August 1/17 16:02 pm - Tour of Utah: Stage 2, Piccoli 3rd on stage and GC
Posted by Editoress on 08/1/17
Sepp Kuss flew up the steep ascent to Snowbasin Resort to finish second in stage two and take the overall lead at the Tour of Utah. Kuss' stellar result was due to incredible teamwork from Rally Cycling that also garnered Adam de Vos the Most Aggressive Rider jersey, and Rob Britton seventh on the stage. In addition to results on the roads of Utah, Danny Pate found success online, winning the Tour of Utah Most Loved Veteran fan poll.
Final sprint
Stage podium
"Wearing the yellow jersey in Utah means a lot," said Kuss. "I'm fortunate to have teammates that believe in me. Eric (Young) and Danny (Pate) did a lot of work to bring the day's breakaway back, and Adam had an excellent run at the finish. It was a big team effort, and it feels great to reward that with the yellow jersey. In the finale, I just decided to mark Bookwalter and Robin Carpenter in the last few hundred meters. Bookwalter smoked me in the sprint, but I'm happy to get second, and the jersey is a good consolation prize. There is still a lot of racing ahead, but for the moment I'm just going to enjoy it."
Rally Cycling put on a masterclass display of teamwork on the final ascent to Snowbasin Resort. As the peloton ascended the lower slopes of the climb, Jhonatan Narvaez (Axeon Hagens Berman) attacked and de Vos launched off the front in pursuit. De Vos quickly caught and dropped Narvaez and put in a tremendous solo effort with seven kilometers left to climb. Behind, the fractured peloton chased frantically, eventually reeling him in just under two kilometers from the line. De Vos's bold move for stage glory netted him the day's Most Aggressive Rider jersey.
Adam de Vos earned the Most Aggressive Rider jersey with this attack
"I gave it everything I had!" said de Vos. "I was sitting near the front riding tempo when Narvaez made his move, and I followed immediately. He slowed to a pace I wasn't keen on, so I made another attack and went solo. There were moments when I thought I was going to hold off the pack, but I knew whatever happened I had two guys behind that could win the stage."
"Everyone on the team is excited for Sepp," said Team Director Pat McCarty. "It is his first leader's jersey in a major tour, so it's new territory for him. Sepp has a good head on his shoulders and handles pressure well. The time trial is tomorrow, he is tied for time, so it will be a battle to keep it."
Along with the yellow and Most Aggressive Rider jerseys, Danny Pate won the Most Loved Veteran jersey. The unique competition is decided by the fans voting online at the Tour of Utah website. Pate has been a fixture of the professional peloton for 18 years and counts two podium placings in the Tour de France and Giro d'Italia in addition to a U-23 World Championship time trial title among his biggest achievements.
Rally Cycling press release
James Piccoli (Elevate - KHS Pro Cycling) was top Canadian on the podium in third
Jerseys
Leader: Sepp Kuss (Rally Cycling)
