2013 Tour of Alberta

2013 Tour of Alberta
2012–13 UCI America Tour
Race details
Dates 3 September 2013 (2013-09-03)–8 September 2013 (2013-09-08)
Stages 5 + 1 (prologue)
Distance 810 km (503.3 mi)
Winning time 17h 48' 40"
Results
Winner  Rohan Dennis (AUS) (Garmin–Sharp)
Second  Brent Bookwalter (USA) (BMC Racing Team)
Third  Damiano Caruso (ITA) (Cannondale)
Points  Peter Sagan (SVK) (Cannondale)
Mountains  Tom-Jelte Slagter (NED) (Belkin Pro Cycling)
Youth  Rohan Dennis (AUS) (Garmin–Sharp)
Team BMC Racing Team

The 2013 Tour of Alberta is the inaugural edition of the Tour of Alberta stage race. The inaugural event is 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 takes place between September 3–8, 2013, as a six-day, six-stage race, traversing the province of Alberta. The race commences in Edmonton and finishes Calgary. The 2013 Tour of Alberta was one of seven UCI-ranked stage races in the North America in 2013.

Due to damages caused by the 2013 Alberta floods, various routes were changed.[1][2]

Participating teams

In July, the Tour of Alberta announced a sixteen-team field, made up of six UCI ProTeams, two UCI Professional Continental Teams, and seven UCI Continental Teams, thus giving the race a total of fifteen-teams.[1][2][3] UCI ProTeams Argos–Shimano and Belkin Pro Cycling, are based in the Netherlands, while its counterparts BMC Racing Team and Garmin–Sharp, are based in the United States.[3] Cannondale and Orica–GreenEDGE, are based in the Italy and Australia, respectively; UCI Professional Continental Team Champion System is based in China, while its counterpart, UnitedHealthcare is based in United States.[3] UCI Continental Teams Bissell, 5-hour Energy, Jelly Belly–Kenda, Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies, and Team Shartshop-Mountain Khakis are based in the United States.[3] The remaining two teams are based in Canada.[3]

Stages

Stage results
Stage Date Route Terrain Length Winner
Prologue September 3 Edmonton to Edmonton Individual time trial 7 km (4.3 mi)  Peter Sagan (SVK)
1 September 4 Strathcona County to Camrose Hilly stage 158 km (98 mi)  Peter Sagan (SVK)
2 September 5 Devon to Red Deer Medium-mountain stage 175 km (109 mi)  Silvan Dillier (SUI)
3 September 6 Strathmore to Drumheller Hilly stage 169 km (105 mi)  Rohan Dennis (AUS)
4 September 7 Black Diamond to Foothills Medium-mountain stage 169 km (105 mi)  Cadel Evans (AUS)
5 September 8 Okotoks to Calgary Hilly stage 132 km (82 mi)  Peter Sagan (SVK)
Total[1][2] 810 km (503 mi)

Prologue

Rohan Dennis in the green jersey.

September 3, 2013 — Edmonton to Edmonton, 7 kilometres (4.3 mi)

Prologue results[4][5][6]
Rider Team Time
1  Peter Sagan (SVK) Cannondale 8' 28"
2  Rohan Dennis (AUS) Garmin–Sharp + 13"
3  Tobias Ludvigsson (SWE) Argos–Shimano + 14"
4  Cadel Evans (AUS) BMC Racing Team + 20"
5  Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team + 21"
6  Chad Haga (USA) Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies + 23"
7  Pieter Weening (NED) Orica–GreenEDGE + 29"
8  David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin–Sharp + 30"
9  Tom Zirbel (USA) Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies + 30"
10  Ryder Hesjedal (CAN) Garmin–Sharp + 30"
 General classification after Prologue[4][5][6]
Rider Team Time
1  Peter Sagan (SVK) Yellow jerseyWhite jersey Cannondale 8' 28"
2  Rohan Dennis (AUS) Green jerseyYellow number Garmin–Sharp + 13"
3  Tobias Ludvigsson (SWE) Argos–Shimano + 14"
4  Cadel Evans (AUS) BMC Racing Team + 20"
5  Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team + 21"
6  Chad Haga (USA) Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies + 23"
7  Pieter Weening (NED) Orica–GreenEDGE + 29"
8  David Zabriskie (USA) Yellow number Garmin–Sharp + 30"
9  Tom Zirbel (USA) Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies + 30"
10  Ryder Hesjedal (CAN) Red jerseyYellow number Garmin–Sharp + 30"

