September 06, 2014 – The Netherlands’s Theo Bos outsprinted South Africa’s Daryl Impey of Orica-GreenEDGE to help Belkin-Pro Cycling win its second consecutive stage of the Tour of Alberta, presented by ATB Financial on Saturday at Strathcona County’s Sherwood Park.

An early breakaway that included two Canadians – Bruno Langlois of Team 5-Hr Energy and Nic Hamilton of Team Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis, as well as members from both Canadian-based continental teams Garneau-Quebecor and Silber Pro Cycling, highlighted the fourth and penultimate stage at the Tour of Alberta.

The breakaway launched very early with six riders taking off, joined shortly thereafter by a duo of chasers. The group gained a maximum gap of four minutes before the peloton started to increase the pace. The exhausted breakaway was caught by the pack with approximately 5 kilometers to go.

On the finishing circuit in Sherwood Park, a few attacks took place, but none created a significant gap. Reacting quickly, the peloton led by the WorldTour teams responded to every attempt.

At the finish line, Theo Bos of Team Belkin Pro Cycling took the bunch sprint win by more than a bike length after 163-km of racing. Daryl Impea of Orica-GreenEDGE came second, followed in third by Jure Kocjan of Team SmartStop.

Ryan Anderson of Optum-Kelly Benefit Strategies, who has been wearing the red jersey as the Top Canadian since the second stage, managed to keep the jersey thanks to the bunch sprint. Anderson crossed the finish line in 15th position.

On the stage, Hugo Houle of Ste-Perpétue, QC was the top Team Canada member in 14th place, his best placing of the week. Hugo Houle is still the top-ranked team member in the general classification, jumping up to the 34th position.

Team Canada’s Adam De Vos crashed in the second “Canadian Pavé” section and did not finish the race. In the crash, he sustained a wrist injury and has been transported to the hospital for treatment and observation.

Garneau-Quebecor’s Janvier Hadi, a guest rider from Rwanda riding at the Tour of Alberta, was awarded the most aggressive rider.

Countryman Tom Dumoulin of Team Giant-Shimano finished with the overall pack to maintain his eight-second lead over Ruben Zepuntke of the Bissell Development Team. Impey, received a six-second time bonus because of his second-place finish, moving him up to third-place overall and nine-seconds back. The final day of the 2014 Tour of Alberta concludes Sunday with a hilly, 11-lap, 11.27 kilometre circuit in Edmonton’s Centre City.

“I am good climber and tomorrow’s race is good for me,” Dumoulin said. “Many people said our team is built for the flats but I think this team is actually better for the hills. I am confident to keep the jersey tomorrow and we will be ready to defend.”

Tomorrow’s stage will contain mid-race time bonuses, as well as finish bonuses, which may alter the strategy for teams. Besides Repuntke and Impey, other remaining danger men all with in 30 seconds to dethrone Dumoulin’s lead include Garmin-Sharp’s Ramunas Navardauskas of Lithuania; Jelly Belly p/b MAXXIS’ Serghei Tvetcov of Romania; and Canada’s top placed rider Anderson, all of whom are good climbers on the type of short, punchy climbs the peloton will face in Sunday’s finale.

Sunday’s final stage of the 2014 Tour of Alberta, presented by ATB Financial, starts and finishes at Sir Winston Churchill Square in Edmonton’s Centre City. The stage is sponsored by Pomeroy Inn & Suites.

The final stage is 124.1 kilometres and includes 11 circuits 11.3 kilometres in length. The circuit features a steep climb up Bellamy Hill, a short 300-metre hill averaging 20 percent gradient, and a longer climb up Victoria Park Rd. NW up from River Valley Rd. Top viewing spots include Grierson Hill downhill, Bellamy Hill near 101 St., River Valley Rd along Victoria Golf Course, Victoria Park Rd. NW and anywhere within the Churchill Square area.

With files from Cycling Canada.

