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{{Short description|Annual cycling race in the United States}}
{{Infobox cycling race
| name          = Tour of Utah
| current_event = 
| image         = [[File:Tour of Utah.jpg|250px]]
| image_caption = Official logo
| date          = August
| region        = [[Idaho]]<br />[[Utah]]<br />[[Wyoming]] 
| english       = 
| localnames    = The Tour 
| nickname      = America's Toughest Stage Race
| discipline    = [[Road bicycle racing|Road]]
| competition   = [[UCI Continental Circuits#UCI America Tour|UCI America Tour]] ([[UCI race classifications|2.HC]])
| type          = [[Race stage|Stage race]]
| organiser     = Larry H. Miller Group of Companies 
| director      = 
| first         = {{start date|2004}}
| number        = 15 (as of 2019)
| final         = 
| firstwinner   = {{flagathlete|John Osguthorpe|USA}}
| mostwins      = {{nowrap|{{flagathlete|[[Levi Leipheimer]]|USA}}}}<br/>{{flagathlete|[[Tom Danielson]]|USA}}<br/><small>(2 wins)</small>
| mostrecent    = {{flagathlete|[[Ben Hermans]]|BEL}}
| website       = http://www.tourofutah.com/
}}

The '''Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah''', was an annual [[stage race|multi-day]] [[road cycling race]]; traversing the [[United States state|state]]s of [[Idaho]], [[Utah]], and [[Wyoming]].<ref group="note">Stage 5, in the 2014 edition, started in [[Evanston, Wyoming|Evanston]], [[Wyoming]]. Stage 1, in the 2015 edition, looped through [[Bear Lake County, Idaho|Bear Lake County]], [[Idaho]].</ref> Since the [[2011 Tour of Utah|2011 edition]], the tour holds [[UCI race classifications|UCI classification]] (currently as [[2.HC]]). Between five and six [[UCI WorldTeam]]s compete annually.

==History==
The Tour of Utah began as an amateur race in 2000. It was originally called the Thanksgiving Point Stage Race. It received its final name in 2004. Originally organized by cycling enthusiasts, the race was purchased by the Larry H. Miller Group of Companies, [[Larry H. Miller]]'s holding company, in 2007. The tour received [[UCI race classifications|UCI classification]] (2.2) in 2006. However, the 2007 edition was postponed due to lack of sponsorship.<ref name="Antonio">{{cite news |last1=Salmeron |first1=Antonio |title=Tour of Utah on 2007 UCI calendar |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/tour-of-utah-on-2007-uci-calendar/ |access-date=1 March 2021 |work=Cycling News |date=4 October 2006}}</ref>

The 2008 and 2009 editions subsequently returned to United States National Racing Calendar. After the [[2010 Tour of Utah|2010 edition]], the Tour of Utah was placed in the [[UCI America Tour]], and regained UCI classification (2.1). Five [[UCI ProTeams]] were among the sixteen teams competing in the [[2011 Tour of Utah|2011]] and [[2013 Tour of Utah|2013 edition]]s, and six were among the seventeen teams competing in the [[2012 Tour of Utah|2012 edition]]. In the 2014 edition, six of the sixteen teams were UCI ProTeams. In 2015, the Tour rating was elevated to [[UCI race classifications|2.HC]], one of the few UCI-sanctioned, multi-stage, pro cycling events in North America.<ref name="Jared">{{cite news |last1=Eborn |first1=Jared |title=Tour of Utah already looking ahead |url=https://www.deseret.com/2010/8/18/20135292/tour-of-utah-already-looking-ahead#bobby-lee-pedals-out-of-the-starting-chute-near-the-capitol-on-the-first-day-of-tour-of-utah-bicycle-race-in-time-trials-tuesday-in-salt-lake-city |access-date=1 March 2021 |work=Deseret News |date=17 August 2010}}</ref><ref name="Tour2011">{{cite news |author1=Staff |title=Tour of Utah 2011 |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-of-utah-2011/ |access-date=1 March 2021 |work=Cycling News |date=9 August 2011}}</ref><ref name="Tour2012">{{cite news |author1=Staff |title=Tour of Utah to boast 5 top teams |url=https://www.espn.com/olympics/cycling/story/_/id/7799523/five-top-15-pro-teams-commit-tour-utah-race |access-date=1 March 2021 |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |date=11 April 2012}}</ref><ref name="Utah2014">{{cite news |author1=Staff |title=Cycling: Tour of Utah finalizes its 2014 field |url=https://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=58033249&itype=CMSID |access-date=1 March 2021 |work=The Salt Lake Tribune |date=5 June 2014}}</ref><ref name="Tour2015">{{cite news |last1=Malach |first1=Pat |title=Tour of Utah Preview: Rematch between Danielson and Horner |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-of-utah-2015/preview/ |access-date=1 March 2021 |work=Cycling News}}</ref>