Stage 1

September 4, 2013 — Strathcona County to Camrose, 158 kilometres (98 mi)

Stage 1 results[7][8][9]
Rider Team Time
1  Peter Sagan (SVK)Yellow jerseyWhite jersey Cannondale 3h 22' 17"
2  Eric Young (USA) Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies s.t.
3  Moreno Hofland (NED) Belkin Pro Cycling s.t.
4  Ryan Anderson (CAN) Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies s.t.
5  Luka Mezgec (SLO) Argos–Shimano s.t.
6  Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team s.t.
7  Fabian Wegmann (GER) Yellow number Garmin–Sharp s.t.
8  Matthias Friedemann (GER) Champion System s.t.
9  Tobias Ludvigsson (SWE) Argos–Shimano s.t.
10  John Murphy (USA) UnitedHealthcare s.t.
 General classification after Stage 1[7][8][9]
Rider Team Time
1  Peter Sagan (SVK) Yellow jerseyWhite jerseyGreen jersey Cannondale 3h 30' 35"
2  Rohan Dennis (AUS) Yellow number Garmin–Sharp + 23"
3  Tobias Ludvigsson (SWE) Argos–Shimano + 24"
4  Cadel Evans (AUS) BMC Racing Team + 30"
5  Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team + 31"
6  Pieter Weening (NED) Orica–GreenEDGE + 39"
7  Patrick Gretsch (GER) Argos–Shimano + 39"
8  Tom Zirbel (USA) Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies + 40"
9  Ryder Hesjedal (CAN) Red jerseyYellow number Garmin–Sharp + 40"
10  Robert Gesink (NED) Belkin Pro Cycling + 41"

Stage 2

September 5, 2013 — Devon to Red Deer, 175 kilometres (109 mi)

Stage 2 results[10][11][12]
Rider Team Time
1  Silvan Dillier (SUI) Yellow number BMC Racing Team 3h 32' 47"
2  Serghei Tvetcov (MDA) Jelly Belly–Kenda s.t.
3  Peter Sagan (SVK) Yellow jersey White jersey Green jersey Cannondale + 16"
4  Aidis Kruopis (LTU) Orica–GreenEDGE + 18"
5  Luka Mezgec (SLO) Argos–Shimano + 18"
6  Nicolai Brøchner (DEN) Bissell + 18"
7  Eric Young (USA) Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies + 18"
8  Travis Mccabe (USA) Team Smartshop-Mountain Khakis + 18"
9  Dennis Van Winden (NED) Belkin Pro Cycling + 18"
10  Jeremy Vennell (NZL) Bissell + 18"
 General classification after Stage 2[10][11][12]
Rider Team Time
1  Peter Sagan (SVK) Yellow jerseyWhite jerseyGreen jersey Cannondale 7h 03' 34"
2  Rohan Dennis (AUS) Garmin–Sharp + 26"
3  Tobias Ludvigsson (SWE) Argos–Shimano + 28"
4  Cadel Evans (AUS) Yellow number BMC Racing Team + 36"
5  Brent Bookwalter (USA) Yellow number BMC Racing Team + 37"
6  Pieter Weening (NED) Orica–GreenEDGE + 39"
7  Patrick Gretsch (GER) Argos–Shimano + 43"
8  Tom Zirbel (USA) Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies + 46"
9  Ryder Hesjedal (CAN) Red jersey Garmin–Sharp + 46"
10  Robert Gesink (NED) Belkin Pro Cycling + 47"

