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Tour of Utah - NE

Utah, USA, August 7-12, 2006

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Stage 6 - August 12: Deer Valley - Snowbird, 183 km

Caldwell takes stage six and Moninger wins the Tour of Utah

By Steve Medcroft at Snowbird Lodge

Blake Caldwell won the signature stage of the 2006 Tour of Utah
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Thirty-nine year old Health Net/Maxxis stage race and mountains specialist Scott Moninger secured the overall win in the Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah sponsored by Zions Bank on Saturday. Moninger took the win after Glenn Chadwick (Navigators Insurance; only 21 seconds back on GC) attacked race leader Jeff Louder (Health Net/Maxxis) three kilometers from the top of the day's brutal final climb up to the Snowbird ski resort. Louder, after expending a lot of energy during the week to take the jersey, says Moninger was "just on fire today" and he is glad the victory was captured by a teammate.

TIAA Cref rider Blake Caldwell won the stage. Part of an early, thirteen-rider break which also contained three of his teammates, Caldwell, three minutes back on GC at the start of the stage, was the leader on the road for much of the day. But when the field reached the final ascent, his gap closed and he struck out from his remaining breakmates with only the stage win in mind.

Up and up we go

As soon as the riders completed the mandatory 5.5 miles of neutral riding, the attacks started on the open roads headed for the first climb of the day. An unsually-large group established a gap that reached over three minutes by the base of the climb. Eventual stage winner Caldwell sat in the break, protected by three teammates.

Although it didn't contain a top-five GC threat, Louder's team knew that the break represented a danger to their potential for a stage win so they set tempo on the first tough climb (the approximately seven-mile, 2'600-foot climb up Alpine Loop past the Sundance Ski resort and the home of movie star Paul Newman) with two ascents and 5,500 feet of climbing left in the stage. "We were concerned about the sheer number of guys," Scott Moninger said after the race. "That's a lot of horsepower and you had several teammates willing to sell out for one rider; Blake Caldwell being that rider. It definately put some pressure on us."

With the pressure from behind, Caldwell's teammates had their work cut out for them. "Timmy (Duggan), Steve (Cozza) and Mike (Creed) did an incredible job drilling it in the climbs," Caldwell said. "Mike (set tempo on) the first climb." Cozza attacked on the climb over Traverse Ridge, the shortest of the day at approximately four miles and 1,100 feet. "Steve was able to stay out there and give us an advantage; it made the other guys work because with four riders, it would have been up to us to chase if someone else had gone."

Caldwell was still safely within the lead group at the base of the day's epic final climb. He admits that with a plus-two minute lead, he entertained thoughts of an overall win but stayed focused on the team's major goal. "Sometimes if you go for too much you can throw it away," he said. "We kept our main goal of a stage win in mind and worked to keep the gap we had at the bottom." The group shattered in the final kilometers and twenty-four year old Caldwell found himself with a fifty meter lead over the second placed rider (Neil Shirley of the KJZZ Composite Team) coming into the finish line.

Moninger and Chadwick at the line
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Behind him on the mountain, a chase group containing all the race's marquee climbers and GC threats (Moninger, Chadwick, Swindlehurst, Grejales, Wherry and Louder) was tearing itself apart looking to lock in the final division of prize money. With Louder in yellow, the pacemaking fell to Moninger. "Scott was amazing today," Louder said. "He rode support for me all the way until the end. The pace was really, really high all day." So high, in fact, that Louder struggled to remain connected when first Grejales launched an attack that would fail then, ultimately, Chadwick would launch an attack that would do Louder in.

"Jeff looked like he was struggling so I had a go to try and get a gap and see what would happen," Chadwick said. "I waited for a bit once I got a gap for one of my teammates (Swindlehurst of Grejales) to come across, but everyone was stuffed I think. And Scott was riding awesome; he's got a big engine, especially at altitude. Once he came across, it was like 'oh, shit.'"

"I was trying to set a good enough tempo to put the other guys in stun mode," Moninger said. "I could tell Jeff was having trouble responding to surges so I tried to stay steady, hoping I would keep him out of trouble. Unfortunately, when Chadwick went, we knew we couldn't even give twenty seconds."

