Tour of Utah - American McCabe Wins Stage 1

  American Travis McCabe of UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team surged past the field in a chaotic sprint finish to win Stage 1 at the Tour of Utah on Tuesday. The first stage -101 miles- started and finished on the campus of Southern Utah University. After a flurry of attacks in the first 40 minutes of racing, four riders managed to escape to form the main breakaway of the day. The foursome built a lead that grew to more than five minutes before starting to climb up Parowan Canyon for the highest climb of the week near Cedar Breaks National Monument, topping out at 10,600 feet. McCabe crossed the line in Cedar City in 4 hours and 17 minutes.
 
A bike length separated McCabe from second-place Ulises Castillo and Edwin Avila following in third.
 
Overall race leader Tejay van Garderen retained his yellow jersey by finishing safely in the peloton. By capturing the 10-second finish time bonus, McCabe moved up to second, only two seconds behind van Garderen. Joey Rosskopf is in third place. 
 
Stage 2 today returns to Payson City for a third time. The focus of the day will be the towering peak of Mount Nebo, making a seventh appearance in the Tour that was last featured in 2016. This year, the 88.6-mile route will start and finish in Payson City. The Tour of Utah is free to all spectators.