August 03, 2016 (Payson, Utah) – Lachlan Morton (Australia) of the Jelly Belly Cycling Team presented by MAXXIS powered away from his two break mates for a thrilling win on Stage 3 presented by America First Credit Union today at the Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah. The victory in downtown Payson put the 24-year-old in the Larry H. Miller Group of Companies race leader jersey. Morton covered the 119-mile course, the longest of the week which began in Richfield, in four hours and 24 minutes.

Morton attacked on the steep, lower slopes of Mount Nebo, the southernmost and highest mountain in the Wasatch Range of Utah. He was soon joined by Americans Adrien Costa of Axeon Hagens Berman and Andrew Talansky of Cannondale-Drapac Pro Cycling Team. The trio worked well together to hold off hard-changing chase groups over the only Utah Office of Tourism King of the Mountain climb of the day that crested to 9,300 feet above sea level. An exhilarating 22-mile descent into Payson led to a three-man showdown.

“I came here wanting to do a good race. As a domestic rider, this race is as big as it gets. Everyone is really motivated. I won this stage (Richfield to Payson) last time, so I knew it really well. This morning we just said, ‘Let’s go for it’. We hadn’t really planned for it before today. It all worked out pretty much how we wanted it to, which rarely happens,” said Morton about his Jelly Belly Team strategy. Morton soloed to victory on this same stage 3 at the 2013 Tour of Utah.

“The team came here with one big goal, and that was to help me out. So far, my team has ridden above themselves. It’s going to be exciting,” added Morton on the team plans to defend the overall leader’s jersey.

Runner-up Costa, the youngest rider in the race at 18 years of age, takes over the Subaru Best Young Rider classification jersey and the Utah Office of Tourism King of the Mountain jersey. Talansky finished third on Stage 3 presented by America First Credit Union.

“Honestly I was not expecting to be climbing with these guys. It was really fun,” said Costa, who turns 19 on Aug. 19. “I may have done too much work in the beginning, something I have to learn about. Lachlan, at the end, showed his experience. Every day I am learning, hopefully getting stronger.”

The win gives Morton a seven-second General Classification (G.C.) lead over Costa and nine seconds on Talansky. BMC Racing Team’s Darwin Atapuma Hurtado (Colombia) is fourth and Taylor “T.J.” Eisenhart, of Lehi,Utah, moves from 75th to seventh overall. American Robin Carpenter of Holowesko | Citadel Racing Team presented by Hincapie Sportswear dropped from first to eighth overall.

“This race is grown a lot since 2009,” said Talansky about the first time he raced at the Tour of Utah. Since then, he has raced in seven Grand Tours. “It has been fun being out here with Adrien and Lachlan. Moves like today so far from the finish rarely work. In a race like this, it actually can. It was fun.”

Simon Pellaud (Switzerland) of IAM Cycling, the last rider from the early breakaway to be reeled in after 80 miles in the saddle, was awarded the Larry H. Miller Dealerships Most Aggressive Rider jersey. American Robin Carpenter of Holowesko | Citadel Racing Team presented by Hincapie Sportswear retained the Utah Sports Commission Sprint jersey. Talansky was voted America First Credit Union Fan Favorite for Stage 3, in the category of Best Climber.

Stage 4 presented by UnitedHealthcare will find the race returning to Salt Lake County for a 10th time in 12 years. On Thursday, Aug. 4, the race will start on the corporate campus of IM Flash in Lehi. The 96-mile (154.4 km) route looks flat on paper, but will traverse a 28-mile stretch of the Mountain View Corridor (MVC) in the foothills of the Oquirrh Mountains. The racers will complete two and a half laps of the MVC freeway for two Utah Sports Commission Sprint line prizes and a total of 70 miles, then drop into the township of Kearns for the first time. There will be three challenging laps of a four-mile circuit that finishes adjacent to the Utah Olympic Oval, site of the long track speed skating events for the 2002 Olympic Winter Games. This five-acre facility is known as the “Fastest Ice on Earth” and is the home to more than 100 world records in speed skating.

