Racing Team0:15:54
86Edward King (USA) Liquigas-Cannondale0:16:06
87Joseph Schmalz (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling0:16:38
88Martin Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma-Quickstep0:16:39
89Sebastian Salas (Can) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies0:16:49
90Jacob Rathe (USA) Garmin - Sharp0:17:57
91David Boily (Can) Team Spidertech p/b C100:18:49
92Will Routley (Can) Team Spidertech p/b C10Row 91 - Cell 2
93Reid Mumford (USA) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies0:18:52
94Alex Howes (USA) Garmin - Sharp0:19:09
95Robert Forster (Ger) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team0:19:13
96Jeremy Vennell (NZl) Bissell Pro Cycling0:19:59
97Jacobe Keough (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team0:20:02
98Ian Burnett (USA) Competitive Cyclist Racing Team0:20:15
99David Williams (USA) Competitive Cyclist Racing TeamRow 98 - Cell 2
100Thomas Leezer (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team0:20:38
101Marco Benfatto (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale0:20:40
102Patrick Gretsch (Ger) Team Argos - Shimano0:20:59
103Matthias Friedmann (Ger) Champion System Pro Cycling Team0:21:03
104Kirk Carlsen (USA) Team Exergy0:21:07
105Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Team NetApp0:21:09
106Jens Voigt (Ger) RadioShack-Nissan0:21:55
107Alex Vanias (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling0:21:56
108Nathan Haas (Aus) Garmin - Sharp0:22:11
109Jetse Bol (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team0:22:14
110Hilton Clarke (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team0:22:31
111Joost Posthuma (Ned) RadioShack-Nissan0:22:58
112Gang Xu (Chn) Champion System Pro Cycling Team0:23:28
113Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Team Argos - Shimano0:23:49
114Dominic Klemme (Ger) Team Argos - Shimano0:23:59
115Sam Johnson (USA) Team Exergy0:24:17
116Morgan Schmitt (USA) Team ExergyRow 115 - Cell 2
117William Clarke (Aus) Champion System Pro Cycling Team0:28:09
118Tommy Nankervis (Aus) Competitive Cyclist Racing Team0:28:26
119Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - Sharp0:29:05
120Chris Barton (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling0:29:51
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Sprint classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Michael Matthews (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team25pts
2Rory Sutherland (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team22Row 1 - Cell 3
3Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team20Row 2 - Cell 3
4Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team17Row 3 - Cell 3
5Damiano Caruso (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale16Row 4 - Cell 3
6Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling11Row 5 - Cell 3
7Caleb Fairly (USA) Team Spidertech p/b C108Row 6 - Cell 3
8Lawson Craddock (USA) Bontrager Livestrong Team7Row 7 - Cell 3
9Leopold Koenig (Cze) Team NetApp6Row 8 - Cell 3
10Gavin Mannion (USA) Bontrager Livestrong Team5Row 9 - Cell 3
11William Clarke (Aus) Champion System Pro Cycling Team5Row 10 - Cell 3
12Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin - Sharp4Row 11 - Cell 3
13Eduard Alexander Beltran Suarez (Col) EPM - Une4Row 12 - Cell 3
14Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing Team3Row 13 - Cell 3
15Fred Rodriguez (USA) Team Exergy3Row 14 - Cell 3
16Timothy Duggan (USA) Liquigas-Cannondale3Row 15 - Cell 3
17Thomas Rohregger (Aut) RadioShack-Nissan3Row 16 - Cell 3
18Christopher Baldwin (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling2Row 17 - Cell 3
19Joshua Atkins (NZl) Bontrager Livestrong Team2Row 18 - Cell 3
20Francisco Mancebo Perez (Spa) Competitive Cyclist Racing Team1Row 19 - Cell 3
21Ivan Santaromita (Ita) BMC Racing Team1Row 20 - Cell 3
22Philip Deignan (Irl) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team1Row 21 - Cell 3
23Johann Tschopp (Swi) BMC Racing Team1Row 22 - Cell 3
24Dominic Klemme (Ger) Team Argos - Shimano-5Row 23 - Cell 3
