# 2014 Tour of Alberta

The 2014 Tour of Alberta was the second edition of the Tour of Alberta stage race, a 2.1 race included on the UCI America Tour. 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, 2014, as a six-day, six-stage race, traversing the province of Alberta. The race commenced in Calgary and finished in Edmonton.

## Participating teams

UCI ProTeams
* Belkin Pro Cycling
* Cannondale
* Garmin–Sharp
* Giant–Shimano
* Orica–GreenEDGE
UCI Professional Continental teams
* UnitedHealthcare
UCI Continental teams
* 5-hour Energy
* Bissell Development Team
* Garneau–Québecor
* Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
* Jelly Belly–Maxxis
* Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies
* Silber Pro Cycling Team
* Team SmartStop
National teams
* Canada

## Stages

Stage results :
| Stage | Date | Route | Terrain | Length | Winner | Ref |
| Prologue | September 2 | Calgary to Calgary | Individual time trial | 4 km (2.5 mi) | Tom Dumoulin (NED) | |
| 1 | September 3 | Lethbridge to Lethbridge | Hilly stage | 143 km (89 mi) | Ruben Zepuntke (GER) | |
| 2 | September 4 | Innisfail to Red Deer | Flat stage | 145.3 km (90.3 mi) | Jonas Ahlstrand (SWE) | |
| 3 | September 5 | Wetaskiwin to Edmonton | Flat stage | 157.9 km (98.1 mi) | Sep Vanmarcke (BEL) | |
| 4 | September 6 | Edmonton to Strathcona County | Flat stage | 163.5 km (101.6 mi) | Theo Bos (NED) | |
| 5 | September 7 | Edmonton to Edmonton | Hilly stage | 124.1 km (77.1 mi) | Daryl Impey (RSA) | |
| | Total | Total | 737.8 km (458 mi) | 737.8 km (458 mi) | 737.8 km (458 mi) | 737.8 km (458 mi) | 737.8 km (458 mi) |

### Prologue

September 2, 2014 — Calgary to Calgary, 4 kilometres (2.5 mi)
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Tom Dumoulin (NED) | Giant–Shimano | 5' 59" |
| 2 | Serghei Țvetcov (ROM) | Jelly Belly–Maxxis | + 14" |
| 3 | Tom Danielson (USA) | Garmin–Sharp | + 17" |
| 4 | Davide Villella (ITA) | Cannondale | + 18" |
| 5 | Daniel Summerhill (USA) | UnitedHealthcare | + 18" |
| 6 | Phil Gaimon (USA) | Garmin–Sharp | + 19" |
| 7 | Joey Rosskopf (USA) | Hincapie Sportswear Development Team | + 22" |
| 8 | Zachary Bell (CAN) | Team SmartStop | + 22" |
| 9 | Christian Meier (CAN) | Orica–GreenEDGE | + 23" |
| 10 | Ryan Roth (CAN) | Silber Pro Cycling Team | + 23" |

### Stage 1

September 3, 2014 — Lethbridge to Lethbridge, 143 kilometres (89 mi)
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Ruben Zepuntke (GER) | Bissell Development Team | 3h 18' 10" |
| 2 | Ramūnas Navardauskas (LTU) | Garmin–Sharp | + 0" |
| 3 | Ryan Anderson (CAN) | Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies | + 0" |
| 4 | Dion Smith (NZL) | Hincapie Sportswear Development Team | + 0" |
| 5 | Ben King (USA) | Garmin–Sharp | + 0" |
| 6 | Daniel Summerhill (USA) | UnitedHealthcare | + 0" |
| 7 | Tyler Magner (USA) | Hincapie Sportswear Development Team | + 0" |
| 8 | Fabian Wegmann (GER) | Garmin–Sharp | + 0" |
| 9 | James Oram (NZL) | Bissell Development Team | + 0" |
| 10 | Sep Vanmarcke (BEL) | Belkin Pro Cycling | + 0" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Tom Dumoulin (NED) | Giant–Shimano | 3h 24' 09" |
| 2 | Ruben Zepuntke (GER) | Bissell Development Team | + 13" |
| 3 | Serghei Țvetcov (ROM) | Jelly Belly–Maxxis | + 14" |
| 4 | Tom Danielson (USA) | Garmin–Sharp | + 17" |
| 5 | Davide Villella (ITA) | Cannondale | + 18" |
| 6 | Daniel Summerhill (USA) | UnitedHealthcare | + 18" |
| 7 | Ryan Anderson (CAN) | Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies | + 19" |
| 8 | Joey Rosskopf (USA) | Hincapie Sportswear Development Team | + 22" |
| 9 | Christian Meier (CAN) | Orica–GreenEDGE | + 23" |
| 10 | Daryl Impey (RSA) | Orica–GreenEDGE | + 23" |

