Tour of Utah

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Tour of Utah
Local name	Tour of Utah
Title Sponsor	Larry H. Miller
Region	Utah, United States
Date	August (since 2005)
Type	Stage Race
History
First Edition	2005
Number of Editions	2
First Winner
Latest winner	MONINGER, Scott

The Tour of Utah is a U.S. professional cycling stage race across the state of Utah. Deemed as America's "toughest tour" for the diverse terrain and mountainous climbs. The Tour of Utah features 6 stages and 512 miles. Stages range from laps around Miller Motorsports Park, Monument Trailhead, Mount Nebo, downtown Salt Lake City, and finishes with a trek beginning from Deer Valley and finishing at Snowbird, Utah.

[edit] Jerseys of the Tour of Utah

[edit] Placings

Leaders Jersey - The yellow jersey is awarded at the end of each stage to the rider with the best general classification time, or best time overall.
King of the Mountains Jersey - The grey jersey is awarded to the rider who accumulates the most points by crossing KOM check-points first throughout the course of mountainous stages.
Sprint Leader Jersey - The green jersey is awarded to the rider with the most sprint points until he is no longer the point leader.
Best Young Rider Jersey - The rider with the lowest cumulative time under the age of twenty-three is awarded with the red jersey.