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Monday, September 5: 5th and final stage, Edmonton - Edmonton, 124.1 km

Francisco Mancebo wins the Alberta Tour's final stage

Complete Results:

124.1 kilometers raced at an average speed of 44.851 km/hr

1	Francisco Mancebo	Skydive Dubai	2hr 46min 1sec
2	Kristoffer Skjerping	Cannondale-Drapac	@ 4sec
3	Colin Joyce	Axeon Hagens Berman	s.t.
4	Peter Disera	H&R Block	s.t.
5	John Murphy	United Healthcare	s.t.
6	Kris Dahl	Silber	s.t.
7	Alex Howes	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
8	Grégory Rast	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
9	Robin Carpenter	Holowesko-Citadel	s.t.
10	Benjamin Perry	Silber	s.t.
11	Óscar Pelegri	Amore & Vita	s.t.
12	Evan Huffman	Rally Cycling	s.t.
13	Eddie Dunbar	Axeon Hagens Berman	s.t.
14	Daniel Eaton	United Healthcare	s.t.
15	Alex Cataford	Silber	s.t.
16	Antoine Duchesne	Canada	s.t.
17	Chris Horner	Lupus Racing Team	s.t.
18	Bauke Mollema	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
19	Andžs Flaksis	Holowesko-Citadel	s.t.
20	Félix Côté-Bouvette	H&R Block	s.t.
21	David Drouin	Silber	s.t.
22	Chad Young	Axeon Hagens Berman	s.t.
23	Fränk Schleck	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
24	Travis McCabe	Holowesko-Citadel	s.t.
25	Tyler Williams	Axeon Hagens Berman	s.t.
26	Nigel Ellsay	Silber	s.t.
27	Jack Burke	H&R Block	s.t.
28	Angus Morton	Jelly Belly	s.t.
29	Toms Skujinš	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
30	Travis Samuel	H&R Block	s.t.
31	Kristijan Koren	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
32	Jonathon Clarke	United Healthcare	s.t.
33	Edward Walsh	Canada	s.t.
34	Ryan Roth	Silber	s.t.
35	Lawson Craddock	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
36	Redi Halilaj	Amore & Vita	s.t.
37	Phil Gaimon	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
38	Ivan Santaromita	Skydive Dubai	s.t.
39	Philip O'Donnell	Axeon Hagens Berman	s.t.
40	André Cardoso	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
41	Justin Oien	Axeon Hagens Berman	s.t.
42	Jonathan Brown	Axeon Hagens Berman	s.t.
43	Marco Zamparella	Amore & Vita	+13''
44	Adam Jamieson	Canada	+17''
45	Matthew Busche	United Healthcare	+30''
46	Christopher Jones	United Healthcare	+33''
47	Danny Summerhill	United Healthcare	+37''
48	Nicola Campigli	Amore & Vita	+38''
49	Pierpaolo Ficara	Amore & Vita	s.t.
50	Uri Martins	Amore & Vita	s.t.
51	Danilo Celano	Amore & Vita	s.t.
52	Joe Lewis	Holowesko-Citadel	s.t.
53	Michael Woods	Cannondale-Drapac	+4''
54	Edgar Pinto	Skydive Dubai	s.t.
55	Alexander Cowan	Canada	s.t.
56	Winston David	Lupus Racing Team	+2' 12''
57	Jacob Rathe	Jelly Belly	+2' 26''
58	Benjamin Wolfe	Jelly Belly	+2' 28''
59	Ulises Castillo	Jelly Belly	+4''
60	Piet Allegaert	Trek-Segafredo	+3' 44''
61	Mac Brennan	Holowesko-Citadel	+4' 00''
62	Oscar Clark	Holowesko-Citadel	s.t.
63	Simon-Pierre Gauthier	Canada	s.t.
64	Christopher Prendergast	H&R Block	s.t.
65	Nicolas Masbourian-Parent	Silber	s.t.
66	Matteo Dal-Cin	Silber	s.t.
67	Luke Keough	United Healthcare	s.t.
68	Danny Pate	Rally Cycling	s.t.
69	Chad Beyer	Lupus Racing Team	s.t.
70	Ryder Hesjedal	Trek-Segafredo	+4' 11''
71	Jure Rupnik	H&R Block	+5' 45''
72	Matthieu Jeannes	Lupus Racing Team	+6' 34''
73	Bryan Lewis	Lupus Racing Team	s.t.
74	Taylor Shelden	Jelly Belly	s.t.
75	Marc-Antoine Soucy	Canada	+7' 30''
76	Bailey McKnight	H&R Block	s.t.
77	Peter Stetina	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
78	Joshua Berry	Jelly Belly	s.t.
79	Andrei Krasilnikau	Holowesko-Citadel	s.t.
80	Tanner Putt	United Healthcare	s.t.
81	Miguel Bryon	Holowesko-Citadel	s.t.
82	Julián Arredondo	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
83	Andrea Palini	Skydive Dubai	s.t.

Final GC after Stage 5:

• Final GC leader: Robin Carpenter (Holowesko-Citadel)
• Points classification winner: Colin Joyce (Axeon Hagens Berman)
• Mountians classification winner: Danilo Celano (Amore & Vita)
• Young rider classification winner: Colin Joyce (Axeon Hagens Berman)
• Team classification winner: Silber Pro Cycling

