2015 Tour of Alberta

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Dates2 September 2015 (2015-09-02)–7 September 2015 (2015-09-07)
Stages6
Distance862.4 km (535.9 mi)
Winning time20h 20' 28"
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]

Stages

Stage results
Stage Date Route Terrain Length Winner Ref
1September 2Grande Prairie to Grande Prairie Team time trial19.6 km (12.2 mi)Trek Factory Racing[2]
2September 3Grande Prairie to Grande Prairie Hilly stage171.6 km (106.6 mi) Michael Matthews (AUS)
3September 4Grande Cache to Miette Hot Springs Hilly stage181.8 km (113.0 mi) Tom-Jelte Slagter (NED)
4September 5Jasper to Marmot Basin Mountain stage162.1 km (100.7 mi) Tom-Jelte Slagter (NED)
5September 6Edson to Spruce Grove Flat stage206.2 km (128.1 mi) Lasse Norman Hansen (DEN)
6September 7Edmonton to Edmonton Hilly stage124.1 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

References

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