2010 Tour of Utah

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2010 Tour of Utah
U.S. national tour
Race details
DatesAugust 17–22, 2010
Stages6
Winning time12h 39' 40"
Results
Jersey yellow.svg WinnerFlag of the United States.svg  Levi Leipheimer  (USA) (Mellow Johnny's)
  SecondFlag of Spain.svg  Francisco Mancebo  (ESP) (Canyon Bicycles)
  ThirdFlag of the United States.svg  Ian Boswell  (USA) (Bissell)

Jersey red.svg MountainsFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Jai Crawford  (AUS) (Fly V Australia)
Jersey white.svg YouthFlag of the United States.svg  Ian Boswell  (USA) (Bissell)
Jersey green.svg SprintsFlag of Australia (converted).svg  David Tanner  (AUS) (Fly V Australia)
  Team Fly V Australia
2011  

The 2010 Tour of Utah was the seventh edition of the Tour of Utah. It was held August 17-22, 2010. The race was distinguished by the decision of the organizers prior to the race to submit the 2011 edition of the race for addition to the UCI America Tour, upgrading it from national status to international status. Although UCI Pro Tour team were not allowed to compete in the race, Levi Leipheimer of Team RadioShack, who had just won the Leadville Trail 100 MTB mountain-bike race in Colorado, raced as the sole member of a team sponsored by Lance Armstrong's Austin bicycle shop, Mellow Johnny's, and won the overall title. Consistent with its self-proclaimed title of "America's toughest stage race", only 71 of the original 140 starters finished the race.

Contents

Stages

Like 2009, the 2010 race had a prologue, three road stages, a criterium and a time trial. In addition to Leipheimer, Taylor Phinney, who was a stagiaire at RadioShack at the time, entered as part of RadioShack's U23 team Trek-Livestrong. Only one UCI Professional Continental team, BMC Racing Team, competed in the race, along with several UCI Continental teams, some national teams and a few entries like Mellow Johnny's. In total, 140 riders began the race.

Leipheimer won alone on stage 2, came in second on stage 3 and second in a two-man finish on stage 5 to beat the previous year's winner, Francisco Mancebo, by 2:30. 19-year-old Ian Boswell from Bissell came in a surprising third and was also Best Young Rider; after the race, he joined Trek-Livestrong as well. [1] The only riders to wear the yellow jersey in the race were affiliated with RadioShack: Phinney (after the Prologue), Trek-Livestrong's Alex Dowsett (after Stage One), and Leipheimer (remainder).

Prologue

August 17, 2010 -- Salt Lake City, 2.8 miles (4.5 km)
The prologue, a loop around the State Capitol in Salt Lake City, was identical to the previous year's prologue. This time, it was dominated by Phinney and Dowsett from Trek-Livestrong, with Brent Bookwalter, the 2009 winner of the prologue, coming in third. [2]

Prologue Result
RiderTeamTime
1Flag of the United States.svg  Taylor Phinney  (USA) Trek-Livestrong 6' 02"
2Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Alex Dowsett  (GBR) Trek-Livestrong + 3"
3Flag of the United States.svg  Brent Bookwalter  (USA) BMC Racing Team + 11"
4Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Rory Sutherland  (AUS) UnitedHealthcare–Maxxis + 12"
5Flag of the United States.svg  Bobby Lea  (USA) On the Rivet-Ion + 13"
6Flag of the United States.svg  Benjamin Jacques-Maynes  (USA) Bissell + 14"
7Flag of the United States.svg  Jeff Louder  (USA) BMC Racing Team + 15"
8Flag of the United States.svg  George Hincapie  (USA) BMC Racing Team + 16"
9Flag of New Zealand.svg  Jeremy Vennell  (NZL) Bissell s.t.
10Flag of the United States.svg  Levi Leipheimer  (USA) Mellow Johnny's + 18"
General Classification after Prologue
RiderTeamTime
1Flag of the United States.svg  Taylor Phinney  (USA) Trek-Livestrong 6' 02"
2Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Alex Dowsett  (GBR) Trek-Livestrong + 3"
3Flag of the United States.svg  Brent Bookwalter  (USA) BMC Racing Team + 11"
4Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Rory Sutherland  (AUS) UnitedHealthcare–Maxxis + 12"
5Flag of the United States.svg  Bobby Lea  (USA) On the Rivet-Ion + 13"
6Flag of the United States.svg  Benjamin Jacques-Maynes  (USA) Bissell + 14"
7Flag of the United States.svg  Jeff Louder  (USA) BMC Racing Team + 15"
8Flag of the United States.svg  George Hincapie  (USA) BMC Racing Team + 16"
9Flag of New Zealand.svg  Jeremy Vennell  (NZL) Bissell s.t.
10Flag of the United States.svg  Levi Leipheimer  (USA) Mellow Johnny's + 18"