606.3 kilometers raced at an average speed of 44.607 km/hr

1	Robin Carpenter	Holowesko-Citadel	13hr 35min 31sec
2	Bauke Mollema	Trek-Segafredo	@ 1sec
3	Evan Huffman	Rally Cycling	+7''
4	Colin Joyce	Axeon Hagens Berman	+18''
5	Alex Cataford	Silber	+32''
6	Daniel Eaton	United Healthcare	+35''
7	Nigel Ellsay	Silber	+52''
8	Antoine Duchesne	Canada	+53''
9	Alex Howes	Cannondale-Drapac	+1' 01''
10	Angus Morton	Jelly Belly	+1' 03''
11	Tyler Williams	Axeon Hagens Berman	+2' 21''
12	Andžs Flaksis	Holowesko-Citadel	+2' 22''
13	Kristoffer Skjerping	Cannondale-Drapac	+2' 29''
14	Kris Dahl	Silber	+2' 43''
15	Jack Burke	H&R Block	+2' 55''
16	Fränk Schleck	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
17	Toms Skujinš	Cannondale-Drapac	+2' 56''
18	Grégory Rast	Trek-Segafredo	+2' 57''
19	Eddie Dunbar	Axeon Hagens Berman	s.t.
20	Marco Zamparella	Amore & Vita	+3' 09''
21	Joe Lewis	Holowesko-Citadel	+3' 11''
22	Ryan Roth	Silber	+3' 12''
23	Chris Horner	Lupus Racing Team	+3' 13''
24	John Murphy	United Healthcare	+3' 16''
25	Edgar Pinto	Skydive Dubai	+3' 19''
26	Benjamin Perry	Silber	+3' 25''
27	Chad Young	Axeon Hagens Berman	+3' 27''
28	Kristijan Koren	Cannondale-Drapac	+3' 36''
29	Michael Woods	Cannondale-Drapac	+3' 43''
30	Philip O'Donnell	Axeon Hagens Berman	+3' 47''
31	Edward Walsh	Canada	+3' 52''
32	André Cardoso	Cannondale-Drapac	+3' 54''
33	Justin Oien	Axeon Hagens Berman	+4' 03''
34	Félix Côté-Bouvette	H&R Block	+4' 21''
35	Matthew Busche	United Healthcare	+4' 42''
36	Travis McCabe	Holowesko-Citadel	+5' 10''
37	Adam Jamieson	Canada	+5' 25''
38	Christopher Jones	United Healthcare	+5' 42''
39	Jonathon Clarke	United Healthcare	+6' 33''
40	Danny Summerhill	United Healthcare	+6' 37''
41	Travis Samuel	H&R Block	+6' 38''
42	Mac Brennan	Holowesko-Citadel	+6' 39''
43	Christopher Prendergast	H&R Block	+7' 36''
44	Piet Allegaert	Trek-Segafredo	+7' 49''
45	Danny Pate	Rally Cycling	+8' 26''
46	Andrei Krasilnikau	Holowesko-Citadel	+10' 39''
47	Bailey McKnight	H&R Block	+11' 15''
48	Joshua Berry	Jelly Belly	+11' 35''
49	Tanner Putt	United Healthcare	+12' 23''
50	Peter Stetina	Trek-Segafredo	+13' 22''
51	Jonathan Brown	Axeon Hagens Berman	+14' 56''
52	Redi Halilaj	Amore & Vita	+15' 13''
53	Ulises Castillo	Jelly Belly	+15' 49''
54	David Drouin	Silber	+15' 50''
55	Ivan Santaromita	Skydive Dubai	+15' 52''
56	Phil Gaimon	Cannondale-Drapac	+16' 11''
57	Nicolas Masbourian-Parent	Silber	+17' 57''
58	Alexander Cowan	Canada	+18' 31''
59	Jacob Rathe	Jelly Belly	+19' 03''
60	Pierpaolo Ficara	Amore & Vita	+19' 25''
61	Danilo Celano	Amore & Vita	+20' 24''
62	Óscar Pelegri	Amore & Vita	+20' 31''
63	Winston David	Lupus Racing Team	+20' 32''
64	Benjamin Wolfe	Jelly Belly	+20' 39''
65	Simon-Pierre Gauthier	Canada	+20' 44''
66	Lawson Craddock	Cannondale-Drapac	+21' 04''
67	Chad Beyer	Lupus Racing Team	+21' 45''
68	Ryder Hesjedal	Trek-Segafredo	+21' 58''
69	Oscar Clark	Holowesko-Citadel	+22' 19''
70	Nicola Campigli	Amore & Vita	+22' 32''
71	Uri Martins	Amore & Vita	+22' 39''
72	Matthieu Jeannes	Lupus Racing Team	+23' 13''
73	Taylor Shelden	Jelly Belly	+23' 32''
74	Luke Keough	United Healthcare	+23' 40''
75	Matteo Dal-Cin	Silber	+24' 09''
76	Bryan Lewis	Lupus Racing Team	+25' 21''
77	Jure Rupnik	H&R Block	+27' 29''
78	Miguel Bryon	Holowesko-Citadel	+27' 43''
79	Peter Disera	H&R Block	+27' 59''
80	Marc-Antoine Soucy	Canada	+29' 05''
81	Francisco Mancebo	Skydive Dubai	+29' 15''
82	Julián Arredondo	Trek-Segafredo	+33' 27''
83	Andrea Palini	Skydive Dubai	+35' 03''

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Sunday, September 4: Stage 4, Edmonton 12.1 km individual time trial

Using a normal road bike Bauke Mollema was the day's fastest.

The Race: Here's the report from stage winner Bauke Mollema's Trek-Segafredo team.

Defending champion Bauke Mollema won the stage four individual time trial at the Tour of Alberta to move into second place overall. It was the first professional time trial victory for Mollema known for his exceptional climbing ability and not for his strength against the clock, but he has made significant gains in the time trial this year.

"The TT was a big goal for me this week, especially after my TT in the Tour (de France), and I knew that I had a good chance to win the stage," said Mollema. "I knew that getting back the 17-18 seconds was quite a lot in 12-kilometers, so I just wanted to focus on winning the TT. That was my goal today, and I am happy that I did it. Now I am also one second behind in the GC."

The 12.1-kilometer course was raced on road bikes, and the aero Madone played into Trek-Segafredo's favor with Ryder Hesjedal also finishing in a strong fourth place.

Hesjedal, an early starter, set the benchmark, blistering around the undulating course in 15:03, a time that would hold up for nearly an hour until Adzs Flaksis (Holowesko-Citadel) bettered him by 10 seconds.

But Mollema would have the last say for Trek-Segafredo, flying across the finish nine seconds quicker than Flaksis and stopping the clock at 14 minutes and 44 seconds (49.2km/h).

"I had Ryder's times in the radio, and I knew already at halfway that I was 10 seconds faster, and that gave me more motivation for the second part," continued Mollema. "I think that was a good plan.

"I liked riding it on the road bike. Normally I ride the Emonda, and I asked the team to bring the Madone for this TT. I put the handlebar a little bit lower to make the aerodynamics as best as possible; I think that's important for a time trial like this.

Of the final riders, only Robin Carpenter (Holowesko-Citadel) edged in front of Hesjedal's time, knocking the Canadian to fourth. Carpenter was 16 seconds slower than Mollema, but fast enough to slip into the overall lead by one second to set up an exciting final stage in Edmonton tomorrow.

"It's not an easy course tomorrow," pointed out Mollema. "There are short climbs and with the bonification seconds we are going to make a good plan and try and still win the GC as well – it's going to be a hard day."

The riders will tackle an 11.9 -kilometer circuit eleven times and with bonus seconds up for grabs, everything can still change in a race separated by seconds.

"We knew that with the Tour of Alberta being so flat this year that we had our best chance at victory in the time trial," said director Adriano Baffi. "Bauke was super happy with the win, it was his first win in the time trial as a pro.

"Ryder was the reference for Bauke, and he was super motivated to do a good race, also because he is in his home country. He did very well. I could see that the whole team was motivated again today, they all did a great time trial, and now we will have to see tomorrow… Tomorrow is another day."

Complete Results:

12.1 kilometers raced at an average speed of 49.276 km/hr (30.619 mph)

