Utah Gallery: Breakaway succeeds in stage 2

Riders showed off their new cowboy hats on the start line, compliments of Escalante. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Race leader Kristofer Dahl tried on his new cowboy hat, a gift to all the riders from the start town of Escalante. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Joey Rosskopf was on the attack for BMC at Tour of Utah. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

The early break tried to hold off the peloton on the scenic Hogsback climb in the Grand Staircase National Monument. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Cannondale controlled the front of the peloton after the original move was caught. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Andrew Talansky tackled the Grand Staircase climb. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Rob Carpenter went into time trial mode when he and Ruben Companioni established the break. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Silber was on the front of the peloton to protect Kristofer Dahl in yellow on the long climb to Boulder Mountain. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Rally and Trek – Segafredo shared the chase duties to set up their sprinters, but finally gave up when the gap was too big. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

The peloton climbed toward the summit of Boulder Mountain. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

The peloton was framed by the red sandstone cliffs outside the finish town of Torrey. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

The chase, led by Trek – Segafredo and Rally teams finally dissolved on the last circuit, leaving Carpenter and Companioni to contest the win. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Carpenter was very, very happy to wear yellow. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com