Sprinter: Chris Lawless (Axeon Hagens Berman)
KoM: Jacob Rathe (Jelly Belly-Maxxis)
Best Young Rider: Neilson Powless (Axeon Hagens Berman)
Most Aggressive: Adam de Vos (Rally Cycling)
Fan Favourite: Danny Pate (Rally Cycling)
Top Team: BMC Racing Team
Results from the second stage in Utah
| Stage 2: Brigham City to Snowbasin, 152 km | |
| 1 Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team | 3:38:12 |
| 2 Sepp Kuss (USA) Rally Cycling | |
| 3 James Piccoli (Can) Elevate - KHS Pro Cycling | both s.t. |
| 4 Francisco Mancebo Perez (Esp) Hangar 15 Bicycles | 0:02 |
| 5 Kyle Murphy (USA) Cylance Cycling | |
| 6 Robin Carpenter (USA) Holowesko-Citadel p/b Hincapie Sportswear | |
| 7 Robert Britton (Can) Rally Cycling | |
| 8 Neilson Powless (USA) Axeon Hagens Berman | |
| 9 Jonny Clarke (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | |
| 10 Gavin Mannion (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | |
| 11 Kilian Frankiny (Sui) BMC Racing Team | |
| 12 Silvan Dillier (Sui) BMC Racing Team | all s.t. |
| 13 Pierpaolo Ficara (Ita) Amore & Vita - SelleSMP p/b Fondriest | 0:08 |
| 14 Taylor Eisenhart (USA) Holowesko-Citadel p/b Hincapie Sportswear | s.t. |
| 15 Chris Butler (USA) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | 0:10 |
| 16 Nigel Ellsay (Can) Silber Pro Cycling | s.t. |
| 17 Jhonnatan Manuel Narvaez Prado (Ecu) Axeon Hagens Berman | 0:15 |
| 18 Serghei Tvetcov (Rou) Jelly Belly-Maxxis | 0:17 |
| 19 Antonio Molina Canet (Esp) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | 0:22 |
| 20 Adam De Vos (Can) Rally Cycling | 0:24 |
| 21 Alex Aranburu Deva (Esp) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | 0:51 |
| 22 Manuel Sola Arjona (Esp) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | 0:53 |
| 23 Joey Rosskopf (USA) BMC Racing Team | s.t. |
| 24 Keegan Swirbul (USA) Jelly Belly-Maxxis | 1:12 |
| 25 Emerson Oronte (USA) Rally Cycling | 1:19 |
| 26 Eder Frayre Moctezuma (Mex) Elevate - KHS Pro Cycling | 1:50 |
| 27 Daniel Alexander Jaramillo Giez (Col) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | 2:14 |
| 28 Giulio Ciccone (Ita) Bardiani CSF | 2:32 |
| 29 Cory Lockwood (USA) Elevate - KHS Pro Cycling | 2:39 |
| 30 Lachlan Norris (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | 3:12 |
| 31 Lorenzo Rota (Ita) Bardiani CSF | 3:49 |
| 32 Luca Wackermann (Ita) Bardiani CSF | |
| 33 Manuel Senni (Ita) BMC Racing Team | |
| 34 Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | |
| 35 Marco Zamparella (Ita) Amore & Vita - SelleSMP p/b Fondriest | all s.t. |
| 36 Dennis van Winden (Ned) Israel Cycling Academy | 5:37 |
| 37 Patrick Mueller (Sui) BMC Racing Team | 8:02 |
| 38 Diego Rubio Hernandez (Esp) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | 8:47 |
| 39 Alexander Hoehn (USA) Elevate - KHS Pro Cycling | 10:06 |
| 40 Guillaume Boivin (Can) Israel Cycling Academy | 11:07 |
| 41 Gonzalo Serrano Rodriguez (Esp) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | |
| 42 Martin Elmiger (Sui) BMC Racing Team | |
| 43 Will Barta (USA) Axeon Hagens Berman | |