1	Bauke Mollema	Trek-Segafredo	14min 44sec
2	Andžs Flaksis	Holowesko-Citadel	@ 9sec
3	Robin Carpenter	Holowesko-Citadel	+16''
4	Ryder Hesjedal	Trek-Segafredo	+19''
5	Evan Huffman	Rally Cycling	+24''
6	Kristoffer Skjerping	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
7	Joe Lewis	Holowesko-Citadel	s.t.
8	Tyler Williams	Axeon Hagens Berman	+26''
9	Daniel Eaton	United Healthcare	+27''
10	Alex Cataford	Silber	+28''
11	Colin Joyce	Axeon Hagens Berman	+29''
12	Mac Brennan	Holowesko-Citadel	+30''
13	Nigel Ellsay	Silber	+38''
14	Justin Oien	Axeon Hagens Berman	+40''
15	Rob Britton	Rally Cycling	s.t.
16	Peter Stetina	Trek-Segafredo	+41''
17	Bryan Lewis	Lupus Racing Team	s.t.
18	Kris Dahl	Silber	s.t.
19	Jack Burke	H&R Block	+42''
20	Fränk Schleck	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
21	Lawson Craddock	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
22	Benjamin Wolfe	Jelly Belly	+43''
23	Redi Halilaj	Amore & Vita	+44''
24	Grégory Rast	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
25	Eddie Dunbar	Axeon Hagens Berman	s.t.
26	Antoine Duchesne	Canada	+45''
27	Toms Skujinš	Cannondale-Drapac	+46''
28	Marco Zamparella	Amore & Vita	+47''
29	Ryan Roth	Silber	s.t.
30	Andrei Krasilnikau	Holowesko-Citadel	+48''
31	Phil Gaimon	Cannondale-Drapac	+50''
32	Danny Summerhill	United Healthcare	+51''
33	Angus Morton	Jelly Belly	+55''
34	John Murphy	United Healthcare	s.t.
35	David Galarreta	Amore & Vita	+57''
36	Chad Young	Axeon Hagens Berman	s.t.
37	Matthew Busche	United Healthcare	+58''
38	Alexander Cowan	Canada	+59''
39	Chris Horner	Lupus Racing Team	+1' 00''
40	Alex Howes	Cannondale-Drapac	+1' 01''
41	Kristijan Koren	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
42	Travis Samuel	H&R Block	+1' 02''
43	Francisco Mancebo	Skydive Dubai	+1' 03''
44	Adam Jamieson	Canada	+1' 05''
45	Peter Disera	H&R Block	+1' 06''
46	Ivan Santaromita	Skydive Dubai	s.t.
47	Edgar Pinto	Skydive Dubai	s.t.
48	Taylor Shelden	Jelly Belly	+1' 08''
49	Benjamin Perry	Silber	+1' 12''
50	Christopher Prendergast	H&R Block	+1' 15''
51	Tanner Putt	United Healthcare	+1' 16''
52	Philip O'Donnell	Axeon Hagens Berman	+1' 17''
53	Andrea Palini	Skydive Dubai	s.t.
54	Pierpaolo Ficara	Amore & Vita	+1' 19''
55	Ulises Castillo	Jelly Belly	+1' 20''
56	David Drouin	Silber	+1' 21''
57	Christopher Jones	United Healthcare	+1' 22''
58	Jonathon Clarke	United Healthcare	s.t.
59	Edward Walsh	Canada	s.t.
60	Nicola Campigli	Amore & Vita	+1' 23''
61	Bailey McKnight	H&R Block	+1' 24''
62	Alexis Cartier	Canada	+1' 27''
63	Jure Rupnik	H&R Block	+1' 30''
64	Uri Martins	Amore & Vita	s.t.
65	Michael Woods	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
66	Marc-Antoine Soucy	Canada	+1' 37''
67	André Cardoso	Cannondale-Drapac	+1' 41''
68	Joshua Berry	Jelly Belly	+1' 44''
69	Evan Murphy	Lupus Racing Team	+1' 46''
70	Jonathan Brown	Axeon Hagens Berman	+1' 50''
71	Óscar Pelegri	Amore & Vita	+1' 54''
72	Piet Allegaert	Trek-Segafredo	+1' 56''
73	Matthieu Jeannes	Lupus Racing Team	+1' 57''
74	Winston David	Lupus Racing Team	+2' 01''
75	Shane Kline	Rally Cycling	+2' 02''
76	Eric Young	Rally Cycling	+2' 05''
77	Danny Pate	Rally Cycling	s.t.
78	Julián Arredondo	Trek-Segafredo	+2' 06''
79	Félix Côté-Bouvette	H&R Block	+2' 08''
80	Jacob Rathe	Jelly Belly	+2' 12''
81	Travis McCabe	Holowesko-Citadel	+2' 15''
82	Luke Keough	United Healthcare	+2' 17''
83	Simon-Pierre Gauthier	Canada	+2' 19''
84	Chad Beyer	Lupus Racing Team	+2' 28''
85	Matteo Dal-Cin	Silber	+2' 31''
86	Nicolas Masbourian-Parent	Silber	+2' 50''
87	Jesse Anthony	Rally Cycling	+2' 55''
88	Oscar Clark	Holowesko-Citadel	+3' 02''
89	Danilo Celano	Amore & Vita	+3' 11''
90	William Elliott	Canada	+3' 50''
91	Miguel Bryon	Holowesko-Citadel	+5' 48''

GC after Stage 4:

482.19 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 44.549 km/hr (27.681 mph)

1	Robin Carpenter	Holowesko-Citadel	10hr 49min 26sec
2	Bauke Mollema	Trek-Segafredo	@ 1sec
3	Evan Huffman	Rally Cycling	+7''
4	Colin Joyce	Axeon Hagens Berman	+22''
5	Alex Cataford	Silber	+32''
6	Daniel Eaton	United Healthcare	+35''
7	Nigel Ellsay	Silber	+52''
8	Antoine Duchesne	Canada	+53''
9	Alex Howes	Cannondale-Drapac	+1' 01''
10	Angus Morton	Jelly Belly	+1' 03''
11	Andžs Flaksis	Holowesko-Citadel	+2' 22''
12	Tyler Williams	Axeon Hagens Berman	+2' 25''
13	Kristoffer Skjerping	Cannondale-Drapac	+2' 35''
14	Joe Lewis	Holowesko-Citadel	+2' 37''
15	Kris Dahl	Silber	+2' 43''
16	Mac Brennan	Holowesko-Citadel	s.t.
17	Jack Burke	H&R Block	+2' 55''
18	Fränk Schleck	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
19	Grégory Rast	Trek-Segafredo	+2' 57''
20	Toms Skujinš	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
21	Eddie Dunbar	Axeon Hagens Berman	s.t.
22	Marco Zamparella	Amore & Vita	+3' 00''
23	Ryan Roth	Silber	+3' 12''
24	Andrei Krasilnikau	Holowesko-Citadel	+3' 13''
25	Chris Horner	Lupus Racing Team	s.t.
26	John Murphy	United Healthcare	+3' 16''
27	Edgar Pinto	Skydive Dubai	+3' 19''
28	Benjamin Perry	Silber	+3' 25''
29	Chad Young	Axeon Hagens Berman	+3' 27''
30	Kristijan Koren	Cannondale-Drapac	+3' 36''
31	Christopher Prendergast	H&R Block	+3' 40''
32	Michael Woods	Cannondale-Drapac	+3' 43''
33	Philip O'Donnell	Axeon Hagens Berman	+3' 47''
34	Bailey McKnight	H&R Block	+3' 49''
35	Edward Walsh	Canada	+3' 52''
36	André Cardoso	Cannondale-Drapac	+3' 54''
37	Justin Oien	Axeon Hagens Berman	+4' 03''
38	Joshua Berry	Jelly Belly	+4' 09''
39	Piet Allegaert	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
40	Matthew Busche	United Healthcare	+4' 16''
41	Félix Côté-Bouvette	H&R Block	+4' 21''
42	Danny Pate	Rally Cycling	+4' 30''
43	Tanner Putt	United Healthcare	+4' 57''
44	Adam Jamieson	Canada	+5' 12''
45	Christopher Jones	United Healthcare	+5' 13''
46	Travis McCabe	Holowesko-Citadel	+5' 16''
47	Peter Stetina	Trek-Segafredo	+5' 57''
48	Danny Summerhill	United Healthcare	+6' 04''
49	Jonathon Clarke	United Healthcare	+6' 33''
50	Travis Samuel	H&R Block	+6' 38''
51	Nicolas Masbourian-Parent	Silber	+14' 01''
52	Jonathan Brown	Axeon Hagens Berman	+14' 56''
53	Redi Halilaj	Amore & Vita	+15' 13''
54	Ulises Castillo	Jelly Belly	+15' 49''
55	David Drouin	Silber	+15' 50''
56	Ivan Santaromita	Skydive Dubai	+15' 52''
57	Alexis Cartier	Canada	+16' 03''
58	Phil Gaimon	Cannondale-Drapac	+16' 11''
59	Evan Murphy	Lupus Racing Team	+16' 15''
60	Eric Young	Rally Cycling	+16' 34''
61	Jacob Rathe	Jelly Belly	+16' 41''
62	Matthieu Jeannes	Lupus Racing Team	+16' 43''
63	Simon-Pierre Gauthier	Canada	+16' 48''
64	Taylor Shelden	Jelly Belly	+17' 02''
65	Chad Beyer	Lupus Racing Team	+17' 49''
66	Ryder Hesjedal	Trek-Segafredo	+17' 51''
67	Benjamin Wolfe	Jelly Belly	+18' 15''
68	Oscar Clark	Holowesko-Citadel	+18' 23''
69	Winston David	Lupus Racing Team	+18' 24''
70	Alexander Cowan	Canada	+18' 31''
71	Bryan Lewis	Lupus Racing Team	+18' 51''
72	Pierpaolo Ficara	Amore & Vita	+18' 51''
73	Luke Keough	United Healthcare	+19' 44''
74	Shane Kline	Rally Cycling	+19' 45''
75	Danilo Celano	Amore & Vita	+19' 50''
76	Matteo Dal-Cin	Silber	+20' 13''
77	Miguel Bryon	Holowesko-Citadel	+20' 17''
78	Óscar Pelegri	Amore & Vita	+20' 31''
79	Rob Britton	Rally Cycling	+21' 02''
80	Lawson Craddock	Cannondale-Drapac	+21' 04''
81	William Elliott	Canada	+21' 22''
82	Marc-Antoine Soucy	Canada	+21' 39''
83	Jure Rupnik	H&R Block	+21' 48''
84	Nicola Campigli	Amore & Vita	+21' 58''
85	Uri Martins	Amore & Vita	+22' 05''
86	David Galarreta	Amore & Vita	+22' 06''
87	Julián Arredondo	Trek-Segafredo	+26' 01''
88	Andrea Palini	Skydive Dubai	+27' 37''
89	Peter Disera	H&R Block	+27' 59''
90	Francisco Mancebo	Skydive Dubai	+29' 29''
91	Jesse Anthony	Rally Cycling	+33' 14''