Results

1. Theo Bos (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team  3:42:50
2. Daryl Impey (RSA) Orica GreenEdge
3. Jure Kocjan (Slo) Team SmartStop
4. Robert Sweeting (USA) 5-Hour Energy
5. Robert Förster (Ger) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team
6. Ramunas Navardauskas (Ltu) Garmin Sharp
7. Steele Von Hoff (Aus) Garmin Sharp
8. Nicolai Brochner (Den) Bissell Development Team
9. Tyler Magner (USA) Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
10. Benjamin King (USA) Garmin Sharp
11. Shane Kline (USA) Team SmartStop
12. Jonas Ahlstrand (Swe) Team Giant-Shimano
13. Travis McCabe (USA) Team SmartStop
14. Hugo Houle (Can) Canadian National Team  
15. Ryan Anderson (Can) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies  
16. Pierrick Naud (Can) Garneau – Québecor
17. Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) Belkin Pro Cycling Team
18. Mathew Hayman (Aus) Orica GreenEdge
19. Ruben Zepuntke (Ger) Bissell Development Team
20. Serghei Tvetcov (Mda) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis
21. Christian Meier (Can) Orica GreenEdge  
22. Davide Formolo (Ita) Cannondale
23. Sam Basseitti (USA) 5-Hour Energy
24. Alexander Candelario (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
25. Eric Young (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
26. Robin Carpenter (USA) Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
27. Matej Mohoric (Slo) Cannondale
28. Aidis Kruopis (Ltu) Orica GreenEdge
29. Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Giant-Shimano
30. Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Garmin Sharp
31. Daniel Summerhill (USA) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team
32. Dion Smith (Nzl) Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
33. Daan Olivier (Ned) Team Giant-Shimano
34. Edward King (USA) Cannondale
35. Daniel Eaton (USA) Bissell Development Team
36. Jean-Michel Lachance (Can) Silber Pro Cycling  
37. Georg Preidler (Aut) Team Giant-Shimano
38. Jean-Sebastian Perron (Can) Canadian National Team
39. Caleb Fairly (USA) Garmin Sharp
40. Simon Yates (Gbr) Orica GreenEdge
41. Simon Geschke (Ger) Team Giant-Shimano
42. Tanner Putt (USA) Bissell Development Team
43. Toms Skujins (Lat) Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
44. Benjamin Perry (Can) Canadian National Team  
45. Eric Marcotte (USA) Team SmartStop
46. Zachary Bell (Can) Team SmartStop  
47. Brad Huff (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
48. Michael Woods (Can) 5-Hour Energy  
49. Joseph Schmalz (USA) Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
50. Joseph Rosskopf (USA) Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
51. Pieter Weening (Ned) Orica GreenEdge
52. Gavin Mannion (USA) Garmin Sharp
53. Leigh Howard (Aus) Orica GreenEdge
54. Jordan Cheyne (Can) Canadian National Team  
55. Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team
56. Tom Danielson (USA) Garmin Sharp
57. Garrett McCleod (Can) Canadian National Team  
58. Cristiano Salerno (Ita) Cannondale
59. Cameron Wurf (Aus) Cannondale
60. Kiel Reijnen (USA) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team
61. Stuart Wight (Can) Canadian National Team  
62. David Williams (USA) 5-Hour Energy
63. Oscar Clark (USA) Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
64. James Oram (Nzl) Bissell Development Team
65. Davide Villella (Ita) Cannondale
66. Ryan Roth (Can) Silber Pro Cycling  
67. Taylor Sheldon (USA) 5-Hour Energy
68. Tom Zirbel (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
69. Phillip Gaimon (USA) Garmin Sharp
70. Fred Rodriguez (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis
71. Thierry Hupond (Fra) Team Giant-Shimano
72. Chad Beyer (USA) 5-Hour Energy
73. Kirk Carlsen (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis
74. Sean Mazich (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis
75. Nicky Van Der Lijke (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team
76. Adam Matthew Farabaugh (USA) Garneau – Québecor
77. Nathan Van Hooydonck (Bel) Bissell Development Team
78. Jacob Rathe (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis
79. Steve Fisher (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis
80. Thomas Peterson (USA) Team Giant-Shimano
81. Nigel Ellsay (Can) Silber Pro Cycling  
82. Kristofer Dahl (Can) Team SmartStop  
83. Joseph Lewis (Aus) Hincapie Sportswear Development Team  0:00:18
84. Rob Britton (Can) Team SmartStop  0:00:22
85. Thomas Leezer (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team  0:00:24
86. Alessandro Bazzana (Ita) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team  0:00:29
87. Marc Demaar (Ned) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team  0:00:36
88. Matteo Dal-Cin (Can) Silber Pro Cycling  0:00:39
89. Ian Burnett (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis  0:00:41
90. Benjamin Chaddock (Can) Garneau – Québecor  
91. Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team  0:00:46
92. Logan Owen (USA) Bissell Development Team  0:00:51
93. Thomas Soladay (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
94. Christopher Jones (USA) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team
95. Davide Frattini (Ita) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team
96. Jacob Kauffmann (Aus) Garneau – Québecor  0:01:50
97. Simon-Pierre Gauthier (Can) Garneau – Québecor  
98. Scott Zwizanski (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies  0:02:19
99. Steven Lammertink (Ned) Team Giant-Shimano  0:02:45
100. Janvier Hadi (Rwa) Garneau – Québecor  0:02:49
101. Aurélien Passeron (Fra) Silber Pro Cycling  0:02:51
102. Gregory Daniel (USA) Bissell Development Team
103. Travis Livermon (USA) Team SmartStop  0:02:55
104. David Tanner (Aus) Belkin Pro Cycling Team  0:02:56
105. Matthew Goss (Aus) Orica GreenEdge
106. Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Belkin Pro Cycling Team  0:02:58
107. James Stemper (USA) 5-Hour Energy  0:03:01
108. Will Routley (Can) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies  0:04:03
109. Nic Hamlton (Can) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis  
110. Jonathan Clarke (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team
111. Bruno Langlois (Can) 5-Hour Energy  
DNF  William Goodfellow (Can) Silber Pro Cycling  
DNF  Adam De Vos (Can) Canadian National Team  