The two fought each other to the line. "I put in a couple of surges but (Moninger) sat on me the whole way up there," Chadwick said. Chadwick's efforts pulled the two riders into first and second in the overall standings. The two shook hands as they crossed the line.

Louder was philosophic about the final outcome. "I wanted to win, of course, but it's a huge consolation that it was a team win." As for his success throughout the tough, six-day stage race? "It's shown me that I can be there to challenge for the overall, which is a good step for me. For an inaugural race (the Tour of Utah operated as an elite/amateur event in 2004 and 2005 on a smaller scale) it was a really deep field. It gives me confidence going into nationals. And something to build on for next year."

Photography

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  • Bob Roll stuck around after Friday's evening circuit race in downtown Salt Lake City. He was super approachable to fans and, as in this case, volunteers
  • Utah Highway Patrol kept the roads in front and behind the peloton clear and safe
  • Family support for Chris Wherry
  • Yes, they're real - the mountains of the Tour of Utah
  • Steven Cozza (TIAA Cref) attacking a huge break that included three of his teammates. TIAA Cref was aggressive all day and were rewarded with a stage win for their efforts
  • Riders worked their way up the canyon road to the Snowbird ski and summer resort
  • Blake Caldwell (TIAA Cref) won the signature stage of the Tour of Utah
  • Moninger and Chadwick congratulate each other on an epic battle in which Chadwick attacked but Moninger was the ultimate victor. Chadwick's surge pulled both riders above Jeff Louder on GC; Moninger into the overall win
  • Jeff Louder (Health Net/Maxxis) lost the yellow jersey when Glen Chadiwck (Navigators) attacked on the steep final climb to Snowbird
  • Mike Deitrich (TIAA Cref) wears the Cyclingnews.com logo with pride
  • Stage six podium - (l to r) Neil Shirley, Blake Caldwell and Phil Zajicek
  • King of the Mountain - Neil Shirley (KJZZ Composite Team)
  • Blake Caldwell (TIAA Cref) rode himself into the Young Riders jersey
  • Navigators takes the Team GC
  • Final GC podium
  • Again, with the yellow jersey and giant check
  • One of the things the Tour of Utah did exceptionally well was garner the support of quality sponsors. Their efforts have ensured the race will be as successful as it was in 2006 for two more years