### Stage 2

September 4, 2014 — Innisfail to Red Deer, 145.3 kilometres (90.3 mi)
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jonas Ahlstrand (SWE) | Giant–Shimano | 3h 02' 14" |
| 2 | Theo Bos (NED) | Belkin Pro Cycling | + 0" |
| 3 | Ruben Zepuntke (GER) | Bissell Development Team | + 0" |
| 4 | Eric Young (USA) | Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies | + 0" |
| 5 | Matej Mohorič (SLO) | Cannondale | + 0" |
| 6 | Ramūnas Navardauskas (LTU) | Garmin–Sharp | + 0" |
| 7 | Nicolai Brøchner (DEN) | Bissell Development Team | + 0" |
| 8 | Serghei Țvetcov (ROM) | Jelly Belly–Maxxis | + 0" |
| 9 | Nick van der Lijke (NED) | Belkin Pro Cycling | + 0" |
| 10 | Daniel Summerhill (USA) | UnitedHealthcare | + 0" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Tom Dumoulin (NED) | Giant–Shimano | 6h 26' 23" |
| 2 | Ruben Zepuntke (GER) | Bissell Development Team | + 9" |
| 3 | Serghei Țvetcov (ROM) | Jelly Belly–Maxxis | + 14" |
| 4 | Tom Danielson (USA) | Garmin–Sharp | + 17" |
| 5 | Ryan Anderson (CAN) | Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies | + 17" |
| 6 | Daryl Impey (RSA) | Orica–GreenEDGE | + 18" |
| 7 | Davide Villella (ITA) | Cannondale | + 18" |
| 8 | Daniel Summerhill (USA) | UnitedHealthcare | + 18" |
| 9 | Joey Rosskopf (USA) | Hincapie Sportswear Development Team | + 22" |
| 10 | Christian Meier (CAN) | Orica–GreenEDGE | + 23" |

### Stage 3

September 5, 2014 — Wetaskiwin to Edmonton, 157.9 kilometres (98.1 mi)
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Sep Vanmarcke (BEL) | Belkin Pro Cycling | 3h 12' 11" |
| 2 | Ramūnas Navardauskas (LTU) | Garmin–Sharp | + 0" |
| 3 | Leigh Howard (AUS) | Orica–GreenEDGE | + 0" |
| 4 | Aidis Kruopis (LTU) | Orica–GreenEDGE | + 11" |
| 5 | Steele Von Hoff (AUS) | Garmin–Sharp | + 11" |
| 6 | Daniel Summerhill (USA) | UnitedHealthcare | + 11" |
| 7 | Serghei Țvetcov (ROM) | Jelly Belly–Maxxis | + 11" |
| 8 | Ruben Zepuntke (GER) | Bissell Development Team | + 11" |
| 9 | Nick van der Lijke (NED) | Belkin Pro Cycling | + 11" |
| 10 | Nicolai Brøchner (DEN) | Bissell Development Team | + 11" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Tom Dumoulin (NED) | Giant–Shimano | 9h 38' 45" |
| 2 | Ruben Zepuntke (GER) | Bissell Development Team | + 8" |
| 3 | Ramūnas Navardauskas (LTU) | Garmin–Sharp | + 13" |
| 4 | Serghei Țvetcov (ROM) | Jelly Belly–Maxxis | + 14" |
| 5 | Leigh Howard (AUS) | Orica–GreenEDGE | + 15" |
| 6 | Daryl Impey (RSA) | Orica–GreenEDGE | + 15" |
| 7 | Ryan Anderson (CAN) | Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies | + 16" |
| 8 | Daniel Summerhill (USA) | UnitedHealthcare | + 18" |
| 9 | James Oram (NZL) | Bissell Development Team | + 23" |
| 10 | Pieter Weening (NED) | Orica–GreenEDGE | + 26" |

