Phinney and Dowsett 1-2 at Tour of Utah Prologue

Trek-LIVESTRONG riders Taylor Phinney(USA) and Alex Dowsett (GBR) finished first and second in the opening prologue of the 2010 Tour of Utah. Commonly referred to as “America’s Toughest Stage Race,” 20-year-old Phinney finished the 2.8-mile course in a new course record of 6:02:59.

Teammate and European U23 time trial champion Dowsett trailed the two-time Paris-Roubaix U23 champion by five seconds with a time of 6:07. Brent Bookwalter, the 2009 Tour of Utah prologue champion, rounded out the podium in third place (6:12).

In a field of 143 riders including Tour de France veterans Levi Leipheimer (Mellow Johnny’s) and George Hincapie (BMC Racing), Trek-LIVESTRONG has already proven themselves power players amongst the top three NRC teams including Bissell, Team Type 1, Holowesko Partners, Kelly Benefit Strategies, Kenda-Geargrinder, Adageo Energy and Bahati Foundation.

Joe Dombrowski warms up for the prologue

Tim Roe warming up for the prologue

Joe Dombrowski heading back down towards the finish

Ben King heading out on the prologue

Chase Pinkham diggin deep

Julian on his way back in

Tim on his way back home

Alex on his way to 2nd place in the prologue at Tour of Utah

Taylor Phinney on his way to victory in the prologue at Tour of Utah

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March 31- April 4: Redlands Cycling Classic
April 16: Tour of the Battenkill
April 27 – May 1: SRAM Tour of the Gila
May 19-22: Rond de l’Isard
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August 9-14: Tour of Utah

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Welcome to the Trek-LIVESTRONG pro-continental cycling team, designed specifically for Under-23 riders. Created by Lance Armstrong as a project to develop the next generation of elite cyclists in 2009, the team continues to feature up-and coming-talent from around the world, including junior world record holder Dale Parker (AUS) and national champions Nathan Brown (USA) and Michael Vink (NZL). Under the leadership of ten-time Tour de France veteran Axel Merckx, son of the great Belgian Eddie Merckx, the team has developed nine riders to the WorldTour level to date including five-time world champion Taylor Phinney, former American champion Ben King and British national time trial champion Alex Dowsett. In an effort to support the team founder, Trek-LIVESTRONG will proudly ride under the LIVESTRONG banner, joining the Lance Armstrong Foundation in their global fight against cancer.

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Phinney and Dowsett 1-2 at Tour of Utah Prologue

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