Utah final: Danielson 4th in TT, Caldwell 2nd overall, Stetina Best Young

Author: Woody

18 Aug

Giving it their all to the end, Team Garmin-Chipotle wrapped up the 2008 Tour of Utah with four riders finishing in the top 15 of the final time trial. Tom Danielson (right) had a solid ride finishing fourth while Peter Stetina (below right) further confirmed his status as a top all-around talent by finishing 9th, handily taking the Best Young Rider classification.

Despite not being his forte, Blake Caldwell (below left) had one of the best time trials of his career. Unfortunately, he finished 16″ behind Jeff Louder giving his main competitor the time he needed to take the overall. Blake finished second in the overall.

From a CyclingNews report: “Regardless of how Louder was at the time checks, I knew I was on a good pace,” Blake said. “It was just me against myself out there. I was hoping it would be good enough and so it’s a little disappointing. I’m still satisfied with the race. My team deserves all the credit for my second place.”

The team as a whole rode aggressively throughout the five-day event and finished second in the overall classification.

Said Directeur Sportif Chann McRae, “All I can do is praise how well the team rode together this week. We rode offensively from stage 1 on. Two stage wins, four days in yellow, and 2nd in the final GC is something that we can walk away with and know that we delivered our a game.”

“Congrats to Louder for winning in his home state and for giving us such an awesome fight,” Chann continued. “Way to go Blake for showing us that you are one of the best.”

**Awaiting final GC results from Tour of Utah.**

Team Garmin-Chipotle stage 5 ITT results
1. Tom Zirbel 13′50″
4. Tom Danielson +21.6″
9. Peter Stetina +27.8″
11. Jason Donald +29.4″
14. Blake Caldwell +31.8″
21. Tom Peterson +41.9″