Final Field of 17 Teams Confirmed for
2019 Tour of Utah in August
Four International Teams Added to Lineup at
“America’s Toughest Stage Race”
SALT LAKE CITY (July 9, 2019) – Four international teams accepted the final slots for this year's Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah on Aug. 12-18, rounding out the men’s field for a total of 17 professional squads. Three teams will make their first appearances at the Tour of Utah with Canel’s-Specialized Cycling (Mexico), Dauner l AKKON Pro Cycling (Germany), and DC Bank Pro Cycling Team (Canada). Worthy Pro Cycling (Canada) raced three times in Utah under the Silber Pro Cycling banner. All four squads have UCI Continental status.
Both Canadian teams have new title sponsors and have Tour of Utah alumni on their rosters. Through an agreement between team sponsors, Floyd’s Pro Cycling will race under the name Worthy Pro Cycling at the Tour of Utah. The team features sprinter Travis McCabe (USA), who has amassed four stage wins in Utah in the past three years. He is the reigning USA Cycling Pro Criterium National Champion, having won this title for a second time on June 28. Among his teammates who scored top honors at the 2017 Tour of Utah are Serghei Tvetcov (Romania), who finished third on the General Classification (G.C.) riding for Jelly Belly Pro Cycling, and Jonny Clarke (Australia), who was seventh on G.C. riding for UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling.
Participating on DC Bank Pro Cycling, which had been H&R Block Pro Cycling, is former U.S. Pro Road Race national champion Greg Daniel, who won the King of the Mountains classification at the 2015 Tour of Utah while riding for Axeon-Hagens Berman. Dauner l AKKON Pro Cycling has riders from four countries, with the lone American being Oliver Flautt, who has had success in the U.S. riding last year for the Domestic Elite team Cyclus Sports. Canel’s-Specialized Cycling is the only Mexican club with a Continental license. Last year the team finished sixth overall in the UCI America Tour rankings, and this year features 10 riders representing Chile, Colombia and Mexico.
“We have attracted a talented international field for this year’s Tour of Utah with teams representing seven countries,” said John Kimball, managing director of the Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah. “We anticipate a great week of racing among these 17 teams and about 120 riders. It’s a special opportunity for us to bring world-class cycling to Utah and share this unique sports event with different host communities.”
2019 TOUR OF UTAH TEAMS
Among the riders on the rosters of these 17 teams, they have a combined total of 42 stage victories and classification titles at the Tour of Utah since 2011, the year the Tour was elevated internationally by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). Teams can carry up to seven riders on each roster, with the projected lineup of athletes to be announced in early August.
The UCI Pro Continental team Manzana Postobon (Colombia) was announced in April as participating at the Tour of Utah. The team has discontinued operations for the 2019 season and will not take part in any UCI races.
The Tour of Utah will begin on Aug. 12 at Snowbird Resort for a prologue (short time trial), one of four ski resorts that is part of the event. The Tour will conclude on Aug. 18 in Park City. Additional host venues are North Logan City, Brigham City, Powder Mountain Resort, Antelope Island State Park, North Salt Lake, Salt Lake City, and Canyons Village at Park City Mountain.
The Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah is free to all spectators, making professional cycling one of the most unique professional sports in the world today. It remains a 2.HC-rated stage race on the UCI America Tour, making it one of the premier events for professional cycling teams in North America. The Tour is also part of the USA Cycling Pro Road Tour. More information about the Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah can be found by visiting www.tourofutah.com, as well as social channels Facebook (tourofutah), Twitter (tourofutah), Instagram (thetourofutah) and YouTube (Tour of Utah).
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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 cycling stage race for the best men’s teams in the world. The 2019 event will be held Aug. 12-18, covering 477 miles of racing and 37,882 feet of elevation gain. Now in its 15th year, the event was elevated in 2015 as a 2.HC-rated UCI stage race, making it one of the premier events in North America. The Tour of Utah is owned by Larry H. Miller Sports & Entertainment. More information about the Tour of Utah, host venues and professional teams can be found by visiting www.tourofutah.com.
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Contact: Lisa McClain-Vanderpool, 303-312-6077, mcclain-vanderpool.lisa@epa.gov
DENVER (July 10, 2019) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded $959,049 to the Utah Department of Environmental Quality (UDEQ) to help protect human health and the environment through a Nonpoint Source Program Clean Water Act (Section 319) grant. This grant is given to states to implement environmental programs that address various sources of pollution in surface and groundwater in order to meet and maintain water quality standards.
“EPA is partnering with UDEQ and other partners to restore the water quality and the Blue Ribbon fishery of Pelican Lake,” said EPA Regional Administrator Gregory Sopkin. “The water quality of our lakes and streams across the west is a high priority and by working together on these projects, our impact is greater.”
"This year we were able to award funds for multiple excellent projects to help reduce pollution from nonpoint sources in partnership with EPA and other funding agencies,” said Director of Utah’s Water Quality Division, Erica Gaddis. “The Pelican Lake project is a great example of partners working together to improve water quality. All the partners have developed the plan and brought funding to the table, allowing us to implement this project on a much larger scale than any one of our agencies would have been able to on their own. We hope that these types of partnerships can continue to be developed and utilized in other areas of the state."
