2014 Tour of Alberta

2013–14 UCI America Tour

Race details

Dates

2 September 2014–7 September 2014

Stages

5 + 1 (prologue)

Distance

737.8 km (458.4 mi)

Winning time

16h 07' 56"

Results


Winner	Daryl Impey (RSA)	(Orica–GreenEDGE)
Second	Tom Dumoulin (NED)	(Giant–Shimano)
Third	Ruben Zepuntke (GER)	(Bissell Development Team)
Points	Ramunas Navardauskas (LTU)	(Garmin–Sharp)
Mountains	Simon Yates (GBR)	(Orica–GreenEDGE)
Youth	Tom Dumoulin (NED)	(Giant–Shimano)
Team	Garmin–Sharp

The 2014 Tour of Alberta is the second edition of the Tour of Alberta stage race. The 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 2–7, 2014, as a six-day, six-stage race, traversing the province of Alberta. The race commences in Calgary and finishes Edmonton.

Participating teams

UCI ProTeams

UCI Professional Continental Teams

UnitedHealthcare

UCI Continental Teams

Stages

Stage results
Stage	Date	Route	Terrain	Length	Winner	Ref
Prologue	September 2	Calgary to Calgary	Individual time trial	4 km (2.5 mi)	Tom Dumoulin (NED)	^[1]
1	September 3	Lethbridge to Lethbridge	Hilly stage	143 km (89 mi)	Ruben Zepuntke (GER)	^[2]
2	September 4	Innisfail to Red Deer	Flat stage	145.3 km (90.3 mi)	Jonas Ahlstrand (SWE)	^[3]
3	September 5	Wetaskiwin to Edmonton	Flat stage	157.9 km (98.1 mi)	Sep Vanmarcke (BEL)	^[4]
4	September 6	Edmonton to Strathcona County	Flat stage	163.5 km (101.6 mi)	Theo Bos (NED)	^[5]
5	September 7	Edmonton to Edmonton	Hilly stage	124.1 km (77.1 mi)	Daryl Impey (RSA)	^[6]
	Total		737.8 km (458 mi)

Prologue

Tom Dumoulin, winner of the prologue and youth classification

September 2, 2014 — Calgary to Calgary, 4 kilometres (2.5 mi)

Prologue results

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Tom Dumoulin (NED)	Giant–Shimano	5' 59"
2	Serghei Tvetcov (ROM)	Jelly Belly–Maxxis	+ 14"
3	Thomas Danielson (USA)	Garmin–Sharp	+ 17"
4	Davide Villella (ITA)	Cannondale	+ 18"
5	Daniel Summerhill (USA)	UnitedHealthcare	+ 18"
6	Phil Gaimon (USA)	Garmin–Sharp	+ 19"
7	Joey Rosskopf (USA)	Hincapie Sportswear Development Team	+ 22"
8	Zachary Bell (CAN)	Team SmartStop	+ 22"
9	Christian Meier (CAN)	Orica–GreenEDGE	+ 23"
10	Ryan Roth (CAN)	Silber Pro Cycling Team	+ 23"

General classification after Prologue

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Tom Dumoulin (NED)	Giant–Shimano	5' 59"
2	Serghei Tvetcov (ROM)	Jelly Belly–Maxxis	+ 14"
3	Thomas Danielson (USA)	Garmin–Sharp	+ 17"
4	Davide Villella (ITA)	Cannondale	+ 18"
5	Daniel Summerhill (USA)	UnitedHealthcare	+ 18"
6	Phil Gaimon (USA)	Garmin–Sharp	+ 19"
7	Joey Rosskopf (USA)	Hincapie Sportswear Development Team	+ 22"
8	Zachary Bell (CAN)	Team Smartshop-Mountain Khakis	+ 22"
9	Christian Meier (CAN)	Orica–GreenEDGE	+ 23"
10	Ryan Roth (CAN)	Silber Pro Cycling Team	+ 23"

Stage 1

Ruben Zepuntke, winner of stage 1

September 3, 2014 — Lethbridge to Lethbridge, 143 kilometres (89 mi)

Stage 1 results

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Ruben Zepuntke (GER)	Bissell Development Team	3h 18' 10"
2	Ramunas Navardauskas (LTU)	Garmin–Sharp	s.t.
3	Ryan Anderson (CAN)	Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies	s.t.
4	Dion Smith (NZL)	Hincapie Sportswear Development Team	s.t.
5	Benjamin King (USA)	Garmin–Sharp	s.t.
6	Daniel Summerhill (USA)	UnitedHealthcare	s.t.
7	Ty Magner (USA)	Hincapie Sportswear Development Team	s.t.
8	Fabian Wegmann (GER)	Garmin–Sharp	s.t.
9	James Oram (NZL)	Bissell Development Team	s.t.
10	Sep Vanmarcke (BEL)	Belkin Pro Cycling	s.t.