In 2010, only 71 of the initial 140 riders finished. After receiving [[UCI race classifications|2.1]] status in [[2011 Tour of Utah|2011]], a stronger field participated; 88 of the initial 120 competitors finished. In September 2014, it was announced that the race was promoted to [[UCI .HC road races|2.HC]] status, from 2015 and onwards.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/news-shorts-uci-agrees-to-create-global-anti-doping-tribunal|title=News shorts: UCI agrees to create global anti-doping tribunal|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=25 September 2014|accessdate=26 September 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.velonews.com/2015/04/news/organizers-unveil-2015-tour-of-utah-route_367723|title=Organizers unveil 2015 Tour of Utah route {{!}} VeloNews.com|date=2015-04-23|work=VeloNews.com|access-date=2018-08-09|language=en-US}}</ref>

[[File:Michael Matthews 2013.jpg|thumb|right|Michael Matthews winner of Stage 2 of the [[2013 Tour of Utah]]]]

With the [[Tour of California]] ending in 2019, the United States has no event that is part of the [[UCI World Tour]]. This made the Tour of Utah the highest level multi-day road cycling race in the United States. Additionally, it was tied with the one-day [[Maryland Cycling Classic]] as the highest overall road cycling race in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bicycling.com/news/a29640173/amgen-tour-of-california-discontinued-2020/|title=Amgen Tour of California on 'Hiatus' for 2020 Season|first=Jessica|last=Coulon|date=October 30, 2019|website=Bicycling}}</ref>

The 2020 and 2021 editions of the Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah were cancelled due to safety concerns surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref name="TV2020">{{cite news |last1=Forgie |first1=Adam |title=2020 Tour of Utah cycling race canceled |url=https://kutv.com/news/local/2020-tour-of-utah-cycling-race-canceled |access-date=27 January 2021 |work=2KUTV |date=4 April 2020}}</ref>

Tour of Utah operations were licensed to Medalist Sports in 2021. The event was cancelled again for 2022.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Tyson |first1=Jackie |title=Tour of Utah halts plans to make US return in 2022 |date=23 December 2021}}</ref> On December 22, 2021, Medalist Sports stated it would no longer pursue the return of the Tour of Utah.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tour of Utah to be Removed from 2022 UCI Cycling Calendar |url=https://www.tourofutah.com/ |website=Tour of Utah |access-date=7 September 2022}}</ref>

==Results==
===General classification===

{|class=wikitable 
|-
!Year
!colspan="2"  style="text-align:center; background:#white;"|[[Image:Jersey yellow.svg|25px|alt=]] Yellow jersey
|-
|2004
|{{flagathlete|Johnathan Osguthorpe|USA}} || Ogden One
|-
|2005
|{{flagathlete|[[Andrew Bajadali]]|USA}} || Vitamin Cottage 
|-
|2006
|{{flagathlete|[[Scott Moninger]]|USA}} || Health Net Pro Cycling
|-
|2007
|colspan="2" style="text-align:center; background:#white;"| ''Not held''
|-
|2008
|{{flagathlete|[[Jeff Louder]]|USA}} || {{UCI team code|BMC|2008}} 
|-
|2009
|{{flagathlete|[[Francisco Mancebo]]|ESP}} || {{UCI team code|RRM|2009}} 
|-
|[[2010 Tour of Utah|2010]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Levi Leipheimer]]|USA}} || Mellow Johnny's 
|-
|[[2011 Tour of Utah|2011]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Levi Leipheimer]]|USA}} || {{UCI team code|RSH|2011}} 
|-
|[[2012 Tour of Utah|2012]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Johann Tschopp]]|SUI}} || {{UCI team code|BMC|2012}} 
|-
|[[2013 Tour of Utah|2013]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Tom Danielson]]|USA}} || {{UCI team code|GRS|2013}}
|-
|[[2014 Tour of Utah|2014]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Tom Danielson]]|USA}} || {{UCI team code|GRS|2014}}
|-
|[[2015 Tour of Utah|2015]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Joe Dombrowski]]|USA}} || {{UCI team code|TCG|2015}}
|-
|[[2016 Tour of Utah|2016]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Lachlan Morton]]|AUS}} || {{UCI team code|JBC|2016}}
|-
|[[2017 Tour of Utah|2017]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Rob Britton]]|CAN}} || {{UCI team code|RLY|2017}}
|-
|[[2018 Tour of Utah|2018]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Sepp Kuss]]|USA}} || {{UCI team code|TLJ|2018}}
|-
|[[2019 Tour of Utah|2019]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Ben Hermans]]|BEL}} || {{UCI team code|ICA|2019}}
|-
|2020
| colspan="2" rowspan=3 style="text-align:center; background:#white;"| ''Not held''
|-
|2021
|-
|2022
|}

