Ma première course pour PCM16 c'est le Tour of Utah, avec la route de cette année. J'ai copié les descriptions des étapes de PCMDaily
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Starting in the Zion National Park, stage 1 should not be the most interesting one. The hills along the route should not bring any troubles for most sprinters, so a mass sprint seems likely.
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For stage 2, we can say almost the exact same thing. Another hilly-ish stage, but again the hills should not do too much damage to most sprinters. However, as we saw a few days ago, the peloton might fail here.
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Stage 3 is the first of the real GC stages. Mount Nebo is a very tough climb. However, the summit is far out from the finish and the downhill might bring stuff together. Or not, of course.
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The organisation sold the start of this stage to IM Flash Technologies, and then proceeded by creating a very uninspiring route, which is slightly lumpy, but never really hilly.
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Stage 5 could turn out two ways:
1: Boring stage, where nobody attacks on the Bountiful Bench. Mass sprint or breakaway win
2: Favourites try to surprise each other, resulting in an interesting climb and descent.
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Stage 6 is without any doubt the Queen Stage. The Guardsmann Pass reaches almost 3000 meters of altitude, and is followed by the climb to Snowbird, which has been categorized HC for a reason. The GC might be decided here already.
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However, don't speak too soon about the race being decided. The short final stage holds the Empire Pass (which, partly is the Guardsmann Pass clumb from the other side), a long downhill, and then a hilly finish up Main Street in Park City. Pay attention in this stage, as you might be surprised.
(includes zcts)
Decided not to make screens, because I made this race rather quickly and the quality is not incredible.
And finally, credits to clamel for helping me out with the KoM categories