# 2019 Tour of Utah

The 2019 Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah was a seven-stage road cycling stage race that was held from August 12 to August 18 in the American state of Utah. It was the 15th edition of the Tour of Utah and is rated as a 2.HC on the 2019 UCI America Tour.

## Schedule

Stage characteristics and winners :
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Type | Stage winner |
| P | August 12 | Snowbird Resort | 5.3 km (3.3 mi) | | Individual time trial | James Piccoli (CAN) |
| 1 | August 13 | North Logan to North Logan | 145.2 km (90.2 mi) | | Hilly stage | Umberto Marengo (ITA) |
| 2 | August 14 | Brigham City to Powder Mountain Resort | 138.2 km (85.9 mi) | | Mountain stage | Ben Hermans (BEL) |
| 3 | August 15 | Antelope Island to North Salt Lake | 137.5 km (85.4 mi) | | Hilly stage | Ben Hermans (BEL) |
| 4 | August 16 | Salt Lake City to Salt Lake City | 86.5 km (53.7 mi) | | Hilly stage | Marco Canola (ITA) |
| 5 | August 17 | Canyons Village to Canyons Village | 142.1 km (88.3 mi) | | Hilly stage | Lachlan Morton (AUS) |
| 6 | August 18 | Park City to Park City | 133.1 km (82.7 mi) | | Mountain stage | Joe Dombrowski (USA) |
| Total | Total | 787.9 km (489.6 mi) | 787.9 km (489.6 mi) | 787.9 km (489.6 mi) | 787.9 km (489.6 mi) | 787.9 km (489.6 mi) |

## Teams

Two UCI WorldTeams, five UCI Professional Continental teams, and ten UCI Continental teams made up the seventeen teams that participated in the race. Of these teams, four teams (Dauner–Akkon, EF Education First, Nippo–Vini Fantini–Faizanè, and Trek–Segafredo) entered only six riders each, while the rest entered seven each. 101 of the 115 riders in the race finished.
UCI WorldTeams
* EF Education First
* Trek–Segafredo
UCI Professional Continental Teams
* Hagens Berman Axeon
* Israel Cycling Academy
* Neri Sottoli–Selle Italia–KTM
* Nippo–Vini Fantini–Faizanè
* Rally UHC Cycling
UCI Continental Teams
* 303Project
* Aevolo
* Arapahoe Hincapie p/b BMC
* Canel's–Specialized
* Dauner–Akkon
* DCBank Pro Cycling Team
* Elevate–KHS Pro Cycling
* Floyd's Pro Cycling
* Team BridgeLane
* Wildlife Generation Pro Cycling p/b Maxxis

## Stages
### Prologue
#### 12 August 2019 – Snowbird Resort, 5.3 km (3.3 mi), individual time trial (ITT)

Pre-race favorite Daniel Martínez was forced to pull out of the race at the last moment due to illness, meaning that EF Education First would begin the race with only 5 riders.
Prologue result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | James Piccoli (CAN) | Elevate–KHS Pro Cycling | 8' 37" |
| 2 | Lawson Craddock (USA) | EF Education First | + 5" |
| 3 | Serghei Țvetcov (ROM) | Floyd's Pro Cycling | + 6" |
| 4 | João Almeida (POR) | Hagens Berman Axeon | + 6" |
| 5 | Kyle Murphy (USA) | Rally UHC Cycling | + 11" |
| 6 | Gavin Mannion (USA) | Rally UHC Cycling | + 14" |
| 7 | Joe Dombrowski (USA) | EF Education First | + 14" |
| 8 | Guillaume Boivin (CAN) | Israel Cycling Academy | + 15" |
| 9 | Keegan Swirbul (USA) | Floyd's Pro Cycling | + 16" |
| 10 | Travis McCabe (USA) | Floyd's Pro Cycling | + 17" |
General classification after Prologue :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | James Piccoli (CAN) | Elevate–KHS Pro Cycling | 8' 37" |
| 2 | Lawson Craddock (USA) | EF Education First | + 5" |
| 3 | Serghei Țvetcov (ROM) | Floyd's Pro Cycling | + 6" |
| 4 | João Almeida (POR) | Hagens Berman Axeon | + 6" |
| 5 | Kyle Murphy (USA) | Rally UHC Cycling | + 11" |
| 6 | Gavin Mannion (USA) | Rally UHC Cycling | + 14" |
| 7 | Joe Dombrowski (USA) | EF Education First | + 14" |
| 8 | Guillaume Boivin (CAN) | Israel Cycling Academy | + 15" |
| 9 | Keegan Swirbul (USA) | Floyd's Pro Cycling | + 16" |
| 10 | Travis McCabe (USA) | Floyd's Pro Cycling | + 17" |

