Gallery: Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah 2012 stage 6
- By VeloNews.com
- Published Aug. 12, 2012
- Updated Aug. 13, 2012 at 8:06 AM EDT

2012 Tour of Utah, stage 6 - Leipheimer
Levi Leipheimer stayed in the yellow jersey group through the day's climbs. Photo: Wil Matthews | VeloNews.com

2012 Tour of Utah, stage 6 - Frank
Mathias Frank drops back to the team car to pick up bottles. The BMC team dictated the pace throughout the day until the final KOM. Photo: Wil Matthews | VeloNews.com

2012 Tour of Utah, stage 6 - Leipheimer
Levi Leipheimer celebrates his stage win. Photo: Wil Matthews | VeloNews.com

2012 Tour of Utah, stage 6 - podium
The Tour of Utah final podium: Johann Tschopp, Matthew Busche and Leopold Koenig. Photo: Wil Matthews | VeloNews.com

2012 Tour of Utah, stage 6 - RadioShack
Team RadioShack-Nissan celebrates the team classification win. Photo: Wil Matthews | VeloNews.com

2012 Tour of Utah, stage 6 - final jerseys
Final jersey classification winners are Joe Dombrowski (best young rider); Ben Jacques-Maynes (KOM); Johann Tschopp (overall winner); Michael Matthews (sprint); Rory Sutherland (most aggressive); and Jeff Louder (best Utah rider.) Photo: Wil Matthews | VeloNews.com

2012 Tour of Utah, stage 6 - Tschopp
Johann Tschopp, overall winner of the Tour of Utah. Photo: Wil Matthews | VeloNews.com

2012 Tour of Utah, stage 6 - Jacques-Maynes
Ben Jacques-Maynes was able to maintain his KOM jersey by securing a spot in the day's break. Photo: Wil Matthews | VeloNews.com

2012 Tour of Utah, stage 6 - fan
A ghillie-suit-wearing fan shows a stack of money to riders on the final KOM. Photo: Wil Matthews | VeloNews.com

2012 Tour of Utah, stage 6 - Duggan
Timothy Duggan takes a money hand-up from a fan near the final KOM. Photo: Wil Matthews | VeloNews.com

2012 Tour of Utah, stage 6 - Vande Velde
Former race leader Christian Vande Velde crosses over the final KOM more than two minutes behind the race leader. Photo: Wil Matthews | VeloNews.com

2012 Tour of Utah, stage 6 - Stetina
Work done for the day, Peter Stetina crosses the KOM line on his own. Photo: Wil Matthews | VeloNews.com

2012 Tour of Utah, stage 6 - peloton
Within a kilometer of the final KOM, the peloton had splintered into small groups. Photo: Wil Matthews | VeloNews.com

2012 Tour of Utah, stage 6 - Euser
Lucas Euser checks his margin over the race leader's group early in his attack. Photo: Wil Matthews | VeloNews.com

2012 Tour of Utah, stage 6 - Euser
Lucas Euser left the yellow jersey group 4km from the KOM summit. Photo: Wil Matthews | VeloNews.com

2012 Tour of Utah, stage 6 - Dombrowski
Joe Dombrowski tried multiple attacks on race leader Johann Tschopp on the steepest sections of Empire Grade. Photo: Wil Matthews | VeloNews.com

2012 Tour of Utah, stage 6 - Duggan
Timothy Duggan is overtaken by the yellow jersey group on the final climb of stage 6. Photo: Wil Matthews | VeloNews.com

2012 Tour of Utah, stage 6 - Danielson
Tom Danielson tried attacking the leader's group on Empire Grade but was unable to create a gap. Photo: Wil Matthews | VeloNews.com

2012 Tour of Utah, stage 6 - Leipheimer
Levi Leipheimer attacks the yellow jersey group on the steep slopes of Empire Grade. Photo: Wil Matthews | VeloNews.com

2012 Tour of Utah, stage 6 - lead group
In the early kilometers of the final KOM, the leader's group was more than 20 strong. Photo: Wil Matthews | VeloNews.com

2012 Tour of Utah, stage 6 - Leipheimer
Levi Leipheimer rode on the front of the leader's group once the final climbs began, and attacked 7km from the top of Empire Grade. Photo: Wil Matthews | VeloNews.com

2012 Tour of Utah, stage 6 - Tschopp
Johann Tschopp would lose his teammates on the steep slopes of Empire Grade and defend the yellow jersey on his own. Photo: Wil Matthews | VeloNews.com

2012 Tour of Utah, stage 6 - Voigt
Jens Voigt leads the yellow jersey group through the 25km-to-go mark on Empire Grade. Photo: Wil Matthews | VeloNews.com

2012 Tour of Utah, stage 6 - Tschopp
Johann Tschopp stays protected by his BMC teammates, with the Garmin-Sharp squad close behind. Photo: Wil Matthews | VeloNews.com

2012 Tour of Utah, stage 6 - Leipheimer
Levi Leipheimer had prepared for the final stage of the Tour of Utah by reconnoitering the Empire Grade multiple times. Photo: Wil Matthews | VeloNews.com

2012 Tour of Utah, stage 6 - Anthony
Jesse Anthony drives the break in the early miles of stage 6 of the Tour of Utah. Photo: Wil Matthews | VeloNews.com

2012 Tour of Utah, stage 6 - the start
Riders prepare to depart Park City for the final stage of the Tour of Utah. Photo: Wil Matthews | VeloNews.com

2012 Tour of Utah, stage 6 - Leipheimer
Leipheimer was spent at the finish. Photo: Wil Matthews | VeloNews.com

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