The Tour of Utah finished Sunday in Park City. The GC or overall was won by Tommy Danielson, with my pick for the GC Chris Horner finishing second. There is outstanding coverage of the Tour available from VeloNews and elsewhere, so I will not attempt a complete recap of the race, just a few comments from the stages that we saw.
From humble beginnings, the Tour of Utah has grown to become an event of international stature and one of the most important cycling events in North America. My family and I have had the good fortune to watch a stage or two almost every year as well as participating in the Thousand Warriors/Ultimate Challenge. My two most vivid memories from this year’s race are watching Jens Voight’s relentless attacking on the Salt Lake City Circuit and the duel between Tommy D and Chris Horner on The Snowbird Stage which Horner ultimately won.
Voight and Horner are both old guys now; legends of the sport and legendary characters. I cannot think of any other modern cyclist with Voight’s penchant for attacking. Here are a few of Dawn’s pictures from Salt Lake City and Snowbird. The first photo shows Jens Voight off the front on the State Street climb. The last shows Chris Horner talking to the press following his win at Snowbird.
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