America's Toughest Stage Race Takes on America's Toughest Challenge 
Upcoming Dates: (See Calendar of Events Page for complete details)
May 5: Utah Olympic Park
June 9: Downtown Salt Lake City
July 14: Salt Lake City
August 4: Ogden
The 2012 Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah marks the debut of the Echelon Project: a coordinated partnership of organizations working to reduce and ultimately prevent lifestyle-caused childhood and adult obesity. The Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah is leading this effort because we believe the influence and prestige of a great sporting event can contribute to a better world. We’ve invited our sponsors, athletes and teams, along with a select group of allied non-profit groups to join our fans in spreading the message how an active lifestyle and good nutrition are the foundation of a healthy society.
A Context. A Cause. A Call to Action.
A major sporting event can play a very important role in directing attention and resources to a worthy cause. But the benefits go both ways. As so many caused-based professional sporting events have proven, doing good also leads to doing well. The Echelon Project is:
· Dedicated to sustainable health and well being, especially for our youth
· An investment in human-powered energy
· A way to show how an active lifestyle is healthy, fun, and productive
· A forum for the world’s top athletes–men and women–to serve as role models
· An exciting forum for education and motivation
Echelon Project Partners
The Echelon Project approaches health and wellness from a number of different directions and disciplines–each represented by one of our project partners.
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The Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah is one of only four UCI-sanctioned, multi-stage, American pro cycling events in 2012. Showcasing some of the world’s most prestigious teams and cyclists for six days in August, this event now attracts worldwide attention as the top international cycling event that follows the Tour de France. Nearly a decade since its opening circuit, the Tour of Utah today stands shoulder to shoulder with the most prestigious, professional bicycle stage race events as our answer to the greatest cycling challenges the world has to offer.
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 Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Salt Lake is launching a five year plan to ensure that every Club member maintains a healthy weight and has daily access to healthy snacks coupled with nutritional education and healthy lifestyle classes and a variety of physical activity programs. The mission of Boys & Girls Clubs is to inspire and enable the youth in our communities, especially those who need us most, to become caring and responsible individuals through guidance-oriented adult relationships and engagement in a variety of enriching activities within a safe environment. Boys & Girls Clubs of Utah have locations along the Wasatch Front. http://www.bgcgsl.org/
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Physical Activity Nutrition and Obesity (PANO): The PANO mission is: to engage public and private partners in promoting healthy behaviors including regular physical activity and good nutrition by developing supportive environments to improve health and quality of life for people of Utah. We influence change within schools, worksites, communities, and healthcare settings. www.health.utah.gov/obesity |
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PLAY WELL-PLAY SAFE FOUNDATION: A non-profit organization focused on the pursuit of health and wellness through athletics and sport. Play Well, Play Safe will educate and support the community through education, sponsorship and pre-participation assessments and research. www.playwellplaysafefoundation.com
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Mike and The Bike, inspired by the bestselling children’s storybook written by Michael Ward, continues to promote active lifestyles for children using cycling as a platform. The underlying goal is getting kids back outside riding bikes and having fun- parents are invited! To learn more visit www.mikeandthebike.com
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DID YOU KNOW:
Obesity isn’t just inconvenient or uncomfortable, it’s a full blown public health epidemic in the making. Consider a few of its most sobering implications:
More harmful than smoking or drinking. (Colditz GA, 1999)
A major cause of Diabetes. (Daniels SR, Arnett DK, Eckel RH, 2005)
An opening to heart disease. (Rand Health, 2004)
A lifelong problem. Obese children have a 70-80% chance of becoming obese adults (LA County Public Health, October 2007)
Direct national costs of treating obesity-related diseases: $61 billion. (American Heart Association, 2006)
“For the first time in two centuries, American children could have a shorter life span than their parents.” (New England Journal of Medicine, 2005)
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