Overall race leader Sepp Kuss broke away from a pack of riders on the six-mile climb up Little Cottonwood Canyon to win Stage 5 of the Tour of Utah on Saturday.
Kuss, riding for Team Lotto, finished the 96.2-mile ride from Canyons Village in Park City to Snowbird Resort in 4 hours, 2 minutes. The 23-year old American continued to wear the overall leader’s yellow jersey, which he captured with his emphatic victory in Payson on Stage 2.
Ben Hermans of Israel Cycling Academy pushed Kuss with a solo chase on the final climb, crossing the line 39 seconds back in second place.