August 08, 2015 (Snowbird, UT) – American Joe Dombrowski of Team Cannondale-Garmin accelerated away from an elite group to win Stage 6 presented by University of Utah Health Care at the Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah on Saturday. Dombrowski soloed to victory on the legendary seven-mile climb of Little Cottonwood Canyon to Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort in a time of five hours and 20 seconds.

A former Best Young Rider classification winner at the 2012 Tour of Utah, Dombrowski waited until the steeper pitches of the final seven miles to attack the whittled-down peloton. He was able to bridge across to his teammate Ben King (USA), one of the last survivors of the early breakaway.  Less than a mile later, Dombrowski crossed the finish line for a solo stage win and overcame a 27-second deficit to take the overall race lead in the General Classification.

Wearing the leader’s yellow jersey on Stage 6, Michael Woods (Canada) of Optum presented by Kelly Benefit Strategies led the chase group. Also in his group were pre-race favorites Fränk Schleck (Luxembourg) of Trek Factory Racing; Eritrea National Road Champion Natnael Berhane of Team MTN-Qhubeka presented by Samsung; and Chris Horner (USA) of Airgas Safeway Cycling Team. Woods took the four-man sprint for second place on the stage, crossing the line one minute and 17 seconds behind the stage winner. Berhane finished third, with Schleck and Horner in fourth and fifth, respectively.

“I knew that I had a little bit of a deficit to make up, so I figured just chance it and go early. We had Ben (King) in the breakaway and it worked out perfectly, actually,” Dombrowski said. “I figured as soon as it got steep that I would go to the front and do my thing. I knew maybe [Frank] Schleck or [Chris] Horner, Mike Woods also, would be on my wheel. But with the tailwind it kind of blew up the race, so I figured I would go early and hit it hard.”

The stage win for Dombrowski put him in the Larry H. Miller Dealerships overall leader’s jersey, with a 50-second time advantage on the G.C. over Woods. Schleck moved seven spots to third overall, one minute and seven seconds down. Horner, who finished second overall at the Tour of Utah in 2013 and 2014, jumped to fourth spot on G.C., one minute and nine seconds behind Dombrowski. Utahn Robbie Squire (USA) of Hincapie Racing Team was very active at the front on Stage 6, finishing 11th on the stage and moving up three spots on G.C. to ninth overall.

“Two podiums in two days is pretty crazy considering I hadn’t podium’ed at this level of a race yet, so definitely really special. For the team, we’ve had three podiums in three days so that’s pretty cool. It was a good day,” commented Woods about the success of his Optum presented by Kelly Benefit Strategies team at the Tour of Utah.

After two difficult years which included injuries, this victory was a great sign of progress for Dombrowski.  “I came into this season, having changed teams in the off-season and looked at everything as a fresh start. This is like my first year again. I’m just going to start from zero and see what I can do. I’ve been happy with the progress so far and I think this is the best yet. I’m really excited to defend tomorrow and try and win this race overall.”

King, who helped his teammate in the final climb after spending 90 miles in the break, was awarded the Vivint Most Aggressive Rider jersey. “From the start of the day the only reason that there was for me to be in the break was to help Joe on Snowbird, and everything went perfectly. It was really cool when I saw Joe coming across, ‘oh yeah it’s on’.”

The Tour of Utah’s “Queen Stage” lived up to its reputation as one of cycling’s most demanding days in the saddle, with 12,959 feet of climbing and four Utah Office of Tourism King of the Mountain climbs. The consecutive hard climbs decimated both the early 12-rider break and the peloton over the course of 110 miles.

Finishing 10th on the stage, Colombian Daniel Martinez of Team Colombia moved up to seventh overall to become the Subaru Best Young Rider. Kiel Reijnen (USA) of UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team recaptured the Utah Sports Commission Sprint Leader jersey. Fans selected Robin Carpenter (USA) of Hincapie Racing Team as the America First Credit Union Fan Favorite in the Best Ambassador (Statesman) category.

