Jacob Rathe is not really a climber. So when the Jelly Belly-Maxxis rider was asked in the post-race press conference if he ever imagined winning the King of the Mountains jersey at the Tour of Utah, America's toughest stage race, he had a pretty succinct answer.
"Definitely not," was his simple response.
But he definitely did win the jersey, which is adorned with blue-and-white snowflakes symbolizing his climbs to some of Utah's winter skiing destinations.
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Rathe took the jersey on stage 1 after infiltrating the early breakaway and claiming second place on both KOMs of the day. At the time, Rathe led Eder Frayre (Elevate-KHS Pro Cycling) by two points after the opening day.
During stage 2 from Brigham City to Snowbasin Resort, Rathe took third place on the first climb of the day, adding a few points to his tally and again leading his nearest rival by just two points.
Rathe could rest easy during the stage 3 time trial, and he got another reprieve during the romp around the high desert outside of South Jordan during stage 4, which included no classified climbs.
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