Tour of Alberta

Hello Draughters,

 

As some of you may be aware, pro cycling is coming to Alberta! The Tour of Alberta will be held September 3 to 8th beginning with the prologue in Edmonton and the last stage finishing in downtown Calgary. Many of the top teams have confirmed such as Garmin Sharp, BMC, Cannondale, Argos Shimano and Orica Green Edge. Elite riders such as Ryder Hjesdal, Peter Sagan, Cadel Evans, Ted King, Christian Vandevelde, David Millar etc. will all be here.

 

Full information and maps of stages are here: http://tourofalberta.ca/site/

 

Just wanted to make you aware of a few things:

• Stage 4 will include laps around the Road to Nepal/Highway 22/Millarville area (where we ride!) on September 7th. A few of us are going to ride out and watch the pros crush our Strava times.
• Stage 5 on September 8th includes an all ages Street Festival to be held downtown near the finish line around Centre Street and 4th Ave. Several blocks will be shut down and the festival will include live bands, a number of exhibitors, food trucks, street performances, kids bike races etc. A few of us are on the organizing committee and it should be a great time, and absolutely free. This is a fantastic opportunity to support pro cycling in Alberta. Please come and watch. The finish will be a four lap circuit around the downtown area so it should be exciting!
• If you are interested in volunteering on September 8th, Stage 5 to be a course marshal on the downtown circuit, or helping out at the street festival/finish line, please drop me an email: lchan@conroyross.com. You'll get a free shirt and a chance to see the pros up close as they whip by.

Please consider volunteering or attending the festival or viewing the race. And please tell all your friends so that the inaugural Tour of Alberta is a raging success!

 

Thanks,

Lorraine