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.
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. UCI ProTeams and , are based in the Netherlands, while its counterparts and , are based in the United States. and , are based in the Italy and Australia, respectively; UCI Professional Continental Team is based in China, while its counterpart, is based in United States. UCI Continental Teams , , , , and Team Shartshop-Mountain Khakis are based in the United States. The remaining two teams are based in Canada.
UCI ProTeams
UCI Professional Continental Teams
UCI Continental Teams
Canadian National Team
Equipe Garneau-Québecor
Team Smartshop-Mountain Khakis
Stages + Stage resultsStageDateRouteTerrainLengthWinner Prologue September 3 Edmonton to Edmonton Individual time trial 1 September 4 Strathcona County to Camrose Hilly stage 2 September 5 Devon to Red Deer Medium-mountain stage 3 September 6 Strathmore to Drumheller Hilly stage 4 September 7 Black Diamond to Foothills Medium-mountain stage 5 September 8 Okotoks to Calgary Hilly stage Total
Prologue
September 3, 2013 — Edmonton to Edmonton,
Prologue resultsTour of Alberta: Sagan takes out prologueResults: Tour of Alberta 2013 prologue RiderTeamTime 1 8' 28" 2 + 13" 3 + 14" 4 + 20" 5 + 21" 6 + 23" 7 + 29" 8 + 30" 9 + 30" 10 + 30"General classification after Prologue RiderTeamTime 1 8' 28" 2 + 13" 3 + 14" 4 + 20" 5 + 21" 6 + 23" 7 + 29" 8 + 30" 9 + 30" 10 + 30"
Stage 1 September 4, 2013 — Strathcona County to Camrose,
Stage 1 resultsSagan continues domination in stage 1 of Tour of AlbertaResults: Tour of Alberta 2013 stage 1 RiderTeamTime 1 3h 22' 17" 2 + 0" 3 + 0" 4 + 0" 5 + 0" 6 + 0" 7 + 0" 8 + 0" 9 + 0" 10 + 0"General classification after Stage 1 RiderTeamTime 1 3h 30' 35" 2 + 23" 3 + 24" 4 + 30" 5 + 31" 6 + 39" 7 + 39" 8 + 40" 9 + 40" 10 + 41"
Stage 2 September 5, 2013 — Devon to Red Deer,
Stage 2 resultsDillier outsprints Tvetcov to win in Red DeerResults: Tour of Alberta 2013 stage 2 RiderTeamTime 1 3h 32' 47" 2 + 0" 3 + 16" 4 + 18" 5 + 18" 6 + 18" 7 + 18" 8 Team Smartshop-Mountain Khakis + 18" 9 + 18" 10 + 18"General classification after Stage 2 RiderTeamTime 1 7h 03' 34" 2 + 26" 3 + 28" 4 + 36" 5 + 37" 6 + 39" 7 + 43" 8 + 46" 9 + 46" 10 + 47"
Stage 3 September 6, 2013 — Strathmore to Drumheller,
Stage 3 resultsTour of Alberta: Dennis jumps to overall lead with stage winResults: Tour of Alberta 2013 stage 3 RiderTeamTime 1 3h 55' 31" 2 + 0" 3 + 0" 4 + 0" 5 + 0" 6 + 0" 7 + 9" 8 + 9" 9 + 9" 10 + 9"General classification after Stage 3 RiderTeamTime 1 10h 59' 18" 2 + 18" 3 + 30" 4 + 31" 5 + 34" 6 + 54" 7 + 55" 8 + 56" 9 + 1' 12" 10 + 1' 15"
Stage 4 September 7, 2013 — Black Diamond to Foothills,
Stage 4 resultsTour of Alberta: Evans claims Black Diamond stageResults: Tour of Alberta 2013 stage 4 RiderTeamTime 1 3h 57' 18" 2 + 0" 3 + 0" 4 + 0" 5 Canadian National Team + 0" 6 + 1' 49" 7 + 1' 49" 8 Team Smartshop-Mountain Khakis + 1' 49" 9 + 1' 49" 10 + 9' 44"General classification after Stage 4 RiderTeamTime 1 15h 06' 20" 2 + 18" 3 + 30" 4 + 31" 5 + 34" 6 + 54" 7 + 55" 8 + 56" 9 + 1' 12" 10 + 1' 15"
Stage 5 September 8, 2013 — Okotoks to Calgary,
Stage 5 resultsRohan Dennis claims inaugural Tour of AlbertaResults: Tour of Alberta 2013 stage 5 RiderTeamTime 1 2h 42' 20" 2 + 0" 3 + 0" 4 + 0" 5 + 0" 6 + 0" 7 + 0" 8 + 0" 9 + 0" 10 Equipe Garneau-Québecor + 0"General classification after Stage 5 RiderTeamTime 1 17h 48' 40" 2 + 18" 3 + 30" 4 + 31" 5 + 41" 6 + 54" 7 + 55" 8 + 56" 9 + 1' 19" 10 + 1' 22"
Classification leadership
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. 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.
