The 2008 Tour of Utah wraps up with a 12-mile out and back race against the clock in Tooele.
The first rider starts today at 10:00.

Riding on the shoulders of giants, Blake Caldwell dug in and delivered for Team Garmin-Chipotle H3O by finishing second on yesterday’s epic stage that included 15,000 feet of climbing and a mountain top finish on Snowbird. Every member of the team worked to protect their leader and put their precious yellow jersey in perfect […]

What a strange day. Today’s stage 3 start here in Portugal was held under sunny skies, so we wore as little clothing as possible. There were a few dark clouds, but it rained for just five minutes. The rain happened to coincide with a downhill cobble section where Christian got taken out, luckily without […]

Today’s three climb stage took its toll on the Portugal peloton and turned the overall classification upside down with the epic finish climb on Alto da Torre. Climbing specialist Dan Martin finished 12th on high and took over the Best Young Rider classification from teammate Steven Cozza. Dan’s finish moved him up to 11th on […]

The Rocky Mountain News reports on Taylor Phinney’s Olympic bid in the 4000-meter individual pursuit and his plans for the 2012 Olympics in London.
From the article: “It was a phenomenal Phinney year, Olympic medal or not. ‘By 2012, I’m going to have everything dialed in,’ Taylor Phinney said. ‘I was so new to this, I […]

VeloNews talks to Taylor Phinney after he lost to New Zealand cyclist Hayden Roulston in the semi-finals of the men’s individual pursuit today on Beijing’s Laoshan velodrome.
Ever the gracious sportsman, Taylor was optimistic about his ride and his future: “I’m just stoked to be here at the Olympics — I thought I’d be watching […]

The race finally hits the mountains today and the 171.5 km includes three climbs. The category 2 Alto Teixeira comes at 77 km and the category 1 Portela do Arao comes at 115.6 km. The finishing climb is the hors category Alto da Torre.
Today’s stage is scheduled to start at 12:40 and finish at 17:30.

The Queen stage of the 2008 Tour of Utah is loaded with climbing fun. The 99-mile stage includes five climbs through the Wasatch Mountains and a mountain top finish on Snowbird for a total of 14,778 ft of climbing.
Today’s stage starts at 10:00 and finishes around 14:14.