| 44 Andrei Krasilnikau (Bel) Holowesko-Citadel p/b Hincapie Sportswear | |
| 45 Marco Bernardinetti (Ita) Amore & Vita - SelleSMP p/b Fondriest | |
| 46 Rob Squire (USA) Hangar 15 Bicycles | |
| 47 Ruben Companioni (Cub) Holowesko-Citadel p/b Hincapie Sportswear | |
| 48 Simone Velasco (Ita) Bardiani CSF | all s.t. |
| 49 Marco Canola (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | 11:21 |
| 50 Simone Andreetta (Ita) Bardiani CSF | 15:45 |
| 51 Luis Enrique Lemus Davila (Mex) Israel Cycling Academy | 15:56 |
| 52 Janier Alexis Acevedo Calle (Col) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | |
| 53 Orlando Trinidad Garibay Contreras (Mex) Cylance Cycling | both s.t. |
| 54 Vincenzo Albanese (Ita) Bardiani CSF | 17:39 |
| 55 Paolo Simion (Ita) Bardiani CSF | |
| 56 Giacomo Berlato (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | |
| 57 Fabio Calabria (Ita) Team Novo Nordisk | |
| 58 Brian McCulloch (USA) Elevate - KHS Pro Cycling | |
| 59 Pier-Andre Cote (Can) Silber Pro Cycling | |
| 60 Steve Fisher (USA) Hangar 15 Bicycles | |
| 61 Connor Brown (USA) Elevate - KHS Pro Cycling | |
| 62 Cortlan Brown (USA) Hangar 15 Bicycles | |
| 63 Besmir Banushi (Alb) Amore & Vita - SelleSMP p/b Fondriest | |
| 64 Kaler Marshall (USA) Hangar 15 Bicycles | |
| 65 Sam Brand (GBr) Team Novo Nordisk | |
| 66 Jose Alfredo Rodriguez Victoria (Mex) Elevate - KHS Pro Cycling | |
| 67 Yuma Koishi (Jpn) Nippo - Vini Fantini | |
| 68 Tom Bohli (Sui) BMC Racing Team | |
| 69 Chris Winn (Aus) Hangar 15 Bicycles | |
| 70 Joshua Berry (USA) Jelly Belly-Maxxis | |
| 71 Andres Diaz (Col) Cylance Cycling | |
| 72 Umberto Poli (Ita) Team Novo Nordisk | |
| 73 Tyler Williams (USA) Israel Cycling Academy | |
| 74 Daniel Turek (Cze) Israel Cycling Academy | |
| 75 Hendrikus Van Ijzendoorn (Ned) Team Novo Nordisk | |
| 76 Ulises Alfredo Castillo Soto (Mex) Jelly Belly-Maxxis | |
| 77 Julien Gagne (Can) Silber Pro Cycling | |
| 78 Uri Martins Sandoval (Mex) Amore & Vita - SelleSMP p/b Fondriest | |
| 79 Jacob Rathe (USA) Jelly Belly-Maxxis | |
| 80 Miguel Angel Benito Diez (Esp) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | |
| 81 Justin Oien (USA) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | |
| 82 David Galarreta Ugarte (Esp) Amore & Vita - SelleSMP p/b Fondriest | |
| 83 Redi Halilaj (Alb) Amore & Vita - SelleSMP p/b Fondriest | |
| 84 Jonny Brown (USA) Axeon Hagens Berman | |
| 85 Alan Marangoni (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | |
| 86 Michael Rice (Aus) Axeon Hagens Berman | |
| 87 Logan Owen (USA) Axeon Hagens Berman | |
| 88 Chris Lawless (GBr) Axeon Hagens Berman | |
| 89 Stephen Bassett (USA) Silber Pro Cycling | |
| 90 Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Arg) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | |
| 91 Rui Oliveira (Por) Axeon Hagens Berman | |
| 92 Andzs Flaksis (Lat) Holowesko-Citadel p/b Hincapie Sportswear | |
| 93 Damiano Cima (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | |
| 94 Guy Niv (Isr) Israel Cycling Academy | |
| 95 Ty Magner (USA) Holowesko-Citadel p/b Hincapie Sportswear | |