### Stage 4

September 6, 2014 — Edmonton to Strathcona County, 163.5 kilometres (101.6 mi)
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Theo Bos (NED) | Belkin Pro Cycling | 3h 42' 50" |
| 2 | Daryl Impey (RSA) | Orica–GreenEDGE | + 0" |
| 3 | Jure Kocjan (SLO) | Team SmartStop | + 0" |
| 4 | Robert Sweeting (USA) | 5-hour Energy | + 0" |
| 5 | Robert Förster (GER) | UnitedHealthcare | + 0" |
| 6 | Ramūnas Navardauskas (LTU) | Garmin–Sharp | + 0" |
| 7 | Steele Von Hoff (NZL) | Garmin–Sharp | + 0" |
| 8 | Nicolai Brøchner (DEN) | Bissell Development Team | + 0" |
| 9 | Tyler Magner (USA) | Hincapie Sportswear Development Team | + 0" |
| 10 | Ben King (USA) | Garmin–Sharp | + 0" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Tom Dumoulin (NED) | Giant–Shimano | 13h 21' 35" |
| 2 | Ruben Zepuntke (GER) | Bissell Development Team | + 8" |
| 3 | Daryl Impey (RSA) | Orica–GreenEDGE | + 9" |
| 4 | Ramūnas Navardauskas (LTU) | Garmin–Sharp | + 13" |
| 5 | Serghei Țvetcov (ROM) | Jelly Belly–Maxxis | + 14" |
| 6 | Leigh Howard (AUS) | Orica–GreenEDGE | + 15" |
| 7 | Ryan Anderson (CAN) | Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies | + 16" |
| 8 | Daniel Summerhill (USA) | UnitedHealthcare | + 18" |
| 9 | James Oram (NZL) | Bissell Development Team | + 23" |
| 10 | Pieter Weening (NED) | Orica–GreenEDGE | + 26" |

### Stage 5

September 7, 2014 — Edmonton to Edmonton, 124.1 kilometres (77.1 mi)
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Daryl Impey (RSA) | Orica–GreenEDGE | 2h 46' 22" |
| 2 | Ryan Anderson (CAN) | Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies | + 0" |
| 3 | Ramūnas Navardauskas (LTU) | Garmin–Sharp | + 0" |
| 4 | Sep Vanmarcke (BEL) | Belkin Pro Cycling | + 0" |
| 5 | Kiel Reijnen (USA) | UnitedHealthcare | + 0" |
| 6 | Nick van der Lijke (NED) | Belkin Pro Cycling | + 0" |
| 7 | Serghei Țvetcov (ROM) | Jelly Belly–Maxxis | + 0" |
| 8 | Daniel Summerhill (USA) | UnitedHealthcare | + 0" |
| 9 | Dion Smith (NZL) | Hincapie Sportswear Development Team | + 0" |
| 10 | Leigh Howard (AUS) | Orica–GreenEDGE | + 0" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Daryl Impey (RSA) | Orica–GreenEDGE | 16h 07' 56" |
| 2 | Tom Dumoulin (NED) | Giant–Shimano | + 1" |
| 3 | Ruben Zepuntke (GER) | Bissell Development Team | + 9" |
| 4 | Ramūnas Navardauskas (LTU) | Garmin–Sharp | + 10" |
| 5 | Ryan Anderson (CAN) | Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies | + 11" |
| 6 | Serghei Țvetcov (ROM) | Jelly Belly–Maxxis | + 15" |
| 7 | Leigh Howard (AUS) | Orica–GreenEDGE | + 16" |
| 8 | Daniel Summerhill (USA) | UnitedHealthcare | + 19" |
| 9 | Sep Vanmarcke (BEL) | Belkin Pro Cycling | + 31" |
| 10 | James Oram (NZL) | Bissell Development Team | + 31" |

## Classification leadership

| Stage | Winner | General classification | Sprints classification | Mountains classification | Young rider classification | Canadian rider classification | Most Aggressive | Team classification |
| P | Tom Dumoulin | Tom Dumoulin | Tom Dumoulin | — | Tom Dumoulin | Zachary Bell | Daniel Summerhill | Garmin–Sharp |
| 1 | Ruben Zepuntke | Tom Dumoulin | Ruben Zepuntke | Robin Carpenter | Tom Dumoulin | Ryan Anderson | Mathew Hayman | Orica–GreenEDGE |
| 2 | Jonas Ahlstrand | Tom Dumoulin | Ruben Zepuntke | Simon Yates | Tom Dumoulin | Ryan Anderson | Kiel Reijnen | Orica–GreenEDGE |
| 3 | Sep Vanmarcke | Tom Dumoulin | Ramūnas Navardauskas | Simon Yates | Tom Dumoulin | Ryan Anderson | Matteo Dal-Cin | Orica–GreenEDGE |
| 4 | Theo Bos | Tom Dumoulin | Ramūnas Navardauskas | Simon Yates | Tom Dumoulin | Ryan Anderson | Janvier Hadi | Garmin–Sharp |
| 5 | Daryl Impey | Daryl Impey | Ramūnas Navardauskas | Simon Yates | Tom Dumoulin | Ryan Anderson | Steven Kruijswijk | Garmin–Sharp |
| Final | Final | Daryl Impey | Ramūnas Navardauskas | Simon Yates | Tom Dumoulin | Ryan Anderson | — | Garmin–Sharp |