Restoring the fishery is now a priority of Utah Department of Natural Resources’ Division of Wildlife Resources, the project lead, with the goal of returning Pelican Lake to the Blue Ribbon fishery status it once had. "We look forward to restoring Pelican Lake as a great fishing destination for Utahns and visitors from across the U.S. to enjoy," said Director of Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, Mike Fowlks. "These partnerships and grants are so important in helping improve habitats so that wildlife can thrive."
The largest portion of the Utah grant, $426,000, will go to the Pelican Lake Rehabilitation Project which is located 20 miles southwest of Vernal in the Uinta Basin. Pelican Lake is a natural lake, and historically important recreational site, approximately 1700 acres in size, and was a nationally recognized fishery for bluegill and largemouth bass. However, in recent decades the water quality in the lake has become impaired due to elevated pH and phosphorus, and as a result, the fishery has also declined in catch rates and size of the fish. Being a shallow lake makes it very vulnerable to sediment loading from surrounding water bodies. A proliferation of invasive carp has also contributed to an increasing lack of clarity. The total cost of the project will be about $1,448,000 and will take about 3 years to complete.
In addition to funding the “boots on the ground” local watershed coordinators in six basins around the state, the grant will also fund work that will stabilize the shoreline of Matt Warner Reservoir in order to reduce sediment and phosphorous loading. This will help address harmful algal blooms that have been blamed for the death of cattle in the past. An information, education and outreach program through Utah State University will also be funded, which includes support of a Citizen Monitoring Program, Youth Outreach Program and Teacher Training Program.
For more information regarding EPA’s Nonpoint Source grant program visit: https://www.epa.gov/nps/319-grant-program-states-and-territories
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Hi Jim,
Please feel free to use the below article as is. For an interview or custom comments from Jennifer Lynch on this and related topics please reach out and I will be happy to coordinate.
Ashley
3 Adverse Childhood Experiences
That Linger Long Into Adulthood
Adversity hits everyone at various points in adult life, whether it comes in the form of physical injury, sickness, loss of a loved one, loss of a job, a broken romance, financial problems, or a series of disappointments that don’t seem fair.
Many adults learn to adjust to adversity and become stronger from it. But how much harder is it for those who suffered severe events during their childhood? Medical professionals say Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) — a term associated with a long study of traumatic experiences that occur to people under the age of 18 — have lasting negative impacts well into adulthood.
ACEs are estimated to afflict over 34 million U.S. children, and a comprehensive study published in JAMA Pediatrics found a quarter of adults had at least three adverse experiences in childhood, increasing their risk for heart disease, cancer, depression and substance abuse. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that ACEs have been linked to chronic health conditions, risky behaviors, low life potential and early death.
“The long-term damage of childhood adversity is real and tragic, sometimes affecting people for the rest of their lives,” says Jennifer Lynch, an educator, child advocate and author of the children’s book Livi and Grace (www.jenniferlynchbooks.com). “It can hurt them in every aspect of their adult life, cause them to be far less than they could have been otherwise, and make them view themselves negatively and the world the same way.
“We need to create hope for children who have been through these awful experiences, and further, we need to realize that millions of adults are still carrying these traumatic memories and feelings with them. They, too, need hope and support to overcome.”
Lynch goes over three of the most traumatic childhood experiences that can affect adults long into their lives:
Abuse. Numerous studies detail how child abuse and neglect can affect individual development — psychological, behavioral, and physical. “Emotion processing, which enables social competence, can be severely affected into adulthood and make one feel like an outcast or misunderstood,” Lynch says. “Being mistreated as a child, it’s a long road to feeling accepted and even to knowing how to treat others.”
Bullying. Some young adults who were bullied as a child could have a greater risk of ongoing depression due to a mix of genetic and environmental factors, according to a study from the University of Bristol. “As a result of bullying, depression, lack of confidence, and isolation can strike hard in the teen years, but certainly it can get worse over the long haul if the bullying experiences are buried,” Lynch says. “And then there’s evidence that those who were bullied as youths become bullies themselves as adults.”
Separation from parents. This has become a big topic due to migrant detentions on the U.S.-Mexico border. “It’s been shown time and again, and especially now — separating kids from their parents is detrimental to their health, mentally and physically,” Lynch says. “A parent who’s routinely there for a child buffers them, but separate the parent and child for a prolonged period and the child’s brain is in danger of not developing properly. They’re vulnerable to depression, substance abuse, and anxiety.”
“These unfortunate things that happen to so many children can cause them to live in shame and to do so for the rest of their adult lives,” Lynch says. “But the past does not define who they are or who they can become.”
About Jennifer Lynch
Jennifer Lynch, author of the children’s book Livi and Grace (www.jenniferlynchbooks.com), is an educator and child advocate who serves as a guardian ad litem, a person appointed to represent a child’s interests in a court case. She has worked as a special education teacher for an elementary school and as a preschool teacher. In addition, Lynch created the You Are Good brand of T-shirts and other products for sale and for donations. Thousands of the shirts have been donated to children and teenagers in the system. She holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Texas A&M University.
