WATCH: A stage of the Tour of Alberta in September will be held in Jasper National Park. Duane Vienneau and Ryan Anderson tell us more.
EDMONTON — The Tour of Alberta will once again roll through our province this September. The event is Canada’s first and highest-ranked professional road cycling stage race. The Tour of Alberta expects about 120 of the world’s best cyclists to race across beautiful Alberta landscapes throughout the six-day stage race.
Organizers for the event held a media conference Thursday morning in Spruce Grove, which is one of six new official communities that will host various stages of the race. And it all starts September 2 and runs until the 7th. The race begins with Stage 1’s Team Time Trial in Grande Prairie, and will wind through Jasper National Park, Edson and Spruce Grove before ending in Edmonton’s downtown core.
The world-class event promises to be an exciting finale as cyclists battle it out for top spot.
Nearly 190,000 spectators watched the tour last year which created more that $22 million in economic spin-offs. And with an international audience of over 45.5 million viewers last year in 2014, the world will no doubt be watching.
Comments