GC after Stage 4

1. Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Giant-Shimano  13:21:35
2. Ruben Zepuntke (Ger) Bissell Development Team  0:00:08
3. Daryl Impey (RSA) Orica GreenEdge  0:00:09
4. Ramunas Navardauskas (Ltu) Garmin Sharp  0:00:13
5. Serghei Tvetcov (Mda) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis  0:00:14
6. Leigh Howard (Aus) Orica GreenEdge  0:00:15
7. Ryan Anderson (Can) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies  0:00:16
8. Daniel Summerhill (USA) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team  0:00:18
9. James Oram (Nzl) Bissell Development Team  0:00:23
10. Pieter Weening (Ned) Orica GreenEdge  0:00:26
11. Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) Belkin Pro Cycling Team  0:00:30
12. Simon Geschke (Ger) Team Giant-Shimano  0:00:36
13. Christian Meier (Can) Orica GreenEdge  0:00:39
14. Kiel Reijnen (USA) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team
15. Daniel Eaton (USA) Bissell Development Team
16. Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Garmin Sharp  0:00:44
17. Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team  0:00:47
18. Nicky Van Der Lijke (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team  0:00:48
19. Dion Smith (Nzl) Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
20. Oscar Clark (USA) Hincapie Sportswear Development Team  0:00:50
21. Simon Yates (Gbr) Orica GreenEdge
22. Tyler Magner (USA) Hincapie Sportswear Development Team  0:00:52
23. Davide Formolo (Ita) Cannondale
24. Nicolai Brochner (Den) Bissell Development Team  0:00:55
25. Alexander Candelario (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies  0:00:57
26. Toms Skujins (Lat) Hincapie Sportswear Development Team  0:00:58
27. Ryan Roth (Can) Silber Pro Cycling  0:01:04
28. Tanner Putt (USA) Bissell Development Team  0:01:14
29. Zachary Bell (Can) Team SmartStop  0:01:19
30. Steele Von Hoff (Aus) Garmin Sharp  0:01:25
31. Chad Beyer (USA) 5-Hour Energy  0:01:33
32. Adam Matthew Farabaugh (USA) Garneau – Québecor  0:01:34
33. Davide Villella (Ita) Cannondale  0:01:35
34. Hugo Houle (Can) Canadian National Team  0:01:36
35. Joseph Rosskopf (USA) Hincapie Sportswear Development Team  0:01:39
36. Joseph Schmalz (USA) Hincapie Sportswear Development Team  0:01:41
37. Michael Woods (Can) 5-Hour Energy  0:01:45
38. Robin Carpenter (USA) Hincapie Sportswear Development Team  0:02:02
39. Jure Kocjan (Slo) Team SmartStop  0:02:03
40. Theo Bos (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team  0:02:06
41. Eric Young (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies  0:02:09
42. Cameron Wurf (Aus) Cannondale  0:02:27
43. Garrett McCleod (Can) Canadian National Team  0:02:43
44. Joseph Lewis (Aus) Hincapie Sportswear Development Team  0:02:54
45. Pierrick Naud (Can) Garneau – Québecor  0:03:05
46. Edward King (USA) Cannondale  0:03:19
47. Mathew Hayman (Aus) Orica GreenEdge  0:04:30
48. Jonas Ahlstrand (Swe) Team Giant-Shimano  0:04:47
49. Aidis Kruopis (Ltu) Orica GreenEdge  0:05:01
50. Sam Basseitti (USA) 5-Hour Energy  0:05:03
51. Caleb Fairly (USA) Garmin Sharp  0:05:06
52. Robert Förster (Ger) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team  0:05:21
53. Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Belkin Pro Cycling Team  0:06:30
54. Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team  0:06:47
55. Georg Preidler (Aut) Team Giant-Shimano  0:06:50
56. Tom Danielson (USA) Garmin Sharp  0:06:53