===Sprints classification===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Year
! colspan="2"  style="text-align:center; background:#white;"|[[Image:Jersey white.svg|25px|alt=]] White jersey
|-
|2004
|colspan="2"  style="text-align:center; background:#white;"| ''Not awarded''
|-
|2005
|{{flagathlete|Charles Coyle|USA}} || Vitamin Cottage 
|- 
|2006
|{{flagathlete|[[Sergey Lagutin]]|UZB}} || {{UCI team code|NIC|2006}}
|-
|2007
|colspan="2"  style="text-align:center; background:#white;"| ''Not held''
|-
|2008
|{{flagathlete|[[Bradley White]]|USA}} || SuccessfulLiving.com
|-
|2009
|{{flagathlete|[[David Veilleux]]|CAN}} || {{UCI team code|OPT|2009}}
|-
|[[2010 Tour of Utah|2010]]
|{{flagathlete|[[David Tanner (cyclist)|David Tanner]]|AUS}} || {{UCI team code|VAU|2010}}
|-
|[[2011 Tour of Utah|2011]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Roman Van Uden]]|NZL}} || [[PureBlack Racing]]
|-
|[[2012 Tour of Utah|2012]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Michael Matthews (cyclist)|Michael Matthews]]|AUS}} || {{UCI team code|RAB|2012}}
|-
|[[2013 Tour of Utah|2013]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Michael Matthews (cyclist)|Michael Matthews]]|AUS}} || {{UCI team code|OGE|2013}}
|-
|[[2014 Tour of Utah|2014]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Jure Kocjan]]|SLO}} || {{UCI team code|SSC|2014}}
|-
|[[2015 Tour of Utah|2015]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Brent Bookwalter]]|USA}} || {{UCI team code|BMC|2015}}
|-
|[[2016 Tour of Utah|2016]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Kiel Reijnen]]|USA}} || {{UCI team code|TFS|2016}}
|-
|[[2017 Tour of Utah|2017]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Travis McCabe]]|USA}} || {{UCI team code|UHC|2017}}
|-
|[[2018 Tour of Utah|2018]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Travis McCabe]]|USA}} || {{UCI team code|UHC|2018}}
|-
|[[2019 Tour of Utah|2019]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Travis McCabe]]|USA}} || {{UCI team code|FPC|2019}}
|-
|2020
|colspan="2" rowspan=3 style="text-align:center; background:#white;"| ''Not held''
|-
|2021
|-
|2022
|}

===Youth classification===
 {| class="wikitable"
|-
!Year
! colspan="2"  style="text-align:center; background:#white;"|[[Image:Jersey light blue.svg|25px|alt=]] Blue jersey
|-
|2004
|colspan="2" style="text-align:center; background:#white;"| ''Not awarded'' 
|-
|2005
| {{flagathlete|[[Tyler Butterfield]]|BER}} || Vendee U 
|- 
|2006
|{{flagathlete|[[Blake Caldwell]]|USA}} || {{UCI team code|TIA|2006}}
|-
|2007
|colspan="2"  style="text-align:center; background:#white;"| ''Not held''
|-
|2008
|{{flagathlete|[[Peter Stetina]]|USA}} || {{UCI team code|GRS|2008b}}
|-
|2009
|{{flagathlete|[[Alex Howes]]|USA}} || {{UCI team code|Chipotle|2009}}
|-
|[[2010 Tour of Utah|2010]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Ian Boswell]]|USA}} || {{UCI team code|BPC|2010}}
|-
|[[2011 Tour of Utah|2011]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Cristhian Montoya]]|COL}} || Gobernación de Antioquia
|-
|[[2012 Tour of Utah|2012]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Joe Dombrowski]]|USA}} || {{UCI team code|BLS|2012}}
|-
|[[2013 Tour of Utah|2013]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Lachlan Morton]]|AUS}} || {{UCI team code|GRS|2013}}
|-
|[[2014 Tour of Utah|2014]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Dylan Teuns]]|BEL}} || {{UCI team code|BMC|2014}}
|-
|[[2015 Tour of Utah|2015]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Daniel Martínez (cyclist)|Daniel Martínez]]|COL}} || {{UCI team code|COL|2015}}
|-
|[[2016 Tour of Utah|2016]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Adrien Costa]]|USA}} || {{UCI team code|AHB|2016}}
|-
|[[2017 Tour of Utah|2017]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Neilson Powless]]|USA}} || {{UCI team code|AHB|2017}}
|-
|[[2018 Tour of Utah|2018]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Luis Villalobos (cyclist)|Luis Villalobos]]|MEX}} || {{UCI team code|AEV|2018}}
|-
|[[2019 Tour of Utah|2019]]
|{{flagathlete|[[João Almeida (cyclist)|João Almeida]]|POR}} || {{UCI team code|AHB|2019}}
|-
|2020
|colspan="2" rowspan=3 style="text-align:center; background:#white;"| ''Not held''
|-
|2021
|-
|2022
|}