| 96 John Murphy (USA) Holowesko-Citadel p/b Hincapie Sportswear | |
| 97 Emile Jean (Can) Silber Pro Cycling | |
| 98 Mihkel Raim (Est) Israel Cycling Academy | |
| 99 Danny Pate (USA) Rally Cycling | |
| 100 Marc Antoine Soucy (Can) Silber Pro Cycling | |
| 101 Reid McClure (Can) Team Novo Nordisk | |
| 102 Erik Slack (USA) Hangar 15 Bicycles | |
| 103 Colin Joyce (USA) Rally Cycling | |
| 104 Joseph Schmaltz (USA) Elevate - KHS Pro Cycling | |
| 105 Samuel Hunter Snipe Grove (USA) Cylance Cycling | |
| 106 Adam Roberge (Can) Silber Pro Cycling | |
| 107 Chad Beyer (USA) Hangar 15 Bicycles | |
| 108 Evan Huffman (USA) Rally Cycling | |
| 109 Bryan Lewis (USA) Cylance Cycling | |
| 110 Gerd Keijzer (Ned) Team Novo Nordisk | |
| 111 Stephen Clancy (Irl) Team Novo Nordisk | |
| 112 Jordan Cheyne (Can) Jelly Belly-Maxxis | |
| 113 Eric Marcotte (USA) Cylance Cycling | |
| 114 Chris Jones (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | |
| 115 Scott Law (Aus) Cylance Cycling | |
| 116 Nickolas Zukowsky (Can) Silber Pro Cycling | |
| 117 Aviv Yechezkel (Isr) Israel Cycling Academy | all s.t. |
| 118 Eric Young (USA) Rally Cycling | 17:51 |
| 119 Travis McCabe (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | s.t. |
| 120 Taylor Sheldon (USA) Jelly Belly-Maxxis | 17:54 |
| 121 Simone Sterbini (Ita) Bardiani CSF | 17:56 |
| 122 Angus Morton (Aus) Jelly Belly-Maxxis | 19:19 |
| 123 Oscar Clark (USA) Holowesko-Citadel p/b Hincapie Sportswear | s.t. |
| 124 Karl Menzies (Aus) Cylance Cycling | 21:17 |
| DNF Corentin Cherhal (Fra) Team Novo Nordisk | |
| DNF Mikel Elorza (Esp) Amore & Vita - SelleSMP p/b Fondriest | |
| GC | |
| 1 Sepp Kuss (USA) Rally Cycling | 8:35:01 |
| 2 Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team | |
| 3 James Piccoli (Can) Elevate - KHS Pro Cycling | both s.t. |
| 4 Robin Carpenter (USA) Holowesko-Citadel p/b Hincapie Sportswear | 0:02 |
| 5 Silvan Dillier (Sui) BMC Racing Team | |
| 6 Gavin Mannion (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | |
| 7 Neilson Powless (USA) Axeon Hagens Berman | |
| 8 Kyle Murphy (USA) Cylance Cycling | |
| 9 Kilian Frankiny (Sui) BMC Racing Team | |
| 10 Robert Britton (Can) Rally Cycling | |
| 11 Jonny Clarke (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | |
| 12 Francisco Mancebo Perez (Esp) Hangar 15 Bicycles | all s.t. |
| 13 Pierpaolo Ficara (Ita) Amore & Vita - SelleSMP p/b Fondriest | 0:08 |
| 14 Taylor Eisenhart (USA) Holowesko-Citadel p/b Hincapie Sportswear | s.t. |
| 15 Chris Butler (USA) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | 0:10 |
| 16 Nigel Ellsay (Can) Silber Pro Cycling | s.t. |
| 17 Jhonnatan Manuel Narvaez Prado (Ecu) Axeon Hagens Berman | 0:15 |
| 18 Serghei Tvetcov (Rou) Jelly Belly-Maxxis | 0:17 |
| 19 Antonio Molina Canet (Esp) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | 0:22 |
| 20 Adam de Vos (Can) Rally Cycling | 0:24 |
| 21 Alex Aranburu Deva (Esp) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | 0:51 |
| 22 Joey Rosskopf (USA) BMC Racing Team | 0:53 |
