September 4/15 19:17 pm - Tour of Alberta: Stage 3
Posted by Editoress on 09/4/15
The first mountaintop finish in the Tour of Alberta’s history was a doozy, with temperatures hovering above freezing and a punishing sequence of climbs. Tom Zirbel formed part of a 6-man escape for the majority of the stage, attacking and dropping his breakaway companions late in the race before being reeled in by the splintered peloton. Inside 10 km to go, Guilaume Boivin and Jesse Anthony worked hard to position Woods for the steep roads to Miette Hot Springs.
The Orica-GreenEDGE and Katusha teams drove the pace into the final kilometer, and Woods rolled the dice a final time with a solo attack. He was caught in sight of the line, ending the day in 5th. Woods hovers just outside the top 10 on the overall standings, but tomorrow's 12 km climb to Marmot Basin Ski Area in Jasper National Park will be the true test in the hunt for yellow.
"We wanted to cover the early move to have an extra body late in the race, but otherwise it was all-in to set up Woodsy for the climb," said Performance Director Jonas Carney. "Temperatures dropped into the 30s today, and it was cold and misting all day - it was pretty brutal out there. The stage win came down to the final kilometer, and Woodsy jumped a bit too early - he was closing a gap, had momentum, and noticed a hesitation at the front, so he went for it. It's easy to second guess his decision in hindsight, but sometimes you just have to go for it, and no one is going to fault him for that. It was a very impressive performance, especially given the conditions today."
Report courtesy Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
Results from the third stage in Alberta
| Stage 3: Grande Cache to Miette Hotsprings, 181.8 km | |
| 1 Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Team Cannondale-Garmin | 4:28:18 |
| 2 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek Factory Racing | at s.t. |
| 3 Adam Yates (GBr) Orica-GreenEDGE | 0:04 |
| 4 Sergey Lagutin (Rus) Team Katusha | 0:06 |
| 5 Michael Woods (Can) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | 0:09 |
| 6 Dion Smith (NZl) Hincapie Racing Team | 0:11 |
| 7 James Oram (NZl) Axeon Cycling | s.t. |
| 8 Davide Formolo (Ita) Team Cannondale-Garmin | 0:13 |
| 9 Simon Spilak (Slo) Team Katusha | 0:15 |
| 10 Evan Huffman (USA) Team SmartStop | s.t. |
| 11 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Team Cannondale-Garmin | 0:17 |
| 12 Gavin Mannion (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | 0:19 |
| 13 Jon Hornbeck (USA) Hincapie Racing Team | 0:22 |
| 14 Lachlan David Morton (Aus) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | s.t. |
| 15 Lasse-Norman Hansen (Den) Team Cannondale-Garmin | 0:24 |
| 16 Toms Skujina (Lat) Hincapie Racing Team | |
| 17 Paul Voss (Ger) Bora-Argon 18 | both s.t. |
| 18 Kyle Murphy (USA) Lupus Racing Team | 0:28 |
| 19 Joseph Lewis (Aus) Hincapie Racing Team | |
| 20 Andzs Flaksis (Lat) Hincapie Racing Team | both s.t. |
| 21 Nikias Arndt (Ger) Team Giant-Alpecin | 0:31 |
| 22 Nate Brown (USA) Team Cannondale-Garmin | s.t. |
