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Gallery: Temps soar in Tour of Utah prologue

Scenes from the first day of racing at the Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah, a 3.3-mile prologue.

August 7, 2018 Casey B. Gibson

Photo: Casey B. Gibson

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2018 — BMC Racing’s Tom Bohli set the early fast time and held on to take third. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

2018 — Rob Britton and Tyler Magner with the full cooling treatment: fans, misters, and ice socks. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

2018 — Jonny Brown is almost home, just under the Sugerloaf outcrop. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

2018 — Reed McCalvin added water to his frozen teeshirt cooler, which the bravest riders wear on the trainers. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

2018 — Canadian Laurent Gervais passed the Dixie Sugarloaf landmark on the course. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

2018 — Reed McCalvin and Jim Anderson prepared more than 100 ice socks and several frozen t-shirts for cooling the riders prior to the stage. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

2018 — Michael Hernandez, deep in thought before his ride. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

2018 — Aevolo’s Alex Hoehn descended toward the finish. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

2018 — Jim Anderson filled endless ice socks for the riders. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

2018 — LottoNL-Jumbo’s Sepp Kuss preferred an ice vest on the trainer. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

2018 — Neilson Powless turned in the fourth best time, which happened to be the fastest among under-23 riders. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

2018 — Rally Cycling’s popular cooling fans draw water from the bucket. A battery-powered fan provides a mist for the rider. Mechanics from other teams stopped by to take photos and went looking for their own. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

2018 — Hagens Berman Axeon’s Thomas Revard was the team’s highest-placed rider on the day. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

2018 — Adam Roberge used three ice bags to cool off before his start. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

2018 — National TT champion Joey Rosskopf on his way to second place in the Tour of Utah prologue. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

2018 — Some local St. George fans found the only available shade, under a large rock formation. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

2018 — A well-prepared fan in the desert landscape with a folding chair, umbrella, and a thermos of cold water. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

2018 — Rob Britton added ice bags on the inside of his wrists to help cool off. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

2018 — Tejay van Garderen took the yellow jersey with the fastest ride of the day. He decided to squeeze the Tour of Utah between his ride in the Tour de France and the upcoming Vuelta a Espana. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

2018 — Overall GC favorite Michael Woods in the start booth. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

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