Stage 1

August 18, 2010 -- Ogden to Salt Lake City, 82 miles (132 km)
Stage 1 presented a flat, hot finish that was likely to end up in a bunch sprint. However, two of the leaders, David Tanner of Fly V Australia and Alex Dowsett of Trek-Livestrong, managed to break away on the last descent and hang on to beat the pack by 26 seconds, giving Dowsett the overall lead after time bonuses. Seven riders failed to complete the stage, and two riders were time-cut after this stage, leaving 131 riders still competing. [3]

Stage 1 Result
RiderTeamTime
1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  David Tanner  (AUS) Fly V Australia 3h 22' 11"
2Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Alex Dowsett  (GBR) Trek-Livestrong s.t.
3Flag of Spain.svg  Javier Mejías  (ESP) Team Type 1 + 26"
4Flag of the United States.svg  Caleb Fairly  (USA) Holowesko Partners s.t.
5Flag of the United States.svg  Frank Pipp  (USA) Bissell s.t.
6Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Rory Sutherland  (AUS) UnitedHealthcare–Maxxis s.t.
7Flag of the United States.svg  Scott Stewart  (USA) Team Type 1 s.t.
8Flag of the United States.svg  George Hincapie  (USA) BMC Racing Team s.t.
9Flag of the United States.svg  Tyler Wren  (USA) Jamis–Sutter Home s.t.
10Flag of Colombia.svg  Cesar Grajales  (COL) On the Rivet-Ion s.t.
General Classification after Stage 1
RiderTeamTime
1Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Alex Dowsett  (GBR) Trek-Livestrong 3h 28' 16"
2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  David Tanner  (AUS) Fly V Australia + 11"
3Flag of the United States.svg  Brent Bookwalter  (USA) BMC Racing Team + 40"
4Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Rory Sutherland  (AUS) UnitedHealthcare–Maxxis + 41"
5Flag of the United States.svg  Jeff Louder  (USA) BMC Racing Team + 44"
6Flag of the United States.svg  George Hincapie  (USA) BMC Racing Team + 45"
7Flag of the United States.svg  Levi Leipheimer  (USA) Mellow Johnny's + 47"
8Flag of Spain.svg  Francisco Mancebo  (ESP) Canyon Bicycles + 48"
9Flag of Colombia.svg  Cesar Grajales  (COL) On the Rivet-Ion + 50"
10Flag of the United States.svg  Jason Donald  (USA) Team Rio Grande s.t.

Stage 2

August 19, 2010 -- Thanksgiving Point to Mount Nebo, 77 miles (124 km)
Stage 2 started in the Salt Lake City suburb of Thanksgiving Point and ended with a mountaintop finish above 9,000 feet on Mount Nebo, the highest peak in the Wasatch Range. A select group of six riders broke away from the pack on the final ascent, but Leipheimer than pedaled away from the selection for the stage win and the overall lead. Four riders dropped out, and 8 riders were time-cut, leaving 119 riders still competing. [4]

Stage 2 Result
RiderTeamTime
1Flag of the United States.svg  Levi Leipheimer  (USA) Mellow Johnny's 3h 11' 43"
2Flag of Spain.svg  Francisco Mancebo  (ESP) Canyon Bicycles + 51"
3Flag of the United States.svg  Ian Boswell  (USA) Bissell s.t.
4Flag of South Africa.svg  Darren Lill  (RSA) Fly V Australia + 1' 00"
5Flag of the United States.svg  Philip Zajicek  (USA) Fly V Australia + 1' 18"
6Flag of the United States.svg  Jonathan McCarty  (USA) Team Rio Grande + 2' 00"
7Flag of the United States.svg  Maxim Jenkins  (USA) UnitedHealthcare–Maxxis s.t.
8Flag of the United States.svg  Tyler Wren  (USA) Jamis–Sutter Home s.t.
9Flag of Colombia.svg  Cesar Grajales  (COL) On the Rivet-Ion s.t.
10Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Tim Roe  (AUS) Trek-Livestrong s.t.
General Classification after Stage 2
RiderTeamTime
1Flag of the United States.svg  Levi Leipheimer  (USA) Mellow Johnny's 6h 40' 36"
2Flag of Spain.svg  Francisco Mancebo  (ESP) Canyon Bicycles + 56"
3Flag of South Africa.svg  Darren Lill  (RSA) Fly V Australia + 1' 16"
4Flag of the United States.svg  Ian Boswell  (USA) Bissell s.t.
5Flag of the United States.svg  Philip Zajicek  (USA) Fly V Australia + 1' 34"
6Flag of Colombia.svg  Cesar Grajales  (COL) On the Rivet-Ion + 2' 13"
7Flag of the United States.svg  Jonathan McCarty  (USA) Team Rio Grande + 2' 17"
8Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Tim Roe  (AUS) Trek-Livestrong + 2' 20"
9Flag of the United States.svg  Brent Bookwalter  (USA) BMC Racing Team + 2' 24"
10Flag of the United States.svg  Tyler Wren  (USA) Jamis–Sutter Home + 2' 26"