General classification after Stage 1

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Tom Dumoulin (NED)	Giant–Shimano	3h 24' 09"
2	Ruben Zepuntke (GER)	Bissell Development Team	+ 13"
3	Serghei Tvetcov (ROM)	Jelly Belly–Maxxis	+ 14"
4	Thomas Danielson (USA)	Garmin–Sharp	+ 17"
5	Davide Villella (ITA)	Cannondale	+ 18"
6	Daniel Summerhill (USA)	UnitedHealthcare	+ 18"
7	Ryan Anderson (CAN)	Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies	+ 19"
8	Joey Rosskopf (USA)	Hincapie Sportswear Development Team	+ 22"
9	Christian Meier (CAN)	Orica–GreenEDGE	+ 23"
10	Daryl Impey (RSA)	Orica–GreenEDGE	+ 23"

Stage 2

September 4, 2014 — Innisfail to Red Deer, 145.3 kilometres (90.3 mi)

Stage 2 results

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Jonas Ahlstrand (SWE)	Giant–Shimano	3h 02' 14"
2	Theo Bos (NED)	Belkin Pro Cycling	s.t.
3	Ruben Zepuntke (GER)	Bissell Development Team	s.t.
4	Eric Young (USA)	Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies	s.t.
5	Matej Mohorič (SLO)	Cannondale	s.t.
6	Ramunas Navardauskas (LTU)	Garmin–Sharp	s.t.
7	Nicolai Brøchner (DEN)	Bissell Development Team	s.t.
8	Serghei Tvetcov (ROM)	Jelly Belly–Maxxis	s.t.
9	Nick van der Lijke (NED)	Belkin Pro Cycling	s.t.
10	Daniel Summerhill (USA)	UnitedHealthcare	s.t.

General classification after Stage 2

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Tom Dumoulin (NED)	Giant–Shimano	6h 26' 23"
2	Ruben Zepuntke (GER)	Bissell Development Team	+ 9"
3	Serghei Tvetcov (ROM)	Jelly Belly–Maxxis	+ 14"
4	Thomas Danielson (USA)	Garmin–Sharp	+ 17"
5	Ryan Anderson (CAN)	Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies	+ 17"
6	Daryl Impey (RSA)	Orica–GreenEDGE	+ 18"
7	Davide Villella (ITA)	Cannondale	+ 18"
8	Daniel Summerhill (USA)	UnitedHealthcare	+ 18"
9	Joey Rosskopf (USA)	Hincapie Sportswear Development Team	+ 22"
10	Christian Meier (CAN)	Orica–GreenEDGE	+ 23"

Stage 3

Ramunas Navardauskas, winner of the sprint classification

September 5, 2014 — Wetaskiwin to Edmonton, 157.9 kilometres (98.1 mi)

Stage 3 results

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Sep Vanmarcke (BEL)	Belkin Pro Cycling	3h 12' 11"
2	Ramunas Navardauskas (LTU)	Garmin–Sharp	s.t.
3	Leigh Howard (AUS)	Orica–GreenEDGE	s.t.
4	Aidis Kruopis (LTU)	Orica–GreenEDGE	+ 11"
5	Steele Von Hoff (AUS)	Garmin–Sharp	+ 11"
6	Daniel Summerhill (USA)	UnitedHealthcare	+ 11"
7	Serghei Tvetcov (ROM)	Jelly Belly–Maxxis	+ 11"
8	Ruben Zepuntke (GER)	Bissell Development Team	+ 11"
9	Nick van der Lijke (NED)	Belkin Pro Cycling	+ 11"
10	Nicolai Brøchner (DEN)	Bissell Development Team	+ 11"

General classification after Stage 3

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Tom Dumoulin (NED)	Giant–Shimano	9h 38' 45"
2	Ruben Zepuntke (GER)	Bissell Development Team	+ 8"
3	Ramunas Navardauskas (LTU)	Garmin–Sharp	+ 13"
4	Serghei Tvetcov (ROM)	Jelly Belly–Maxxis	+ 14"
5	Leigh Howard (AUS)	Orica–GreenEDGE	+ 15"
6	Daryl Impey (RSA)	Orica–GreenEDGE	+ 15"
7	Ryan Anderson (CAN)	Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies	+ 16"
8	Daniel Summerhill (USA)	UnitedHealthcare	+ 18"
9	James Oram (NZL)	Bissell Development Team	+ 23"
10	Pieter Weening (NED)	Orica–GreenEDGE	+ 26"