### Stage 1
#### 13 August 2019 – North Logan to North Logan, 145.2 km (90.2 mi)

Stage 1 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Umberto Marengo (ITA) | Neri Sottoli–Selle Italia–KTM | 3h 23' 32" |
| 2 | Lawson Craddock (USA) | EF Education First | + 0" |
| 3 | Edwin Ávila (COL) | Israel Cycling Academy | + 0" |
| 4 | Griffin Easter (USA) | 303Project | + 0" |
| 5 | João Almeida (POR) | Hagens Berman Axeon | + 0" |
| 6 | Sebastian Schönberger (AUT) | Neri Sottoli–Selle Italia–KTM | + 0" |
| 7 | Travis McCabe (USA) | Floyd's Pro Cycling | + 6" |
| 8 | Michael Rice (AUS) | Hagens Berman Axeon | + 6" |
| 9 | Tyler Magner (USA) | Rally UHC Cycling | + 6" |
| 10 | Cole Davis (USA) | Hagens Berman Axeon | + 6" |
General classification after Stage 1 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Lawson Craddock (USA) | EF Education First | 3h 32' 09" |
| 2 | João Almeida (POR) | Hagens Berman Axeon | + 6" |
| 3 | Serghei Țvetcov (ROM) | Floyd's Pro Cycling | + 12" |
| 4 | Kyle Murphy (USA) | Rally UHC Cycling | + 18" |
| 5 | Gavin Mannion (USA) | Rally UHC Cycling | + 21" |
| 6 | Joe Dombrowski (USA) | EF Education First | + 21" |
| 7 | Guillaume Boivin (CAN) | Israel Cycling Academy | + 22" |
| 8 | Keegan Swirbul (USA) | Floyd's Pro Cycling | + 23" |
| 9 | Travis McCabe (USA) | Floyd's Pro Cycling | + 23" |
| 10 | Ben Hermans (BEL) | Israel Cycling Academy | + 24" |

### Stage 2
#### 14 August 2019 – Brigham City to Powder Mountain Resort, 138.2 km (85.9 mi)

Stage 2 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Ben Hermans (BEL) | Israel Cycling Academy | 3h 37' 44" |
| 2 | James Piccoli (CAN) | Elevate–KHS Pro Cycling | + 20" |
| 3 | Niklas Eg (DEN) | Trek–Segafredo | + 35" |
| 4 | Peter Stetina (USA) | Trek–Segafredo | + 58" |
| 5 | Joe Dombrowski (USA) | EF Education First | + 1' 26" |
| 6 | Kyle Murphy (USA) | Rally UHC Cycling | + 1' 31" |
| 7 | Rob Britton (CAN) | Rally UHC Cycling | + 1' 36" |
| 8 | João Almeida (POR) | Hagens Berman Axeon | + 1' 54" |
| 9 | Matteo Badilatti (SUI) | Israel Cycling Academy | + 2' 37" |
| 10 | Scott Bowden (AUS) | Team BridgeLane | + 2' 52" |
General classification after Stage 2 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Ben Hermans (BEL) | Israel Cycling Academy | 7h 10' 07" |
| 2 | James Piccoli (CAN) | Elevate–KHS Pro Cycling | + 26" |
| 3 | Niklas Eg (DEN) | Trek–Segafredo | + 52" |
| 4 | Peter Stetina (USA) | Trek–Segafredo | + 1' 10" |
| 5 | Joe Dombrowski (USA) | EF Education First | + 1' 33" |
| 6 | Kyle Murphy (USA) | Rally UHC Cycling | + 1' 35" |
| 7 | João Almeida (POR) | Hagens Berman Axeon | + 1' 46" |
| 8 | Rob Britton (CAN) | Rally UHC Cycling | + 1' 47" |
| 9 | Lawson Craddock (USA) | EF Education First | + 2' 56" |
| 10 | Matteo Badilatti (SUI) | Israel Cycling Academy | + 2' 58" |