| 23 Laurent Didier (Lux) Trek Factory Racing | 0:34 |
| 24 Georg Preidler (Aut) Team Giant-Alpecin | 0:37 |
| 25 Tobias Ludvigsson (Swe) Team Giant-Alpecin | 0:39 |
| 26 Ilnur Zakarin (Rus) Team Katusha | |
| 27 Taylor Shelden (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | both s.t. |
| 28 Ryan Anderson (Can) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | 0:44 |
| 29 Ryan Roth (Can) Silber Pro Cycling | |
| 30 Jan Barta (Cze) Bora-Argon 18 | both s.t. |
| 31 Daniel Eaton (USA) Axeon Cycling | 0:46 |
| 32 Chad Haga (USA) Team Giant-Alpecin | |
| 33 Scott Thwaites (GBr) Bora-Argon 18 | |
| 34 Alexey Tsatevich (Rus) Team Katusha | all s.t. |
| 35 Kristoffer Skjerping (Nor) Team Cannondale-Garmin | 0:58 |
| 36 Alexandr Braico (Mda) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | 1:02 |
| 37 Alexander Ray (NZl) Silber Pro Cycling | 1:04 |
| 38 Nigel Ellsay (Can) Silber Pro Cycling | s.t. |
| 39 Julian Kyer (USA) Team SmartStop | 1:07 |
| 40 Lars van der Haar (Ned) Team Giant-Alpecin | 1:26 |
| 41 Michael Matthews (Aus) Orica-GreenEDGE | s.t. |
| 42 Simon Geschke (Ger) Team Giant-Alpecin | 2:01 |
| 43 Logan Owen (USA) Axeon Cycling | 2:36 |
| 44 Travis McCabe (USA) Team SmartStop | s.t. |
| 45 Christian Meier (Can) Orica-GreenEDGE | 2:52 |
| 46 Sergei Chernetsky (Rus) Team Katusha | |
| 47 Sven Erik Bystr¯m (Nor) Team Katusha | both s.t. |
| 48 Christoph Pfingsten (Ger) Bora-Argon 18 | 2:59 |
| 49 Gregory Rast (Sui) Trek Factory Racing | 3:12 |
| 50 Hayden Roulston (NZl) Trek Factory Racing | s.t. |
| 51 Luke Durbridge (Aus) Orica-GreenEDGE | 4:04 |
| 52 Chad Beyer (USA) Lupus Racing Team | 4:19 |
| 53 Felix Cote Bouvette (Can) H&R Block Pro Cycling | 4:51 |
| 54 Matthieu Jeannes (Fra) Lupus Racing Team | |
| 55 Wouter Wippert (Ned) Drapac Pro Cycling | |
| 56 Fredrik Ludvigsson (Swe) Team Giant-Alpecin | |
| 57 Viacheslav Kuznetsov (Rus) Team Katusha | |
| 58 Garrett McLeod (Can) H&R Block Pro Cycling | |
| 59 Jesse Sergent (NZl) Trek Factory Racing | |
| 60 Travis Livermon (USA) Team SmartStop | all s.t. |
| 61 Cesare Benedetti ITA Bora-Argon 18 | 4:57 |
| 62 Dominik Nerz (Ger) Bora-Argon 18 | 5:08 |
| 63 Matthew Busche (USA) Trek Factory Racing | 5:50 |
| 64 Justin Oien (USA) Axeon Cycling | 6:00 |
| 65 Guillaume Boivin (Can) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | 6:12 |
| 66 Michael Le Rossignol (Can) Silber Pro Cycling | 6:56 |
| 67 Josh Berry (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | 7:14 |
| 68 Bailey McKnight (Can) H&R Block Pro Cycling | 7:22 |
| 69 Florenz Knauer (Ger) H&R Block Pro Cycling | 7:26 |
| 70 Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Team Giant-Alpecin | |
| 71 Jure Rupnik (Slo) H&R Block Pro Cycling | |
| 72 Michael Olheiser (USA) Lupus Racing Team | |
| 73 Winston David (USA) Lupus Racing Team | |
| 74 Malcolm Rudolph (Aus) Drapac Pro Cycling | |
| 75 Eric Marcotte (USA) Team SmartStop | |
| 76 Greg Daniel (USA) Axeon Cycling | |
| 77 Jesse Anthony (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | |
| 78 Esward King (USA) Team Cannondale-Garmin | |
| 79 Phil O'Donnell (USA) Axeon Cycling | |