| 23 Manuel Sola Arjona (Esp) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| 24 Keegan Swirbul (USA) Jelly Belly-Maxxis | 1:12 |
| 25 Emerson Oronte (USA) Rally Cycling | 1:19 |
| 26 Eder Frayre Moctezuma (Mex) Elevate - KHS Pro Cycling | 1:48 |
| 27 Daniel Alexander Jaramillo Giez (Col) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | 2:14 |
| 28 Giulio Ciccone (Ita) Bardiani CSF | 2:32 |
| 29 Cory Lockwood (USA) Elevate - KHS Pro Cycling | 2:39 |
| 30 Luca Wackermann (Ita) Bardiani CSF | 3:49 |
| 31 Marco Zamparella (Ita) Amore & Vita - SelleSMP p/b Fondriest | |
| 32 Manuel Senni (Ita) BMC Racing Team | |
| 33 Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | |
| 34 Lorenzo Rota (Ita) Bardiani CSF | all s.t. |
| 35 Dennis van Winden (Ned) Israel Cycling Academy | 5:37 |
| 36 Lachlan Norris (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | 6:02 |
| 37 Patrick Mueller (Sui) BMC Racing Team | 8:02 |
| 38 Diego Rubio Hernandez (Esp) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | 8:47 |
| 39 Alexander Hoehn (USA) Elevate - KHS Pro Cycling | 10:06 |
| 40 Guillaume Boivin (Can) Israel Cycling Academy | 11:07 |
| 41 Martin Elmiger (Sui) BMC Racing Team | |
| 42 Will Barta (USA) Axeon Hagens Berman | |
| 43 Marco Bernardinetti (Ita) Amore & Vita - SelleSMP p/b Fondriest | |
| 44 Gonzalo Serrano Rodriguez (Esp) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | |
| 45 Rob Squire (USA) Hangar 15 Bicycles | |
| 46 Simone Velasco (Ita) Bardiani CSF | |
| 47 Ruben Companioni (Cub) Holowesko-Citadel p/b Hincapie Sportswear | all s.t. |
| 48 Marco Canola (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | 11:21 |
| 49 Andrei Krasilnikau (Bel) Holowesko-Citadel p/b Hincapie Sportswear | 15:22 |
| 50 Janier Alexis Acevedo Calle (Col) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | 15:56 |
| 51 Orlando Trinidad Garibay Contreras (Mex) Cylance Cycling | 17:20 |
| 52 Ty Magner (USA) Holowesko-Citadel p/b Hincapie Sportswear | 17:29 |
| 53 Joshua Berry (USA) Jelly Belly-Maxxis | 17:33 |
| 54 Chris Lawless (GBr) Axeon Hagens Berman | s.t. |
| 55 Paolo Simion (Ita) Bardiani CSF | 17:39 |
| 56 Vincenzo Albanese (Ita) Bardiani CSF | |
| 57 Ulises Alfredo Castillo Soto (Mex) Jelly Belly-Maxxis | |
| 58 Fabio Calabria (Ita) Team Novo Nordisk | |
| 59 Steve Fisher (USA) Hangar 15 Bicycles | |
| 60 Justin Oien (USA) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | |
| 61 Mihkel Raim (Est) Israel Cycling Academy | |
| 62 Emile Jean (Can) Silber Pro Cycling | |
| 63 Giacomo Berlato (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | |
| 64 John Murphy (USA) Holowesko-Citadel p/b Hincapie Sportswear | |
| 65 Stephen Bassett (USA) Silber Pro Cycling | |
| 66 Colin Joyce (USA) Rally Cycling | |
| 67 Redi Halilaj (Alb) Amore & Vita - SelleSMP p/b Fondriest | |
| 68 Kaler Marshall (USA) Hangar 15 Bicycles | |
| 69 Yuma Koishi (Jpn) Nippo - Vini Fantini | |
| 70 Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Arg) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | |
| 71 Chris Winn (Aus) Hangar 15 Bicycles | |