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KOM classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Timothy Duggan (USA) Liquigas-Cannondale17pts
2Lucas Euser (USA) Team Spidertech p/b C1016Row 1 - Cell 3
3Caleb Fairly (USA) Team Spidertech p/b C1016Row 2 - Cell 3
4Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling16Row 3 - Cell 3
5Ian Boswell (USA) Bontrager Livestrong Team14Row 4 - Cell 3
6Eduard Alexander Beltran Suarez (Col) EPM - Une12Row 5 - Cell 3
7Peter Stetina (USA) Garmin - Sharp11Row 6 - Cell 3
8Johann Tschopp (Swi) BMC Racing Team9Row 7 - Cell 3
9Mathias Flueckiger (Swi) BMC Racing Team9Row 8 - Cell 3
10Rafael Infantino Abreu (Col) EPM - Une7Row 9 - Cell 3
11David Williams (USA) Competitive Cyclist Racing Team7Row 10 - Cell 3
12Philip Deignan (Irl) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team5Row 11 - Cell 3
13Thomas Rohregger (Aut) RadioShack-Nissan4Row 12 - Cell 3
14Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing Team3Row 13 - Cell 3
15Joseph Lloyd Dombrowski (USA) Bontrager Livestrong Team3Row 14 - Cell 3
16Michael Matthews (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team3Row 15 - Cell 3
17William Clarke (Aus) Champion System Pro Cycling Team2Row 16 - Cell 3
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Best Utah rider classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Jeffry Louder (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team9:19:43
2Connor O'Leary (USA) Bontrager Livestrong Team0:08:23
3Reid Mumford (USA) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies0:11:32
4Tommy Nankervis (Aus) Competitive Cyclist Racing Team0:21:06
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Best young rider classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team9:12:56
2George Bennett (NZl) RadioShack-Nissan0:00:05
3Lawrence Warbasse (USA) BMC Racing Team0:00:25
4Joshua Atkins (NZl) Bontrager Livestrong Team0:00:35
5Ian Boswell (USA) Bontrager Livestrong TeamRow 4 - Cell 2
6Joseph Lloyd Dombrowski (USA) Bontrager Livestrong TeamRow 5 - Cell 2
7Flavio De Luna (Mex) Team Spidertech p/b C100:00:43
8Marc Goos (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team0:01:11
9Eduard Alexander Beltran Suarez (Col) EPM - Une0:02:35
10Gavin Mannion (USA) Bontrager Livestrong Team0:05:10
11Michael Matthews (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team0:06:40
12Hugo Houle (Can) Team Spidertech p/b C100:08:56
13Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Bontrager Livestrong Team0:09:44
14Lawson Craddock (USA) Bontrager Livestrong Team0:10:35
15Javier Eduardo Gomez Pineda (Col) EPM - Une0:11:49
16Connor O'Leary (USA) Bontrager Livestrong Team0:15:10
17James Oram (NZl) Bontrager Livestrong TeamRow 16 - Cell 2
18Joseph Schmalz (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling0:16:05
19Jacob Rathe (USA) Garmin - Sharp0:17:24
20David Boily (Can) Team Spidertech p/b C100:18:16
21Alex Vanias (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling0:21:23
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Teams classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Garmin-Sharp27:37:09
2Radioshack-Nissan0:01:54
3Rabobank Cycling Team0:02:50
4BMC Racing Team0:02:54
5Bontrager Livestrong Team0:03:24
6Bissell Pro Cycling0:03:41
7Team Spidertech p/b C100:03:48
8UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team0:04:29
9Competitive Cyclist Racing TeamRow 8 - Cell 2
10Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies0:06:10
11EPM-UNE0:07:11
12Liquigas-Cannondale0:09:08
13Team Exergy0:10:43
14Team NetApp0:11:06
15Champion System Pro Cycling Team0:15:06
16Omega Pharma-QuickStep0:20:50
17Team Argos-Shimano0:26:52

 

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Growing up in Missoula, Montana, Pat competed in his first bike race in 1985 at Flathead Lake. He studied English and journalism at the University of Oregon and has covered North American cycling extensively since 2009, as well as racing and teams in Europe and South America. Pat currently lives in the US outside of Portland, Oregon, with his imaginary dog Rusty.

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