RACE REPORTS: TOUR OF UTAH STAGE 4: HOWES CLAIMS QUEEN STAGE

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RACE REPORTS: TOUR OF UTAH STAGE 4: HOWES CLAIMS QUEEN STAGE
Road Bike Action
August 22, 2009

Alex Howes on the climb to Snowbird
(Photo: Mitchell Clinton)

Up and coming American rider Alex Howes (Felt-Holowesko) dropped the remnants of a day long breakaway to take the Tour of Utah's queen stage at the mountaintop finish at Snowbird Ski Resort. Howes attacked the break early on the climb with 12-kilometers remaining and quickly built a gap. Howes lead continued to increase his lead, finishing ahead of Burke Swindlehurst (Bissell) and a hard charging Francisco Mancebo (Rock Racing). Mancebo increased his overall lead with Darren Lill (Team Type 1) and Jeff Louder (BMC Racing Team) in second and third overall.

Tour of Utah Stage 4
1. Alex Howes (Felt-Holowesko) 4:07:12
2. Burke Swindlehurst (Bissell) @ .37
3. Francisco Mancebo(Rock Racing) @ 1.23
4. Darren Lill (Team Type1) @ 1.39
5. Glen Chadwick (Rock Racing) @ s.t.
6. Philip Zajicek (Fly V Australia) @ 1.47
7. Jeff Louder (BMC Pro Cycling Team) @ 2.10
8. Peter Stetina (Garmin/Felt) @ 2.18
9. Patrick McCarty (OUCH p/b Maxxis) @ 2.49
10. Matthew Busche (Kelly Benefit Strategies) @ s.t.

Overall Classification After Stage 4
1. Francisco Mancebo (Rock Racing) 10:58:01
2. Darren Lill (Team Type1) @ .46
3. Jeff Louder (BMC) @ 1.29
4. Alex Howes (Felt-Holowesko) @ 1.54
5. Philip Zajicek (Fly V Australia) @ 2.03
6. Burke Swindlehurst (Bissell) @ 2.18
7. Matthew Busche (Kelly Benefit Strategies) @ 2.36
8. Patrick McCarty (OUCH p/b Maxxis) @ 3.05
9. Oscar Sevilla (Rock Racing) @ 4.14
10. Brent Bookwalter (BMC) @ 4.18

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