| 72 Chad Beyer (USA) Hangar 15 Bicycles | |
| 73 Andres Diaz (Col) Cylance Cycling | |
| 74 Andzs Flaksis (Lat) Holowesko-Citadel p/b Hincapie Sportswear | |
| 75 Eric Marcotte (USA) Cylance Cycling | |
| 76 Erik Slack (USA) Hangar 15 Bicycles | all s.t. |
| 77 Travis McCabe (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | 17:47 |
| 78 Adam Roberge (Can) Silber Pro Cycling | 17:50 |
| 79 Eric Young (USA) Rally Cycling | 17:51 |
| 80 Taylor Sheldon (USA) Jelly Belly-Maxxis | 17:54 |
| 81 Logan Owen (USA) Axeon Hagens Berman | 18:02 |
| 82 Umberto Poli (Ita) Team Novo Nordisk | 18:11 |
| 83 Simone Sterbini (Ita) Bardiani CSF | 18:14 |
| 84 David Galarreta Ugarte (Esp) Amore & Vita - SelleSMP p/b Fondriest | 18:53 |
| 85 Cortlan Brown (USA) Hangar 15 Bicycles | 18:58 |
| 86 Daniel Turek (Cze) Israel Cycling Academy | 19:03 |
| 87 Jonny Brown (USA) Axeon Hagens Berman | 19:06 |
| 88 Michael Rice (Aus) Axeon Hagens Berman | s.t. |
| 89 Besmir Banushi (Alb) Amore & Vita - SelleSMP p/b Fondriest | 19:19 |
| 90 Rui Oliveira (Por) Axeon Hagens Berman | |
| 91 Oscar Clark (USA) Holowesko-Citadel p/b Hincapie Sportswear | both s.t. |
| 92 Samuel Hunter Snipe Grove (USA) Cylance Cycling | 19:37 |
| 93 Luis Enrique Lemus Davila (Mex) Israel Cycling Academy | 20:11 |
| 94 Miguel Angel Benito Diez (Esp) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | 21:52 |
| 95 Brian McCulloch (USA) Elevate - KHS Pro Cycling | 21:54 |
| 96 Tyler Williams (USA) Israel Cycling Academy | |
| 97 Jacob Rathe (USA) Jelly Belly-Maxxis | |
| 98 Alan Marangoni (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | |
| 99 Guy Niv (Isr) Israel Cycling Academy | |
| 100 Chris Jones (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | all s.t. |
| 101 Simone Andreetta (Ita) Bardiani CSF | 21:58 |
| 102 Pier-Andre Cote (Can) Silber Pro Cycling | 28:54 |
| 103 Sam Brand (GBr) Team Novo Nordisk | |
| 104 Connor Brown (USA) Elevate - KHS Pro Cycling | |
| 105 Tom Bohli (Sui) BMC Racing Team | |
| 106 Hendrikus Van Ijzendoorn (Ned) Team Novo Nordisk | |
| 107 Julien Gagne (Can) Silber Pro Cycling | |
| 108 Jose Alfredo Rodriguez Victoria (Mex) Elevate - KHS Pro Cycling | |
| 109 Uri Martins Sandoval (Mex) Amore & Vita - SelleSMP p/b Fondriest | |
| 110 Danny Pate (USA) Rally Cycling | |
| 111 Damiano Cima (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | |
| 112 Stephen Clancy (Irl) Team Novo Nordisk | |
| 113 Reid McClure (Can) Team Novo Nordisk | |
| 114 Joseph Schmaltz (USA) Elevate - KHS Pro Cycling | |
| 115 Evan Huffman (USA) Rally Cycling | |
| 116 Bryan Lewis (USA) Cylance Cycling | |
| 117 Nickolas Zukowsky (Can) Silber Pro Cycling | |
| 118 Scott Law (Aus) Cylance Cycling | |
| 119 Jordan Cheyne (Can) Jelly Belly-Maxxis | all s.t. |
| 120 Angus Morton (Aus) Jelly Belly-Maxxis | 30:34 |
| 121 Karl Menzies (Aus) Cylance Cycling | 32:32 |
| 122 Gerd Keijzer (Ned) Team Novo Nordisk | 35:54 |
| 123 Marc Antoine Soucy (Can) Silber Pro Cycling | |
| 124 Aviv Yechezkel (Isr) Israel Cycling Academy | both s.t. |
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