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Utah gallery: Morton climbs into yellow jersey

With a swashbuckling attack and a cagey late attack, Lachlan Morton seizes the overall lead in Utah, beating Costa and Talansky in stage 3.

Photo: Casey B. Gibson

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Axeon Hagens Berman riders bellied up to the breakfast bar. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com
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The early pace in the peloton resembled a neutral zone ride. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com
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IAM Cycling’s Simon Pellaud attacked out of the break to win the most aggressive jersey. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com
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Cannondale took on a feed in the valley below Mt. Nebo. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com
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After failing to catch the breakaway on stage 2, the peloton made sure it didn’t happen on stage 3, with all the major teams contributing a rider to the chase. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com
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Riders passed the famous Mom’s Cafe in Salina, Utah. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com
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Lunch time as riders dipped into their musettes. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com
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Rally riders led the peloton past a drying reservoir near Sterling, Utah. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com
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National champion Greg Daniel, just before he went down in a crash, and left the race with a broken collarbone. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com
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Rob Britton rode at his own pace on Mt. Nebo, and steadily climbed into the top five. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com
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The TV bike zeroed in on Axeon’s latest phenom, Costa, as he bridged up to Morton and Talansky. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com
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The final selection of the young Adrien Costa, Lachlan Morton, and Andrew Talansky on the upper ramps of the Mt. Nebo climb. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com
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The chasing group of Joe Dombrowski, Tao Geoghegan Hart, Joey Rosskopf, and Robbie Squire. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com
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Another stagaire, TJ Eisenhart rode away on the climb. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com
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Morton led Talansky and Costa near the summit of Mt. Nebo. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com
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Lachlan Morton saluted the crowd after his big win at the 2016 Tour of Utah. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com
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The stage 3 podium of Lachlan Morton in first, Adrien Costa in second, and Andrew Talansky taking third. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

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