2013 Tour of Alberta

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.[1][2][3] UCI ProTeams Argos–Shimano and Belkin Pro Cycling, are based in the Netherlands, while its counterparts BMC Racing Team and Garmin–Sharp, are based in the United States.[3] Cannondale and Orica–GreenEDGE, are based in the Italy and Australia, respectively; UCI Professional Continental Team Champion System is based in China, while its counterpart, UnitedHealthcare is based in United States.[3] UCI Continental Teams Bissell, 5-hour Energy, Jelly Belly–Kenda, Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies, and Team Shartshop-Mountain Khakis are based in the United States.[3] The remaining two teams are based in Canada.[3]

Peter Sagan in the yellow jersey.

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.[22] 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.[22]

Additionally, there is also a sprints classification, akin to what is called the points classification in other races, which awards a green jersey.[22] Points are gathered at sprint line performances as well as finishing the stage in the top-fifteen places.[22]

There is also a mountains classification, which awards a polkadot jersey.[22] 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.[22]

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.[22] The leader of the young rider classification receives a white jersey.[22]

The red jersey is exclusive to Canadian riders in the race; the jersey is awarded to the Canadian with the best cumulative time.[22]

The last jersey is awarded to the most aggressive rider of a stage for him to wear on the next stage.[22] It is generally awarded to a rider who attacks constantly or spends a lot of time in the breakaways. This jersey is blue.[22]

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.[22]

Stage	Winner	General classification	Sprints classification	Mountains classification	Young rider classification	Canadian rider classification	Most Aggressive	Team classification
P	Peter Sagan	Peter Sagan	Rohan Dennis	Tom-Jelte Slagter	Peter Sagan	Ryder Hesjedal	N/A	Garmin–Sharp
1	Peter Sagan		Peter Sagan				Jeremy Powers
2	Silvan Dillier						Serghei Tvetcov	BMC Racing Team
3	Rohan Dennis	Rohan Dennis		Robert Gesink	Rohan Dennis	Ryan Anderson	Steve Morabito
4	Cadel Evans			Tom-Jelte Slagter			Antoine Duchesne
5	Peter Sagan						Adam Farabaugh
Final		Rohan Dennis	Peter Sagan	Tom-Jelte Slagter	Rohan Dennis	Ryan Anderson	N/A	BMC Racing Team

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