September 5/13 17:02 pm - Tour of Alberta: Stage 2 report, photos and results
Posted by Editoress on 09/5/13
The 2013 Tour of Alberta continued to see very high speeds within the peloton for Stage Two, a 174.8 kilometre route between Devon, outside of Edmonton, and the city of Red Deer, halfway between Edmonton and Calgary. The riders once again enjoyed beautiful weather, with sunshine and blue skies all along the circuit.
Despite leaving Devon 15 minutes later than originally planned, after posting an average speed of 47.9 km/h in Stage One, the group of 117 cyclists continued today with the high tempo, taking only 3:32:47 to complete the stage, averaging 48 km/h, with the first 100 kilometres covered at nearly 51 km/h.
Serghei Tvetcov and Silvan Dillier
Two riders finally managed to establish a break after the second sprint line in Ponoka with 75 kilometres to go - Silvan Dillier of BMC Racing and Sergei Tvetcov of Jelly Belly Cycling Team. The break gained a maximum gap of 5:20, until the peloton decided to start chasing it down. The two riders, both time trial specialists, worked well together and managed to stay 1:30 ahead of the peloton as the race entered the final three laps in Red Deer.
Silvan Dillier wins
The break maintained their speeds and momentum in the three-lap circuit, with Unitedhealthcare taking up a late chase, and it is ultimately Sylvan Dillier who crossed the finish line first, with Tvetcov taking second. The peloton closed to within 18 seconds, and race leader Peter Sagan of Cannondale Pro Cycling jumped away in the final 200 metres to grab third and retain the Yellow Jersey.
In the general classification, Sagan remains atop the standings, with a 26 second lead over his closest competitor, Rohan Dennis of Team Garmin-Sharp. Canada's Ryder Hesjedal is still sitting as the Top Canadian rider, wearing the Red Jersey in ninth place in the overall standings at 46 seconds. Canada's National Champion, Zach Bell of Champion System, is sitting in 110th place of the general classification, after crashing yesterday.
Rob Britton is the top member of the Canadian National Team in 27th place with a deficit of 1:07 over Sagan, followed by Antoine Duchesne, still one second behind his teammate.
Gord Fraser, the directeur sportif for the Canadian Team here at the Tour of Alberta, is impressed with with average speeds of racing: "For us, I think it was a good day. Jean-Sebastien [Perron] was on Sagan's wheel in the finale. He said he was maxed out, but to have him up there in the hunt bodes well for the team ... so far, so good. Racing at approximately 50 km/h for that long is difficult, and you can't say that about races very often. They are certainly getting lots of speedwork."
"Today was very much the same situation as it was yesterday, it was really a question of winds and how it would affect the race. With the wind turning from the north, we had a tailwind all day, with a speed in the peloton around 50 km/h, for the entirety of the race."
"Yesterday we just caught out a bit at the end, getting behind a split. We refreshed the guys this morning reminding them that it's not over until they cross the finish line, and to encourage other riders in the peloton to keep the wheel. It happens, guys are tired and they have done their work, pulling the anchor and cause problems for others behind. These guys never stop learning, even at the professional level."
Fraser was excited to see the break take the race today, after taking chances and launching the break attack: "Congratulations for both guys in the breakaway. It's nice to see them rewarded for taking a chance. Serghei is a really aggressive rider. It's too bad he couldn't pull of the stage. It would have been good for domestic [North American] cycling and for Jelly Belly."
The finish line spectators were treated to a great festival in Red Deer, with country superstar band Emerson Drive entertaining the thousands of spectators awaiting the peloton to cross the finish line. Once again, the Tour of Alberta was embraced by local communities along the course, especially at start and finish locations.
This inaugural Tour of Alberta now makes its way to Southern Alberta for the last three stages. Tomorrow's stage start in Strathmore, just east of Calgary, and ends in Drumheller in the heart of the Canadian Badlands.
