2015 Tour of Alberta
| 2015 UCI America Tour | |||
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | 2 September 2015–7 September 2015 | ||
| Stages | 6 | ||
| Distance | 862.4 km (535.9 mi) | ||
| Winning time | 20h 20' 28 (42 km/h or 26 mph) | ||
| Palmares | |||
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Winner |  Bauke Mollema (NED) |
(Trek Factory Racing) |
| Second |  Adam Yates (GBR) |
(Orica–GreenEDGE) | |
| Third | Tom-Jelte Slagter (NED) |
(Cannondale–Garmin) | |
 |
Points |  Michael Matthews (AUS) |
(Orica–GreenEDGE) |
 |
Mountains |  Ben Perry (CAN) |
(Silber Pro Cycling Team) |
 |
Youth | Adam Yates (GBR) |
(Orica–GreenEDGE) |
 |
Team | Cannondale–Garmin | |
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]
Participating teams
The 15 teams invited to the race are:
| UCI ProTeams | UCI Professional Continental Teams | UCI Continental Teams |
Stages
| Stage | Date | Route | Terrain | Length | Winner | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 2 | Grande Prairie to Grande Prairie |  Team time trial | 19.6 km (12.2 mi) | Trek Factory Racing | [2] | |
| 2 | September 3 | Grande Prairie to Grande Prairie |  Hilly stage | 171.6 km (106.6 mi) | Michael Matthews (AUS) | ||
| 3 | September 4 | Grande Cache to Miette Hot Springs | Hilly stage | 181.8 km (113.0 mi) | Tom-Jelte Slagter (NED) | ||
| 4 | September 5 | Jasper to Marmot Basin |  Mountain stage | 162.1 km (100.7 mi) | Tom-Jelte Slagter (NED) | ||
| 5 | September 6 | Edson to Spruce Grove |  Flat stage | 206.2 km (128.1 mi) |  Lasse Norman Hansen (DEN) | ||
| 6 | September 7 | Edmonton to Edmonton | Hilly stage | 124.1 km (77.1 mi) |  Nikias Arndt (GER) | ||
| Total | 862.4 km (536 mi) | ||||||
Stage 1
September 2, 2015 — Grande Prairie to Grande Prairie, 19.6 kilometres (12.2 mi)
Stage 1 Result
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General classification after stage 1
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Stage 6
Mollema (right) with Alberta Culture Minister David Eggen following his win of the 2015 Tour of Alberta.
Classification leadership
| Stage | Winner | General classification |
Sprints classification |
Mountains classification |
Young rider classification |
Canadian rider classification |
Most Aggressive |
Team classification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trek Factory Racing | Bauke Mollema | Not awarded | Not 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
- ↑ Kirsten Frattini. "Tour of Alberta 2015: Stage 6 Results - Cyclingnews.com". Cyclingnews.com.
- ↑ Kirsten Frattini. "Trek's TTT victory puts Mollema in the early lead at the Tour of Alberta". Cyclingnews.com.
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