Results

1. Joseph Lloyd Dombrowski (USA) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team 5:00:20
2. Michael Woods (Can) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies  1:17
3. Natnael Berhane (Eri) MTN – Qhubeka
4. Frank Schleck (Lux) Trek Factory Racing
5. Christopher Horner (USA) Airgas-Safeway Cycling Team
6. Stefano Pirazzi (Ita) Bardiani CSF  1:44
7. Lachlan Norris (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling  1:54
8. Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team
9. Walter Pedraza (Col) Colombia
10. Daniel Martínez (Col) Colombia
11. Robbie Squire (USA) Hincapie Racing Team
12. Lachlan Morton (Aus) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis
13. Jorge Castiblanco (Col) Colombia  2:34
14. Brendan Canty (Aus) Team Budget Forklifts  2:37
15. Tao Geoghegan Hart (Gbr) Axeon Cycling Team  3:03
16. Kilian Frankiny (Irl) BMC Racing Team
17. Joseph Rosskopf (USA) BMC Racing Team
18. Janez Brajkovic (Slo) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
19. Jonathan Clarke (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling  3:38
20. Dion Smith (Nzl) Hincapie Racing Team
21. Gavin Mannion (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis  3:44
22. Chris Butler (USA) Team SmartStop
23. Robin Carpenter (USA) Hincapie Racing Team  4:06
24. Flavio De Luna (Mex) Team SmartStop  5:17
25. Cayetano Sarmiento (Col) Colombia  5:28
26. Adam Phelan (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling  5:52
27. Michael Schär (Sui) BMC Racing Team  6:13
28. Benjamin King (USA) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team
29. Luca Chirico (Ita) Bardiani CSF
30. Ruben Zepuntke (Ger) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team  8:23
31. Cullen Easter (USA) Airgas-Safeway Cycling Team
32. Rob Britton (Can) Team SmartStop  8:51
33. Carson Miller (USA) Jamis-Hagens Berman p/b Sutter Home  8:53
34. Jack Bobridge (Aus) Team Budget Forklifts  9:21
35. Nicolae Tanovitchii (Mda) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis  9:27
36. Angus Morton (Aus) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis
37. Manuel Senni (Ita) BMC Racing Team 0:11:11
38. Daniel Eaton (USA) Axeon Cycling Team 0:11:54
39. Alexandr Braico (Mda) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis 0:12:14
40. Julian Bernard (Fra) Trek Factory Racing 0:12:34
41. James Oram (Nzl) Axeon Cycling Team 0:13:12
42. Enrico Barbin (Ita) Bardiani CSF
43. Carlos Mario Ramirez (Col) Colombia 0:15:31
44. John Hornbeck (USA) Hincapie Racing Team 0:15:51
45. Timothy Roe (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling 0:16:27
46. Jay Robert Thomson (RSA) MTN – Qhubeka 0:18:25
47. Calvin Watson (Aus) Trek Factory Racing
48. Alex Howes (USA) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team
49. Travis McCabe (USA) Team SmartStop
50. Gregory Brenes Obando (Crc) Jamis-Hagens Berman p/b Sutter Home 0:19:45
51. Connor McCutcheon (USA) Airgas-Safeway Cycling Team 0:21:32
52. Kiel Reijnen (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
53. Luis Lemus (Mex) Airgas-Safeway Cycling Team
54. Gregory Daniel (USA) Axeon Cycling Team
55. Ruben Guerreiro (Por) Axeon Cycling Team
56. Jack Anderson (Aus) Team Budget Forklifts 0:23:20
57. Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing Team
58. Samuel Spokes (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling
59. Justin Mauch (USA) Airgas-Safeway Cycling Team
60. Phillip Gaimon (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
61. Griffin Easter (USA) Airgas-Safeway Cycling Team
62. Logan Owen (USA) Axeon Cycling Team
63. Stephen Leece (USA) Jamis-Hagens Berman p/b Sutter Home
64. Christopher Jones (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
65. Johann Van Zyl (RSA) MTN – Qhubeka
66. Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Bardiani CSF 0:23:26
67. Walter Gaston Trillini (Arg) Jamis-Hagens Berman p/b Sutter Home 0:24:51
68. Jasper Bovenhuis (Ned) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team
69. Mackenzie Brennan (USA) Hincapie Racing Team
70. Songezo Jim (RSA) MTN – Qhubeka
71. Emerson Oronte (USA) Team SmartStop
72. Joseph Schmalz (USA) Hincapie Racing Team
73. Adrien Niyonshuti (Rwa) MTN – Qhubeka 0:24:58
74. Leonardo Basso (Ita) Trek Factory Racing
75. Taylor Sheldon (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis 0:24:59
76. Michael Torckler (Nzl) Team Budget Forklifts
77. Manuel Francesco Bongiorno (Ita) Bardiani CSF
78. Edoardo Zardini (Ita) Bardiani CSF 0:25:03
79. John Murphy (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling 0:25:56
80. Edward King (USA) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team
81. Peter Stetina (USA) BMC Racing Team
82. Marco Canola (Ita) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
83. David Williams (USA) Jamis-Hagens Berman p/b Sutter Home
84. Josh Berry (Nzl) Team Budget Forklifts
85. Sebastián Molano (Col) Colombia
86. Jesse Anthony (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
87. Tanner Putt (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
88. Brodie Talbot (Aus) Team Budget Forklifts
89. Andrea Manfredi (Ita) Bardiani CSF
90. Steve Fisher (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis
91. Simone Andreetta (Ita) Bardiani CSF
92. Youcef Reguigui (Alg) MTN – Qhubeka 0:26:17
93. Jordan Kerby (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling 0:26:29
94. Daniel Summerhill (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling 0:27:18
95. Fabio Silvestre (Por) Trek Factory Racing 0:31:50
96. Edwin Avila (Col) Colombia
97. Graeme Brown (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling
98. Erik Slack (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis
99. Thomas Soladay (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
100. Zachary Bell (Can) Team SmartStop
101. Scott Zwizanski (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
102. Kevin Gottlieb (USA) Airgas-Safeway Cycling Team
103. Pierrick Naud (Can) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
104. Tyler Magner (USA) Hincapie Racing Team 0:31:55
105. Oscar Clark (USA) Hincapie Racing Team 0:32:19
DNS Jure Kocjan (Slo) Team SmartStop
DNS Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Arg) Jamis-Hagens Berman p/b Sutter Home

