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Was Zion worth the headache?
- Updated: August 1, 2016
Home » Tour of Utah » Was Zion worth the headache?
In order to gain access to Zion National Park, the Tour of Utah had to make a number of concessions. The peloton was forbidden from racing along the 12.2-mile stretch of Zion-Mt. Carmel highway. Instead, the group had to ride along at a leisurely 15mph.
The race had to start promptly at 7:55 a.m. in order to pass through the park before it opened. The early schedule forced teams to enact a 5 a.m. wakeup call, which is much earlier than normal for this race.
Was the section through Zion worth the hassle? All riders who spoke with VeloNews said that the experience was worth the headaches.
“All of the riders were gazing up at the countryside — there were almost some crashes actually,” said Swiss rider Tom Bohli of BMC …
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