Results from the third stage in Alberta
| Stage 2: Devon to Red Deer, 174.9 km | |
| 1 Silvan Dillier Sui) BMC Racing Team | 3:32:47 |
| 2 Serghei Tvetcov (Mda) Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | at s.t. |
| 3 Peter Sagan (Svk) Cannondale Pro Cycling | 0:16 |
| 4 Aidis Kroupis (Ltu) ORICA-GreenEDGE | 0:18 |
| 5 Luka Mezgec (Slo) Team Argos-Shimano | |
| 6 Nicholai Brochner (Den) Bissell Pro Cycling | |
| 7 Eric Young (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | |
| 8 Travis McCabe (USA) SmartStop p/b Mountain Khakis | |
| 9 Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | |
| 10 Jeremy Vennell (NZl) Bissell Pro Cycling | |
| 11 Ryan Anderson (Can) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | |
| 12 Damiano Caruso (Italy) Cannondale Pro Cycling | |
| 13 Tobias Ludvigsson (Swe) Team Argos-Shimano | |
| 14 Shane Kline (USA) SmartStop p/b Mountain Khakis | |
| 15 Robert Sweeting (USA) 5-Hour Energy p/b Kenda | |
| 16 Charles Huff (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | |
| 17 John Murphy (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | |
| 18 Fummi Beppu (Jpn) ORICA-GreenEDGE | |
| 19 Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team | |
| 20 Matthias Friedemann (Ger) Champion System Pro Cycling | |
| 21 Jean-Sebastien Perron (Can) Canadian National Team | |
| 22 Zach Bell (Can) Champion System Pro Cycling | |
| 23 Ben Chaddock (Can) SmartStop p/b Mountain Khakis | |
| 24 Michael Woods (Can) Equipe Garneau-Québecor | |
| 25 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | |
| 26 Simon Geschke (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano | |
| 27 Rohan Dennis (Aus) Team Garmin-Sharp | |
| 28 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Team Garmin-Sharp | |
| 29 Pieter Weening (Ned) ORICA-GreenEDGE | |
| 30 Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) ORICA-GreenEDGE | |
| 31 Robert Gesink (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | |
| 32 Tommy Nankervis (Aus) Bissell Pro Cycling | |
| 33 Shawn Milne (USA) 5-Hour Energy p/b Kenda | |
| 34 Ken Hanson (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | |
| 35 Tom Zirbel (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | |
| 36 Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team | |
| 37 Ryan Roth (Can) Champion System Pro Cycling | |
| 38 Moreno Hofland (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | |
| 39 Patrick Gretsch (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano | |
| 40 Francisco Mancebo (Spain) 5-Hour Energy p/b Kenda | |
| 41 Jean-Michel Lachance (Can) Canadian National Team | |
| 42 Taylor Shelden (USA) 5-Hour Energy p/b Kenda | |
| 43 Edward King (USA) Cannondale Pro Cycling | |
| 44 Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | |
| 45 Cam Meyer (Aus) ORICA-GreenEDGE | |
| 46 Marc Goos (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | |
| 47 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team | |
| 48 Luke Keough (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | |
| 49 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | |
| 50 Amaël Moinard (Fra) BMC Racing Team | |
| 51 Craig Lewis (USA) Champion System Pro Cycling | |
| 52 Steve Morabito (Sui) BMC Racing Team | |
| 53 Andres Diaz (Col) 5-Hour Energy p/b Kenda | |
| 54 Lawrence Warbasse (USA) BMC Racing Team | |
| 55 Carter Jones (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling | |
| 56 Alexander Cataford (Can) Equipe Garneau-Québecor | |
| 57 Davide Frattini (Italy) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | |
| 58 Benjamin Day (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | |
| 59 Christian Vandevelde (USA) Team Garmin-Sharp | |
| 60 Eric Marcotte (USA) SmartStop p/b Mountain Khakis | |
| 61 Antoine Duchesne (Can) Canadian National Team | |