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Saturday, September 3: Stage 3, Rocky Mountain House - Drayton Valley, 181.2 kilometers (112.6 miles)

Evan Huffman wins Tour of Alberta stage 3 and takes over the GC lead as well/

Complete Results:

181.2 kilometers raced at an aveage speed of 44.452 km/hr

1	Evan Huffman	Rally Cycling	4h 04' 05''
2	Robin Carpenter	Holowesko-Citadel	s.t.
3	Kris Dahl	Silber	@ 4sec
4	Bauke Mollema	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
5	Alex Cataford	Silber	+7''
6	Eric Young	Rally Cycling	+11''
7	Kristoffer Skjerping	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
8	Ulises Castillo	Jelly Belly	s.t.
9	Marco Zamparella	Amore & Vita	s.t.
10	Alex Howes	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
11	Chris Horner	Lupus Racing Team	s.t.
12	Miguel Bryon	Holowesko-Citadel	s.t.
13	Antoine Duchesne	Canada	s.t.
14	Benjamin Perry	Silber	s.t.
15	Piet Allegaert	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
16	Jacob Rathe	Jelly Belly	s.t.
17	Edgar Pinto	Skydive Dubai	s.t.
18	Colin Joyce	Axeon Hagens Berman	s.t.
19	André Cardoso	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
20	Andžs Flaksis	Holowesko-Citadel	s.t.
21	Felix Coté Bouvette	H&R Block	s.t.
22	Fränk Schleck	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
23	Mac Brennan	Holowesko-Citadel	s.t.
24	Daniel Eaton	United Healthcare	s.t.
25	Nigel Ellsay	Silber	s.t.
26	Angus Morton	Jelly Belly	s.t.
27	Evan Murphy	Lupus Racing Team	s.t.
28	Grégory Rast	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
29	Joe Lewis	Holowesko-Citadel	s.t.
30	Eddie Dunbar	Axeon Hagens Berman	s.t.
31	Jack Burke	H&R Block	s.t.
32	Michael Woods	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
33	Toms Skujinš	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
34	Simon-Pierre Gauthier	Canada	s.t.
35	David Drouin	Silber	s.t.
36	Tyler Williams	Axeon Hagens Berman	s.t.
37	Redi Halilaj	Amore & Vita	s.t.
38	Ryan Roth	Silber	+23''
39	Óscar Pelegri	Amore & Vita	s.t.
40	Christopher Prendergast	H&R Block	s.t.
41	Joshua Berry	Jelly Belly	s.t.
42	John Murphy	United Healthcare	s.t.
43	Bailey McKnight	H&R Block	s.t.
44	Andrei Krasilnikau	Holowesko-Citadel	s.t.
45	Danny Pate	Rally Cycling	s.t.
46	David Galarreta	Amore & Vita	s.t.
47	Travis Samuel	H&R Block	+28''
48	Edward Walsh	Canada	s.t.
49	Chad Young	Axeon Hagens Berman	s.t.
50	Matthieu Jeannes	Lupus Racing Team	s.t.
51	Philip O'Donnell	Axeon Hagens Berman	s.t.
52	Ivan Santaromita	Skydive Dubai	s.t.
53	Kristijan Koren	Cannondale-Drapac	+33''
54	Phil Gaimon	Cannondale-Drapac	+1' 03''
55	Travis McCabe	Holowesko-Citadel	s.t.
56	Chad Beyer	Lupus Racing Team	s.t.
57	Oscar Clark	Holowesko-Citadel	s.t.
58	Matthew Busche	United Healthcare	+1' 16''
59	Justin Oien	Axeon Hagens Berman	+1' 21''
60	Taylor Shelden	Jelly Belly	+1' 24''
61	Christopher Jones	United Healthcare	+1' 49''
62	Jure Rupnik	H&R Block	+2' 05''
63	Adam Jamieson	Canada	s.t.
64	Winston David	Lupus Racing Team	s.t.
65	Tanner Putt	United Healthcare	+2' 06''
66	Danny Summerhil	United Healthcare	s.t.
67	Uri Martins	Amore & Vita	+2' 21''
68	Danilo Celano	Amore & Vita	s.t.
69	Nicola Campigli	Amore & Vita	s.t.
70	Bryan Lewis	Lupus Racing Team	+2' 53''
71	Luke Keough	United Healthcare	+3' 09''
72	Jonathon Clarke	United Healthcare	s.t.
73	Ryder Hesjedal	Trek-Segafredo	+3' 14''
74	Peter Stetina	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
75	Alexander Cowan	Canada	s.t.
76	William Elliott	Canada	s.t.
77	Benjamin Wolfe	Jelly Belly	s.t.
78	Pierpaolo Ficara	Amore & Vita	s.t.
79	Marc-Antoine Soucy	Canada	+5' 44''
80	Lawson Craddock	Cannondale-Drapac	+6' 04''
81	Rob Britton	Rally Cycling	s.t.
82	Jonathan Brown	Axeon Hagens Berman	+6' 08''
83	Julián Arredondo	Trek-Segafredo	+6' 12''
84	Andrea Palini	Skydive Dubai	+7' 07''
85	Nicolas Masbourian-Parent	Silber	+9' 12''
86	Matteo Dal-Cin	Silber	s.t.
87	Alexis Cartier	Canada	+11' 05''
88	Peter Disera	H&R Block	+12' 35''
89	Shane Kline	Rally Cycling	s.t.
90	Jesse Anthony	Rally Cycling	+16' 01''
91	Francisco Mancebo	Skydive Dubai	s.t.

GC after Stage 3:

1	Evan Huffman	Rally Cycling	10hr 34min 25sec
2	Robin Carpenter	Holowesko-Citadel	@ 2sec
3	Colin Joyce	Axeon Hagens Berman	+10''
4	Alex Howes	Cannondale-Drapac	+17''
5	Bauke Mollema	Trek-Segafredo	+18''
6	Alex Cataford	Silber	+21''
7	Daniel Eaton	United Healthcare	+22''
8	Antoine Duchesne	Canada	+25''
9	Angus Morton	Jelly Belly	s.t.
10	Nigel Ellsay	Silber	+31''
11	Tyler Williams	Axeon Hagens Berman	+2' 16''
12	Kris Dahl	Silber	+2' 19''
13	Kristoffer Skjerping	Cannondale-Drapac	+2' 28''
14	Toms Skujinš	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
15	Piet Allegaert	Trek-Segafredo	+2' 30''
16	Benjamin Perry	Silber	s.t.
17	Marco Zamparella	Amore & Vita	s.t.
18	Felix Coté Bouvette	H&R Block	s.t.
19	Edgar Pinto	Skydive Dubai	s.t.
20	Fränk Schleck	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
21	Joe Lewis	Holowesko-Citadel	s.t.
22	Chris Horner	Lupus Racing Team	s.t.
23	Mac Brennan	Holowesko-Citadel	s.t.
24	André Cardoso	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
25	Michael Woods	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
26	Jack Burke	H&R Block	s.t.
27	Andžs Flaksis	Holowesko-Citadel	s.t.
28	Eddie Dunbar	Axeon Hagens Berman	s.t.
29	Grégory Rast	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
30	John Murphy	United Healthcare	+2' 38''
31	Danny Pate	Rally Cycling	+2' 42''
32	Ryan Roth	Silber	s.t.
33	Christopher Prendergast	H&R Block	s.t.
34	Andrei Krasilnikau	Holowesko-Citadel	s.t.
35	Joshua Berry	Jelly Belly	s.t.
36	Bailey McKnight	H&R Block	s.t.
37	Edward Walsh	Canada	+2' 47''
38	Chad Young	Axeon Hagens Berman	s.t.
39	Philip O'Donnell	Axeon Hagens Berman	s.t.
40	Kristijan Koren	Cannondale-Drapac	+2' 52''
41	Travis McCabe	Holowesko-Citadel	+3' 18''
42	Matthew Busche	United Healthcare	+3' 35''
43	Justin Oien	Axeon Hagens Berman	+3' 40''
44	Tanner Putt	United Healthcare	+3' 58''
45	Christopher Jones	United Healthcare	+4' 08''
46	Adam Jamieson	Canada	+4' 24''
47	Jonathon Clarke	United Healthcare	+5' 28''
48	Danny Summerhill	United Healthcare	+5' 30''
49	Peter Stetina	Trek-Segafredo	+5' 33''
50	Travis Samuel	H&R Block	s.t.
51	Nicolas Masbourian-Parent	Silber	+11' 31''
52	Jonathan Brown	Axeon Hagens Berman	+13' 23''
53	Ulises Castillo	Jelly Belly	+14' 46''
54	Evan Murphy	Lupus Racing Team	s.t.
55	Miguel Bryon	Holowesko-Citadel	s.t.
56	David Drouin	Silber	s.t.
57	Jacob Rathe	Jelly Belly	s.t.
58	Eric Young	Rally Cycling	s.t.
59	Redi Halilaj	Amore & Vita	s.t.
60	Simon-Pierre Gauthier	Canada	s.t.
61	Alexis Cartier	Canada	+14' 53''
62	Ivan Santaromita	Skydive Dubai	+15' 03''
63	Matthieu Jeannes	Lupus Racing Team	s.t.
64	Phil Gaimon	Cannondale-Drapac	+15' 38''
65	Chad Beyer	Lupus Racing Team	s.t.
66	Oscar Clark	Holowesko-Citadel	s.t.
67	Taylor Shelden	Jelly Belly	+16' 11''
68	Winston David	Lupus Racing Team	+16' 40''
69	Danilo Celano	Amore & Vita	+16' 56''
70	Luke Keough	United Healthcare	+17' 44''
71	Alexander Cowan	Canada	+17' 49''
72	Ryder Hesjedal	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
73	Pierpaolo Ficara	Amore & Vita	s.t.
74	William Elliott	Canada	s.t.
75	Benjamin Wolfe	Jelly Belly	s.t.
76	Matteo Dal-Cin	Silber	+17' 59''
77	Shane Kline	Rally Cycling	+18' 00''
78	Bryan Lewis	Lupus Racing Team	+18' 27''
79	Óscar Pelegri	Amore & Vita	+18' 54''
80	Marc-Antoine Soucy	Canada	+20' 19''
81	Jure Rupnik	H&R Block	+20' 35''
82	Rob Britton	Rally Cycling	+20' 39''
83	Lawson Craddock	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
84	Nicola Campigli	Amore & Vita	+20' 52''
85	Uri Martins	Amore & Vita	s.t.
86	David Galarreta	Amore & Vita	+21' 26''
87	Julián Arredondo	Trek-Segafredo	+24' 12''
88	Andrea Palini	Skydive Dubai	+26' 37''
89	Peter Disera	H&R Block	+27' 10''
90	Francisco Mancebo	Skydive Dubai	+28' 43''
91	Jesse Anthony	Rally Cycling	+30' 35''

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Friday, September 2: Stage 2, Kananaskis - Olds, 182 km

Tanner Putt wins the second stage of the Alberta Tour ahead of Alexis Cartier

Complete Results:

1	Putt, Tanner	United Healthcare	4hr 6min 46sec
2	Cartier, Alexis	Canada	@ 2sec
3	Williams, Tyler	Axeon Hagens Berman	+ 00' 10''
4	Huffman, Evan	Rally Cycling	+ 00' 13''
5	Joyce, Colin	Axeon Hagens Berman	+ 00' 15''
6	Howes, Alex	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
7	Dahl, Kristofer	Silber	+ 00' 17''
8	Coté Bouvette, Felix	H&R Block	s.t.
9	McCabe, Travis	Holowesko-Citadel	s.t.
10	Naud, Pierrick	Rally Cycling	s.t.
11	Lewis, Joe	Holowesko-Citadel	s.t.
12	Perry, Ben	Silber	s.t.
13	Skjerping, Kristoffer	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
14	Mollema, Bauke	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
15	Zamparella, Marco	Amore & Vita	s.t.
16	Brennan, Mac	Holowesko-Citadel	s.t.
17	Allegaert, Piet	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
18	Cataford, Alex	Silber	s.t.
19	Pinto, Edgar	Skydive Dubai	s.t.
20	Prendergast, Christopher	H&R Block	s.t.
21	Masbourian, Nicolas	Silber	s.t.
22	Young, Chad	Axeon Hagens Berman	s.t.
23	Duchesne, Antoine	Canada	s.t.
24	Cardoso, André	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
25	Ellsay, Nigel	Silber	s.t.
26	Walsh, Edward	Canada	s.t.
27	Pate, Danny	Rally Cycling	s.t.
28	Jamieson, Adam	Canada	s.t.
29	Eaton, Daniel	United Healthcare	s.t.
30	Skujiņš, Toms	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
31	Oien, Justin	Axeon Hagens Berman	s.t.
32	Murphy, John	United Healthcare	s.t.
33	Flaksis, Andzs	Holowesko-Citadel	s.t.
34	Carpenter, Robin	Holowesko-Citadel	s.t.
35	Schleck, Fränk	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
36	Clarke, Jonathan	United Healthcare	s.t.
37	Woods, Michael	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
38	Stetina, Peter	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
39	Berry, Joshua	Jelly Belly	s.t.
40	Horner, Chris	Lupus Racing Team	s.t.
41	Koren, Kristjan	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
42	O'Donnell, Phil	Axeon Hagens Berman	s.t.
43	Dal-Cin, Matteo	Silber	s.t.
44	Morton, Angus	Jelly Belly	s.t.
45	Burke, Jack	H&R Block	s.t.
46	Dunbar, Eddie	Axeon Hagens Berman	s.t.
47	Rast, Grégory	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
48	McKnight, Bailey	H&R Block	s.t.
49	Krasilnikau, Andrei	Holowesko-Citadel	s.t.
50	Busche, Matthew	United Healthcare	s.t.
51	Jones, Chris	United Healthcare	s.t.
52	Roth, Ryan	Silber	s.t.
53	Summerhill, Daniel	United Healthcare	+ 00' 59''
54	Brown, Jonathan	Axeon Hagens Berman	+ 02' 02''
55	Samuel, Travis	H&R Block	+ 03' 23''
56	Kline, Shane	Rally Cycling	s.t.
57	Drouin, David	Silber	+ 12' 33''
58	Elliott, William	Canada	s.t.
59	Keough, Luke	United Healthcare	s.t.
60	Soucy, Marc-Antoine	Canada	s.t.
61	Britton, Rob	Rally Cycling	s.t.
62	Cowan, Alexander	Canada	s.t.
63	Gaimon, Phil	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
64	Murphy, Evan	Lupus Racing Team	s.t.
65	Rathe, Jacob	Jelly Belly	s.t.
66	Castillo, Ulises	Jelly Belly	s.t.
67	Ficara, Pierpaolo	Amore & Vita	s.t.
68	Galarreta, David	Amore & Vita	s.t.
69	Anthony, Jesse	Rally Cycling	s.t.
70	Craddock, Lawson	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
71	Rupnik, Jure	H&R Block	s.t.
72	Campigli, Nicola	Amore & Vita	s.t.
73	Pelegrí, Óscar	Amore & Vita	s.t.
74	Beyer, Chad	Lupus Racing Team	s.t.
75	Wolfe, Ben	Jelly Belly	s.t.
76	Jeannes, Matthieu	Lupus Racing Team	s.t.
77	Halilaj, Redi	Amore & Vita	s.t.
78	McLeod, Garrett	H&R Block	s.t.
79	Clark, Oscar	Holowesko-Citadel	s.t.
80	Bryon, Miguel	Holowesko-Citadel	s.t.
81	Martins, Uri	Amore & Vita	s.t.
82	David, Winston	Lupus Racing Team	s.t.
83	Gauthier, Simon-Pierre	Canada	s.t.
84	Flautt, Oliver	Lupus Racing Team	s.t.
85	Hesjedal, Ryder	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
86	Disera, Peter	H&R Block	s.t.
87	Young, Eric	Rally Cycling	s.t.
88	Celano, Danilo	Amore & Vita	s.t.
89	Soladay, Thomas	Rally Cycling	s.t.
90	Santaromita, Ivan	Skydive Dubai	s.t.
91	Arredondo, Julian David	Trek-Segafredo	+ 12' 44''
92	Mancebo, Francisco	Skydive Dubai	+ 12' 45''
93	Shelden, Taylor	Jelly Belly	s.t.
94	Lewis, Bryan	Lupus Racing Team	+ 13' 32''
95	Palini, Andrea	Skydive Dubai	s.t.