Results

1 Blake Caldwell (USA) Team Tiaa-Cref                     3.29.34
2 Neil Shirley (USA) KJZZ - Pro Composite Team               0.11
3 Phil Zajicek (USA) Navigators Insurance                    0.21
4 Chris Lieto (USA) California Giant Strawberries            0.30
5 Stefano Barberi (Bra) Toyota United                        0.57
6 Scott Moninger (USA) Health Net Presented By Maxxis        1.21
7 Glen Chadwick (Aus) Navigators Insurance                       
8 Burke Swindlehurst (USA) Navigators Insurance              1.47
9 Thomas Peterson (USA) Team Tiaa-Cref                       2.22
10 Jeff Louder (USA) Health Net Presented By Maxxis              
11 Chris Wherry (USA) Toyota United                          2.30
12 Cesar Grajales (Col) Navigators Insurance                 3.42
13 Andrew Bajadali (USA) KJZZ - Pro Composite Team           4.10
14 Jonathan Garcia (USA) Team Einstein's Cycling             4.13
15 Tom Zirbel (USA) Priority Health                          4.40
16 Dominique Perras (Can) Kodakgallery.Com/Sierra Nevada     4.43
17 Steven Cozza (USA) Team Tiaa-Cref                         4.52
18 Michael Creed (USA) Team Tiaa-Cref                        5.11
19 David Rodriguez (USA) BMC Racing                          5.34
20 Scott Nydam (USA) BMC Racing                              7.13
21 Valeriy Kobzarenko (Ukr) Navigators Insurance             9.27
22 Cory Collier (USA) Team Einstein's Cycling                    
23 Chris Baldwin (USA) Toyota United                        11.01
24 Kirk O'Bee (USA) Health Net Presented By Maxxis               
25 John Hunt (USA) California Giant Strawberries                 
26 Christopher Jones (USA) KJZZ - Pro Composite Team        11.31
27 Brian Sheedy (USA) Priority Health                       12.45
28 Ryan Yee (USA) Team Successful Living                    13.19
29 Mark Santurbane (USA) Broadmark                          13.35
30 Owen Laine (USA) BMC Racing                              14.29
31 Eric Wohlberg (Can) Symmetrics Cycling                        
32 Jacob Erker (Can) Symmetrics Cycling                     14.45
33 David Robinson (USA) Kodakgallery.Com/Sierra Nevada      15.00
34 Clayton Barrows (USA) Team Einstein's Cycling            16.10
35 Mike Dietrich (USA) Kodakgallery.Com/Sierra Nevada       17.26
36 Calvin Allen (USA) Broadmark                             18.37
37 Justin England (USA) Toyota United                       19.07
38 Joshua Thornton (USA) Toyota United                           
39 Timmy Duggan (USA) Team Tiaa-Cref                             
40 Nathan Miller (USA) BMC Racing                           21.26
41 Ryan Hamity (USA) Team Einstein's Cycling                22.58
42 Jason Donald (USA) Team Einstein's Cycling               23.29
43 Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Navigators Insurance                24.38
44 Jesse Gordon (USA) Team 101.9 The End                    26.21
45 Charles Coyle (USA) Vitamin Cottage                           
46 Jared Berger (USA) Vitamin Cottage                            
47 Matt Cooke (USA) KJZZ - Pro Composite Team                    
48 Scott Zwizanski (USA) Kodakgallery.Com/Sierra Nevada          
49 Ian Ayers (USA) KJZZ - Pro Composite Team                     
50 Dave Harward (USA) Team 101.9 The End                    26.38
51 Daniel Wilson (USA) Sienna Dev/Goble Knee Clinic         27.38
52 Bryson Perry (USA) Team Successful Living                27.59
53 Jacob Rosenbarger (USA) BMC Racing                       28.47
54 Michael Friedman (USA) Team Tiaa-Cref                    29.41
DNF  Chris Stockburger (USA) Toyota United                       
DNF  Douglas Ollerenshaw (USA) Health Net Presented By Maxxis    
DNF  Michael Sayers (USA) Health Net Presented By Maxxis         
DNF  Jesse Anthony (USA) Kodakgallery.Com/Sierra Nevada          
DNF  Andrew Pinfold (Can) Symmetrics Cycling                     
DNF  Cameron Evans (Can) Symmetrics Cycling                      
DNF  Brandon Crichton (Can) Symmetrics Cycling                   
DNF  Andrew Randell (Can) Symmetrics Cycling                     
DNF  Jacob Rytlewski (USA) Priority Health                       
DNF  Omar Kem (USA) Priority Health                              
DNF  Daniel Ramsey (USA) Team Successful Living                  
DNF  Curtis Gunn (USA) Team Successful Living                    
DNF  Skyler Bingham (USA) Team 101.9 The End                     
DNF  Max Jenkins (USA) California Giant Strawberries             
DNF  Craig Mccartney (USA) Vitamin Cottage                       
DNF  Ken Hanson (USA) BMC Racing                                 
 
Teams
 
1 Navigators                                             10.32.11
2 TIAA CREF                                                  3.45
3 Toyota United                                             10.59
4 Health Net                                                11.15
5 KJZZ - Composite Team                                     12.23
6 BMC Racing                                                23.47
7 Team Einstein's Cycling                                   26.21
8 Kodakgallery.com/Sierra Nevada                            33.40
 
