2016 Tour of Utah - Stage 5

Stage 5 of the 2016 Tour of Utah paced the riders over a diverse series of landscapes today. Race start was held out on Antelope Island State Park featuring a short loop on the island before heading onto the causeway across the Great Salt Lake. Unfortunately, recent brush fires on the island kept the bison and antelope herds sheltered away from the racers. After leaving the island, the route headed north then east up over the steep category 2 climb of North Ogden Divide. After a fast descent into the town of Eden, the riders rode south through farmlands abutting Pineview Reservoir. Next they tackled the Trapper’s Loop climb followed by a screaming fast descent then turning left along the foothills heading towards Bountiful City. As the riders approached Bountiful, they turned east up the very steep climb to Bountiful Bench followed by a fast descent to the finish line in downtown Bountiful. They repeated this short loop one more time. The day’s breakaway had been caught and the fans lining Main Street were treated to a high speed, hard fought bunch sprint won by Kiel Reijnen (Trek Segafredo).

Mavic netural support holds their "team briefing" before the start of Stage 5, 2016 Tour of Utah
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young fans show off their autograph collections at the sign-in for Stage 5, 2016 Tour of Utah
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Haedo (Team Jamis) signs a young fan's t-shirt at the sign-in for Stage 5, 2016 Tour of Utah
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the breakaway hammers the start on Antelope Island under a cloudy sky on Stage 5, 2016 Tour of Utah
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the breakaway gets organized along the causeway leaving Antelope Island, Stage 5, 2016 Tour of Utah
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the chase is on for Stage 5, 2016 Tour of Utah
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breakaway on the steep category 2 climb up North Ogden Divide, Stage 5, 2016 Tour of Utah
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the breakaway climbs in the hot sun up North Ogden Divide, Stage 5, 2016 Tour of Utah
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the peloton takes up the whole road climbing during Stage 5, 2016 Tour of Utah
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yellow jersey leader Morton (Jelly Belly Maxxis) front and center protected by his teammates on the North Ogden Divide, Stage 5, 2016 Tour of Utah
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the peloton is feeling the steep grades during Stage 5, 2016 Tour of Utah
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you can just feel the heat coming off the rocks as the riders roll by, Stage 5, 2016 Tour of Utah
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the peloton climbs towards the KOM on North Ogden Divide during Stage 5, 2016 Tour of Utah
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UHC teammates pace each other up the climb to Bountiful Bench, Stage 5, 2016 Tour of Utah
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deep in the pain cave on the Bountiful Bench climb, Stage 5, 2016 Tour of Utah
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the riders are feeling the hurt on the final climb up Bountiful Bench, Stage 5, 2016 Tour of Utah
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the peloton rolls thru the finish line on the first of two circuits in downtown Bountiful, Utah on Stage 5, 2016 Tour of Utah
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Kiel Reijnen (Trek Segafredo) takes the sprint to win Stage 5 as "Papa John" looks on, 2016 Tour of Utah
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Reijnen (Trek Segafredo) celebrates his win during a hard fought sprint on Stage 5, 2016 Tour of Utah
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TJ Eisenhart (BMC Racing) leads the 2nd group to the finish of Stage 5, 2016 Tour of Utah
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yellow jersey leader Lachlan Morton (Jelly Belly Maxxis) high fives the fans along the finish of Stage 5, 2016 Tour of Utah
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Stage 5 winners L-R: 2nd place Tao Geoghegan Hart (Axeon Hagens Berman) 1st place Kiel Riejnen (Trek Segafredo) 3rd place Alex Howes (Cannondale Drapac), 2016 Tour of Utah
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2016 Tour of Utah - Stage 5