### Stage 3
#### 15 August 2019 – Antelope Island to North Salt Lake, 137.5 km (85.4 mi)

Stage 3 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Ben Hermans (BEL) | Israel Cycling Academy | 3h 20' 27" |
| 2 | Kyle Murphy (USA) | Rally UHC Cycling | + 7" |
| 3 | Niklas Eg (DEN) | Trek–Segafredo | + 8" |
| 4 | Keegan Swirbul (USA) | Floyd's Pro Cycling | + 8" |
| 5 | James Piccoli (CAN) | Elevate–KHS Pro Cycling | + 8" |
| 6 | Lawson Craddock (USA) | EF Education First | + 11" |
| 7 | Joe Dombrowski (USA) | EF Education First | + 21" |
| 8 | Matteo Badilatti (SUI) | Israel Cycling Academy | + 36" |
| 9 | Scott Bowden (AUS) | Team BridgeLane | + 36" |
| 10 | João Almeida (POR) | Hagens Berman Axeon | + 42" |
General classification after Stage 3 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Ben Hermans (BEL) | Israel Cycling Academy | 10h 30' 24" |
| 2 | James Piccoli (CAN) | Elevate–KHS Pro Cycling | + 44" |
| 3 | Niklas Eg (DEN) | Trek–Segafredo | + 1' 06" |
| 4 | Kyle Murphy (USA) | Rally UHC Cycling | + 1' 46" |
| 5 | Peter Stetina (USA) | Trek–Segafredo | + 2' 02" |
| 6 | Joe Dombrowski (USA) | EF Education First | + 2' 04" |
| 7 | João Almeida (POR) | Hagens Berman Axeon | + 2' 38" |
| 8 | Rob Britton (CAN) | Rally UHC Cycling | + 3' 12" |
| 9 | Lawson Craddock (USA) | EF Education First | + 3' 17" |
| 10 | Matteo Badilatti (SUI) | Israel Cycling Academy | + 3' 44" |

### Stage 4
#### 16 August 2019 – Salt Lake City to Salt Lake City, 86.5 km (53.7 mi)

Stage 4 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Marco Canola (ITA) | Nippo–Vini Fantini–Faizanè | 1h 56' 54" |
| 2 | Travis McCabe (USA) | Floyd's Pro Cycling | + 0" |
| 3 | Brendan Rhim (USA) | Arapahoe Hincapie p/b BMC | + 0" |
| 4 | Pablo Alarcón (CHI) | Canel's–Specialized | + 0" |
| 5 | Guillaume Boivin (CAN) | Israel Cycling Academy | + 0" |
| 6 | Peter Stetina (USA) | Trek–Segafredo | + 0" |
| 7 | James Piccoli (CAN) | Elevate–KHS Pro Cycling | + 0" |
| 8 | Joe Dombrowski (USA) | EF Education First | + 0" |
| 9 | Ben Hermans (BEL) | Israel Cycling Academy | + 0" |
| 10 | Griffin Easter (USA) | 303Project | + 0" |
General classification after Stage 4 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Ben Hermans (BEL) | Israel Cycling Academy | 12h 27' 18" |
| 2 | James Piccoli (CAN) | Elevate–KHS Pro Cycling | + 44" |
| 3 | Niklas Eg (DEN) | Trek–Segafredo | + 1' 06" |
| 4 | Kyle Murphy (USA) | Rally UHC Cycling | + 1' 46" |
| 5 | Peter Stetina (USA) | Trek–Segafredo | + 2' 02" |
| 6 | Joe Dombrowski (USA) | EF Education First | + 2' 04" |
| 7 | João Almeida (POR) | Hagens Berman Axeon | + 2' 48" |
| 8 | Lawson Craddock (USA) | EF Education First | + 3' 17" |
| 9 | Rob Britton (CAN) | Rally UHC Cycling | + 3' 22" |
| 10 | Matteo Badilatti (SUI) | Israel Cycling Academy | + 3' 54" |

### Stage 5
#### 17 August 2019 – Canyons Village (Park City Mountain) to Canyons Village (Park City Mountain), 142.1 km (88.3 mi)

