2015 Tour of Alberta

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2015 Tour of Alberta
2015 UCI America Tour
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2015 Tour of Alberta
Race details
Dates2 September 2015 (2015-09-02)–7 September 2015 (2015-09-07)
Stages6
Distance862.4 km (535.9 mi)
Winning time20h 20' 28"
Results
Jersey yellow.svg WinnerFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Bauke Mollema  (NED) (Trek Factory Racing)
  SecondFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Adam Yates  (GBR) (Orica–GreenEDGE)
  ThirdFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Tom-Jelte Slagter  (NED) (Cannondale–Garmin)

Jersey green.svg PointsFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Michael Matthews  (AUS) (Orica–GreenEDGE)
Jersey polkadot.svg MountainsFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Ben Perry  (CAN) (Silber Pro Cycling Team)
Jersey white.svg YouthFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Adam Yates  (GBR) (Orica–GreenEDGE)
Jersey yellow number.svg Team Cannondale–Garmin
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The 2015 Tour of Alberta was the third edition of the Tour of Alberta stage race. The event was included on the UCI America Tour, with a UCI classification of 2.1. As such, the race was only open to teams on the UCI Pro Tour, UCI Professional Continental and UCI Continental circuits. The race took place between September 2–7, 2015, as a six-day, six-stage race, traversing the province of Alberta. The race commences in Grande Prairie and finished in Edmonton. It was won by Bauke Mollema of Trek Factory Racing. [1]

Contents

Participating teams

The 15 teams invited to the race are:

UCI ProTeamsUCI Professional Continental TeamsUCI Continental Teams

Stages

Stage results
StageDateRouteTerrainLengthWinnerRef
1September 2 Grande Prairie to Grande Prairie Time Trial.svg Team time trial 19.6 km (12.2 mi) Trek Factory Racing [2]
2September 3 Grande Prairie to Grande Prairie Hillystage.svg Hilly stage171.6 km (106.6 mi)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Michael Matthews  (AUS)
3September 4 Grande Cache to Miette Hot Springs Hillystage.svg Hilly stage181.8 km (113.0 mi)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Tom-Jelte Slagter  (NED)
4September 5 Jasper to Marmot Basin Mountainstage.svg Mountain stage162.1 km (100.7 mi)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Tom-Jelte Slagter  (NED)
5September 6 Edson to Spruce Grove Plainstage.svg Flat stage206.2 km (128.1 mi)Flag of Denmark.svg  Lasse Norman Hansen  (DEN)
6September 7 Edmonton to Edmonton Hillystage.svg Hilly stage124.1 km (77.1 mi)Flag of Germany.svg  Nikias Arndt  (GER)
Total862.4 km (536 mi)

Stage 1

September 2, 2015 Grande Prairie to Grande Prairie, 19.6 kilometres (12.2 mi)

Stage 1 Result
RankTeamTime
1 Trek Factory Racing Jersey yellow number.svg 22' 57"
2 Orica–GreenEDGE + 0"
3 Team Katusha + 8"
4 Bora–Argon 18 + 23"
5 Team Giant–Alpecin + 25"
6 Hincapie Racing Team + 26
7 Cannondale–Garmin + 30"
8 Drapac Professional Cycling + 40"
9 Silber Pro Cycling Team + 41"
10 Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies + 44"
General classification after stage 1
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Bauke Mollema  (NED) Jersey yellow.svg Jersey yellow number.svg Trek Factory Racing 22' 57"
2Flag of New Zealand.svg  Jesse Sergent  (NZL) Jersey yellow number.svg Trek Factory Racing s.t.
3Flag of New Zealand.svg  Hayden Roulston  (NZL) Jersey yellow number.svg Trek Factory Racing s.t.
4Flag of Italy.svg  Marco Coledan  (ITA) Jersey yellow number.svg Trek Factory Racing s.t.
5Flag of the United States.svg  Matthew Busche  (USA) Jersey yellow number.svg Trek Factory Racing s.t.
6Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Christian Meier  (CAN) Orica–GreenEDGE s.t.
7Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Svein Tuft  (CAN) Orica–GreenEDGE s.t.
8Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Michael Matthews  (AUS) Orica–GreenEDGE s.t.
9Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Adam Yates  (GBR) Orica–GreenEDGE s.t.
10Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Luke Durbridge  (AUS) Orica–GreenEDGE s.t.

Stage 2

Stage 3

Stage 4

Stage 5

Stage 6

Mollema (right) with Alberta Culture Minister David Eggen following his win of the 2015 Tour of Alberta. MollemaEggenTOA2015.jpg
Mollema (right) with Alberta Culture Minister David Eggen following his win of the 2015 Tour of Alberta.

Classification leadership

StageWinner General classification
Jersey yellow.svg
Sprints classification
Jersey green.svg
Mountains classification
Jersey polkadot.svg
Young rider classification
Jersey white.svg
Canadian rider classification
Jersey red.svg
Most Aggressive
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Team classification
Jersey yellow number.svg
1 Trek Factory Racing Bauke Mollema Not awardedNot awarded Adam Yates Svein Tuft Not awarded Trek Factory Racing
2 Michael Matthews Michael Matthews Michael Matthews Ben Perry Christian Meier Thomas Vaubourzeix Orica–GreenEDGE
3 Tom-Jelte Slagter Bauke Mollema Tom-Jelte Slagter Ryder Hesjedal Jasper Bovenhuis Cannondale–Garmin
4 Tom-Jelte Slagter Mike Woods Logan Owen Hincapie Racing
5 Lasse Norman Hansen Lasse Norman Hansen Cannondale–Garmin
6 Nikias Arndt Michael Matthews Cesare Benedetti
Final Bauke Mollema Michael Matthews Ben Perry Adam Yates Mike Woods Not awarded Cannondale-Garmin

References

  1. Kirsten Frattini. "Tour of Alberta 2015: Stage 6 Results - Cyclingnews.com". Cyclingnews.com.
  2. Kirsten Frattini. "Trek's TTT victory puts Mollema in the early lead at the Tour of Alberta". Cyclingnews.com.