GC after Stage 6

1. Joseph Lloyd Dombrowski (USA) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team 24:51:37
2. Michael Woods (Can) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies  0:50
3. Frank Schleck (Lux) Trek Factory Racing  1:07
4. Christopher Horner (USA) Airgas-Safeway Cycling Team  1:09
5. Natnael Berhane (Eri) MTN – Qhubeka  1:26
6. Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team  1:31
7. Daniel Martínez (Col) Colombia  1:41
8. Lachlan Norris (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling  1:42
9. Robbie Squire (USA) Hincapie Racing Team  1:46
10. Lachlan Morton (Aus) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis  1:50
11. Walter Pedraza (Col) Colombia  1:56
12. Jorge Castiblanco (Col) Colombia  2:39
13. Tao Geoghegan Hart (Gbr) Axeon Cycling Team  3:01
14. Janez Brajkovic (Slo) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling  3:05
15. Dion Smith (Nzl) Hincapie Racing Team  3:20
16. Joseph Rosskopf (USA) BMC Racing Team  3:24
17. Stefano Pirazzi (Ita) Bardiani CSF  3:37
18. Chris Butler (USA) Team SmartStop  4:01
19. Robin Carpenter (USA) Hincapie Racing Team  4:40
20. Brendan Canty (Aus) Team Budget Forklifts  4:45
21. Gavin Mannion (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis  4:55
22. Flavio De Luna (Mex) Team SmartStop  5:17
23. Cayetano Sarmiento (Col) Colombia  7:49
24. Kilian Frankiny (Irl) BMC Racing Team  7:56
25. Michael Schär (Sui) BMC Racing Team  7:58
26. Ruben Zepuntke (Ger) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team  8:32
27. Adam Phelan (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling  8:35
28. Rob Britton (Can) Team SmartStop  9:26
29. Luca Chirico (Ita) Bardiani CSF 0:11:37
30. James Oram (Nzl) Axeon Cycling Team 0:13:08
31. Carson Miller (USA) Jamis-Hagens Berman p/b Sutter Home 0:14:22
32. Manuel Senni (Ita) BMC Racing Team 0:14:33
33. Nicolae Tanovitchii (Mda) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis 0:14:43
34. Enrico Barbin (Ita) Bardiani CSF 0:15:01
35. Benjamin King (USA) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team 0:15:43
36. John Hornbeck (USA) Hincapie Racing Team 0:16:04
37. Alexandr Braico (Mda) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis 0:16:25
38. Alex Howes (USA) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team 0:18:28
39. Angus Morton (Aus) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis 0:18:43
40. Travis McCabe (USA) Team SmartStop 0:18:59
41. Julian Bernard (Fra) Trek Factory Racing 0:19:41
42. Gregory Brenes Obando (Crc) Jamis-Hagens Berman p/b Sutter Home 0:19:54
43. Kiel Reijnen (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling 0:21:12
44. Ruben Guerreiro (Por) Axeon Cycling Team 0:21:19
45. Connor McCutcheon (USA) Airgas-Safeway Cycling Team 0:21:41
46. Timothy Roe (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling 0:22:03
47. Jack Bobridge (Aus) Team Budget Forklifts 0:22:20
48. Logan Owen (USA) Axeon Cycling Team 0:23:19
49. Daniel Eaton (USA) Axeon Cycling Team 0:23:30
50. Phillip Gaimon (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies 0:23:37
51. Jay Robert Thomson (RSA) MTN – Qhubeka 0:24:42
52. Leonardo Basso (Ita) Trek Factory Racing 0:24:45
53. Carlos Mario Ramirez (Col) Colombia 0:25:12
54. Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Bardiani CSF 0:25:21