Stage 5 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Lachlan Morton (AUS) | EF Education First | 3h 05' 54" |
| 2 | Hayden McCormick (NZL) | Team BridgeLane | + 0" |
| 3 | Simone Velasco (ITA) | Neri Sottoli–Selle Italia–KTM | + 18" |
| 4 | Marco Canola (ITA) | Nippo–Vini Fantini–Faizanè | + 18" |
| 5 | Evan Huffman (USA) | Rally UHC Cycling | + 18" |
| 6 | Dylan Sunderland (AUS) | Team BridgeLane | + 26" |
| 7 | Michael Rice (AUS) | Hagens Berman Axeon | + 29" |
| 8 | Samuel Boardman (USA) | Wildlife Generation Pro Cycling p/b Maxxis | + 29" |
| 9 | Matt Zimmer (USA) | DCBank Pro Cycling Team | + 31" |
| 10 | Bernat Font Mas (ESP) | 303Project | + 49" |
General classification after Stage 5 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Ben Hermans (BEL) | Israel Cycling Academy | 15h 34' 34" |
| 2 | James Piccoli (CAN) | Elevate–KHS Pro Cycling | + 46" |
| 3 | Niklas Eg (DEN) | Trek–Segafredo | + 1' 10" |
| 4 | Kyle Murphy (USA) | Rally UHC Cycling | + 1' 48" |
| 5 | Joe Dombrowski (USA) | EF Education First | + 2' 08" |
| 6 | João Almeida (POR) | Hagens Berman Axeon | + 2' 34" |
| 7 | Peter Stetina (USA) | Trek–Segafredo | + 2' 47" |
| 8 | Lawson Craddock (USA) | EF Education First | + 3' 10" |
| 9 | Rob Britton (CAN) | Rally UHC Cycling | + 3' 53" |
| 10 | Matteo Badilatti (SUI) | Israel Cycling Academy | + 4' 15" |

### Stage 6
#### 18 August 2019 – Park City to Park City, 133.1 km (82.7 mi)

Stage 6 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Joe Dombrowski (USA) | EF Education First | 3h 11' 09" |
| 2 | João Almeida (POR) | Hagens Berman Axeon | + 24" |
| 3 | Keegan Swirbul (USA) | Floyd's Pro Cycling | + 26" |
| 4 | Ben Hermans (BEL) | Israel Cycling Academy | + 26" |
| 5 | James Piccoli (CAN) | Elevate–KHS Pro Cycling | + 30" |
| 6 | Lawson Craddock (USA) | EF Education First | + 1' 24" |
| 7 | Matteo Badilatti (SUI) | Israel Cycling Academy | + 1' 39" |
| 8 | Kyle Murphy (USA) | Rally UHC Cycling | + 1' 58" |
| 9 | Rob Britton (CAN) | Rally UHC Cycling | + 2' 06" |
| 10 | Lachlan Morton (AUS) | EF Education First | + 2' 11" |
General classification after Stage 6 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Ben Hermans (BEL) | Israel Cycling Academy | 18h 46' 09" |
| 2 | James Piccoli (CAN) | Elevate–KHS Pro Cycling | + 50" |
| 3 | Joe Dombrowski (USA) | EF Education First | + 1' 32" |
| 4 | João Almeida (POR) | Hagens Berman Axeon | + 2' 26" |
| 5 | Niklas Eg (DEN) | Trek–Segafredo | + 2' 57" |
| 6 | Kyle Murphy (USA) | Rally UHC Cycling | + 3' 20" |
| 7 | Lawson Craddock (USA) | EF Education First | + 4' 08" |
| 8 | Keegan Swirbul (USA) | Floyd's Pro Cycling | + 4' 40" |
| 9 | Peter Stetina (USA) | Trek–Segafredo | + 5' 22" |
| 10 | Matteo Badilatti (SUI) | Israel Cycling Academy | + 5' 28" |

## Classification leadership

| Stage | Winner | General classification | Sprints classification | Mountains classification | Young rider classification | Most Aggressive Rider award | Teams Classification | Fan Favorite award |
| P | James Piccoli | James Piccoli | Serghei Țvetcov | Lawson Craddock | João Almeida | João Almeida | Floyd's Pro Cycling | Tony Baca |
| 1 | Umberto Marengo | Lawson Craddock | Umberto Marengo | Samuel Boardman | João Almeida | Travis Samuel | EF Education First | Maxx Chance |
| 2 | Ben Hermans | Ben Hermans | Umberto Marengo | Ben Hermans | João Almeida | James Piccoli | Rally UHC Cycling | Joe Dombrowski |
| 3 | Ben Hermans | Ben Hermans | Lawson Craddock | Alex Howes | João Almeida | Kyle Murphy | Trek–Segafredo | Travis McCabe |
| 4 | Marco Canola | Ben Hermans | Travis McCabe | Alex Howes | João Almeida | Hayden McCormick | Trek–Segafredo | Bernat Font Mas |
| 5 | Lachlan Morton | Ben Hermans | Travis McCabe | Hayden McCormick | João Almeida | Lachlan Morton | Trek–Segafredo | Kevin Vermaerke |
| 6 | Joe Dombrowski | Ben Hermans | Travis McCabe | Hayden McCormick | João Almeida | James Piccoli | EF Education First | Tony Baca |
| Final | Final | Ben Hermans | Travis McCabe | Hayden McCormick | João Almeida | not awarded | EF Education First | not awarded |