GC after Stage 2:

1	Joyce, Colin	Axeon Hagens Berman	6hr 30min 19sec
2	Howes, Alex	Cannondale-Drapac	@ 7sec
3	Carpenter, Robin	Holowesko-Citadel	+ 00' 09''
4	Huffman, Evan	Rally Cycling	+ 00' 11''
5	Mollema, Bauke	Trek-Segafredo	+ 00' 15''
6	Cataford, Alex	Silber	s.t.
7	Duchesne, Antoine	Canada	s.t.
8	Eaton, Daniel	United Healthcare	s.t.
9	Morton, Angus	Jelly Belly	s.t.
10	Ellsay, Nigel	Silber	+ 00' 21''
11	Putt, Tanner	United Healthcare	+ 01' 50''
12	Williams, Tyler	Axeon Hagens Berman	+ 02' 09''
13	Murphy, John	United Healthcare	+ 02' 16''
14	McCabe, Travis	Holowesko-Citadel	+ 02' 18''
15	Skujiņš, Toms	Cannondale-Drapac	+ 02' 19''
16	Naud, Pierrick	Rally Cycling	+ 02' 20''
17	Allegaert, Piet	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
18	Perry, Ben	Silber	s.t.
19	Skjerping, Kristoffer	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
20	Coté Bouvette, Felix	H&R Block	s.t.
21	Zamparella, Marco	Amore & Vita	s.t.
22	Oien, Justin	Axeon Hagens Berman	s.t.
23	Lewis, Joe	Holowesko-Citadel	s.t.
24	Pinto, Edgar	Skydive Dubai	s.t.
25	Pate, Danny	Rally Cycling	s.t.
26	Schleck, Fränk	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
27	Jamieson, Adam	Canada	s.t.
28	Brennan, Mac	Holowesko-Citadel	s.t.
29	Walsh, Edward	Canada	s.t.
30	Young, Chad	Axeon Hagens Berman	s.t.
31	Roth, Ryan	Silber	s.t.
32	Woods, Michael	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
33	Horner, Chris	Lupus Racing Team	s.t.
34	Clarke, Jonathan	United Healthcare	s.t.
35	Dahl, Kristofer	Silber	s.t.
36	Burke, Jack	H&R Block	s.t.
37	Cardoso, André	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
38	O'Donnell, Phil	Axeon Hagens Berman	s.t.
39	Busche, Matthew	United Healthcare	s.t.
40	Dunbar, Eddie	Axeon Hagens Berman	s.t.
41	Jones, Chris	United Healthcare	s.t.
42	Koren, Kristjan	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
43	Flaksis, Andzs	Holowesko-Citadel	s.t.
44	Masbourian, Nicolas	Silber	s.t.
45	Prendergast, Christopher	H&R Block	s.t.
46	Krasilnikau, Andrei	Holowesko-Citadel	s.t.
47	Stetina, Peter	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
48	Berry, Joshua	Jelly Belly	s.t.
49	McKnight, Bailey	H&R Block	s.t.
50	Rast, Grégory	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
51	Summerhill, Daniel	United Healthcare	+ 03' 25''
52	Cartier, Alexis	Canada	+ 03' 48''
53	Samuel, Travis	H&R Block	+ 05' 24''
54	Kline, Shane	Rally Cycling	+ 05' 26''
55	Brown, Jonathan	Axeon Hagens Berman	+ 07' 16''
56	Dal-Cin, Matteo	Silber	+ 08' 48''
57	Mancebo, Francisco	Skydive Dubai	+ 12' 43''
58	Cowan, Alexander	Canada	+ 14' 36''
59	Castillo, Ulises	Jelly Belly	s.t.
60	Murphy, Evan	Lupus Racing Team	s.t.
61	Drouin, David	Silber	s.t.
62	Hesjedal, Ryder	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
63	Bryon, Miguel	Holowesko-Citadel	s.t.
64	Ficara, Pierpaolo	Amore & Vita	s.t.
65	Keough, Luke	United Healthcare	s.t.
66	Britton, Rob	Rally Cycling	s.t.
67	Elliott, William	Canada	s.t.
68	Anthony, Jesse	Rally Cycling	s.t.
69	Halilaj, Redi	Amore & Vita	s.t.
70	Gaimon, Phil	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
71	Soucy, Marc-Antoine	Canada	s.t.
72	Rathe, Jacob	Jelly Belly	s.t.
73	Craddock, Lawson	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
74	Beyer, Chad	Lupus Racing Team	s.t.
75	Clark, Oscar	Holowesko-Citadel	s.t.
76	Young, Eric	Rally Cycling	s.t.
77	Celano, Danilo	Amore & Vita	s.t.
78	Santaromita, Ivan	Skydive Dubai	s.t.
79	Wolfe, Ben	Jelly Belly	s.t.
80	Gauthier, Simon-Pierre	Canada	s.t.
81	Jeannes, Matthieu	Lupus Racing Team	s.t.
82	David, Winston	Lupus Racing Team	s.t.
83	Disera, Peter	H&R Block	s.t.
84	Shelden, Taylor	Jelly Belly	+ 14' 48''
85	Lewis, Bryan	Lupus Racing Team	+ 15' 35''
86	Flautt, Oliver	Lupus Racing Team	+ 16' 18''
87	Soladay, Thomas	Rally Cycling	+ 16' 48''
88	Arredondo, Julian David	Trek-Segafredo	+ 18' 01''
89	Rupnik, Jure	H&R Block	+ 18' 31''
90	Campigli, Nicola	Amore & Vita	+ 18' 32''
91	Pelegrí, Óscar	Amore & Vita	s.t.
92	Martins, Uri	Amore & Vita	s.t.
93	Palini, Andrea	Skydive Dubai	+ 19' 31''
94	Galarreta, David	Amore & Vita	+ 21' 04''
95	McLeod, Garrett	H&R Block	+ 23' 33''

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Thursday, September 1: Stage 1, Lethbridge - Lethbridge, 106.89 km (66.42 miles)

Colin joyce wins the Alberta Tour's first stage

The Race: Here's the race story from stage winner Colin Joyce's Axeon-Hagens-Berman team.

