# 2015 Tour of Alberta

The 2015 Tour of Alberta was the third edition of the Tour of Alberta stage race. The event was included on the UCI America Tour, with a UCI classification of 2.1. As such, the race was only open to teams on the UCI Pro Tour, UCI Professional Continental and UCI Continental circuits. The race took place between September 2–7, 2015, as a six-day, six-stage race, traversing the province of Alberta. The race commences in Grande Prairie and finished in Edmonton. It was won by Bauke Mollema of Trek Factory Racing.

## Participating teams

The 15 teams invited to the race are:
| UCI ProTeams Orica–GreenEDGE Cannondale–Garmin Team Giant–Alpecin Team Katusha Trek Factory Racing | UCI Professional Continental Teams Drapac Professional Cycling Bora–Argon 18 | UCI Continental Teams Axeon Cycling Team H&R Block Pro Cycling Hincapie Racing Team Jelly Belly–Maxxis Lupus Racing Team Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies Silber Pro Cycling Team Team SmartStop |

## Stages

Stage results :
| Stage | Date | Route | Terrain | Length | Winner | Ref |
| 1 | September 2 | Grande Prairie to Grande Prairie | Team time trial | 19.6 km (12.2 mi) | Trek Factory Racing | |
| 2 | September 3 | Grande Prairie to Grande Prairie | Hilly stage | 171.6 km (106.6 mi) | Michael Matthews (AUS) | |
| 3 | September 4 | Grande Cache to Miette Hot Springs | Hilly stage | 181.8 km (113.0 mi) | Tom-Jelte Slagter (NED) | |
| 4 | September 5 | Jasper to Marmot Basin | Mountain stage | 162.1 km (100.7 mi) | Tom-Jelte Slagter (NED) | |
| 5 | September 6 | Edson to Spruce Grove | Flat stage | 206.2 km (128.1 mi) | Lasse Norman Hansen (DEN) | |
| 6 | September 7 | Edmonton to Edmonton | Hilly stage | 124.1 km (77.1 mi) | Nikias Arndt (GER) | |
| | Total | Total | 862.4 km (536 mi) | 862.4 km (536 mi) | 862.4 km (536 mi) | 862.4 km (536 mi) | 862.4 km (536 mi) |

### Stage 1

September 2, 2015 — Grande Prairie to Grande Prairie, 19.6 kilometres (12.2 mi)
| Rank | Team | Time |
| 1 | Trek Factory Racing | 22' 57" |
| 2 | Orica–GreenEDGE | + 0" |
| 3 | Team Katusha | + 8" |
| 4 | Bora–Argon 18 | + 23" |
| 5 | Team Giant–Alpecin | + 25" |
| 6 | Hincapie Racing Team | + 26 |
| 7 | Cannondale–Garmin | + 30" |
| 8 | Drapac Professional Cycling | + 40" |
| 9 | Silber Pro Cycling Team | + 41" |
| 10 | Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies | + 44" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Bauke Mollema (NED) | Trek Factory Racing | 22' 57" |
| 2 | Jesse Sergent (NZL) | Trek Factory Racing | s.t. |
| 3 | Hayden Roulston (NZL) | Trek Factory Racing | s.t. |
| 4 | Marco Coledan (ITA) | Trek Factory Racing | s.t. |
| 5 | Matthew Busche (USA) | Trek Factory Racing | s.t. |
| 6 | Christian Meier (CAN) | Orica–GreenEDGE | s.t. |
| 7 | Svein Tuft (CAN) | Orica–GreenEDGE | s.t. |
| 8 | Michael Matthews (AUS) | Orica–GreenEDGE | s.t. |
| 9 | Adam Yates (GBR) | Orica–GreenEDGE | s.t. |
| 10 | Luke Durbridge (AUS) | Orica–GreenEDGE | s.t. |

### Stage 6
## Classification leadership

| Stage | Winner | General classification | Sprints classification | Mountains classification | Young rider classification | Canadian rider classification | Most Aggressive | Team classification |
| 1 | Trek Factory Racing | Bauke Mollema | Not awarded | Not awarded | Adam Yates | Svein Tuft | Not awarded | Trek Factory Racing |
| 2 | Michael Matthews | Michael Matthews | Michael Matthews | Ben Perry | Adam Yates | Christian Meier | Thomas Vaubourzeix | Orica–GreenEDGE |
| 3 | Tom-Jelte Slagter | Bauke Mollema | Tom-Jelte Slagter | Ben Perry | Adam Yates | Ryder Hesjedal | Jasper Bovenhuis | Cannondale–Garmin |
| 4 | Tom-Jelte Slagter | Bauke Mollema | Tom-Jelte Slagter | Ben Perry | Adam Yates | Mike Woods | Logan Owen | Hincapie Racing |
| 5 | Lasse Norman Hansen | Bauke Mollema | Tom-Jelte Slagter | Ben Perry | Adam Yates | Mike Woods | Lasse Norman Hansen | Cannondale–Garmin |
| 6 | Nikias Arndt | Bauke Mollema | Michael Matthews | Ben Perry | Adam Yates | Mike Woods | Cesare Benedetti | Cannondale–Garmin |
| Final | Final | Bauke Mollema | Michael Matthews | Ben Perry | Adam Yates | Mike Woods | Not awarded | Cannondale-Garmin |