Winning Spirit Magazine September - October 2018 | Page 9

TOU Managing Director John
Kimball (right), the LHMSE
staff, and the social media
and account teams from
Saxton Horne provided daily
coverage and live feeds on
every stage of the Tour.
the 548-mile course, and millions
more viewed the race via television
broadcasts and online with Tour Tracker
powered by Adobe. Now in its 14th
year, the Tour of Utah has grown into
a truly global event. While American
Sepp Kuss dominated the mountains
to capture the King of the Mountains
Jersey and the most impressive win of
his very young career (he’s 23 years old),
the hard work and dedication of the
team behind the scenes also deserves
championship-worthy praise. ◆
Hundreds of staff and volunteers worked
behind the scenes to set up the course and
provide security for the cyclists and fans
during the seven days of the Tour.
LHMSE’s Steve Brown (right) and cycling
analyst Todd Gogulski (left) provided the
commentary for 21 hours of race coverage
for FOX Sports Networks.
American Tejay van
Garderen, just one
week removed from
competing in the Tour
de France, joined his
BMC team at the Tour of
Utah and captured the
event’s prologue and
the leader’s jersey.
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