Tour of Utah: 'Mission accomplished' for BMC with stage 2 win

After a relatively quiet day during the opening stage at the Tour of Utah Monday, BMC Racing threw caution to the wind during Tuesday's stage 2, sending Joey Rosskopf into a three-man breakaway and then launching Brent Bookwalter to the stage victory on the first summit finish at Snowbasin Resort.

Growing up in Missoula, Montana, Pat competed in his first bike race in 1985 at Flathead Lake. He studied English and journalism at the University of Oregon and has covered North American cycling extensively since 2009, as well as racing and teams in Europe and South America. Pat currently lives in the US outside of Portland, Oregon, with his imaginary dog Rusty.