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2012 Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah...

In 2012, the Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah was elevated by the international governing body for the sport of cycling, Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), to be part of its UCI America Tour. The Tour of Utah is now sanctioned by both USA Cycling, Inc. and the UCI. This provides an international spotlight for Utah and for all host venues on the route. A total of 120 athletes representing 15 professional teams will be invited to race the 2011 Tour of Utah. This will include the world's best ProTeams, which typically race abroad, and top UCI Continental teams. Many of these professionals, who race the grand tours in Europe and world championships, will compete across the mountains, buttes and plateaus of Utah, vying for UCI points, award jerseys and cash prizes of $116,000.

The Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah would like to thank all the fans, volunteers, host venues, corporate partners, staff and professional teams who participated in the 2011 edition of America’s Toughest Stage Race and made it the best yet!

American Levi Leipheimer of Team RadioShack won his second title at the Tour of Utah on August 14, 2011, shown here on the final podium in the Larry H. Miller Dealerships Overall Leader's yellow jersey (center). Also pictured with the Tour of Utah presentation hostesses are the winners of the other award jersey classifications (left to right): Team PureBlack Racing's Roman Van Uden (NZL) - XO Communications Sprint classification copper jersey; Geox-TMC's Cheula Gianpaolo (ITA) - Vivint Most Aggressive Rider orange jersey; Leipheimer in yellow jersey; BMC Racing Team's Jeff Louder (USA) - Miller Lite Best Utah Rider dark blue jersey; and Gobernacion de Antioquia Indeportes' Cristian Montoya Giraldo (COL) of with the Subaru Best Young Rider light jersey.

President of the Tour of Utah, Steve Miller, reported that the 2011 race enjoyed record crowds, not only along the 409-mile route, but also across the U.S. on national television and around the world via live web cast. Partnering with Tour Tracker, the Tour had close to 100,000 people watching the breakaways and attacks online and via mobile devices from 131 countries. In addition, the number of volunteers and corporate partners doubled from the previous year, helping to support the event's move to become one of the top three UCI stage races in North America.

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