Stage 3

August 20, 2010 -- Miller Motorsports Park, individual time trial, 9.2 miles (14.8 km)
Stage 3 started about a half-hour late due to the high temperatures around the racetrack, which finally started to cool off by the race's actual start time of 6:30 PM. In a repeat of the prologue, Taylor Phinney claimed the victory, this time by edging Leipheimer. Phinney, Leipheimer and third-place finisher Jeremy Vennell all surpassed Tom Zirbel's winning time from the 2009 Tour individual time trial, run on the identical course, which was 14 seconds slower than Phinney's time. [5]

Stage 3 Result
RiderTeamTime
1Flag of the United States.svg  Taylor Phinney  (USA) Trek-Livestrong 16' 46"
2Flag of the United States.svg  Levi Leipheimer  (USA) Mellow Johnny's + 2"
3Flag of New Zealand.svg  Jeremy Vennell  (NZL) Bissell + 11"
4Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Alex Dowsett  (GBR) Trek-Livestrong + 16"
5Flag of the United States.svg  Brent Bookwalter  (USA) BMC Racing Team + 18"
6Flag of the United States.svg  Benjamin Jacques-Maynes  (USA) Bissell + 24"
7Flag of South Africa.svg  Darren Lill  (RSA) Fly V Australia + 35"
8Flag of the United States.svg  Philip Zajicek  (USA) Fly V Australia s.t.
9Flag of the United States.svg  Daniel Summerhill  (USA) Holowesko Partners + 41"
10Flag of Spain.svg  Francisco Mancebo  (ESP) Canyon Bicycles + 43"
General Classification after Stage 3
RiderTeamTime
1Flag of the United States.svg  Levi Leipheimer  (USA) Mellow Johnny's 6h 57' 24"
2Flag of Spain.svg  Francisco Mancebo  (ESP) Canyon Bicycles + 1' 37"
3Flag of South Africa.svg  Darren Lill  (RSA) Fly V Australia + 1' 49"
4Flag of the United States.svg  Philip Zajicek  (USA) Fly V Australia + 2' 07"
5Flag of the United States.svg  Ian Boswell  (USA) Bissell + 2' 29"
6Flag of the United States.svg  Brent Bookwalter  (USA) BMC Racing Team + 2' 40"
7Flag of Colombia.svg  Cesar Grajales  (COL) On the Rivet-Ion + 3' 05"
8Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Tim Roe  (AUS) Trek-Livestrong + 3' 17"
9Flag of the United States.svg  Jonathan McCarty  (USA) Team Rio Grande + 3' 27"
10Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Rory Sutherland  (AUS) UnitedHealthcare–Maxxis + 3' 34"

Stage 4

August 21, 2010 -- Park City, 75 minutes
Stage 4, the Park City Criterium, was measured by time instead of distance. The riders circled a one-mile loop with a 10% grade at 7,000 feet for 75 minutes. Because of the uncertain length, the riders tried to close any breaks down before they could become established. The high speeds and high altitude wreaked havoc on the field, as 33 riders dropped out, leaving just 86 riders remaining. Former Tour of Utah champion Jeff Louder of the BMC Racing Team, a Utah native who was over five minutes down in the overall standings, managed to break away without being chased down by the field for a 22-second victory. [6]

Stage 4 Result
RiderTeamTime
1Flag of the United States.svg  Jeff Louder  (USA) BMC Racing Team 1h 14' 45"
2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Jai Crawford  (AUS) Fly V Australia + 22"
3Flag of Spain.svg  Francisco Mancebo  (ESP) Canyon Bicycles s.t.
4Flag of Italy.svg  Davide Frattini  (ITA) Team Type 1 + 27"
5Flag of the United States.svg  Benjamin Jacques-Maynes  (USA) Bissell s.t.
6Flag of the United States.svg  Frank Pipp  (USA) Bissell s.t.
7Flag of the United States.svg  Brent Bookwalter  (USA) BMC Racing Team s.t.
8Flag of the United States.svg  Christopher Jones  (USA) Team Type 1 s.t.
9Flag of the United States.svg  Levi Leipheimer  (USA) Mellow Johnny's s.t.
10Flag of South Africa.svg  Darrel Lill  (RSA) Fly V Australia s.t.
General Classification after Stage 4
RiderTeamTime
1Flag of the United States.svg  Levi Leipheimer  (USA) Mellow Johnny's 8h 12' 36"
2Flag of Spain.svg  Francisco Mancebo  (ESP) Canyon Bicycles + 1' 28"
3Flag of South Africa.svg  Darren Lill  (RSA) Fly V Australia + 1' 49"
4Flag of the United States.svg  Philip Zajicek  (USA) Fly V Australia + 2' 07"
5Flag of the United States.svg  Ian Boswell  (USA) Bissell + 2' 29"
6Flag of the United States.svg  Brent Bookwalter  (USA) BMC Racing Team + 2' 40"
7Flag of Colombia.svg  Cesar Grajales  (COL) On the Rivet-Ion + 3' 05"
8Flag of the United States.svg  Jonathan McCarty  (USA) Team Rio Grande + 3' 27"
9Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Lachlan Morton  (AUS) Holowesko Partners + 3' 41"
10Flag of the United States.svg  Tyler Wren  (USA) Jamis–Sutter Home + 3' 45"

