Marco Canola gave Nippo-Vini Fantini its first stage win of the Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah with a beautifully timed acceleration on the uphill finish of the race's final stage in Salt Lake City.
The Italian burst out of the peloton in the final 300m to take the victory - his first on US soil - over Brent Bookwalter (BMC), who won the sprint for second over Gavin Mannion (UnitedHealthcare).
Rob Britton (Rally Cycling), having led the race since the time trial on stage 3, held on to the attack-riddled chaotic stage to claim his first Tour of Utah overall victory. His final margin was 26 seconds on Mannion, with Jelly Belly's Serghei Tvetcov in third at 35.
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Canola's burst of speed left everyone behind, including sprint leader Travis McCabe (UnitedHealthcare), who couldn't hold his wheel throughout he final corner.
"I had legs. I knew that, so I just tried to stay in the bunch and my teammates covered the attacks," Canola said. "Everything went good in the end. It was also the perfect finish for my power. Because I am really good in the uphill finish. It was our goal to take the win today, and everything went good.
"In the last kilometre we were all together, so it was really the legs to see who was the winner," he said. "I’m really, really happy because we arrived in Salt Lake City and it was one of my favourite stages when I started the Tour of Utah before. In the end, we are so proud of our job. Now we go to Colorado to take another good results. It’s really important for Nippo-Vini Fantini."
How it unfolded
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