2015 Tour of Alberta

2015 Tour of Alberta
2015 UCI America Tour
2015 Tour of Alberta
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
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
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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]

Participating teams

The 15 teams invited to the race are:

UCI ProTeams UCI Professional Continental Teams UCI Continental Teams

Stages

Stage results
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
Rank Team Time
1 Trek Factory Racing 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
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Bauke Mollema (NED) Yellow jersey Trek Factory Racing 22' 57"
2  Jesse Sergent (NZL) Trek Factory Racing s.t.
3  Hayden Roulston (NZL) Trek Factory Racing s.t.
4  Marco Coledan (ITA) Trek Factory Racing s.t.
5  Matthew Busche (USA) Trek Factory Racing s.t.
6  Christian Meier (CAN) Orica–GreenEDGE s.t.
7  Svein Tuft (CAN) Orica–GreenEDGE s.t.
8  Michael Matthews (AUS) Orica–GreenEDGE s.t.
9  Adam Yates (GBR) Orica–GreenEDGE s.t.
10  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.

Classification leadership

Stage Winner General classification
Yellow jersey
Sprints classification
Green jersey
Mountains classification
Polka dot jersey
Young rider classification
White jersey
Canadian rider classification
Red jersey
Most Aggressive
Blue jersey
Team classification
Yellow number
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

  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.