The longest, in terms of miles covered, stage of the Tour of Utah took place on Thursday and, man, oh, man, it circled, underscored and proved again for those who are yet unaware the ridiculously high caliber of athletes who ride bikes for a living, who race them in a blur across all kinds of terrain in this annual gruel-a-thon.
If fans of sport became fans on account of a love for watching other human beings do extreme physical — and, at some level, mental — things at speeds that they themselves are utterly incapable of achieving, then Utah’s big bike race is a must-see.