Tour de France Returns to The Gateway Megaplex Theatre for Free Community Viewing Party on July 19
Six of the Cycling Teams Will Compete Next Month in the Tour of Utah
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH (July 2, 2014) – For a third consecutive year, organizers of the Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah will host a complimentary Tour de France Viewing Party in downtown Salt Lake City for the community. The event will be held Saturday, July 19 at The Gateway Megaplex Theatre. Doors open at 6 a.m. to be followed by the live broadcast of Stage 14 from the Tour de France on the theatre big screen.
Admission is free. Refreshments, door prizes and giveaways, including a new SCOTT Solace 30 carbon fiber road bike, will be provided by the Tour of Utah and its corporate partners. Staff from the Tour of Utah will be on hand to provide information for individuals and groups to register as volunteers during race week with Local Organizing Committees.
Six of the professional cycling teams racing at this year’s Tour de France will compete at the 2014 Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah on August 4-10 -- Belkin-Pro Cycling Team (The Netherlands), BMC Racing Team (USA), Can nondale Pro Cycling (Italy), Team Garmin-Sharp (USA), Team LAMPRE-MERIDA (Italy), and Trek Factory Racing (USA).
The Tour de France is the largest and most spectacular of the Grand Tours of professional bicycle races, stretching across three weeks and 2,000 miles. This year’s Tour de France from July 5-27
consists of 21 stages for its 101st edition. Stage 14 is featured for the Viewing Party as one of the major climbing days in France. Two legendary peaks in the French Alps -- the Lautaret and the Izoard -- are part of Stage 14. Once the cyclists crest the grueling 19-kilometer climb over Col d’Izoard, fans should be on the edge of their seats at The Gateway Megaplex for the final hour of racing to the summit finish at Risoul.
Tour de France Viewing Party
Saturday, July 19, 6 a.m. MT
The Gateway Megaplex Theatre
165 South Rio Grande Street, Salt Lake City 84101
(use Summer Parking)
The Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah continues to be free to all spectators, making professional cycling one of the most unique professional sports in the world today. More information about the Tour of Utah and its partners can be found by visiting www.tourofutah.com, as well as social channels Facebook (tourofutah), Twitter (thetourofutah), Instagram (thetourofutah) and YouTube (2014 Tour of Utah).
About the Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah
The Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah, referred to as "America's Toughest Stage RaceTM," is a week-long, professional stage race for the best cycling teams in the world. Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the 2014 Tour of Utah has expanded to seven days of racing and community festivals. The 2014 Tour of Utah covers 753 miles of racing and more than 57,000 feet of climbing. The race spans some of the state’s most beautiful and challenging terrain with lush forests and red rock spires in the south and the urban corridor and epic peaks along the Wasatch Range of the Rocky Mountains in the north. This is the fourth year the Tour of Utah will be sanctioned as a 2.1-rated stage race on the UCI America Tour, making it one of the premier events in North America. A total of 16 professional teams, including six from the Tour de France, are scheduled to compete in 2014, expected to bring more than 120 athletes from 32 countries. For more information visit www.tourofutah.com.