Stage 4

September 6, 2014 — Edmonton to Strathcona County, 163.5 kilometres (101.6 mi)

Stage 4 results

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Theo Bos (NED)	Belkin Pro Cycling	3h 42' 50"
2	Daryl Impey (RSA)	Orica–GreenEDGE	s.t.
3	Jure Kocjan (SLO)	Team Smartshop-Mountain Khakis	s.t.
4	Robert Sweeting (USA)	5-hour Energy	s.t.
5	Robert Förster (GER)	UnitedHealthcare	s.t.
6	Ramunas Navardauskas (LTU)	Garmin–Sharp	s.t.
7	Steele Von Hoff (NZL)	Garmin–Sharp	s.t.
8	Nicolai Brøchner (DEN)	Bissell Development Team	s.t.
9	Ty Magner (USA)	Hincapie Sportswear Development Team	s.t.
10	Benjamin King (USA)	Garmin–Sharp	s.t.

General classification after Stage 4

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Tom Dumoulin (NED)	Giant–Shimano	13h 21' 35"
2	Ruben Zepuntke (GER)	Bissell Development Team	+ 8"
3	Daryl Impey (RSA)	Orica–GreenEDGE	+ 9"
4	Ramunas Navardauskas (LTU)	Garmin–Sharp	+ 13"
5	Serghei Tvetcov (ROM)	Jelly Belly–Maxxis	+ 14"
6	Leigh Howard (AUS)	Orica–GreenEDGE	+ 15"
7	Ryan Anderson (CAN)	Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies	+ 16"
8	Daniel Summerhill (USA)	UnitedHealthcare	+ 18"
9	James Oram (NZL)	Bissell Development Team	+ 23"
10	Pieter Weening (NED)	Orica–GreenEDGE	+ 26"

Stage 5

September 7, 2014 — Edmonton to Edmonton, 124.1 kilometres (77.1 mi)

Stage 5 podium

Stage 5 results

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Daryl Impey (RSA)	Orica–GreenEDGE	2h 46' 22"
2	Ryan Anderson (CAN)	Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies	s.t.
3	Ramunas Navardauskas (LTU)	Garmin–Sharp	s.t.
4	Sep Vanmarcke (BEL)	Belkin Pro Cycling	s.t.
5	Kiel Reijnen (USA)	UnitedHealthcare	s.t.
6	Nick van der Lijke (NED)	Belkin Pro Cycling	s.t.
7	Serghei Tvetcov (ROM)	Jelly Belly–Maxxis	s.t.
8	Daniel Summerhill (USA)	UnitedHealthcare	s.t.
9	Dion Smith (NZL)	Hincapie Sportswear Development Team	s.t.
10	Leigh Howard (AUS)	Orica–GreenEDGE	s.t.

Final General Classification

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Daryl Impey (RSA)	Orica–GreenEDGE	16h 07' 56"
2	Tom Dumoulin (NED)	Giant–Shimano	+ 1"
3	Ruben Zepuntke (GER)	Bissell Development Team	+ 9"
4	Ramunas Navardauskas (LTU)	Garmin–Sharp	+ 10"
5	Ryan Anderson (CAN)	Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies	+ 11"
6	Serghei Tvetcov (ROM)	Jelly Belly–Maxxis	+ 15"
7	Leigh Howard (AUS)	Orica–GreenEDGE	+ 16"
8	Daniel Summerhill (USA)	UnitedHealthcare	+ 19"
9	Sep Vanmarcke (BEL)	Belkin Pro Cycling	+ 31"
10	James Oram (NZL)	Bissell Development Team	+ 31"

Classification leadership

Stage	Winner	General classification	Sprints classification	Mountains classification	Young rider classification	Canadian rider classification	Most Aggressive	Team classification
P	Tom Dumoulin	Tom Dumoulin	Tom Dumoulin	N/A	Tom Dumoulin	Zachary Bell	Daniel Summerhill	Garmin–Sharp
1	Ruben Zepuntke		Ruben Zepuntke	Robin Carpenter		Ryan Anderson	Mathew Hayman	Orica–GreenEDGE
2	Jonas Ahlstrand		Ruben Zepuntke	Simon Yates			Kiel Reijnen
3	Sep Vanmarcke		Ramunas Navardauskas				Matteo Dal-cin
4	Theo Bos						Janvier Hadi	Garmin–Sharp
5	Daryl Impey	Daryl Impey					Steven Kruijswijk	Garmin–Sharp
Final		Daryl Impey	Ramunas Navardauskas	Simon Yates	Tom Dumoulin	Ryan Anderson	N/A	Garmin–Sharp