Colin Joyce scored one of the Axeon Hagens Berman Cycling Team's biggest wins of an already prolific season by out-sprinting 10 others from a breakaway Thursday on the opening stage of the Tour of Alberta presented by ATB Financial.

Joyce and his Specialized S-Works Tarmac beat out WorldTour rider Alex Howes (Cannondale-Drapac Pro Cycling Team) at the end of the 106.9-kilometer circuit race that comprised nine laps of a circuit in Lethbridge. Robin Carpenter (Holowesko-Citadel presented by Hincapie Sportswear) finished third as breakaway arrived more than two minutes ahead of the peloton.

Joyce notched the first UCI victory of his career and Axeon Hagens Berman's 32nd win of the year - a team record in the ninth year of the American Under 23 development squad.

"Alex Howes was coming up on my wheel pretty fast, so that was kind of scary," Joyce said. "But then I saw him beat his handlebars and I thought that meant I held on."

Axeon Hagens Berman General Manager Axel Merckx said he was glad the 22-year-old who lives and trains in Pocatello, Idaho, was able to stay in the front group the last time over the lone climb on the circuit and later when crosswinds sliced the escape group in half.

"I was talking to Colin on the radio and telling him it was all going to come down to the last climb and then whoever had the best legs for the sprint," Merckx said. "I knew Colin had a fast kick. But to beat those guys in that group was a pleasant surprise."

In what was once a breakaway of 29 riders were two of Joyce's teammates, Irish Under 23 national time trial champion Eddie Dunbar - who was celebrating his 20th birthday - and Chad Young. Joyce eventually joined them by bridging the gap with two other riders.

"The team was amazing," Joyce said. "I was definitely kind of stressing the first couple of laps. But those guys were covering everything. Having Eddie and Chad up there was great and when I bridged across, they had a lot of faith in me. So the team absolutely rode amazingly. It was not happening today without them."

In the final breakaway of 11 was a host of talents: defending Tour of Alberta champion Bauke Mollema (Trek-Sagfredo) and his teammate, Frank Schleck, who was third at the 2011 Tour de France; Howes and his teammate, Tom Skujins; past U.S. national criterium champion John Murphy of the UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team and Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling Team's Francisco Mancebo, a past Spanish road champion who finished third at the Vuelta a España in 2004.

Joyce said he was not expecting the race to come down to a sprint. "Part of me actually thought it was going to be a late breakaway that stuck," he said. "So I was kind of coming around and waiting for a lull to maybe take my own shot at a break. The big one was by Daniel Eaton (UnitedHealthcare) and then Mollema just decided to drill it. I hopped on his wheel and he kept drilling it. He took it to 800 meters and that is when I realized it was going to come down to a little sprint. So I tried to position myself as best as possible. I put my head down and suffered the last 200 meters."

Joyce had come close to posting a big win last month when he was runner-up on the opening stage of the Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah. Before that, his only other top three result on the year was third at the Tour de Bretagne while racing for USA Cycling's Under 23 squad.

"Colin had a bit of bad luck at the beginning of the season with a few crashes and some illnesses," Merckx said. "At one point, it seemed that he was not going to come out of it. But I told him that things can change so quickly and I think we saw that with this win. It really puts him in the spotlight and makes his season. It is great to see a guy like that accomplish so much with a great result on this level."

With four stages to go, Joyce enjoys an advantage of 2:14 over 86 of the 98 riders in the race. He leads Howes and Carpenter by seven seconds and owns an advantage of 13 seconds or more on the other eight riders from the breakaway.

"We will try to get some sleep and Friday is another day," Merckx said. "But our week is already a success. We will try to put Colin in a good position and see what happens day-to-day."

Complete Results:

106.89 kilometers raced at an average speed of 44.689 km/hr (27.768 mph)

1	Joyce, Colin	Axeon Hagens Berman	2hr 23min 31sec
2	Howes, Alex	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
3	Carpenter, Robin	Holowesko-Citadel	s.t.
4	Huffman, Evan	Rally Cycling	s.t.
5	Duchesne, Antoine	Canada	s.t.
6	Mancebo, Francisco	Skydive Dubai	s.t.
7	Mollema, Bauke	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
8	Morton, Angus	Jelly Belly	s.t.
9	Cataford, Alex	Silber	s.t.
10	Eaton, Daniel	UnitedHealthcare	s.t.
11	Ellsay, Nigel	Silber	@ 6sec
12	Allegaert, Piet	Trek-Segafredo	@ 2min 5sec
13	Putt, Tanner	UnitedHealthcare	s.t.
14	Naud, Pierrick	Rally Cycling	s.t.
15	Oien, Justin	Axeon Hagens Berman	s.t.
16	Castillo, Ulises	Jelly Belly	s.t.
17	Roth, Ryan	Silber	s.t.
18	Schleck, Fränk	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
19	Cowan, Alexander	Canada	s.t.
20	Perry, Ben	Silber	s.t.
21	Skjerping, Kristoffer	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
22	Murphy, John	UnitedHealthcare	s.t.
23	Hesjedal, Ryder	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
24	McCabe, Travis	Holowesko-Citadel	s.t.
25	Murphy, Evan	Lupus Racing Team	s.t.
26	Pate, Danny	Rally Cycling	s.t.
27	Zamparella, Marco	Amore & Vita-Selle SMP	s.t.
28	Coté Bouvette, Felix	H&R Block	s.t.
29	Bryon, Miguel	Holowesko-Citadel	s.t.
30	Pinto, Edgar	Skydive Dubai	s.t.
31	Horner, Chris	Lupus Racing Team	s.t.
32	Samuel, Travis	H&R Block	s.t.
33	Burke, Jack	H&R Block	s.t.
34	Woods, Michael	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
35	Jamieson, Adam	Canada	s.t.
36	Busche, Matthew	UnitedHealthcare	s.t.
37	Lewis, Joe	Holowesko-Citadel	s.t.
38	O'Donnell, Phil	Axeon Hagens Berman	s.t.
39	Jones, Chris	UnitedHealthcare	s.t.
40	Clarke, Jonathan	UnitedHealthcare	s.t.
41	Walsh, Edward	Canada	s.t.
42	Drouin, David	Silber	s.t.
43	Dunbar, Eddie	Axeon Hagens Berman	s.t.
44	Ficara, Pierpaolo	Amore & Vita-Selle SMP	s.t.
45	Skujiņš, Toms	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
46	Young, Chad	Axeon Hagens Berman	s.t.
47	Halilaj, Redi	Amore & Vita-Selle SMP	s.t.
48	Kline, Shane	Rally Cycling	s.t.
49	Williams, Tyler	Axeon Hagens Berman	s.t.
50	Brennan, Mac	Holowesko-Citadel	s.t.
51	Krasilnikau, Andrei	Holowesko-Citadel	s.t.
52	Koren, Kristjan	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
53	Keough, Luke	UnitedHealthcare	s.t.
54	Anthony, Jesse	Rally Cycling	s.t.
55	Cardoso, André	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
56	Britton, Rob	Rally Cycling	s.t.
57	Santaromita, Ivan	Skydive Dubai	s.t.
58	Lewis, Bryan	Lupus Racing Team	s.t.
59	Celano, Danilo	Amore & Vita-Selle SMP	s.t.
60	Young, Eric	Rally Cycling	s.t.
61	Devolder, Stijn	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
62	Flaksis, Andzs	Holowesko-Citadel	s.t.
63	Stetina, Peter	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
64	Clark, Oscar	Holowesko-Citadel	s.t.
65	Elliott, William	Canada	s.t.
66	Craddock, Lawson	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
67	Beyer, Chad	Lupus Racing Team	s.t.
68	Berry, Joshua	Jelly Belly	s.t.
69	Gaimon, Phil	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
70	Rathe, Jacob	Jelly Belly	s.t.
71	Dahl, Kristofer	Silber	s.t.
72	Shelden, Taylor	Jelly Belly	s.t.
73	Gauthier, Simon-Pierre	Canada	s.t.
74	Soucy, Marc-Antoine	Canada	s.t.
75	David, Winston	Lupus Racing Team	s.t.
76	McKnight, Bailey	H&R Block	s.t.
77	Masbourian, Nicolas	Silber	s.t.
78	Wolfe, Ben	Jelly Belly	s.t.
79	Prendergast, Christopher	H&R Block	s.t.
80	Disera, Peter	H&R Block	s.t.
81	Jeannes, Matthieu	Lupus Racing Team	s.t.
82	Rast, Grégory	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
83	Cheyne, Jordan	Jelly Belly	s.t.
84	Summerhill, Daniel	UnitedHealthcare	+ 02' 28''
85	Flautt, Oliver	Lupus Racing Team	+ 03' 47''
86	Cartier, Alexis	Canada	+ 03' 55''
87	Soladay, Thomas	Rally Cycling	+ 04' 17''
88	Brown, Jonathan	Axeon Hagens Berman	+ 05' 16''
89	Miller, Barry	Lupus Racing Team	s.t.
90	Arredondo, Julian David	Trek-Segafredo	+ 05' 19''
91	Rupnik, Jure	H&R Block	+ 06' 00''
92	Pelegrí, Óscar	Amore & Vita-Selle SMP	+ 06' 01''
93	Campigli, Nicola	Amore & Vita-Selle SMP	s.t.
94	Martins, Uri	Amore & Vita-Selle SMP	s.t.
95	Palini, Andrea	Skydive Dubai	s.t.
96	Galarreta, David	Amore & Vita-Selle SMP	+ 08' 33''
97	Dal-Cin, Matteo	Silber	s.t.
98	McLeod, Garrett	H&R Block	+ 11' 02''