Stage 3

September 6, 2013 — Strathmore to Drumheller, 169 kilometres (105 mi)

Stage 3 results[13][14][15]
Rider Team Time
1  Rohan Dennis (AUS) Garmin–Sharp 3h 55' 31"
2  Brent Bookwalter (USA) Yellow number BMC Racing Team s.t.
3  Damiano Caruso (ITA) Cannondale s.t.
4  Patrick Gretsch (GER) Argos–Shimano s.t.
5  Robert Gesink (NED) LottoNL–Jumbo s.t.
6  Steve Morabito (SUI) Yellow number BMC Racing Team s.t.
7  Ryan Anderson (CAN) Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies + 9"
8  Marcus Burghardt (GER) Yellow number BMC Racing Team + 9"
9  Jakub Novak (CZE) Yellow number BMC Racing Team + 9"
10  Jeremy Vennell (NZL) Bissell + 9"
 General classification after Stage 3[13][14][15]
Rider Team Time
1  Rohan Dennis (AUS) Yellow jersey White jersey Garmin–Sharp 10h 59' 18"
2  Brent Bookwalter (USA) Yellow number BMC Racing Team + 18"
3  Damiano Caruso (ITA) Cannondale + 30"
4  Patrick Gretsch (GER) Argos–Shimano + 31"
5  Robert Gesink (NED) Polka dot jersey LottoNL–Jumbo + 34"
6  Robert Sweeting (USA) 5-hour Energy + 54"
7  Francisco Mancebo (ESP) 5-hour Energy + 55"
8  Ryan Anderson (CAN) Red jersey Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies + 56"
9  Matthias Friedemann (GER) Champion System + 1' 12"
10  Steven Kruijswijk (NED) Belkin Pro Cycling + 1' 15"

Stage 4

September 7, 2013 — Black Diamond to Foothills, 169 kilometres (105 mi)

Stage 4 results[16][17][18]
Rider Team Time
1  Cadel Evans (AUS) Yellow number BMC Racing Team 3h 57' 18"
2  Simon Geschke (GER) Argos–Shimano s.t.
3  Tom-Jelte Slagter (NED) Belkin Pro Cycling s.t.
4  Benjamin Day (AUS) UnitedHealthcare s.t.
5  Antoine Duchesne (CAN) Canadian National Team s.t.
6  Scott Zwizanski (USA) Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies + 1' 49"
7  Nic Hamilton (CAN) Jelly Belly–Kenda + 1' 49"
8  Clay Murfet (AUS) Team Smartshop-Mountain Khakis + 1' 49"
9  Ryan Roth (CAN) Champion System + 1' 49"
10  Luke Keough (USA) UnitedHealthcare + 9' 44"
 General classification after Stage 4[16][17][18]
Rider Team Time
1  Rohan Dennis (AUS) Yellow jersey White jersey Garmin–Sharp 15h 06' 20"
2  Brent Bookwalter (USA) Yellow number BMC Racing Team + 18"
3  Damiano Caruso (ITA) Cannondale + 30"
4  Patrick Gretsch (GER) Argos–Shimano + 31"
5  Robert Gesink (NED) LottoNL–Jumbo + 34"
6  Robert Sweeting (USA) 5-hour Energy + 54"
7  Francisco Mancebo (ESP) 5-hour Energy + 55"
8  Ryan Anderson (CAN) Red jersey Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies + 56"
9  Matthias Friedemann (GER) Champion System + 1' 12"
10  Steven Kruijswijk (NED) Belkin Pro Cycling + 1' 15"

Stage 5

September 8, 2013 — Okotoks to Calgary, 132 kilometres (82 mi)