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

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Daryl Impey (RSA)	Orica–GreenEDGE	16h 07' 56"
2	Tom Dumoulin (NED)	Giant–Shimano	+ 1"
3	Ruben Zepuntke (GER)	Bissell Development Team	+ 9"
4	Ramunas Navardauskas (LTU)	Garmin–Sharp	+ 10"
5	Ryan Anderson (CAN)	Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies	+ 11"
6	Serghei Tvetcov (ROM)	Jelly Belly–Maxxis	+ 15"
7	Leigh Howard (AUS)	Orica–GreenEDGE	+ 16"
8	Daniel Summerhill (USA)	UnitedHealthcare	+ 19"
9	Sep Vanmarcke (BEL)	Belkin Pro Cycling	+ 31"
10	James Oram (NZL)	Bissell Development Team	+ 31"

Points classification

	Rider	Team	Points
1	Ramunas Navardauskas (LTU)	Garmin–Sharp	47
2	Daryl Impey (RSA)	Orica–GreenEDGE	40
3	Ruben Zepuntke (GER)	Bissell Development Team	29
4	Theo Bos (NED)	Belkin Pro Cycling	27
5	Ryan Anderson (CAN)	Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies	26
6	Sep Vanmarcke (BEL)	Belkin Pro Cycling	23
7	Jonas Ahlstrand (SWE)	Giant–Shimano	21
8	Daniel Summerhill (USA)	UnitedHealthcare	14
9	Serghei Tvetcov (ROM)	Jelly Belly–Maxxis	11
10	Leigh Howard (AUS)	Orica–GreenEDGE	11

Mountains classification

	Rider	Team	Points
1	Simon Yates (GBR)	Orica–GreenEDGE	58
2	Robin Carpenter (USA)	Hincapie Sportswear Development Team	42
3	Mathew Hayman (AUS)	Orica–GreenEDGE	22
4	Alessandro Bazzana (ITA)	UnitedHealthcare	20
5	Steven Kruijswijk (NED)	Belkin Pro Cycling	15
6	Michael Woods (CAN)	5-hour Energy	14
7	Toms Skujiņš (LAT)	Hincapie Sportswear Development Team	13
8	Ben King (USA)	Garmin–Sharp	10
9	Simon Geschke (GER)	Giant–Shimano	9
10	Sam Bassetti (USA)	5-hour Energy	9

Young rider classification

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Tom Dumoulin (NED)	Giant–Shimano	16h 07' 57"
2	Ruben Zepuntke (GER)	Bissell Development Team	+ 8"
3	James Oram (NZL)	Bissell Development Team	+ 30"
4	Daniel Eaton (USA)	Bissell Development Team	+ 46"
5	Nick van der Lijke (NED)	Belkin Pro Cycling	+ 48"
6	Dion Smith (NZL)	Hincapie Sportswear Development Team	+ 48"
7	Davide Formolo (ITA)	Cannondale	+ 52"
8	Simon Yates (GBR)	Orica–GreenEDGE	+ 59"
9	Toms Skujiņš (LAT)	Hincapie Sportswear Development Team	+ 1'05"
10	Hugo Houle (CAN)	Canadian National Team	+ 1'36"

Team classification

	Team	Time
1	Garmin–Sharp	48h 24' 42"
2	Orica–GreenEDGE	+ 10"
3	Bissell Development Team	+ 48"
4	Belkin Pro Cycling	+ 48"
5	UnitedHealthcare	+ 1'19"
6	Hincapie Sportswear Development Team	+ 1'22"
7	Cannondale	+ 3'40"
8	Giant–Shimano	+ 3'55"
9	Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies	+ 5'00"
10	Team Smartshop-Mountain Khakis	+ 9'35"

References

↑ "Dumoulin dominates in Calgary". Cyclingnews.com. 2 September 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
↑ "Tour of Alberta: Zepuntke wins stage 1". Cyclingnews.com. 3 September 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
↑ "Ahlstrand wins stage 2 in Red Deer". Cyclingnews.com. 4 September 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
↑ "Vanmarcke outkicks Navardauskas for stage 3 victory". Cyclingnews.com. 5 September 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
↑ "Bos wins stage 4 in Strathcona County". Cyclingnews.com. 6 September 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
↑ "Impey wins Tour of Alberta". Cyclingnews.com. 7 September 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.

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