The inaugural Tour of Alberta has come to an end. It started on Tuesday September 3rd in Edmonton and ended yesterday Sunday the 8th in Calgary. The 115 bike racers on 16 elite cycling teams from around the world. The Tour of Alberta (TOA) was the first time a race like this has been held in Canada. Its UCI (International Cycling Union) sanctioning was what attracted the high caliber of global competition. Even with the Tour of Spain happening at the same time the TOA managed the draw popular pro cyclists like Peter Sagan, Cadel Evans, and Ryder Hesjedal.
In the end the overall title was one by Australian youngster Rohan Dennis. He was in a break away group on stage 3 where he finished over 10 minutes ahead of Peter Sagan and secured his lead. The rest of the tour was spent protecting his lead by staying out of harm's way while trying not to lose time to his closest competitors.
Peter Sagan put on a show as he won the final stage yesterday in Calgary. He is known for his finish line celebrations and yesterday's was no exception. I think it's great that he incorporated the local cowboy culture at the end.
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