Results

1. Lachlan David Morton (Aus) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis 4:24:49
2. Adrien Costa (USA) Axeon Hagens Berman 00:03
3. Andrew Talansky (USA) Cannondale-Drapac
4. Joseph Rosskopf (USA) BMC Racing Team 01:22
5. Rob Britton (Can) Rally Cycling
6. Darwin Atapuma (Col) BMC Racing Team
7. Taylor Eisenhart (USA) BMC Racing Team 01:24
8. Kiel Reijnen (USA) Trek-Segafredo 03:57
9. Robin Carpenter (USA) Holowesko-Citadel Racing Team
10. Jonathan Clarke (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team
11. Neilson Powless (USA) Axeon Hagens Berman
12. Janez Brajkovic (Slo) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team
13. Manuel Senni (Ita) BMC Racing Team
14. Tao Geoghegan Hart (Gbr) Axeon Hagens Berman
15. Laurent Didier (Lux) Trek-Segafredo
16. Peter Stetina (USA) Trek-Segafredo
17. Matthew Busche (USA) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team
18. Robbie Squire (USA) Holowesko-Citadel Racing Team
19. Joe Dombrowski (USA) Cannondale-Drapac
20. Logan Owen (USA) Axeon Hagens Berman 05:57
21. Lawrence Warbasse (USA) IAM Cycling
22. Emerson Oronte (USA) Rally Cycling
23. Eddie Dunbar (Irl) Axeon Hagens Berman
24. Julien Bernard (Fra) Trek-Segafredo
25. Julien Loubet (Fra) Fortuneo – Vital Concept
26. Chad Beyer (USA) Lupus Racing Team
27. Nicolae Tanovitchii (Mda) Lupus Racing Team
28. Christopher Horner (USA) Lupus Racing Team
29. Angus Morton (Aus) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis
30. Dylan Teuns (Bel) BMC Racing Team
31. Alex Howes (USA) Cannondale-Drapac
32. Hayden Mccormick (Nzl) ONE Pro Cycling 09:43
33. Benjamin King (USA) Cannondale-Drapac
34. Joseph Chavarria (CRc) Lupus Racing Team
35. Riccardo Zoidl (Aut) Trek-Segafredo
36. Jacopo Mosca (Ita) Trek-Segafredo
37. Elie Gesbert (Fra) Fortuneo – Vital Concept
38. Evan Huffman (USA) Rally Cycling
39. David Drouin (Can) Silber Pro Cycling 13:41
40. Janier Alexis Acevedo Colle (Col) Team Jamis
41. Alessandro Bisolti (Ita) Nippo – Vini Fantini
42. Simon Pellaud (Sui) IAM Cycling
43. Kevin Ledanois (Fra) Fortuneo – Vital Concept 18:09
44. Daniel Jaramillo (Col) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team
45. Marco Canola (Ita) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team
46. Ruben Companioni (Cub) Team Jamis
47. Jean-Marc Bideau (Fra) Fortuneo – Vital Concept
48. Brayan Stiven Sanchez Vergara (Col) Team Jamis
49. Alexander Cataford (Can) Silber Pro Cycling
50. Jonathan Fumeaux (Sui) IAM Cycling
51. Alexandr Braico (Mda) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis
52. Damiano Cunego (Ita) Nippo – Vini Fantini
53. Taylor Sheldon (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis
54. Alberto Bettiol (Ita) Cannondale-Drapac 22:59
55. Eugenio Alafaci (Ita) Trek-Segafredo
56. Rick Zabel (Ger) BMC Racing Team
57. David Gaona Vazquez (Mex) Nippo – Vini Fantini
58. Fabian Lienhard (Sui) BMC Racing Team
59. Daniel Eaton (USA) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team
60. Ulises Alfredo Castillo Soto (Mex) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis
61. Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Arg) Team Jamis
62. Benjamin Perry (Can) Silber Pro Cycling
63. Matteo Dal-Cin (Can) Silber Pro Cycling
64. Dion Smith (Nzl) ONE Pro Cycling
65. Andrei Krasilnikau (Blr) Holowesko-Citadel Racing Team
66. Stephen Bassett (USA) Team Jamis
67. Steven Tronet (Fra) Fortuneo – Vital Concept
68. Bryan Lewis (USA) Lupus Racing Team
69. Joshua Berry (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis
70. Nicolas Masbourian (Can) Silber Pro Cycling
71. Tom Bohli (Sui) BMC Racing Team
72. Marcel Aregger (Sui) IAM Cycling
73. Francis Mourey (Fra) Fortuneo – Vital Concept
74. Jordan Cheyne (Can) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis
75. Keijzer Gerd De (Ned) Team Novo Nordisk
76. Nicola Bagioli (Ita) Nippo – Vini Fantini
77. Travis McCabe (USA) Holowesko-Citadel Racing Team
78. Luis Romero Amaran (Cub) Team Jamis
79. Iuri Filosi (Ita) Nippo – Vini Fantini
80. Pier Paolo De Negri (Ita) Nippo – Vini Fantini
81. Phillip Gaimon (USA) Cannondale-Drapac
82. Christopher Jones (USA) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team
83. Eric Marcotte (USA) Team Jamis
84. Matthieu Jeannes (Fra) Lupus Racing Team
85. Stephen Clancy (Irl) Team Novo Nordisk
86. Frederic Brun (Fra) Fortuneo – Vital Concept
87. Danny Pate (USA) Rally Cycling
88. Pierrick Naud (Can) Rally Cycling
89. Adam De Vos (Can) Rally Cycling
90. Eric Young (USA) Rally Cycling
91. Andzs Flaksis (Lat) Holowesko-Citadel Racing Team
92. Krists Neilands (Lat) Axeon Hagens Berman
93. James Oram (Nzl) ONE Pro Cycling
94. Jonathan Dibben (Gbr) Cannondale-Drapac
95. Javier Megias (Esp) Team Novo Nordisk
96. Joseph Lewis (Aus) Holowesko-Citadel Racing Team
97. Ryan Roth (Can) Silber Pro Cycling
98. Jacob Rathe (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis
99. David Tanner (Aus) IAM Cycling
100. John Hornbeck (USA) Holowesko-Citadel Racing Team
101. Richard Handley (Gbr) ONE Pro Cycling
102. Nigel Ellsay (Can) Silber Pro Cycling
103. Kristofer Dahl (Can) Silber Pro Cycling
104. Thomas Vaubourzeix (Fra) Lupus Racing Team
105. Barry Miller (USA) Lupus Racing Team
106. Kyle Murphy (USA) Team Jamis
107. Tanner Putt (USA) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team
108. Colin Joyce (USA) Axeon Hagens Berman
OTL Tom Zirbel (USA) Rally Cycling 32:27
DNF Julian Arredondo (Col) Trek-Segafredo
DNF Gregory Daniel (USA) Axeon Hagens Berman

