2015 UCI America Tour | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dates | August 3–9, 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stages | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 1,147.7 km (713.1 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Winning time | 28h 06' 48" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2015 Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah is the twelfth edition of the Tour of Utah. It starts on August 3 in Logan and finishes on August 9 in Park City. [1] It is rated as a 2.HC event on the UCI America Tour.
The fifteen teams invited to participate in the Tour of Utah are: [2]
World Tour teams
Professional Continental teams
Continental teams
Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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1 | August 3 | Logan | 212.5 km (132.0 mi) | Hilly stage | Kiel Reijnen (USA) | |
2 | August 4 | Tremonton – Ogden | 161.8 km (100.5 mi) | Flat stage | Jure Kocjan (SLO) | |
3 | August 5 | Antelope Island State Park – Bountiful | 176.5 km (109.7 mi) | Hilly stage | Logan Owen (USA) | |
4 | August 6 | Heber Valley | 205.2 km (127.5 mi) | Medium mountain stage | Eric Young (USA) | |
5 | August 7 | Salt Lake City | 88.5 km (55.0 mi) | Flat stage | Michael Woods (CAN) | |
6 | August 8 | Salt Lake City – Snowbird | 177.7 km (110.4 mi) | Mountain stage | Joe Dombrowski (USA) | |
7 | August 9 | Park City | 125.5 km (78.0 mi) | Mountain stage | Lachlan Norris (AUS) | |
Total | 1,147.7 km (713.1 mi) |
Stage | Winner | General classification | Sprints Classification | Mountains Classification | Young Rider Classification | Most Aggressive Classification | Team Classification |
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1 [3] | Kiel Reijnen | Kiel Reijnen | Kiel Reijnen | Gregory Daniel | Gregory Daniel | Johann van Zyl | Cannondale–Garmin |
2 [4] | Jure Kocjan | Robin Carpenter | Daniel Eaton | Team SmartStop | |||
3 [5] | Logan Owen | Johann van Zyl | Logan Owen | Joey Rosskopf | BMC Racing Team | ||
4 | Eric Young | Jure Kocjan | Jure Kocjan | Gregory Daniel | Robin Carpenter | Robin Carpenter | Axeon Cycling Team |
5 | Michael Woods | Michael Woods | Kiel Reijnen | Dion Smith | Songezo Jim | ||
6 | Joe Dombrowski | Joe Dombrowski | Daniel Martínez | Ben King | Colombia | ||
7 | Lachlan Norris | Brent Bookwalter | Natnael Berhane | ||||
Final | Joe Dombrowski | Brent Bookwalter | Gregory Daniel | Daniel Martínez | not awarded | Colombia |
Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | Joe Dombrowski (USA) | Cannondale–Garmin | 28h 06' 48" |
2 | Michael Woods (CAN) | Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies | + 50" |
3 | Brent Bookwalter (USA) | BMC Racing Team | + 1' 05" |
4 | Fränk Schleck (LUX) | Trek Factory Racing | + 1' 07" |
5 | Chris Horner (USA) | Airgas–Safeway | + 1' 09" |
6 | Lachlan Norris (AUS) | Drapac Professional Cycling | + 1' 12" |
7 | Natnael Berhane (ERI) | MTN–Qhubeka | + 1' 22" |
8 | Daniel Martínez (COL) | Colombia | + 1' 41" |
9 | Rob Squire (USA) | Hincapie Racing Team | + 1' 46" |
10 | Lachlan Morton (AUS) | Jelly Belly–Maxxis | + 1' 50" |
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