The ATB Tour of Alberta was a Canadian bicycle stage race, which raced across the province of Alberta. It was sanctioned by Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) and was part of the UCI America Tour. It was classified as a 2.1 race, making it one of the highest rated races on the tour. The inaugural tour featured a prologue and five stages, and was held September 3–8, 2013.
On February 15, 2018, the Alberta Peloton Association announced that the event was being cancelled.
History The Tour of Alberta was the brainchild of former professional cyclist Alex Steida, who was the first North American cyclist to wear the Yellow Jersey in the Tour de France. After moving to Edmonton, Steida felt that the local geography and the ability of residents to "roll up their sleeves and get stuff done" made the province an ideal place for a multi-stage race and he spent nearly a decade promoting the idea. The idea began to take shape in 2012 when proponents secured support from the Rural Alberta Development Fund, which believed such a race could promote the province to a world audience. The proposed race was sanctioned by UCI in late 2012 and given a 2.1 classification, making it one of the highest rated events on the UCI America Tour.
Classifications The race had six individual classifications, and the leader in each wore a special jersey in similar fashion to the Tour de France: Yellow jersey: General classification (overall leader) Green jersey: Sprint classification Polka dot jersey: Mountains classification White jersey: Young rider classification Red jersey: Canadian rider classification Blue jersey: Most aggressive rider
Results General classification Year 1st placeTeam2nd placeTeam3rd placeTeam2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Other classifications Year Sprints Mountains Young rider Canadian rider Teams2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
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