GC after stage 3

1. Lachlan David Morton (Aus) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis 11:30:53
2. Adrien Costa (USA) Axeon Hagens Berman 00:07
3. Andrew Talansky (USA) Cannondale-Drapac 00:09
4. Darwin Atapuma (Col) BMC Racing Team 01:32
5. Joseph Rosskopf (USA) BMC Racing Team
6. Rob Britton (Can) Rally Cycling
7. Taylor Eisenhart (USA) BMC Racing Team 01:34
8. Robin Carpenter (USA) Holowesko-Citadel Racing Team 01:44
9. Neilson Powless (USA) Axeon Hagens Berman 04:07
10. Tao Geoghegan Hart (Gbr) Axeon Hagens Berman
11. Janez Brajkovic (Slo) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team
12. Manuel Senni (Ita) BMC Racing Team
13. Robbie Squire (USA) Holowesko-Citadel Racing Team
14. Jonathan Clarke (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team
15. Kiel Reijnen (USA) Trek-Segafredo
16. Peter Stetina (USA) Trek-Segafredo
17. Joe Dombrowski (USA) Cannondale-Drapac
18. Matthew Busche (USA) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team
19. Laurent Didier (Lux) Trek-Segafredo
20. Logan Owen (USA) Axeon Hagens Berman 06:07
21. Chad Beyer (USA) Lupus Racing Team
22. Julien Loubet (Fra) Fortuneo – Vital Concept
23. Lawrence Warbasse (USA) IAM Cycling
24. Christopher Horner (USA) Lupus Racing Team
25. Eddie Dunbar (Irl) Axeon Hagens Berman
26. Emerson Oronte (USA) Rally Cycling
27. Nicolae Tanovitchii (Mda) Lupus Racing Team
28. Alex Howes (USA) Cannondale-Drapac
29. Julien Bernard (Fra) Trek-Segafredo
30. Dylan Teuns (Bel) BMC Racing Team
31. Angus Morton (Aus) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis
32. Evan Huffman (USA) Rally Cycling 09:52
33. Hayden Mccormick (Nzl) ONE Pro Cycling 09:53
34. Joseph Chavarria (CRc) Lupus Racing Team
35. Riccardo Zoidl (Aut) Trek-Segafredo
36. Benjamin King (USA) Cannondale-Drapac
37. Elie Gesbert (Fra) Fortuneo – Vital Concept
38. Jacopo Mosca (Ita) Trek-Segafredo 11:13
39. Simon Pellaud (Sui) IAM Cycling 13:42
40. Janier Alexis Acevedo Colle (Col) Team Jamis 13:51
41. David Drouin (Can) Silber Pro Cycling
42. Alessandro Bisolti (Ita) Nippo – Vini Fantini
43. Ruben Companioni (Cub) Team Jamis 16:08
44. Marco Canola (Ita) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team 18:19
45. Kevin Ledanois (Fra) Fortuneo – Vital Concept
46. Damiano Cunego (Ita) Nippo – Vini Fantini
47. Alexander Cataford (Can) Silber Pro Cycling
48. Jonathan Fumeaux (Sui) IAM Cycling
49. Brayan Stiven Sanchez Vergara (Col) Team Jamis
50. Alexandr Braico (Mda) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis
51. Jean-Marc Bideau (Fra) Fortuneo – Vital Concept
52. Taylor Sheldon (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis
53. Daniel Jaramillo (Col) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team
54. Kristofer Dahl (Can) Silber Pro Cycling 22:58