Stage 5 results[19][20][21]
Rider Team Time
1  Peter Sagan (SVK) Green jersey Cannondale 2h 42' 20"
2  Luka Mezgec (SLO) Argos–Shimano s.t.
3  Robert Förster (GER) UnitedHealthcare s.t.
4  Luke Keough (USA) UnitedHealthcare s.t.
5  Nicholai Brøchner (DEN) Bissell s.t.
6  Bradly Huff (USA) Jelly Belly–Kenda s.t.
7  Brent Bookwalter (USA) Yellow number BMC Racing Team s.t.
8  Ryan Anderson (CAN) Red jersey Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies s.t.
9  Tomas Vaitkus (LTU) Orica–GreenEDGE s.t.
10  Pierrick Naud (CAN) Equipe Garneau-Québecor s.t.
 General classification after Stage 5[19][20][21]
Rider Team Time
1  Rohan Dennis (AUS) Yellow jersey White jersey Garmin–Sharp 17h 48' 40"
2  Brent Bookwalter (USA) Yellow number BMC Racing Team + 18"
3  Damiano Caruso (ITA) Cannondale + 30"
4  Patrick Gretsch (GER) Argos–Shimano + 31"
5  Robert Gesink (NED) LottoNL–Jumbo + 41"
6  Robert Sweeting (USA) 5-hour Energy + 54"
7  Francisco Mancebo (ESP) 5-hour Energy + 55"
8  Ryan Anderson (CAN) Red jersey Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies + 56"
9  Matthias Friedemann (GER) Champion System + 1' 19"
10  Steven Kruijswijk (NED) Belkin Pro Cycling + 1' 22"

Classification leadership

Peter Sagan in the yellow jersey.

In the 2013 Tour of Alberta, five jerseys are awarded. For the general classification, calculated by adding the finishing times of the stages per cyclist, the leader receives a yellow jersey.[22] This classification is considered the most important of the USA Pro Cycling Challenge, and the winner of the general classification will be considered the winner of the event.[22]

Additionally, there is also a sprints classification, akin to what is called the points classification in other races, which awards a green jersey.[22] Points are gathered at sprint line performances as well as finishing the stage in the top-fifteen places.[22]

There is also a mountains classification, which awards a polkadot jersey.[22] In the mountains classification, points are won by reaching the top of a mountain before other cyclists. Each climb is categorized, either first, second, third, or fourth category, with more points available for the harder climbs.[22]

There is also a youth classification. This classification is calculated the same way as the general classification, but only young cyclists (under 25) are included.[22] The leader of the young rider classification receives a white jersey.[22]

The red jersey is exclusive to Canadian riders in the race; the jersey is awarded to the Canadian with the best cumulative time.[22]

The last jersey is awarded to the most aggressive rider of a stage for him to wear on the next stage.[22] It is generally awarded to a rider who attacks constantly or spends a lot of time in the breakaways. This jersey is blue.[22]

There is also a classification for teams. In this classification, the times of the best three cyclists per stage are added, and the team with the lowest time is the leader.[22]

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
P Peter Sagan Peter Sagan Rohan Dennis Tom-Jelte Slagter Peter Sagan Ryder Hesjedal N/A Garmin–Sharp
1 Peter Sagan Peter Sagan Jeremy Powers
2 Silvan Dillier Serghei Tvetcov BMC Racing Team
3 Rohan Dennis Rohan Dennis Robert Gesink Rohan Dennis Ryan Anderson Steve Morabito
4 Cadel Evans Tom-Jelte Slagter Antoine Duchesne
5 Peter Sagan Adam Farabaugh
Final Rohan Dennis Peter Sagan Tom-Jelte Slagter Rohan Dennis Ryan Anderson N/A BMC Racing Team

Classification standings

Legend
  Yellow jersey   Denotes the leader of the General classification   Polka dot jersey   Denotes the leader of the Mountains classification
  Green jersey   Denotes the leader of the Points classification   White jersey   Denotes the leader of the Young rider classification
  Red jersey   Denotes the leader of the Canadian rider classification   Yellow number   Denotes the leader of the Team classification

