Eric Young (Team Optum) wygrał w Soldier Hollow piąty etap amerykańskiej etapówki. Koszulkę lidera imprezy przejął Słoweniec Jure Kocjan (Team SmartStop).
26-letni Young powtórzył sukces z ubiegłego roku i na finiszu okazał się szybszy od 22-letniego Diona Smitha (Hincapie Racing) oraz Słoweńca Jure Kocjana (Team SmartStop), który wyszedł na prowadzenie w klasyfikacji generalnej imprezy.
Ucieczkę dnia na naznaczonym dwoma podjazdami odcinku sformowali Robin Carpenter, Nicolae Tanovitchii (Jelly Belly), Timothy Roe (Drapac), Daniel Eaton (Axeon Cycling), Ben King (Cannondale-Garmin), Songezo Jim (MTN-Qhubeka) i Kevin Gottlieb (Airgas Safeway Cycling).
Peleton, podobnie jak na poprzednich etapach, nie odpuścił odjazdu na więcej niż 3 minuty i kontrolował sytuację. Na drugim podjeździe do pracy wzięła się ekipa Colombia, na 60 kilometrów przed metą zbijając różnicę do zaledwie 30 sekund.
Ruch ten nie przyniósł zamierzonych efektów, do czołówki przeskoczył natomiast Gregory Daniel, chwilę później wygrywając górską premię. Kłopoty miał Jim, ale peleton nie zdecydował się na szybkie zakończenie akcji, trzymając się na odległość minuty.
Zabawa w kotka i myszkę skończyła się na ostatnich 10 kilometrach – tempo nadawane przez kolarzy Unitedhealthcare zakończyło akcję na 3 kilometry przed kreską, a finisz z grupy wygrał Young, pokonując fantastycznie radzącego sobie młodziana z Hincapie Racing – Diona Smitha.
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1 Eric Young (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies 4:47:57 2 Dion Smith (NZl) Hincapie Racing Team 00:01 3 Jure Kocjan (Slo) Team SmartStop 4 John Murphy (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling 5 Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team 00:02 6 Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Bardiani CSF 00:03 7 Travis McCabe (USA) Team SmartStop 8 Ruben Guerreiro (Por) Axeon Cycling Team 9 Robbie Squire (USA) Hincapie Racing Team 10 Jordan Kerby (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling 00:04 11 Logan Owen (USA) Axeon Cycling Team 12 Leonardo Basso (Ita) Trek Factory Racing 00:05 13 Natnael Berhane (Eri) MTN - Qhubeka 14 Christopher Horner (USA) Airgas-Safeway Cycling Team 15 Alex Howes (USA) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team 16 Flavio De Luna (Mex) Team SmartStop 00:06 17 Adam Phelan (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling 18 Gavin Mannion (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis 19 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling 00:07 20 Frank Schleck (Lux) Trek Factory Racing 21 Lachlan Morton (Aus) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis 22 Lachlan Norris (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling 23 Michael Woods (Can) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies 24 Joseph Lloyd Dombrowski (USA) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team 25 Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBr) Axeon Cycling Team 26 Manuel Francesco Bongiorno (Ita) Bardiani CSF 00:08 27 Daniel Martínez (Col) Colombia 28 James Oram (NZl) Axeon Cycling Team 29 Robin Carpenter (USA) Hincapie Racing Team 00:09 30 Brendan Canty (Aus) Team Budget Forklifts 31 Ruben Zepuntke (Ger) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team 32 John Hornbeck (USA) Hincapie Racing Team 33 Jack Bobridge (Aus) Team Budget Forklifts 34 Gregory Brenes Obando (CRc) Jamis-Hagens Berman p/b Sutt 00:10 35 Jorge Castiblanco (Col) Colombia 36 Alex Cano (Col) Colombia 37 Walter Pedraza (Col) Colombia 38 Rob Britton (Can) Team SmartStop 00:11 39 Chris Butler (USA) Team SmartStop 40 Griffin Easter (USA) Airgas-Safeway Cycling Team 41 Connor McCutcheon (USA) Airgas-Safeway Cycling Team 00:12 42 Cayetano Sarmiento (Col) Colombia 43 Phillip Gaimon (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies 44 Carson Miller (USA) Jamis-Hagens Berman p/b Sutter Home 00:13 45 Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing Team 46 Stefano Pirazzi (Ita) Bardiani CSF 47 Edwin Avila (Col) Colombia 48 Kiel Reijnen (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling 00:14 49 Joseph Rosskopf (USA) BMC Racing Team 00:16 50 Manuel Senni (Ita) BMC Racing Team 00:17 51 Alexandr Braico (Mda) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis 00:18 52 Calvin Watson (Aus) Trek Factory Racing 00:21 53 Sebastián Molano (Col) Colombia 00:23 54 Luca Chirico (Ita) Bardiani CSF 00:28 55 Kilian Frankiny (Irl) BMC Racing Team 00:29 56 Julian Bernard (Fra) Trek Factory Racing 00:30 57 Carlos Mario Ramirez (Col) Colombia 00:33 58 Jay Robert Thomson (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka 00:36 59 Stephen Leece (USA) Jamis-Hagens Berman p/b Sutter Home 60 Walter Gaston Trillini (Arg) Jamis-Hagens Berman p/b Sut 00:37 61 Justin Mauch (USA) Airgas-Safeway Cycling Team 00:38 62 Enrico Barbin (Ita) Bardiani CSF 00:39 63 Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Arg) Jamis-Hagens Berman p/b Sutt 00:44 64 Fabio Silvestre (Por) Trek Factory Racing 00:49 65 Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team 00:59 66 Joseph Schmalz (USA) Hincapie Racing Team 01:01 67 Angus Morton (Aus) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis 01:02 68 Marco Canola (Ita) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling 01:04 69 Matthew Brammeier (Irl) MTN - Qhubeka 01:16 70 Ben Jacques- Maynes (USA) Jamis-Hagens Berman p/b Sutter 01:17 71 David Williams (USA) Jamis-Hagens Berman p/b Sutter Home 72 Benjamin King (USA) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team 73 Peter Stetina (USA) BMC Racing Team 01:18 74 Adrien Niyonshuti (Rwa) MTN - Qhubeka 75 Emerson Oronte (USA) Team SmartStop 01:21 76 Nicolae Tanovitchii (Mda) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis 01:23 77 Timothy Roe (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling 01:25 78 Scott Zwizanski (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies 01:28 79 Jack Anderson (Aus) Team Budget Forklifts 80 Josh Berry (NZl) Team Budget Forklifts 81 Gregory Daniel (USA) Axeon Cycling Team 01:30 82 Jesse Anthony (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies 83 Jasper Bovenhuis (Ned) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Tea 02:03 84 Edward King (USA) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team 85 Steve Fisher (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis 02:04 86 Michael Torckler (NZl) Team Budget Forklifts 02:22 87 Erik Slack (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis 88 Taylor Sheldon (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis 89 Youcef Reguigui (Alg) MTN - Qhubeka 02:23 90 Daniel Eaton (USA) Axeon Cycling Team 02:40 91 Luis Lemus (Mex) Airgas-Safeway Cycling Team 92 Tyler Magner (USA) Hincapie Racing Team 02:58 93 Songezo Jim (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka 03:54 94 Julian Kyer (USA) Team SmartStop 04:40 95 Oscar Clark (USA) Hincapie Racing Team 96 Pierrick Naud (Can) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies 04:41 97 Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) MTN - Qhubeka 04:53 98 Johann Van Zyl (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka 99 Jonathan Clarke (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling 05:02 100 Tanner Putt (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling 05:38 101 Daniel Summerhill (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling 102 Christopher Jones (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling 06:44 103 Cullen Easter (USA) Airgas-Safeway Cycling Team 13:00 104 Zachary Bell (Can) Team SmartStop 13:01 105 Mackenzie Brennan (USA) Hincapie Racing Team 106 Glenn O'Shea (Aus) Team Budget Forklifts 13:02 107 Graeme Brown (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling 108 Brodie Talbot (Aus) Team Budget Forklifts 109 Andrea Manfredi (Ita) Bardiani CSF 13:04 110 Kevin Gottlieb (USA) Airgas-Safeway Cycling Team 13:06 111 Simone Andreetta (Ita) Bardiani CSF 13:07 112 Samuel Spokes (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling 113 Edoardo Zardini (Ita) Bardiani CSF 13:08 114 Thomas Soladay (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies 17:34 115 Tommy Nankervis (Aus) Team Budget Forklifts 116 Brad Huff (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies 17:35 117 Malcom Rudolph (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling 28:53 118 Wouter Wippert (Ned) Drapac Professional Cycling 28:57 DNF Chris Putt (USA) Axeon Cycling Team DNF Gerardo Medina (Mex) Airgas-Safeway Cycling Team
1 Jure Kocjan (Slo) Team SmartStop 17:46:56 2 Robin Carpenter (USA) Hincapie Racing Team 00:02 3 Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team 00:04 4 Logan Owen (USA) Axeon Cycling Team 5 Alex Howes (USA) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team 6 Dion Smith (NZl) Hincapie Racing Team 7 Lachlan Norris (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling 00:12 8 Kiel Reijnen (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling 00:13 9 Ruben Guerreiro (Por) Axeon Cycling Team 00:14 10 Natnael Berhane (Eri) MTN - Qhubeka 11 Ruben Zepuntke (Ger) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team 12 Travis McCabe (USA) Team SmartStop 13 Christopher Horner (USA) Airgas-Safeway Cycling Team 14 Frank Schleck (Lux) Trek Factory Racing 15 Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBr) Axeon Cycling Team 16 Leonardo Basso (Ita) Trek Factory Racing 17 Connor McCutcheon (USA) Airgas-Safeway Cycling Team 18 Robbie Squire (USA) Hincapie Racing Team 19 Michael Woods (Can) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies 20 Flavio De Luna (Mex) Team SmartStop 21 Jorge Castiblanco (Col) Colombia 22 Gregory Brenes Obando (CRc) Jamis-Hagens Berman p/b Sutter Home 23 Joseph Lloyd Dombrowski (USA) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team 24 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling 25 James Oram (NZl) Axeon Cycling Team 26 John Hornbeck (USA) Hincapie Racing Team 27 Daniel Martínez (Col) Colombia 28 Rob Britton (Can) Team SmartStop 29 Alex Cano (Col) Colombia 30 Lachlan Morton (Aus) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis 31 Chris Butler (USA) Team SmartStop 32 Walter Pedraza (Col) Colombia 33 Edwin Avila (Col) Colombia 00:23 34 Phillip Gaimon (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies 00:24 35 Joseph Rosskopf (USA) BMC Racing Team 00:26 36 Carson Miller (USA) Jamis-Hagens Berman p/b Sutter Home 00:27 37 Kilian Frankiny (Irl) BMC Racing Team 00:42 38 Enrico Barbin (Ita) Bardiani CSF 00:52 39 Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team 01:13 40 Gavin Mannion (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis 01:23 41 Stefano Pirazzi (Ita) Bardiani CSF 01:47 42 Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Bardiani CSF 02:30 43 Adam Phelan (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling 44 Manuel Francesco Bongiorno (Ita) Bardiani CSF 45 Brendan Canty (Aus) Team Budget Forklifts 46 Cayetano Sarmiento (Col) Colombia 47 Manuel Senni (Ita) BMC Racing Team 02:47 48 Taylor Sheldon (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis 03:45 49 Alexandr Braico (Mda) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis 03:56 50 Luca Chirico (Ita) Bardiani CSF 04:27 51 Marco Canola (Ita) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling 04:42 52 Nicolae Tanovitchii (Mda) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis 05:01 53 Timothy Roe (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling 05:04 54 Ben Jacques- Maynes (USA) Jamis-Hagens Berman p/b Sutter 05:23 55 Jay Robert Thomson (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka 05:46 56 Youcef Reguigui (Alg) MTN - Qhubeka 06:01 57 Julian Bernard (Fra) Trek Factory Racing 06:52 58 Jack Bobridge (Aus) Team Budget Forklifts 07:09 59 Stephen Leece (USA) Jamis-Hagens Berman p/b Sutter Home 60 Angus Morton (Aus) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis 07:25 61 Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing Team 07:37 62 Daniel Summerhill (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling 08:08 63 Benjamin King (USA) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team 08:55 64 Carlos Mario Ramirez (Col) Colombia 09:31 65 Johann Van Zyl (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka 10:03 66 Daniel Eaton (USA) Axeon Cycling Team 10:17 67 Adrien Niyonshuti (Rwa) MTN - Qhubeka 10:59 68 Gregory Daniel (USA) Axeon Cycling Team 11:20 69 Joseph Schmalz (USA) Hincapie Racing Team 11:27 70 Griffin Easter (USA) Airgas-Safeway Cycling Team 11:31 71 Luis Lemus (Mex) Airgas-Safeway Cycling Team 11:36 72 Jasper Bovenhuis (Ned) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Tea 12:00 73 Edward King (USA) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team 74 Scott Zwizanski (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies 12:12 75 Sebastián Molano (Col) Colombia 12:52 76 Jordan Kerby (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling 13:00 77 Songezo Jim (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka 14:22 78 Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Arg) Jamis-Hagens Berman p/b Sutt 14:38 79 Jesse Anthony (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies 14:45 80 Steve Fisher (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis 14:49 81 Emerson Oronte (USA) Team SmartStop 16:16 82 Walter Gaston Trillini (Arg) Jamis-Hagens Berman p/b Sut 16:52 83 Erik Slack (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis 17:03 84 Jack Anderson (Aus) Team Budget Forklifts 17:32 85 Peter Stetina (USA) BMC Racing Team 17:34 86 Fabio Silvestre (Por) Trek Factory Racing 18:13 87 Pierrick Naud (Can) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies 18:33 88 Matthew Brammeier (Irl) MTN - Qhubeka 18:40 89 Eric Young (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies 18:52 90 Calvin Watson (Aus) Trek Factory Racing 18:53 91 John Murphy (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling 19:02 92 Edoardo Zardini (Ita) Bardiani CSF 19:30 93 Julian Kyer (USA) Team SmartStop 20:43 94 Tyler Magner (USA) Hincapie Racing Team 22:00 95 David Williams (USA) Jamis-Hagens Berman p/b Sutter Home 22:22 96 Mackenzie Brennan (USA) Hincapie Racing Team 22:57 97 Josh Berry (NZl) Team Budget Forklifts 23:35 98 Jonathan Clarke (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling 23:52 99 Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) MTN - Qhubeka 24:51 100 Oscar Clark (USA) Hincapie Racing Team 25:25 101 Cullen Easter (USA) Airgas-Safeway Cycling Team 25:46 102 Tanner Putt (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling 27:34 103 Brodie Talbot (Aus) Team Budget Forklifts 28:29 104 Christopher Jones (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling 28:51 105 Michael Torckler (NZl) Team Budget Forklifts 30:06 106 Zachary Bell (Can) Team SmartStop 32:58 107 Samuel Spokes (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling 35:38 108 Justin Mauch (USA) Airgas-Safeway Cycling Team 35:52 109 Simone Andreetta (Ita) Bardiani CSF 37:11 110 Andrea Manfredi (Ita) Bardiani CSF 42:30 111 Kevin Gottlieb (USA) Airgas-Safeway Cycling Team 46:05 112 Graeme Brown (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling 51:22 113 Glenn O'Shea (Aus) Team Budget Forklifts 53:22 114 Thomas Soladay (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies 58:16 115 Brad Huff (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies 01:00:30 116 Tommy Nankervis (Aus) Team Budget Forklifts 01:00:50