If Joe Dombrowski is feeling any pressure as the start of his title defence at the Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah approaches, you'd be hard pressed to notice.
The 25-year-old Cannondale-Drapac rider was calm, cool and collected at the pre-race press conference Sunday, holding court with the press as he joked about his ongoing mustache-growing contest with teammate Alex Howes.
"We'll be doing stage-by-stage updates," Dombrowski deadpanned when asked about the facial-hair battle.
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"I had a good race here last year, and I think like the other American guys were saying, when you've been in Europe all year it's nice to come back to beers, burgers and 4th of July barbecues and whatnot. It's good to be back."
Dombrowski took the first win of his pro career in Utah last year, soloing to the Queen stage victory at Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort on his way to winning the overall. He's back this year to try and notch Cannondale's fourth consecutive overall win in the race, but he'll happily tell you that he's not feeling any pressure to perform.
"I think, to be honest, I don't know that it really changes so much," he told Cyclingnews following the press conference. "Maybe the team looks to do a little bit more work than otherwise. But that said, this team's come into the race defending the last few years, so I don't know that it makes that much difference. Maybe some guys feel that there's a bit more pressure. But I'm pretty relaxed."
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