GC after Stage 1:

1	Joyce, Colin	Axeon Hagens Berman	2hr 23mn 18sec
2	Howes, Alex	Cannondale-Drapac	@ 7sec
3	Carpenter, Robin	Holowesko-Citadel	s.t.
4	Huffman, Evan	Rally Cycling	+ 00' 13''
5	Duchesne, Antoine	Canada	s.t.
6	Mancebo, Francisco	Skydive Dubai	s.t.
7	Mollema, Bauke	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
8	Morton, Angus	Jelly Belly	s.t.
9	Cataford, Alex	Silber	s.t.
10	Eaton, Daniel	UnitedHealthcare	s.t.
11	Ellsay, Nigel	Silber	+ 00' 19''
12	Murphy, John	UnitedHealthcare	+ 02' 14''
13	McCabe, Travis	Holowesko-Citadel	+ 02' 16''
14	Skujiņš, Toms	Cannondale-Drapac	+ 02' 17''
15	Allegaert, Piet	Trek-Segafredo	+ 02' 18''
16	Putt, Tanner	UnitedHealthcare	s.t.
17	Naud, Pierrick	Rally Cycling	s.t.
18	Oien, Justin	Axeon Hagens Berman	s.t.
19	Castillo, Ulises	Jelly Belly	s.t.
20	Roth, Ryan	Silber	s.t.
21	Schleck, Fränk	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
22	Cowan, Alexander	Canada	s.t.
23	Perry, Ben	Silber	s.t.
24	Skjerping, Kristoffer	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
25	Hesjedal, Ryder	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
26	Murphy, Evan	Lupus Racing Team	s.t.
27	Pate, Danny	Rally Cycling	s.t.
28	Zamparella, Marco	Amore & Vita-Selle SMP	s.t.
29	Coté Bouvette, Felix	H&R Block	s.t.
30	Bryon, Miguel	Holowesko-Citadel	s.t.
31	Pinto, Edgar	Skydive Dubai	s.t.
32	Horner, Chris	Lupus Racing Team	s.t.
33	Samuel, Travis	H&R Block	s.t.
34	Burke, Jack	H&R Block	s.t.
35	Woods, Michael	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
36	Jamieson, Adam	Canada	s.t.
37	Busche, Matthew	UnitedHealthcare	s.t.
38	Lewis, Joe	Holowesko-Citadel	s.t.
39	O'Donnell, Phil	Axeon Hagens Berman	s.t.
40	Jones, Chris	UnitedHealthcare	s.t.
41	Clarke, Jonathan	UnitedHealthcare	s.t.
42	Walsh, Edward	Canada	s.t.
43	Drouin, David	Silber	s.t.
44	Dunbar, Eddie	Axeon Hagens Berman	s.t.
45	Ficara, Pierpaolo	Amore & Vita-Selle SMP	s.t.
46	Young, Chad	Axeon Hagens Berman	s.t.
47	Halilaj, Redi	Amore & Vita-Selle SMP	s.t.
48	Kline, Shane	Rally Cycling	s.t.
49	Williams, Tyler	Axeon Hagens Berman	s.t.
50	Brennan, Mac	Holowesko-Citadel	s.t.
51	Krasilnikau, Andrei	Holowesko-Citadel	s.t.
52	Koren, Kristjan	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
53	Keough, Luke	UnitedHealthcare	s.t.
54	Anthony, Jesse	Rally Cycling	s.t.
55	Cardoso, André	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
56	Britton, Rob	Rally Cycling	s.t.
57	Santaromita, Ivan	Skydive Dubai	s.t.
58	Lewis, Bryan	Lupus Racing Team	s.t.
59	Celano, Danilo	Amore & Vita-Selle SMP	s.t.
60	Young, Eric	Rally Cycling	s.t.
61	Devolder, Stijn	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
62	Flaksis, Andzs	Holowesko-Citadel	s.t.
63	Stetina, Peter	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
64	Clark, Oscar	Holowesko-Citadel	s.t.
65	Elliott, William	Canada	s.t.
66	Craddock, Lawson	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
67	Beyer, Chad	Lupus Racing Team	s.t.
68	Berry, Joshua	Jelly Belly	s.t.
69	Gaimon, Phil	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
70	Rathe, Jacob	Jelly Belly	s.t.
71	Dahl, Kristofer	Silber	s.t.
72	Shelden, Taylor	Jelly Belly	s.t.
73	Gauthier, Simon-Pierre	Canada	s.t.
74	Soucy, Marc-Antoine	Canada	s.t.
75	David, Winston	Lupus Racing Team	s.t.
76	McKnight, Bailey	H&R Block	s.t.
77	Masbourian, Nicolas	Silber	s.t.
78	Wolfe, Ben	Jelly Belly	s.t.
79	Prendergast, Christopher	H&R Block	s.t.
80	Disera, Peter	H&R Block	s.t.
81	Jeannes, Matthieu	Lupus Racing Team	s.t.
82	Rast, Grégory	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
83	Cheyne, Jordan	Jelly Belly	s.t.
84	Summerhill, Daniel	UnitedHealthcare	+ 02' 41''
85	Flautt, Oliver	Lupus Racing Team	+ 04' 00''
86	Cartier, Alexis	Canada	+ 04' 08''
87	Soladay, Thomas	Rally Cycling	+ 04' 30''
88	Brown, Jonathan	Axeon Hagens Berman	+ 05' 29''
89	Miller, Barry	Lupus Racing Team	s.t.
90	Arredondo, Julian David	Trek-Segafredo	+ 05' 32''
91	Rupnik, Jure	H&R Block	+ 06' 13''
92	Pelegrí, Óscar	Amore & Vita-Selle SMP	+ 06' 14''
93	Campigli, Nicola	Amore & Vita-Selle SMP	s.t.
94	Martins, Uri	Amore & Vita-Selle SMP	s.t.
95	Palini, Andrea	Skydive Dubai	s.t.
96	Galarreta, David	Amore & Vita-Selle SMP	+ 08' 46''
97	Dal-Cin, Matteo	Silber	s.t.
98	McLeod, Garrett	H&R Block	+ 11' 15''