2014 Tour Details Released
According to recent posts on both CyclingNews.com and CyclingUtah.com, information about the 2014 Tour of Utah is now available to the public. The Tour of Utah has reached its tenth anniversary, and is boasted to be “America’s Toughest Stage Race.”
The 2014 Tour will offer two new features that have not been previously available: involving other US States in the race (in this case, Evanston, Wyoming) and an extended day for a seventh stage. Steve Miller, the president of Miller Sports Properties, and chief operator of the Tour of Utah, stated,
Each year the Tour of Utah has the opportunity to break new ground by showcasing the sport to different parts of the state, and our selection of host cities and venues in 2014 is no exception
The Tour of Utah is one of just 5 fully licensed UCI multi-stage races in the United States, attracting cyclists from all around the world.
Stages of the Tour of Utah
Presenting some past favorites, as well as new destinations, this year’s Tour features the following stages. As has been the case in previous years, the Tour includes only road sections and will not involve any individual or team time-trial events.
- Monday, August 4th: Cedar City. The Pre-Race Presentation as well as the start of the race will take place, again, in Southern Utah
- Tuesday, August 5: Panguitch – Torrey. This stage follows the picturesque National Historic District of Utah, featuring Utah’s legendary red-rock formations.
- Wednesday, August 6: Lehi – Miller Motorsports Park. From the edge of Utah Valley, through the Salt Flats, this stage ends near the lovely Oquirrh Mountains.
- Thursday, August 7: Ogden – Powder Mountain. Expanding the race’s breadth, this leg meanders through some of Utah’s prime ski territory.
- Friday, August 8: Evanston, WY – Kamas. For the first time ever, the Tour will delve through the Uintah Mountains on Mirror Lake Highway.
- Saturday, August 9: Salt Lake City – Snowbird Ski Resort. For the seventh year in a row the Salt Lake to Snowbird route will challenge cyclists, but is being combined to form a new route. The new version of the stage crosses 10,000 vertical feet of Wasatch Mountains.
- Sunday, August 10: Park City. Like it has every year, the Tour of Utah will finish in Park City after the famed climb over Empire Pass.
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Further information about the Tour of Utah can be found at the primary website The Tour of Utah
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