## Classification standings
### General classification

Final general classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Ben Hermans (BEL) | Israel Cycling Academy | 18h 46' 09" |
| 2 | James Piccoli (CAN) | Elevate–KHS Pro Cycling | + 50" |
| 3 | Joe Dombrowski (USA) | EF Education First | + 1' 32" |
| 4 | João Almeida (POR) | Hagens Berman Axeon | + 2' 26" |
| 5 | Niklas Eg (DEN) | Trek–Segafredo | + 2' 57" |
| 6 | Kyle Murphy (USA) | Rally UHC Cycling | + 3' 20" |
| 7 | Lawson Craddock (USA) | EF Education First | + 4' 08" |
| 8 | Keegan Swirbul (USA) | Floyd's Pro Cycling | + 4' 40" |
| 9 | Peter Stetina (USA) | Trek–Segafredo | + 5' 22" |
| 10 | Matteo Badilatti (SUI) | Israel Cycling Academy | + 5' 28" |

### Points classification

Final points classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Travis McCabe (USA) | Floyd's Pro Cycling | 47 |
| 2 | Marco Canola (ITA) | Nippo–Vini Fantini–Faizanè | 32 |
| 3 | Ben Hermans (BEL) | Israel Cycling Academy | 24 |
| 4 | Joe Dombrowski (USA) | EF Education First | 22 |
| 5 | Lawson Craddock (USA) | EF Education First | 22 |
| 6 | Umberto Marengo (ITA) | Neri Sottoli–Selle Italia–KTM | 21 |
| 7 | João Almeida (POR) | Hagens Berman Axeon | 19 |
| 8 | Hayden McCormick (NZL) | Team BridgeLane | 17 |
| 9 | Keegan Swirbul (USA) | Floyd's Pro Cycling | 17 |
| 10 | Lachlan Morton (AUS) | EF Education First | 16 |

### Mountains classification

Final mountains classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Hayden McCormick (NZL) | Team BridgeLane | 30 |
| 2 | Ben Hermans (BEL) | Israel Cycling Academy | 22 |
| 3 | Joe Dombrowski (USA) | EF Education First | 18 |
| 4 | Alex Howes (USA) | EF Education First | 18 |
| 5 | James Piccoli (CAN) | Elevate–KHS Pro Cycling | 16 |
| 6 | Marco Canola (ITA) | Nippo–Vini Fantini–Faizanè | 16 |
| 7 | Samuel Boardman (USA) | Wildlife Generation Pro Cycling p/b Maxxis | 11 |
| 8 | Kyle Murphy (USA) | Rally UHC Cycling | 11 |
| 9 | João Almeida (POR) | Hagens Berman Axeon | 10 |
| 10 | Niklas Eg (DEN) | Trek–Segafredo | 10 |

### Young rider classification

Final young rider classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | João Almeida (POR) | Hagens Berman Axeon | 18h 48' 35" |
| 2 | Alex Hoehn (USA) | Aevolo | + 10' 01" |
| 3 | Juan Pedro López (ESP) | Trek–Segafredo | + 11' 52" |
| 4 | Kevin Vermaerke (USA) | Hagens Berman Axeon | + 15' 52" |
| 5 | Edward Anderson (USA) | Hagens Berman Axeon | + 22' 38" |
| 6 | Andrew Vollmer (USA) | Aevolo | + 23' 00" |
| 7 | Dominik Bauer (GER) | Dauner–Akkon | + 23' 45" |
| 8 | Conor Schunk (USA) | Aevolo | + 28' 37" |
| 9 | Gabriel Rojas (CRC) | Aevolo | + 31' 26" |
| 10 | Cade Bickmore (USA) | Aevolo | + 42' 08" |

### Teams classification

Final teams classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Team | Time |
| 1 | EF Education First | 56h 35' 03" |
| 2 | Israel Cycling Academy | + 2' 45" |
| 3 | Trek–Segafredo | + 5' 54" |
| 4 | Rally UHC Cycling | + 13' 20" |
| 5 | Hagens Berman Axeon | + 20' 31" |
| 6 | Floyd's Pro Cycling | + 24' 22" |
| 7 | Neri Sottoli–Selle Italia–KTM | + 26' 23" |
| 8 | Aevolo | + 37' 55" |
| 9 | Team BridgeLane | + 40' 05" |
| 10 | 303Project | + 47' 20" |