Stage 5

August 22, 2010 -- Kimball Junction to Snowbird, 161 kilometres (100 mi)
The final stage of the 2010 Tour, Stage 5, began from Kimball Junction, just outside Park City, and trekked for 161 km through the mountains until ending on a mountaintop finish at the Snowbird ski resort. Leipheimer and Fly V Australia's Jai Crawford broke away from the rest of the elite riders to win the stage by a minute over defending champion Francisco Mancebo, who finished second behind Leipheimer in the general classification. By winning the stage, Crawford won the "King of the Mountains" jersey for the event. After another 15 people failed to finish this stage, the race ended with only 71 of the original 140 contestants (50.7%). [7]

Stage 5 Result
RiderTeamTime
1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Jai Crawford  (AUS) Fly V Australia 4h 27' 10"
2Flag of the United States.svg  Levi Leipheimer  (USA) Mellow Johnny's s.t.
3Flag of Spain.svg  Francisco Mancebo  (ESP) Canyon Bicycles 1' 00"
4Flag of the United States.svg  Alex Hagman  (USA) On the Rivet-Ion s.t.
5Flag of the United States.svg  Jonathan McCarty  (USA) Team Rio Grande + 1' 03"
6Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Ben King  (AUS) Trek-Livestrong + 1' 21"
7Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Lachlan Morton  (AUS) Holowesko Partners s.t.
8Flag of the United States.svg  Ian Boswell  (USA) Bissell s.t.
9Flag of the United States.svg  Matthew Cooke  (USA) Teamgive + 2' 18"
10Flag of Italy.svg  Davide Frattini  (ITA) Team Type 1 + 2' 28"
Final General Classification
RiderTeamTime
1Flag of the United States.svg  Levi Leipheimer  (USA) Mellow Johnny's 12h 39' 40"
2Flag of Spain.svg  Francisco Mancebo  (ESP) Canyon Bicycles + 2' 30"
3Flag of the United States.svg  Ian Boswell  (USA) Bissell + 3' 56"
4Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Jai Crawford  (AUS) Fly V Australia + 3' 56"
5Flag of South Africa.svg  Darren Lill  (RSA) Fly V Australia + 4' 32"
6Flag of the United States.svg  Jonathan McCarty  (USA) Team Rio Grande + 4' 36"
7Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Lachlan Morton  (AUS) Holowesko Partners + 5' 08"
8Flag of the United States.svg  Alex Hagman  (USA) On the Rivet-Ion + 5' 48"
9Flag of Colombia.svg  Cesar Grajales  (COL) On the Rivet-Ion + 6' 56"
10Flag of the United States.svg  Tyler Wren  (USA) Jamis–Sutter Home + 7' 07"

Overall

StageDateRouteWinnerOverall leader
PrologueTuesday, August 17 Salt Lake City Flag of the United States.svg  Taylor Phinney  (USA)Flag of the United States.svg  Taylor Phinney  (USA)
1Wednesday, August 18 Ogden to Salt Lake City Flag of Australia (converted).svg  David Tanner  (AUS)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Alex Dowsett  (GBR)
2Thursday, August 19Thanksgiving Point to Mount Nebo Flag of the United States.svg  Levi Leipheimer  (USA)Flag of the United States.svg  Levi Leipheimer  (USA)
3Friday, August 20 Miller Motorsports Park Flag of the United States.svg  Taylor Phinney  (USA)Flag of the United States.svg  Levi Leipheimer  (USA)
4Saturday, August 21 Park City Flag of the United States.svg  Jeff Louder  (USA)Flag of the United States.svg  Levi Leipheimer  (USA)
5Sunday, August 22 Kimball Junction (Park City) to Snowbird Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Jai Crawford  (AUS)Flag of the United States.svg  Levi Leipheimer  (USA)

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