General classification after stage six
 
1 Scott Moninger (USA) Health Net Presented By Maxxis    14.57.50
2 Glen Chadwick (Aus) Navigators Insurance                   0.21
3 Jeff Louder (USA)  Health Net Presented By Maxxis          0.59
4 Burke Swindlehurst (USA)  Navigators Insurance             1.16
5 Blake Caldwell (USA)  Team Tiaa-Cref                       1.29
6 Chris Wherry (USA)  Toyota United                          2.04
7 Cesar Grajales (Col)  Navigators Insurance                 4.11
8 Thomas Peterson (USA)  Team Tiaa-Cref                      4.33
9 Dominique Perras (Can)  Kodakgallery.Com/Sierra Nevada     5.05
10 Neil Shirley (USA)  KJZZ - Pro Composite Team             5.13
11 Chris Lieto (USA)  California Giant Strawberries          5.32
12 Jonathan Garcia (USA)  Team Einstein's Cycling            5.39
13 Stefano Barberi (Bra)  Toyota United                      6.17
14 Phil Zajicek (USA)  Navigators Insurance                  6.18
15 David Rodriguez (USA)  BMC Racing                         6.57
16 Tom Zirbel (USA)  Priority Health                         7.04
17 Scott Nydam (USA)  BMC Racing                             9.09
18 Michael Creed (USA)  Team Tiaa-Cref                      11.03
19 Steven Cozza (USA)  Team Tiaa-Cref                       12.13
20 Valeriy Kobzarenko (Ukr)  Navigators Insurance           14.30
21 Cory Collier (USA)  Team Einstein's Cycling              15.42
22 Andrew Bajadali (USA)  KJZZ - Pro Composite Team         16.50
23 Brian Sheedy (USA)  Priority Health                      17.08
24 John Hunt (USA)  California Giant Strawberries           17.52
25 Ryan Yee (USA)  Team Successful Living                   19.50
26 Eric Wohlberg (Can)  Symmetrics Cycling                  20.08
27 Jacob Erker (Can)  Symmetrics Cycling                    22.19
28 Mark Santurbane (USA)  Broadmark                         23.57
29 Owen Laine (USA)  BMC Racing                             24.42
30 Sergey Lagutin (Uzb)  Navigators Insurance               25.21
31 Chris Baldwin (USA)  Toyota United                       27.28
32 Jason Donald (USA)  Team Einstein's Cycling              29.20
33 Calvin Allen (USA)  Broadmark                            29.50
34 Christopher Jones (USA)  KJZZ - Pro Composite Team       32.13
35 Mike Dietrich (USA)  Kodakgallery.Com/Sierra Nevada      32.54
36 Timmy Duggan (USA)  Team Tiaa-Cref                       33.05
37 Nathan Miller (USA)  BMC Racing                          33.46
38 David Robinson (USA)  Kodakgallery.Com/Sierra Nevada     34.16
39 Kirk O'Bee (USA)  Health Net Presented By Maxxis         37.45
40 Clayton Barrows (USA)  Team Einstein's Cycling           38.22
41 Jacob Rosenbarger (USA)  BMC Racing                      38.33
42 Justin England (USA)  Toyota United                      39.07
43 Joshua Thornton (USA)  Toyota United                     41.22
44 Jared Berger (USA)  Vitamin Cottage                      42.45
45 Michael Friedman (USA)  Team Tiaa-Cref                   42.55
46 Daniel Wilson (USA)  Sienna Dev/Goble Knee Clinic        43.25
47 Dave Harward (USA)  Team 101.9 The End                   43.56
48 Bryson Perry (USA)  Team Successful Living               44.37
49 Ian Ayers (USA)  KJZZ - Pro Composite Team               44.44
50 Matt Cooke (USA)  KJZZ - Pro Composite Team              46.27
51 Scott Zwizanski (USA)  Kodakgallery.Com/Sierra Nevada    47.44
52 Ryan Hamity (USA)  Team Einstein's Cycling               48.27
53 Jesse Gordon (USA)  Team 101.9 The End                   51.48
54 Charles Coyle (USA)  Vitamin Cottage                     57.08
 