=== Mountains classification===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Year
! colspan="2"  style="text-align:center; background:#white;"|[[Image:Jersey bluedot.svg|25px|alt=]] Polka-dot jersey
|-
|2004
|colspan="2"  style="text-align:center; background:#white;"| ''Not awarded''
|-
|2005
| {{flagathlete|Burke Swindlehurst|USA}} || Seasilver
|- 
|2006
|{{flagathlete|Neil Shirley|USA}} || KJZZ-Pro Composite
|-
|2007
|colspan="2"  style="text-align:center; background:#white;"| ''Not held''
|-
|2008
|{{flagathlete|[[Glen Chadwick]]|NZL}} || {{UCI team code|TT1|2008}}
|-
|2009
|{{flagathlete|[[Alex Howes]]|USA}} || {{UCI team code|Chipotle|2009}}
|-
|[[2010 Tour of Utah|2010]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Jai Crawford]]|AUS}} || {{UCI team code|VAU|2010}}
|-
|[[2011 Tour of Utah|2011]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Levi Leipheimer]]|USA}} || {{UCI team code|RSH|2011}}
|-
|[[2012 Tour of Utah|2012]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Ben Jacques-Maynes]]|USA}} || {{UCI team code|BPC|2012}}
|-
|[[2013 Tour of Utah|2013]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Michael Torckler]]|NZL}} || {{UCI team code|BPC|2013}}
|-
|[[2014 Tour of Utah|2014]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Joey Rosskopf]]|USA}} || {{UCI team code|HSD|2014}}
|-
|[[2015 Tour of Utah|2015]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Gregory Daniel]]|USA}} || {{UCI team code|BLS|2015}}
|-
|[[2016 Tour of Utah|2016]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Adrien Costa]]|USA}} || {{UCI team code|AHB|2016}}
|-
|[[2017 Tour of Utah|2017]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Jacob Rathe]]|USA}} || {{UCI team code|JBC|2017}}
|-
|[[2018 Tour of Utah|2018]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Sepp Kuss]]|USA}} || {{UCI team code|TLJ|2018}}
|-
|[[2019 Tour of Utah|2019]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Hayden McCormick]]|NZL}} || {{UCI team code|BLN|2019}}
|-
|2020
|colspan="2" rowspan=3 style="text-align:center; background:#white;"| ''Not held''
|-
|2021
|-
|2022
|}

===Teams classification===
  {| class="wikitable"
|-
!Year
!style="text-align:center; background:#white;"|[[Image:Jersey green.svg|25px|alt=]] Green jersey
|-
| 2004
| style="text-align:center; background:#white;" | ''Not awarded''
|-
|2005
|Vitamin Cottage
|- 
|2006
|{{UCI team code|NIC|2006}}
|-
|2007
| style="text-align:center; background:#white;" | ''Not held''
|-
|2008
|{{UCI team code|BMC|2008}}
|-
|2009
|{{UCI team code|RRC|2009}}
|-
|[[2010 Tour of Utah|2010]]
|{{UCI team code|VAU|2010}}
|-
|[[2011 Tour of Utah|2011]]
|Gobernación de Antioquia
|-
|[[2012 Tour of Utah|2012]]
|{{UCI team code|RLT|2012}}
|-
|[[2013 Tour of Utah|2013]]
|{{UCI team code|RLT|2013}}
|-
|[[2014 Tour of Utah|2014]]
|{{UCI team code|LAM|2014}}
|-
|[[2015 Tour of Utah|2015]]
|{{UCI team code|COL|2015}}
|-
|[[2016 Tour of Utah|2016]]
|{{UCI team code|BMC|2016}}
|-
|[[2017 Tour of Utah|2017]]
|{{UCI team code|BMC|2017}}
|-
|[[2018 Tour of Utah|2018]]
|{{UCI team code|EFD|2018}}
|-
|[[2019 Tour of Utah|2019]]
|{{UCI team code|EFD|2019}}
|-
|2020
| rowspan=3 style="text-align:center; background:#white;" | ''Not held''
|-
|2021
|-
|2022
|}

==Notes==
{{reflist|group=note}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{official website|http://www.tourofutah.com}}
*[http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road.php?id=road/2006/aug06/tourofutah06/default 2006 Tour at CyclingNews]

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