Gallery: Bookwalter climbs to Utah stage 2 win

The American was first to crest the final climb of Snowbasin, while Sepp Kuss took over the race lead.

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Photo: Casey B. Gibson
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At the start of stage 2, Axeon-Hagens Berman paid tribute to its late press officer Sean Weide with his family. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com
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TJ Eisenhart made an appearance at sign-in for Tour of Utah stage 2, without his cycling kit. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com
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Young fans came out to cheer on the riders. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com
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The peloton and the caravan took up the entire highway early in stage 2. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com
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The peloton rolled through the agricultural Cache Valley. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com
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Joey Rosskopf led the break up the North Ogden Divide. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com
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Neilson Powless on the descent from the Sardine Canyon Summit. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com
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Joey Rosskopf was alone on the high-speed descent off Ogden Divide. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com
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Riders passed through the start city of Brigham City for the second time as they headed for Snow Basin. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com
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Canadians Rob Britton and Adam DeVos worked for Rally, setting up Sepp Kuss to take the yellow jersey. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com
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Axeon-Hagens Berman’s Jhonatan Narváez attacked the final group to draw out a chase. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com
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The three young riders in the final group, Sepp Kuss, Neilson Powless, and TJ Eisenhart, may be around for a long time. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com
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Adam DeVos attacked on the final climb and stayed away for several kilometers before getting caught by the peloton inside the last kilometer. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com
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Brent Bookwalter timed his move perfectly to overtake James Piccoli and Sepp Kuss inside the final 100 meters. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com
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Brent Bookwalter pulled away from Sepp Kuss and James Piccoli to win stage 2 of the Tour of Utah at the top of Snowbasin. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com
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Adam DeVos had nothing left at the finish line. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com
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Sepp Kuss, shown here leading at the Tour of Utah in 2017, is one of several Rally Cycling riders in the WorldTour.
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The stage 2 podium of Brent Bookwalter, Sepp Kuss, and James Piccoli. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

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