Additionally, there is also a sprints classification, akin to what is called the points classification in other races, which awards a green jersey. Points are gathered at sprint line performances as well as finishing the stage in the top-fifteen places.
There is also a mountains classification, which awards a polkadot jersey. 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.
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. The leader of the young rider classification receives a white jersey.
The red jersey is exclusive to Canadian riders in the race; the jersey is awarded to the Canadian with the best cumulative time.
The last jersey is awarded to the most aggressive rider of a stage for him to wear on the next stage. It is generally awarded to a rider who attacks constantly or spends a lot of time in the breakaways. This jersey is blue.
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. Stage Winner General classification Sprints classification Mountains classification Young rider classification Canadian rider classification Most Aggressive Team classification Peter Sagan Peter Sagan Rohan Dennis Tom-Jelte Slagter Peter Sagan Ryder Hesjedal 1 Peter Sagan Peter Sagan Jeremy Powers 2 Silvan Dillier Serghei Tvetcov 3 Rohan Dennis Rohan Dennis Robert Gesink Rohan Dennis Ryan Anderson Steve Morabito 4 Cadel Evans Tom-Jelte Slagter Antoine Duchesne 5Peter Sagan Adam Farabaugh Final Rohan Dennis Peter Sagan Tom-Jelte Slagter Rohan Dennis Ryan Anderson
Classification standings
Legend Denotes the leader of the General classification Denotes the leader of the Mountains classification Denotes the leader of the Points classification Denotes the leader of the Young rider classification Denotes the leader of the Canadian rider classification Denotes the leader of the Team classification
General classification
RiderTeamTime 1 17h 48' 40" 2 + 18" 3 + 30" 4 + 31" 5 + 41" 6 + 54" 7 + 55" 8 + 56" 9 + 1' 19" 10 + 1' 22"
Points classification
RiderTeamPoints 1 40 2 25 3 24 4 21 5 21 6 17 7 15 8 15 9 15 10 13
King of the Mountains classification
RiderTeamPoints 1 37 2 25 3 18 4 16 5 15 6 Canadian National Team 12 7 12 8 11 9 10 10 Team Smartshop-Mountain Khakis 10
Young Riders classification RiderTeamTime 1 17h 48' 40" 2 + 1' 27" 3 + 8' 04" 4 Equipe Garneau-Québecor + 8' 23" 5 Canadian National Team + 8' 26" 6 Team Smartshop-Mountain Khakis + 10' 59" 7 + 16' 25" 8 + 17' 10" 9 + 17' 33" 10 + 17' 41"
Team classification
TeamTime1 53h 17' 43"2 + 12' 13"3 + 18' 17"4 + 33' 37"5 + 35' 13"6 + 36' 01"7 + 37' 24"8 + 43' 29"9 + 43' 46"10 + 44' 21"
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