General classification

Rider Team Time
1  Rohan Dennis (AUS) Yellow jersey White jersey Garmin–Sharp 17h 48' 40"
2  Brent Bookwalter (USA) Yellow number BMC Racing Team + 18"
3  Damiano Caruso (ITA) Cannondale + 30"
4  Patrick Gretsch (GER) Argos–Shimano + 31"
5  Robert Gesink (NED) LottoNL–Jumbo + 41"
6  Robert Sweeting (USA) 5-hour Energy + 54"
7  Francisco Mancebo (ESP) 5-hour Energy + 55"
8  Ryan Anderson (CAN) Red jersey Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies + 56"
9  Matthias Friedemann (GER) Champion System + 1' 19"
10  Steven Kruijswijk (NED) Belkin Pro Cycling + 1' 22"

Points classification

Rider Team Points
1  Peter Sagan (SVK) Green jersey Cannondale 40
2  Rohan Dennis (AUS) Yellow jersey White jersey Garmin–Sharp 25
3  Luka Mezgec (SLO) Argos–Shimano 24
4  Eric Young (USA) Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies 21
5  Brent Bookwalter (USA) Yellow number BMC Racing Team 21
6  Simon Geschke (GER) Argos–Shimano 17
7  Cadel Evans (AUS) Yellow number BMC Racing Team 15
8  Silvan Dillier (SWI) Yellow number BMC Racing Team 15
9  Ryan Anderson (CAN) Red jersey Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies 15
10  Damiano Caruso (ITA) Cannondale 13

King of the Mountains classification

Rider Team Points
1  Tom-Jelte Slagter (NED) Polka dot jersey Belkin Pro Cycling 37
2  Robert Gesink (NED) Belkin Pro Cycling 25
3  Nic Hamilton (CAN) Jelly Belly–Kenda 18
4  Rohan Dennis (AUS) Yellow jersey White jersey Garmin–Sharp 16
5  Brent Bookwalter (USA) Yellow number BMC Racing Team 15
6  Antoine Duchesne (CAN) Canadian National Team 12
7  Benjamin Day (AUS) UnitedHealthcare 12
8  Simon Geschke (GER) Argos–Shimano 11
9  Serghei Tvetcov (MDA) Jelly Belly–Kenda 10
10  Kristofer Dahl (CAN) Team Smartshop-Mountain Khakis 10

Young Riders classification

Rider Team Time
1  Rohan Dennis (AUS) Yellow jersey White jersey Garmin–Sharp 17h 48' 40"
2  Jakub Novak (CZE) Yellow number BMC Racing Team + 1' 27"
3  Tom-Jelte Slagter (NED) Polka dot jersey Belkin Pro Cycling + 8' 04"
4  Alexander Cataford (CAN) Equipe Garneau-Québecor + 8' 23"
5  Antoine Duchesne (CAN) Canadian National Team + 8' 26"
6  Clay Murfet (AUS) Team Smartshop-Mountain Khakis + 10' 59"
7  Peter Sagan (SVK) Green jersey Cannondale + 16' 25"
8  Tobias Ludvigsson (SWE) Argos–Shimano + 17' 10"
9  Silvan Dillier (SWI) Yellow number BMC Racing Team + 17' 33"
10  Eric Young (USA) Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies + 17' 41"

Team classification

Team Time
1 BMC Racing Team 53h 17' 43"
2 5-hour Energy + 12' 13"
3 Belkin Pro Cycling + 18' 17"
4 Argos–Shimano + 33' 37"
5 UnitedHealthcare + 35' 13"
6 Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies + 36' 01"
7 Champion System + 37' 24"
8 Garmin–Sharp + 43' 29"
9 Cannondale + 43' 46"
10 Orica–GreenEDGE + 44' 21"

References

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