2018 Tour of Utah Stage 1 Live Coverage
Welcome to our live coverage of Stage 1 of the 2018 Tour of Utah! Our live profile and commentary are below, followed by a preview of the technical aspects of the route.
Course Preview
Stage 1 gets down to business quickly. After the first sprint line of the race at 25 miles in the town of Parowan, the race will hit its first climb-- and it’s a big one. The Category 1 climb up Parowan Canyon through the ski resort town of Brian Head into Cedar Breaks National Monument climbs 4500 ft in 15 miles with some pitches hitting 15%. This will also be the highest climb of the week topping out at 10,600’. The riders will traverse the Markagunt Plateau and serpentine through the Mammoth Creek lava flows. After turning west in the town of Duck Creek the riders will face a long mellow climb up to the Bristlecone KOM. Then it’s all downhill from there into the college town of Cedar City. The riders will complete 3 circuits around Cedar City and Southern Utah University before the finish in front of the new Southern Utah Museum of Art.\n
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