57. Benjamin King (USA) Garmin Sharp  0:07:01
58. Eric Marcotte (USA) Team SmartStop
59. Jean-Michel Lachance (Can) Silber Pro Cycling  0:07:18
60. Davide Frattini (Ita) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team  0:07:19
61. Phillip Gaimon (USA) Garmin Sharp  0:07:36
62. Tom Zirbel (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies  0:07:48
63. Cristiano Salerno (Ita) Cannondale  0:07:59
64. Matej Mohoric (Slo) Cannondale  0:08:00
65. Benjamin Perry (Can) Canadian National Team  0:08:18
66. Travis McCabe (USA) Team SmartStop  0:08:21
67. Christopher Jones (USA) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team  0:08:30
68. Jacob Kauffmann (Aus) Garneau – Québecor  0:08:34
69. Thomas Leezer (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team  0:09:01
70. Daan Olivier (Ned) Team Giant-Shimano  0:09:07
71. Robert Sweeting (USA) 5-Hour Energy  0:09:17
72. Stuart Wight (Can) Canadian National Team  0:09:30
73. Shane Kline (USA) Team SmartStop  0:09:49
74. Jonathan Clarke (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team  0:10:26
75. Alessandro Bazzana (Ita) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team  0:10:40
76. Marc Demaar (Ned) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team  0:10:41
77. Scott Zwizanski (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies  0:10:59
78. Gavin Mannion (USA) Garmin Sharp  0:11:26
79. Nathan Van Hooydonck (Bel) Bissell Development Team  0:11:30
80. Logan Owen (USA) Bissell Development Team  0:11:46
81. Brad Huff (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies  0:12:02
82. James Stemper (USA) 5-Hour Energy  0:12:13
83. Sean Mazich (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis  0:12:46
84. Taylor Sheldon (USA) 5-Hour Energy  0:13:10
85. Matteo Dal-Cin (Can) Silber Pro Cycling  0:13:59
86. David Williams (USA) 5-Hour Energy
87. Fred Rodriguez (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis  0:14:50
88. Simon-Pierre Gauthier (Can) Garneau – Québecor  0:14:53
89. Benjamin Chaddock (Can) Garneau – Québecor  0:15:39
90. Ian Burnett (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis  0:15:44
91. Jordan Cheyne (Can) Canadian National Team  0:15:51
92. Kirk Carlsen (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis  0:16:01
93. Matthew Goss (Aus) Orica GreenEdge  0:16:09
94. Rob Britton (Can) Team SmartStop  0:16:43
95. Thomas Soladay (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies  0:16:45
96. Nigel Ellsay (Can) Silber Pro Cycling  0:16:47
97. Nic Hamlton (Can) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis  0:16:48
98. Thierry Hupond (Fra) Team Giant-Shimano  0:16:58
99. Jacob Rathe (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis  0:17:03
100. Steve Fisher (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis  0:17:59
101. Travis Livermon (USA) Team SmartStop  0:18:08
102. Bruno Langlois (Can) 5-Hour Energy  0:19:52
103. Gregory Daniel (USA) Bissell Development Team  0:20:08
104. David Tanner (Aus) Belkin Pro Cycling Team  0:20:43
105. Will Routley (Can) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies  0:20:47
106. Jean-Sebastian Perron (Can) Canadian National Team  0:22:53
107. Aurélien Passeron (Fra) Silber Pro Cycling  0:27:28
108. Steven Lammertink (Ned) Team Giant-Shimano  0:27:29
109. Janvier Hadi (Rwa) Garneau – Québecor  0:28:29
110. Kristofer Dahl (Can) Team SmartStop  0:31:39
111. Thomas Peterson (USA) Team Giant-Shimano  0:37:21