55. Colin Joyce (USA) Axeon Hagens Berman 23:03
56. Rick Zabel (Ger) BMC Racing Team 23:05
57. Travis McCabe (USA) Holowesko-Citadel Racing Team
58. Stephen Bassett (USA) Team Jamis 23:06
59. Andrei Krasilnikau (Blr) Holowesko-Citadel Racing Team 23:07
60. Ulises Alfredo Castillo Soto (Mex) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis 23:09
61. Dion Smith (Nzl) ONE Pro Cycling
62. Pierrick Naud (Can) Rally Cycling
63. David Tanner (Aus) IAM Cycling
64. Alberto Bettiol (Ita) Cannondale-Drapac
65. Javier Megias (Esp) Team Novo Nordisk
66. Krists Neilands (Lat) Axeon Hagens Berman
67. Nicola Bagioli (Ita) Nippo – Vini Fantini
68. Iuri Filosi (Ita) Nippo – Vini Fantini
69. Jacob Rathe (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis
70. Tanner Putt (USA) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team
71. John Hornbeck (USA) Holowesko-Citadel Racing Team
72. Frederic Brun (Fra) Fortuneo – Vital Concept
73. Bryan Lewis (USA) Lupus Racing Team
74. Jonathan Dibben (Gbr) Cannondale-Drapac
75. James Oram (Nzl) ONE Pro Cycling
76. Richard Handley (Gbr) ONE Pro Cycling
77. Ryan Roth (Can) Silber Pro Cycling
78. Barry Miller (USA) Lupus Racing Team
79. Luis Romero Amaran (Cub) Team Jamis 23:28
80. Eugenio Alafaci (Ita) Trek-Segafredo 23:42
81. Marcel Aregger (Sui) IAM Cycling 23:54
82. David Gaona Vazquez (Mex) Nippo – Vini Fantini 23:55
83. Francis Mourey (Fra) Fortuneo – Vital Concept 24:17
84. Thomas Vaubourzeix (Fra) Lupus Racing Team
85. Fabian Lienhard (Sui) BMC Racing Team 24:22
86. Matthieu Jeannes (Fra) Lupus Racing Team 25:13
87. Christopher Jones (USA) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team 25:37
88. Daniel Eaton (USA) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team 26:44
89. Steven Tronet (Fra) Fortuneo – Vital Concept 27:47
90. Pier Paolo De Negri (Ita) Nippo – Vini Fantini
91. Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Arg) Team Jamis
92. Eric Marcotte (USA) Team Jamis
93. Tom Bohli (Sui) BMC Racing Team 28:10
94. Andzs Flaksis (Lat) Holowesko-Citadel Racing Team 28:17
95. Jordan Cheyne (Can) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis 28:20
96. Joshua Berry (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis 28:42
97. Phillip Gaimon (USA) Cannondale-Drapac 30:46
98. Nigel Ellsay (Can) Silber Pro Cycling
99. Joseph Lewis (Aus) Holowesko-Citadel Racing Team 32:20
100. Matteo Dal-Cin (Can) Silber Pro Cycling 33:05
101. Nicolas Masbourian (Can) Silber Pro Cycling 33:07
102. Danny Pate (USA) Rally Cycling 35:02
103. Benjamin Perry (Can) Silber Pro Cycling 38:19
104. Adam De Vos (Can) Rally Cycling 42:18
105. Stephen Clancy (Irl) Team Novo Nordisk 42:22
106. Eric Young (USA) Rally Cycling 44:48
107. Kyle Murphy (USA) Team Jamis 45:12
108. Keijzer Gerd De (Ned) Team Novo Nordisk 47:56