| 62 Frank Pipp (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling | |
| 63 James Stemper (USA) 5-Hour Energy p/b Kenda | |
| 64 Andrew Dahlheim (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling | |
| 65 Chris Butler (USA) Champion System Pro Cycling | |
| 66 Bruno Langlois (Can) Equipe Garneau-Québecor | |
| 67 Michael Olsson (Swe) Team Argos-Shimano | |
| 68 Rob Britton (Can) Canadian National Team | |
| 69 Jiyong Kang (Kor) ORICA-GreenEDGE | |
| 70 Scott Zwizanski (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | |
| 71 Emerson Oronte (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | |
| 72 Fabian Wegemann (Ger) Team Garmin-Sharp | |
| 73 Thomas Damuseau (Fra) Team Argos-Shimano | |
| 74 Brian Vandborg (Den) Cannondale Pro Cycling | |
| 75 Max Jenkins (USA) 5-Hour Energy p/b Kenda | |
| 76 Jakub Novak (Cze) BMC Racing Team | |
| 77 Pierrick Naud (Can) Equipe Garneau-Québecor | |
| 78 Kirk Carlsen (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling | |
| 79 Chad Haga (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | |
| 80 Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | |
| 81 Chad Beyer (USA) Champion System Pro Cycling | |
| 82 Stuart Wight (Can) Canadian National Team | |
| 83 Michel Koch (Ger) Cannondale Pro Cycling | |
| 84 Clinton Avery (NZl) Champion System Pro Cycling | |
| 85 Michael Hepburn (Aus) ORICA-GreenEDGE | |
| 86 Clay Murfet (Aus) SmartStop p/b Mountain Khakis | |
| 87 Flavio De Luna (Mex) SmartStop p/b Mountain Khakis | |
| 88 Derrick St John (Can) Canadian National Team | all s.t. |
| 89 Michael Chauner (USA) Equipe Garneau-Québecor | 0:29 |
| 90 Jeremy Powers (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | 0:35 |
| 91 Garrett McLeod (Can) Canadian National Team | 0:58 |
| 92 Nariyuki Masuda (Jpn) Cannondale Pro Cycling | s.t. |
| 93 Kristofer Dahl (Can) SmartStop p/b Mountain Khakis | 1:16 |
| 94 Ryan Aitcheson (Can) Canadian National Team | s.t. |
| 95 Jonas Ahlstrand (Swe) Team Argos-Shimano | 1:23 |
| 96 Robert Forster (Ger) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | |
| 97 Jeffry Louder (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | |
| 98 Michael Friedman (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | all s.t. |
| 99 David Williams (USA) 5-Hour Energy p/b Kenda | 1:23 |
| 100 Adam Farabaugh (USA) Equipe Garneau-Québecor | 1:40 |
| 101 Benjamin Wolfe (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | 1:49 |
| 102 Nic Hamlton (Can) Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | 1:59 |
| 103 Sean Mazich (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | |
| 104 Thomas Soladay (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | both s.t. |
| 105 David Millar (GBr) Team Garmin-Sharp | 2:15 |
| 106 William Clarke (Aus) Team Argos-Shimano | |
| 107 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Team Garmin-Sharp | both s.t. |
| 108 David Zabriskie (USA) Team Garmin-Sharp | 2:45 |
| 109 Lachlan David Morton (Aus) Team Garmin-Sharp | |
| 110 Jack Bobridge (Aus) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | both s.t. |
| 111 Geoffroy Dussault (Can) Equipe Garneau-Québecor | 0:18 |
| 112 Jason McCartney (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling | 3:59 |
| 113 Christopher Jones (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | 4:00 |
| 114 Aldo Ilesic (Slo) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | s.t. |
| 115 Bobby Lea (USA) SmartStop p/b Mountain Khakis | 5:19 |
| 116 Simon-Pierre Gauthier (Can) Equipe Garneau-Québecor | 10:38 |
| 117 Fu Shiu Cheung (HKg) Champion System Pro Cycling | 17:01 |
| GC | |
| 1 Peter Sagan (Svk) Cannondale Pro Cycling | 7:03:34 |
| 2 Rohan Dennis (Aus) Team Garmin-Sharp | at 0:26 |
| 3 Tobias Ludvigsson (Swe) Team Argos-Shimano | 0:28 |
