Late mechanical costs Piccoli at Tour of Utah
(Cyclingnews.com)

James Piccoli´s run in yellow at the Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah came to a quick end on Tuesday during stage 1 after the Elevate-KHS rider punctured inside the final 10km and burned up his teammates to get back to the bunch, leaving him isolated when Lawson Craddock (EF Education First) attacked successfully with a small group and took the overall lead via his time gap and a bonus for finishing second. The bad news for Piccoli was furthered when the UCI officials decided to fine Piccoli for `sheltering behind or taking advantage of the slipstream of a vehicle` and give him a 20-second time penalty.  Craddock now leads Piccoli by 26 seconds in the general classification heading into Wednesday´s summit finish on stage 2 at the top of Powder Mountain. Piccoli is now 13th overall.ADVERTISEMENT `I got a flat tyre at the bottom corner with one lap to go,` Piccoli told Cyclingnews in the finishing straight. `I made it back on the climb, but I didn´t have much to cover attacks over the top. It´s a shame that the situation was taken advantage of, but I guess that´s bike racing. It´s part of the deal.` Piccoli didn´t appear upset as he spoke, but seemed more determined to strike back on Wednesday. For his part, Craddock said he was aware of the Piccoli´s predicament, but at that point in the race everything was full gas and there was no turning back. You can read more at Cyclingnews.com