| 80 Mike Stone (USA) Lupus Racing Team | |
| 81 Kris Dahl (Can) Team SmartStop | |
| 82 Angus Morton (Aus) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | |
| 83 Peter Koning (Ned) Drapac Pro Cycling | |
| 84 Steve Fisher (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | |
| 85 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | |
| 86 Alexander Porsev (Rus) Team Katusha | |
| 87 Alex Cataford (Can) Silber Pro Cycling | |
| 88 Will Routley (Can) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | all s.t. |
| 89 Derrick St. John (Can) Silber Pro Cycling | 7:32 |
| 90 Evan Murphy (USA) Lupus Racing Team | s.t. |
| 91 Geoffrey Curran (USA) Axeon Cycling | 7:38 |
| 92 Mackenzie Brennan (USA) Hincapie Racing Team | 7:40 |
| 93 Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) Drapac Pro Cycling | 7:44 |
| 94 Jordan Kerby (Aus) Drapac Pro Cycling | s.t. |
| 95 Jasper Bovenhuis (Ned) Team Cannondale-Garmin | 8:48 |
| 96 Tom Zirbel (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. |
| 97 Svein Tuft (Can) Orica-GreenEDGE | 12:58 |
| 98 Michael Hepburn (Aus) Orica-GreenEDGE | |
| 99 Marco Coledan (Ita) Trek Factory Racing | |
| 100 Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Trek Factory Racing | |
| 101 Chris Putt (USA) Axeon Cycling | |
| 102 Zach Bell (Can) Team SmartStop | |
| 103 Scott Zwizanski (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | |
| 104 Miguel Bryon (USA) Hincapie Racing Team | |
| 105 Travis Meyer (Aus) Drapac Pro Cycling | all s.t. |
| 106 Thomas Vaubourzeix (Fra) Lupus Racing Team | 13:35 |
| 107 Sam Bewley (NZl) Orica-GreenEDGE | 13:48 |
| 108 Ben Perry (Can) Silber Pro Cycling | 16:22 |
| 109 Matteo Dal-Cin (Can) Silber Pro Cycling | |
| 110 Adam de Vos (Can) H&R Block Pro Cycling | |
| 111 Shane Kline (USA) Team SmartStop | |
| 112 Graeme Brown (Aus) Drapac Pro Cycling | |
| 113 Sam Bennett (Irl) Bora-Argon 18 | |
| 114 Tyler Magner (USA) Hincapie Racing Team | |
| 115 Jacob Schwingboth (Can) H&R Block Pro Cycling | |
| 116 Thomas Soladay (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | all s.t. |
| 117 Shane Archbold (NZl) Bora-Argon 18 | 16:26 |
| 118 Will Clarke (Aus) Drapac Pro Cycling | 16:29 |
| 119 Jens Mouris (Ned) Orica-GreenEDGE | s.t. |
| 120 Travis Samuel (Can) H&R Block Pro Cycling | 17:48 |
| GC | |
| 1 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek Factory Racing | 9:01:28 |
| 2 Adam Yates (GBr) Orica-GreenEDGE | at 0:06 |
| 3 Sergey Lagutin (Rus) Team Katusha | 0:20 |
| 4 Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Team Cannondale-Garmin | 0:26 |
| 5 Simon Spilak (Slo) Team Katusha | 0:29 |
| 6 Dion Smith (NZl) Hincapie Racing Team | 0:43 |
| 7 Davide Formolo (Ita) Team Cannondale-Garmin | 0:49 |
| 8 Paul Voss (Ger) Bora-Argon 18 | 0:53 |
| 9 Ilnur Zakarin (Rus) Team Katusha | |
| 10 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Team Cannondale-Garmin | both s.t. |
| 11 Jon Hornbeck (USA) Hincapie Racing Team | 0:54 |
| 12 Nikias Arndt (Ger) Team Giant-Alpecin | 0:56 |
| 13 Alexey Tsatevich (Rus) Team Katusha | |
| 14 Toms Skujina (Lat) Hincapie Racing Team | both s.t. |