## Classification standings

Legend :
| Denotes the leader of the General classification | Denotes the leader of the Mountains classification |
| Denotes the leader of the Points classification | Denotes the leader of the Young rider classification |
| Denotes the leader of the Canadian rider classification | Denotes the leader of the Team classification |

### General classification

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Daryl Impey (RSA) | Orica–GreenEDGE | 16h 07' 56" |
| 2 | Tom Dumoulin (NED) | Giant–Shimano | + 1" |
| 3 | Ruben Zepuntke (GER) | Bissell Development Team | + 9" |
| 4 | Ramūnas Navardauskas (LTU) | Garmin–Sharp | + 10" |
| 5 | Ryan Anderson (CAN) | Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies | + 11" |
| 6 | Serghei Țvetcov (ROM) | Jelly Belly–Maxxis | + 15" |
| 7 | Leigh Howard (AUS) | Orica–GreenEDGE | + 16" |
| 8 | Daniel Summerhill (USA) | UnitedHealthcare | + 19" |
| 9 | Sep Vanmarcke (BEL) | Belkin Pro Cycling | + 31" |
| 10 | James Oram (NZL) | Bissell Development Team | + 31" |

### Points classification

| | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Ramūnas Navardauskas (LTU) | Garmin–Sharp | 47 |
| 2 | Daryl Impey (RSA) | Orica–GreenEDGE | 40 |
| 3 | Ruben Zepuntke (GER) | Bissell Development Team | 29 |
| 4 | Theo Bos (NED) | Belkin Pro Cycling | 27 |
| 5 | Ryan Anderson (CAN) | Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies | 26 |
| 6 | Sep Vanmarcke (BEL) | Belkin Pro Cycling | 23 |
| 7 | Jonas Ahlstrand (SWE) | Giant–Shimano | 21 |
| 8 | Daniel Summerhill (USA) | UnitedHealthcare | 14 |
| 9 | Serghei Țvetcov (ROM) | Jelly Belly–Maxxis | 11 |
| 10 | Leigh Howard (AUS) | Orica–GreenEDGE | 11 |

### Mountains classification

| | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Simon Yates (GBR) | Orica–GreenEDGE | 58 |
| 2 | Robin Carpenter (USA) | Hincapie Sportswear Development Team | 42 |
| 3 | Mathew Hayman (AUS) | Orica–GreenEDGE | 22 |
| 4 | Alessandro Bazzana (ITA) | UnitedHealthcare | 20 |
| 5 | Steven Kruijswijk (NED) | Belkin Pro Cycling | 15 |
| 6 | Michael Woods (CAN) | 5-hour Energy | 14 |
| 7 | Toms Skujiņš (LAT) | Hincapie Sportswear Development Team | 13 |
| 8 | Ben King (USA) | Garmin–Sharp | 10 |
| 9 | Simon Geschke (GER) | Giant–Shimano | 9 |
| 10 | Sam Bassetti (USA) | 5-hour Energy | 9 |

### Young rider classification

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Tom Dumoulin (NED) | Giant–Shimano | 16h 07' 57" |
| 2 | Ruben Zepuntke (GER) | Bissell Development Team | + 8" |
| 3 | James Oram (NZL) | Bissell Development Team | + 30" |
| 4 | Daniel Eaton (USA) | Bissell Development Team | + 46" |
| 5 | Nick van der Lijke (NED) | Belkin Pro Cycling | + 48" |
| 6 | Dion Smith (NZL) | Hincapie Sportswear Development Team | + 48" |
| 7 | Davide Formolo (ITA) | Cannondale | + 52" |
| 8 | Simon Yates (GBR) | Orica–GreenEDGE | + 59" |
| 9 | Toms Skujiņš (LAT) | Hincapie Sportswear Development Team | + 1' 05" |
| 10 | Hugo Houle (CAN) | Canada (national team) | + 1' 36" |

### Team classification

| | Team | Time |
| 1 | Garmin–Sharp | 48h 24' 42" |
| 2 | Orica–GreenEDGE | + 10" |
| 3 | Bissell Development Team | + 48" |
| 4 | Belkin Pro Cycling | + 48" |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare | + 1' 19" |
| 6 | Hincapie Sportswear Development Team | + 1' 22" |
| 7 | Cannondale | + 3' 40" |
| 8 | Giant–Shimano | + 3' 55" |
| 9 | Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies | + 5' 00" |
| 10 | Team SmartStop | + 9' 35" |