| 4 Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team | 0:36 |
| 5 Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team | 0:37 |
| 6 Pieter Weening (Ned) ORICA-GreenEDGE | 0:43 |
| 7 Patrick Gretsch (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano | 0:44 |
| 8 Tom Zirbel (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | 0:46 |
| 9 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Team Garmin-Sharp | s.t. |
| 10 Robert Gesink (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | 0:47 |
| 11 Simon Geschke (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano | 0:48 |
| 12 Chad Haga (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | 0:49 |
| 13 Damiano Caruso (Italy) Cannondale Pro Cycling | s.t. |
| 14 Silvan Dillier (Sui) BMC Racing Team | 0:51 |
| 15 John Murphy (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | s.t. |
| 16 Cam Meyer (Aus) ORICA-GreenEDGE | 0:55 |
| 17 Shawn Milne (USA) 5-Hour Energy p/b Kenda | s.t. |
| 18 Robert Sweeting (USA) 5-Hour Energy p/b Kenda | 0:58 |
| 19 Benjamin Day (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | s.t. |
| 20 Francisco Mancebo (Spain) 5-Hour Energy p/b Kenda | 0:59 |
| 21 Serghei Tvetcov (Mda) Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | s.t. |
| 22 Ryan Anderson (Can) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | 1:01 |
| 23 Christian Vandevelde (USA) Team Garmin-Sharp | s.t. |
| 24 Amaël Moinard (Fra) BMC Racing Team | 1:03 |
| 25 Lawrence Warbasse (USA) BMC Racing Team | 1:05 |
| 26 Eric Young (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | 1:06 |
| 27 Rob Britton (Can) Canadian National Team | 1:07 |
| 28 Michael Olsson (Swe) Team Argos-Shimano | s.t. |
| 29 Antoine Duchesne (Can) Canadian National Team | 1:08 |
| 30 Ryan Roth (Can) Champion System Pro Cycling | 1:10 |
| 31 Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 32 Travis McCabe (USA) SmartStop p/b Mountain Khakis | 1:11 |
| 33 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | 1:12 |
| 34 Luka Mezgec (Slo) Team Argos-Shimano | s.t. |
| 35 Fabian Wegemann (Ger) Team Garmin-Sharp | 1:13 |
| 36 Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) ORICA-GreenEDGE | s.t. |
| 37 Andres Diaz (Col) 5-Hour Energy p/b Kenda | 1:15 |
| 38 Matthias Friedemann (Ger) Champion System Pro Cycling | 1:16 |
| 39 Clinton Avery (NZl) Champion System Pro Cycling | s.t. |
| 40 Moreno Hofland (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | 1:18 |
| 41 Taylor Shelden (USA) 5-Hour Energy p/b Kenda | s.t. |
| 42 Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | 1:19 |
| 43 Kirk Carlsen (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling | s.t. |
| 44 Edward King (USA) Cannondale Pro Cycling | 1:22 |
| 45 Bruno Langlois (Can) Equipe Garneau-Québecor | |
| 46 Nicholai Brochner (Den) Bissell Pro Cycling | both s.t. |
| 47 Jakub Novak (Cze) BMC Racing Team | 1:24 |
| 48 Clay Murfet (Aus) SmartStop p/b Mountain Khakis | 1:25 |
| 49 Alexander Cataford (Can) Equipe Garneau-Québecor | 1:26 |
| 50 Jean-Michel Lachance (Can) Canadian National Team | 1:28 |
| 51 Shane Kline (USA) SmartStop p/b Mountain Khakis | |
| 52 Tommy Nankervis (Aus) Bissell Pro Cycling | both s.t. |
| 53 Michael Woods (Can) Equipe Garneau-Québecor | 1:29 |
| 54 Craig Lewis (USA) Champion System Pro Cycling | 1:30 |
| 55 Marc Goos (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | 1:36 |
| 56 Steve Morabito (Sui) BMC Racing Team | 1:38 |
| 57 Thomas Damuseau (Fra) Team Argos-Shimano | 1:39 |
| 58 Scott Zwizanski (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | |
| 59 Flavio De Luna (Mex) SmartStop p/b Mountain Khakis | both s.t. |
| 60 Pierrick Naud (Can) Equipe Garneau-Québecor | 1:42 |
| 61 Fummi Beppu (Jpn) ORICA-GreenEDGE | 1:43 |
| 62 Frank Pipp (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling | s.t. |