| 15 Michael Woods (Can) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | 0:59 |
| 16 Lasse-Norman Hansen (Den) Team Cannondale-Garmin | 1:00 |
| 17 Joseph Lewis (Aus) Hincapie Racing Team | |
| 18 Andzs Flaksis (Lat) Hincapie Racing Team | both s.t. |
| 19 Nate Brown (USA) Team Cannondale-Garmin | 1:07 |
| 20 Georg Preidler (Aut) Team Giant-Alpecin | 1:08 |
| 21 Jan Barta (Cze) Bora-Argon 18 | 1:13 |
| 22 Scott Thwaites (GBr) Bora-Argon 18 | 1:15 |
| 23 James Oram (NZl) Axeon Cycling | 1:16 |
| 24 Chad Haga (USA) Team Giant-Alpecin | 1:17 |
| 25 Kyle Murphy (USA) Lupus Racing Team | 1:18 |
| 26 Michael Matthews (Aus) Orica-GreenEDGE | 1:22 |
| 27 Evan Huffman (USA) Team SmartStop | 1:25 |
| 28 Ryan Roth (Can) Silber Pro Cycling | 1:31 |
| 29 Ryan Anderson (Can) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | 1:34 |
| 30 Kristoffer Skjerping (Nor) Team Cannondale-Garmin | s.t. |
| 31 Tobias Ludvigsson (Swe) Team Giant-Alpecin | 1:35 |
| 32 Gavin Mannion (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | 1:46 |
| 33 Lachlan David Morton (Aus) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | 1:49 |
| 34 Alexander Ray (NZl) Silber Pro Cycling | 1:51 |
| 35 Daniel Eaton (USA) Axeon Cycling | |
| 36 Nigel Ellsay (Can) Silber Pro Cycling | both s.t. |
| 37 Taylor Shelden (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | 2:06 |
| 38 Julian Kyer (USA) Team SmartStop | 2:17 |
| 39 Alexandr Braico (Mda) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | 2:29 |
| 40 Simon Geschke (Ger) Team Giant-Alpecin | 2:52 |
| 41 Christian Meier (Can) Orica-GreenEDGE | 2:58 |
| 42 Hayden Roulston (NZl) Trek Factory Racing | 3:18 |
| 43 Christoph Pfingsten (Ger) Bora-Argon 18 | 3:28 |
| 44 Sergei Chernetsky (Rus) Team Katusha | 3:39 |
| 45 Logan Owen (USA) Axeon Cycling | 3:41 |
| 46 Travis McCabe (USA) Team SmartStop | 3:46 |
| 47 Luke Durbridge (Aus) Orica-GreenEDGE | 4:10 |
| 48 Jesse Sergent (NZl) Trek Factory Racing | 4:57 |
| 49 Viacheslav Kuznetsov (Rus) Team Katusha | 5:05 |
| 50 Chad Beyer (USA) Lupus Racing Team | 5:09 |
| 51 Lars van der Haar (Ned) Team Giant-Alpecin | s.t. |
| 52 Sven Erik Bystr¯m (Nor) Team Katusha | 5:25 |
| 53 Laurent Didier (Lux) Trek Factory Racing | 5:26 |
| 54 Wouter Wippert (Ned) Drapac Pro Cycling | 5:37 |
| 55 Matthieu Jeannes (Fra) Lupus Racing Team | 5:43 |
| 56 Gregory Rast (Sui) Trek Factory Racing | 5:45 |
| 57 Matthew Busche (USA) Trek Factory Racing | 5:56 |
| 58 Garrett McLeod (Can) H&R Block Pro Cycling | 6:53 |
| 59 Travis Livermon (USA) Team SmartStop | 7:10 |
| 60 Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Team Giant-Alpecin | 7:57 |
| 61 Malcolm Rudolph (Aus) Drapac Pro Cycling | 8:12 |
| 62 Alex Cataford (Can) Silber Pro Cycling | 8:13 |
| 63 Jesse Anthony (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | 8:16 |
| 64 Michael Olheiser (USA) Lupus Racing Team | |
| 65 Mike Stone (USA) Lupus Racing Team | both s.t. |
| 66 Evan Murphy (USA) Lupus Racing Team | 8:22 |
| 67 Greg Daniel (USA) Axeon Cycling | 8:31 |
| 68 Fredrik Ludvigsson (Swe) Team Giant-Alpecin | 8:34 |
