2017_TourofUtah_Stage2
Waiting for the riders, I find myself studying the local flora.on Stage 2, BrighamCity-SnowBasin, 2017 LHM Tour of Utah (Photo by Dave Richards, daverphoto.com)
Hillside overlooking Mantua, Utah. Stage 2, BrighamCity-SnowBasin, 2017 LHM Tour of Utah (Photo by Dave Richards, daverphoto.com)
The peloton rides up the canyon above Mantua, Utah. Stage 2, BrighamCity-SnowBasin, 2017 LHM Tour of Utah (Photo by Dave Richards, daverphoto.com)
Color Clash. Stage 2, BrighamCity-SnowBasin, 2017 LHM Tour of Utah (Photo by Dave Richards, daverphoto.com)
Riders touch wheels and tumble as the peloton breaks up on the cliimb to first KOM of the day on Stage 2, BrighamCity-SnowBasin, 2017 LHM Tour of Utah (Photo by Dave Richards, daverphoto.com)
Breakaway passes by the Brigham City Mormon Temple during Stage 2, BrighamCity-SnowBasin, 2017 LHM Tour of Utah (Photo by Dave Richards, daverphoto.com)
The yellow jersey tucks in line as the riders pass by the Brigham City Mormon Temple during Stage 2, BrighamCity-SnowBasin, 2017 LHM Tour of Utah (Photo by Dave Richards, daverphoto.com)
A canopy of trees provides much needed shade for the riders on a very hot day during Stage 2, BrighamCity-SnowBasin, 2017 LHM Tour of Utah (Photo by Dave Richards, daverphoto.com)
Rally Cycling drives the breakaway on the final climb to Snow Basin as the TV helicopter watches from above. Stage 2, BrighamCity-SnowBasin, 2017 LHM Tour of Utah (Photo by Dave Richards, daverphoto.com)
Pain 1. Stage 2, BrighamCity-SnowBasin, 2017 LHM Tour of Utah (Photo by Dave Richards, daverphoto.com)
Focused. Stage 2, BrighamCity-SnowBasin, 2017 LHM Tour of Utah (Photo by Dave Richards, daverphoto.com)
Pain 2. Stage 2, BrighamCity-SnowBasin, 2017 LHM Tour of Utah (Photo by Dave Richards, daverphoto.com)
Pain 3. Stage 2, BrighamCity-SnowBasin, 2017 LHM Tour of Utah (Photo by Dave Richards, daverphoto.com)
Tough circumstances make for strange bedfellows. Stage 2, BrighamCity-SnowBasin, 2017 LHM Tour of Utah (Photo by Dave Richards, daverphoto.com)
Pain 4. Stage 2, BrighamCity-SnowBasin, 2017 LHM Tour of Utah (Photo by Dave Richards, daverphoto.com)
The grupetto brings up the rear on the climb to Snow Basin. Stage 2, BrighamCity-SnowBasin, 2017 LHM Tour of Utah (Photo by Dave Richards, daverphoto.com)
1K from the finish, water bottles are jettisoned by the riders. Stage 2, BrighamCity-SnowBasin, 2017 LHM Tour of Utah (Photo by Dave Richards, daverphoto.com)
Tucked in tight on the climb to Snow Basin. Stage 2, BrighamCity-SnowBasin, 2017 LHM Tour of Utah (Photo by Dave Richards, daverphoto.com)
Jersey leaders after Stage 2, BrighamCity-SnowBasin, 2017 LHM Tour of Utah (Photo by Dave Richards, daverphoto.com)