| 63 Emerson Oronte (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | 1:44 |
| 64 Andrew Dahlheim (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling | 1:48 |
| 65 Michael Hepburn (Aus) ORICA-GreenEDGE | |
| 66 Chris Butler (USA) Champion System Pro Cycling | both s.t. |
| 67 Luke Keough (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | 1:59 |
| 68 Chad Beyer (USA) Champion System Pro Cycling | 2:00 |
| 69 Derrick St John (Can) Canadian National Team | 2:02 |
| 70 Davide Frattini (Italy) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | s.t. |
| 71 Aidis Kroupis (Ltu) ORICA-GreenEDGE | 2:10 |
| 72 Charles Huff (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | 2:11 |
| 73 Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | 2:15 |
| 74 Jean-Sebastien Perron (Can) Canadian National Team | 2:17 |
| 75 Ben Chaddock (Can) SmartStop p/b Mountain Khakis | s.t. |
| 76 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | 2:21 |
| 77 Max Jenkins (USA) 5-Hour Energy p/b Kenda | 2:22 |
| 78 Garrett McLeod (Can) Canadian National Team | s.t. |
| 79 Eric Marcotte (USA) SmartStop p/b Mountain Khakis | 2:26 |
| 80 Ken Hanson (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | 2:30 |
| 81 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team | 2:31 |
| 82 Michael Chauner (USA) Equipe Garneau-Québecor | 2:37 |
| 83 Adam Farabaugh (USA) Equipe Garneau-Québecor | 2:46 |
| 84 Carter Jones (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling | 2:48 |
| 85 Jeffry Louder (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | 2:52 |
| 86 David Millar (GBr) Team Garmin-Sharp | 2:57 |
| 87 Robert Forster (Ger) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | 3:02 |
| 88 Ryan Aitcheson (Can) Canadian National Team | 3:13 |
| 89 Jonas Ahlstrand (Swe) Team Argos-Shimano | 3:17 |
| 90 Stuart Wight (Can) Canadian National Team | 3:18 |
| 91 Geoffroy Dussault (Can) Equipe Garneau-Québecor | 3:19 |
| 92 Jiyong Kang (Kor) ORICA-GreenEDGE | 3:40 |
| 93 David Zabriskie (USA) Team Garmin-Sharp | 3:42 |
| 94 Kristofer Dahl (Can) SmartStop p/b Mountain Khakis | 3:43 |
| 95 Lachlan David Morton (Aus) Team Garmin-Sharp | 3:45 |
| 96 Sean Mazich (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | 3:49 |
| 97 Michael Friedman (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | 4:09 |
| 98 Benjamin Wolfe (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | 4:15 |
| 99 David Williams (USA) 5-Hour Energy p/b Kenda | 4:16 |
| 100 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Team Garmin-Sharp | 4:21 |
| 101 Jack Bobridge (Aus) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | 4:24 |
| 102 Thomas Soladay (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | 4:38 |
| 103 Jason Mccartney (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling | 5:13 |
| 104 Jeremy Vennell (NZl) Bissell Pro Cycling | 5:17 |
| 105 Michel Koch (Ger) Cannondale Pro Cycling | 5:20 |
| 106 Brian Vandborg (Den) Cannondale Pro Cycling | 5:25 |
| 107 Jeremy Powers (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | 5:35 |
| 108 Christopher Jones (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | 6:29 |
| 109 Nariyuki Masuda (Jpn) Cannondale Pro Cycling | 6:58 |
| 110 Zach Bell (Can) Champion System Pro Cycling | 7:12 |
| 111 William Clarke (Aus) Team Argos-Shimano | 7:46 |
| 112 James Stemper (USA) 5-Hour Energy p/b Kenda | 8:46 |
| 113 Nic Hamlton (Can) Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | 8:56 |
| 114 Aldo Ilesic (Slo) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | 9:46 |
| 115 Bobby Lea (USA) SmartStop p/b Mountain Khakis | 10:45 |
| 116 Simon-Pierre Gauthier (Can) Equipe Garneau-Québecor | 13:47 |
| 117 Fu Shiu Cheung (HKg) Champion System Pro Cycling | 20:23 |
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