| 69 Alexander Porsev (Rus) Team Katusha | 8:35 |
| 70 Kris Dahl (Can) Team SmartStop | 8:36 |
| 71 Eric Marcotte (USA) Team SmartStop | s.t. |
| 72 Josh Berry (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | 8:41 |
| 73 Geoffrey Curran (USA) Axeon Cycling | 8:43 |
| 74 Guillaume Boivin (Can) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | 8:45 |
| 75 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | 8:53 |
| 76 Dominik Nerz (Ger) Bora-Argon 18 | 8:57 |
| 77 Justin Oien (USA) Axeon Cycling | 9:08 |
| 78 Felix Cote Bouvette (Can) H&R Block Pro Cycling | 9:15 |
| 79 Jordan Kerby (Aus) Drapac Pro Cycling | 9:17 |
| 80 Jasper Bovenhuis (Ned) Team Cannondale-Garmin | 9:24 |
| 81 Florenz Knauer (Ger) H&R Block Pro Cycling | 9:28 |
| 82 Esward King (USA) Team Cannondale-Garmin | 9:37 |
| 83 Tom Zirbel (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | 9:38 |
| 84 Winston David (USA) Lupus Racing Team | 9:43 |
| 85 Steve Fisher (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | 10:00 |
| 86 Phil O'Donnell (USA) Axeon Cycling | 10:12 |
| 87 Bailey McKnight (Can) H&R Block Pro Cycling | 10:21 |
| 88 Derrick St. John (Can) Silber Pro Cycling | 10:30 |
| 89 Jure Rupnik (Slo) H&R Block Pro Cycling | 10:41 |
| 90 Michael Le Rossignol (Can) Silber Pro Cycling | 11:08 |
| 91 Mackenzie Brennan (USA) Hincapie Racing Team | 11:28 |
| 92 Will Routley (Can) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | 11:53 |
| 93 Peter Koning (Ned) Drapac Pro Cycling | 12:27 |
| 94 Cesare Benedetti ITA Bora-Argon 18 | 12:40 |
| 95 Marco Coledan (Ita) Trek Factory Racing | 13:04 |
| 96 Svein Tuft (Can) Orica-GreenEDGE | s.t. |
| 97 Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) Drapac Pro Cycling | 13:34 |
| 98 Scott Zwizanski (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | 13:48 |
| 99 Zach Bell (Can) Team SmartStop | 14:08 |
| 100 Angus Morton (Aus) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | 15:12 |
| 101 Thomas Vaubourzeix (Fra) Lupus Racing Team | 15:39 |
| 102 Miguel Bryon (USA) Hincapie Racing Team | 15:57 |
| 103 Sam Bennett (Irl) Bora-Argon 18 | 16:51 |
| 104 Travis Meyer (Aus) Drapac Pro Cycling | 16:57 |
| 105 Matteo Dal-Cin (Can) Silber Pro Cycling | 17:09 |
| 106 Shane Kline (USA) Team SmartStop | 17:43 |
| 107 Will Clarke (Aus) Drapac Pro Cycling | 17:57 |
| 108 Tyler Magner (USA) Hincapie Racing Team | 18:10 |
| 109 Michael Hepburn (Aus) Orica-GreenEDGE | 18:17 |
| 110 Adam de Vos (Can) H&R Block Pro Cycling | 18:24 |
| 111 Chris Putt (USA) Axeon Cycling | 18:48 |
| 112 Graeme Brown (Aus) Drapac Pro Cycling | s.t. |
| 113 Sam Bewley (NZl) Orica-GreenEDGE | 19:07 |
| 114 Thomas Soladay (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | 19:13 |
| 115 Shane Archbold (NZl) Bora-Argon 18 | 20:15 |
| 116 Jacob Schwingboth (Can) H&R Block Pro Cycling | s.t. |
| 117 Jens Mouris (Ned) Orica-GreenEDGE | 20:34 |
| 118 Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Trek Factory Racing | 22:03 |
| 119 Ben Perry (Can) Silber Pro Cycling | 24:43 |
| 120 Travis Samuel (Can) H&R Block Pro Cycling | 25:00 |
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