Tour of Utah, Juy 31 - August 6

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Very mountainous edition this year, also features the mountain TT: :)
http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/The_Larry_H.Miller_Tour_of_Utah_2017_Preview
https://www.tourofutah.com/

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Live video stream available via the Tour Tracker:
http://tourtracker.tourofutah.com/

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Also live coverage on Eurosport.
 
May 10, 2013
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I regret that Cannondale is not riding. This was one of my favourite races to follow.

Only one WT team. We used to have between 3 and 6 each year in Utah. I guess that adding that London race to the WT harms the quality of the field in this race.
 
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Anderis said:
I regret that Cannondale is not riding. This was one of my favourite races to follow.

Only one WT team. We used to have between 3 and 6 each year in Utah. I guess that adding that London race to the WT harms the quality of the field in this race.

Yeah that, or maybe Tour of Poland. But it's a shame because the route is pretty good for a good race.
I am guessing the climbs were not tough enough today for the peloton. Any known sprinters in the group?
 
Jun 30, 2014
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Yeah, this year the best US stage race has a really poor field and I don't really like the route, no Park City stage but a MTT.
 
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Valv.Piti said:
What a disappointing startlist, I barely know any of these guys...

Me neither, but Francisco Mancebo is there! Haven't thought of him in years, thought he'd be retired by now. I used to like him, back before Puerto, so at least I have someone to root for in this race.
 
Mar 13, 2015
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Lawless looks a decent prospect. And nice to see Luca Wackermann not having to race Eritrean 1.2s.
 
Aug 1, 2016
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It will be Bookwalter against Carpenter, with the BMC as favourite thanks to a strongest team.
 
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The field looks weak, but as Redhead says, some new rider can come onto my radar (e.g. Costa last year and Matthews a few years back).

On the other hand, someone from BMC should win, probably Bookwalter.
 
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Tank Engine said:
The field looks weak, but as Redhead says, some new rider can come onto my radar (e.g. Costa last year and Matthews a few years back).

On the other hand, someone from BMC should win, probably Bookwalter.
Ciccone could be a factor, he seems to be back on track and he was strong in Austria.
 
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Lequack said:
Anderis said:
I regret that Cannondale is not riding. This was one of my favourite races to follow.

Only one WT team. We used to have between 3 and 6 each year in Utah. I guess that adding that London race to the WT harms the quality of the field in this race.

Yeah that, or maybe Tour of Poland. But it's a shame because the route is pretty good for a good race.
Tour of Poland has been colliding with Utah for years (it's only moved to mid July for Olympic years), so I don't think it's the reason. Prudential RideLondon going WT is what differs this year from any other that saw Utah with stronger field. Having 3 WT races in Europe at the same time makes it really hard for teams to find enough riders to send them to a 4th race which is held in the other part of the world. Maybe they should think about moving Utah to another date because I believe that teams with interest in the American market should be willing to take part if it is held on a more conveniet date.