55. Manuel Francesco Bongiorno (Ita) Bardiani CSF 0:27:32
56. Taylor Sheldon (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis 0:29:19
57. Jonathan Clarke (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling 0:30:18
58. Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing Team 0:31:32
59. Youcef Reguigui (Alg) MTN – Qhubeka 0:31:39
60. Edwin Avila (Col) Colombia 0:31:54
61. Marco Canola (Ita) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling 0:33:26
62. Luis Lemus (Mex) Airgas-Safeway Cycling Team 0:34:22
63. Gregory Daniel (USA) Axeon Cycling Team 0:34:33
64. Stephen Leece (USA) Jamis-Hagens Berman p/b Sutter Home 0:34:40
65. Johann Van Zyl (RSA) MTN – Qhubeka 0:34:48
66. Griffin Easter (USA) Airgas-Safeway Cycling Team 0:35:20
67. Adrien Niyonshuti (Rwa) MTN – Qhubeka 0:36:10
68. Jasper Bovenhuis (Ned) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team 0:37:26
69. Cullen Easter (USA) Airgas-Safeway Cycling Team 0:37:46
70. Sebastián Molano (Col) Colombia 0:4 0
71. Daniel Summerhill (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling 0:41:17
72. Joseph Schmalz (USA) Hincapie Racing Team 0:41:20
73. Calvin Watson (Aus) Trek Factory Racing 0:41:29
74. Jack Anderson (Aus) Team Budget Forklifts 0:42:00
75. Edward King (USA) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team 0:42:07
76. Songezo Jim (RSA) MTN – Qhubeka 0:43:27
77. Steve Fisher (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis 0:43:33
78. Emerson Oronte (USA) Team SmartStop 0:44:25
79. Jordan Kerby (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling 0:44:35
80. Jesse Anthony (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies 0:44:52
81. Edoardo Zardini (Ita) Bardiani CSF 0:45:05
82. Walter Gaston Trillini (Arg) Jamis-Hagens Berman p/b Sutter Home 0:45:54
83. John Murphy (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling 0:46:36
84. Scott Zwizanski (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies 0:48:13
85. Peter Stetina (USA) BMC Racing Team 0:48:28
86. Erik Slack (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis 0:49:50
87. David Williams (USA) Jamis-Hagens Berman p/b Sutter Home 0:51:24
88. Mackenzie Brennan (USA) Hincapie Racing Team 0:52:50
89. Christopher Jones (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling 0:54:24
90. Fabio Silvestre (Por) Trek Factory Racing 0:55:05
91. Tanner Putt (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling 0:55:18
92. Pierrick Naud (Can) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies 0:55:25
93. Brodie Talbot (Aus) Team Budget Forklifts 0:56:11
94. Michael Torckler (Nzl) Team Budget Forklifts 0:56:24
95. Tyler Magner (USA) Hincapie Racing Team 0:58:06
96. Josh Berry (Nzl) Team Budget Forklifts 0:58:32
97. Justin Mauch (USA) Airgas-Safeway Cycling Team 1:02:16
98. Oscar Clark (USA) Hincapie Racing Team 1:02:50
99. Samuel Spokes (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling 1:03:52
100. Simone Andreetta (Ita) Bardiani CSF 1:05:16
101. Zachary Bell (Can) Team SmartStop 1:09:50
102. Andrea Manfredi (Ita) Bardiani CSF 1:12:37
103. Kevin Gottlieb (USA) Airgas-Safeway Cycling Team 1:22:57
104. Graeme Brown (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling 1:30:10
105. Thomas Soladay (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies 1:35:29