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Show B-8 The Park Record Wed/Thurs/Fri, August 15-17, 2018 Scene & Heard Photos by Tanzi Propst Gearing up for victory The annual Tour of Utah bike race saw more than 100 competitors ride in locations around the state, concluding with Stage 6 in Park City on Sunday. Participants biked over 530 miles with an elevation gain of more than 43,000 feet in six days. To order prints of any Park Record photo, go to: parkrecordphoto.smugmug.com Three riders make their way up Main Street and through the rain as spectators slap the barriers in applause. T.J. Eisenhart, from left, Nate Brown, Sepp Kuss, Travis McCabe and Luis Villalobos wave to the crowd, celebrating their respective awards of fan favorite, most aggressive rider, race leader, sprinter and best young rider jerseys during the Stage 6 awards ceremony. Sepp Kuss grimaces as he approaches the finish line of the sixth and final stage of the Tour of Utah on Park City’s Main Street. Kuss placed first overall in front of more than 100 riders, earning himself the yellow jersey of the Larry H. Miller Race Leader. Niklas Eg, right, bikes across the King of the Mountain line, indicating the highest point of the climb up Guardsman Pass, as he and other riders make their way to Snowbird Resort during Stage 5. T.J. Eisenhart rehydrates after crossing the Tour of Utah’s finish line. As for solids, Eisenhart’s post-race snack of choice was a package of gummy bears. Tony Baca grits his teeth after finishing the sixth stage. Tour of Utah riders make a ceremonial lap around Old Town to kick off Stage 6. Enoch Johnson, 2, tries out his new vuvuzela as he and others wait for Tour of Utah riders to finish Stage 6 on Main Street. Scott Sunderman, a volunteer for Team 303 Project, hands out water bottles to riders as they come over the Guardsman Pass summit and into Big Cottonwood Canyon during Stage 5 on Saturday. The 98-mile stage ran from Canyons Village to Snowbird Resort Beckham Kautz, 4, sits on his father Christopher Kautz’s shoulders as they watch T.J. Eisenhart autograph a cowbell. Maya Anderson, left, and Jake Nissalke use chalk to depict the McPolin Barn on Main Street near the finish of Stage 6. Luis Lemus races down Big Cottonwood Canyon and toward Snowbird Resort during Stage 5 on Saturday. |
