Chris Horner (Airgas-Safeway) stumbled on the climb to Snowbird on Saturday as Cannondale-Garmin’s Joe Dombrowski surged away from a select lead group to take a commanding lead at the Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah with one stage remaining.
The 43-year-old American currently sits fourth overall, trailing Dombrowski by 1:09, Mike Woods (Optum Pro Cycling) by 19 seconds and Frank Schleck (Trek Factory Racing) by two.
Horner told Cyclingnews after the stage that he suffered a bout of asthma just before Dombrowski attacked, hampering his ability to fight for the stage win and the overall lead.
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“I used everything I had to get back up to the wheels, and by the time I got there he was gone,” Horner said of the stage winner. “I just couldn’t pull anymore. It took so much out of me just to close the gap to them again, because I had to do two accelerations: one when they went, then when I blew up and then I had to go again to come across, so we’ll see how tomorrow goes. Maybe it’s a little better.”
Horner fought his way back into a group of four riders that finished more than a minute behind the Cannondale climbing prodigy, crossing the line with Woods, Natnael Berhan (MTN-Qhubeka) and Schleck.
Despite his current deficit of more than a minute, Horner said the general classification battle in Utah is far from over. Sunday’s 125.5km stage is relatively short but packs quite a punch, with more than 2,379 metres of climbing.
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