Points classification
 
1 Sergey Lagutin (Uzb)  Navigators Insurance                   27 pts
2 Michael Friedman (USA)  Team Tiaa-Cref                       22
3 Michael Sayers (USA)  Health Net Presented By Maxxis         19
4 Chris Wherry (USA)  Toyota United                            19
5 Jeff Louder (USA)  Health Net Presented By Maxxis            19
6 Andrew Pinfold (Can)  Symmetrics Cycling                     19
7 Dominique Perras (Can)  Kodakgallery.Com/Sierra Nevada       18
8 Chris Baldwin (USA)  Toyota United                           18
9 Jacob Erker (Can)  Symmetrics Cycling                        15
10 Daniel Ramsey (USA)  Team Successful Living                 14
11 Ryan Yee (USA)  Team Successful Living                      13
12 Jesse Anthony (USA)  Kodakgallery.Com/Sierra Nevada         12
13 Nathan Miller (USA)  BMC Racing                              9
14 Timmy Duggan (USA)  Team Tiaa-Cref                           8
15 Cesar Grajales (Col)  Navigators Insurance                   7
16 Ken Hanson (USA)  BMC Racing                                 7
17 Valeriy Kobzarenko (Ukr)  Navigators Insurance               6
18 Clayton Barrows (USA)  Team Einstein's Cycling               6
19 Neil Shirley (USA)  KJZZ - Pro Composite Team                6
20 Andrew Bajadali (USA)  KJZZ - Pro Composite Team             6
21 Phil Zajicek (USA)  Navigators Insurance                     5
22 Scott Moninger (USA)  Health Net Presented By Maxxis         4
23 Cameron Evans (Can)  Symmetrics Cycling                      3
24 Michael Creed (USA)  Team Tiaa-Cref                          3
25 Joshua Thornton (USA)  Toyota United                         3
26 Burke Swindlehurst (USA)  Navigators Insurance               2
27 Eric Wohlberg (Can)  Symmetrics Cycling                      1
28 Brandon Crichton (Can)  Symmetrics Cycling                   1
29 Jacob Rytlewski (USA)  Priority Health                       1
30 Thomas Peterson (USA)  Team Tiaa-Cref                        1
       
Mountains classification
 
1 Neil Shirley (USA)  KJZZ - Pro Composite Team                24 pts
2 Scott Moninger (USA)  Health Net Presented By Maxxis         20
3 Blake Caldwell (USA)  Team Tiaa-Cref                         19
4 Steven Cozza (USA)  Team Tiaa-Cref                           16
5 Glen Chadwick (Aus)  Navigators Insurance                    16
6 Stefano Barberi (Bra)  Toyota United                         14
7 Phil Zajicek (USA)  Navigators Insurance                     13
8 Timmy Duggan (USA)  Team Tiaa-Cref                           13
9 Jeff Louder (USA)  Health Net Presented By Maxxis            11
10 Burke Swindlehurst (USA)  Navigators Insurance              10
11 Chris Lieto (USA)  California Giant Strawberries             7
12 Dominique Perras (Can)  Kodakgallery.Com/Sierra Nevada       6
13 Valeriy Kobzarenko (Ukr)  Navigators Insurance               6
14 Cesar Grajales (Col)  Navigators Insurance                   6
15 Jonathan Garcia (USA)  Team Einstein's Cycling               5
16 Kirk O'Bee (USA)  Health Net Presented By Maxxis             5
17 Jesse Anthony (USA)  Kodakgallery.Com/Sierra Nevada          4
18 Chris Baldwin (USA)  Toyota United                           4
19 David Rodriguez (USA)  BMC Racing                            4
20 Nathan Miller (USA)  BMC Racing                              3
21 Clayton Barrows (USA)  Team Einstein's Cycling               3
22 Chris Wherry (USA)  Toyota United                            2
23 Thomas Peterson (USA)  Team Tiaa-Cref                        2
24 Scott Nydam (USA)  BMC Racing                                2
25 Andrew Bajadali (USA)  KJZZ - Pro Composite Team             2
26 James Mattis (USA)  California Giant Strawberries            1
       
Teams classification
 
1 Navigators                                             44.54.31
2 TIAA CREF                                                 13.20
3 Health Net                                                23.27
4 BMC Racing                                                30.36
5 Toyota United                                             35.10
6 Team Einstein's Cycling                                   40.51
7 KJZZ - Composite Team                                     45.57
8 Kodakgallery.com/Sierra Nevada                            54.28