Tour of Alberta cycling race returns
Posted Apr 23, 2014 9:21 pm.
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The second annual Tour of Alberta cycling race will travel from September 2nd – 7th this fall.
The 850-kilometre race begins in Calgary then winds its way through Lethbridge, Innisfail, Red Deer, Wetaskiwin, Strathcona County then finishes up in Edmonton.
Executive Director Duane Vinneau tells 660News, for being a first time event last year, it turned out to be a huge success.
He says, “For an inaugural event, we had first class cycling teams, we had great weather, we had a lot of people watching our race and with the ability to showcase our province around the world and each community that we were in; it was just a huge success.”
Vinneau adds 41 million viewers tuned into the race around the world and the event generated over 16 million related Tweets.
This year’s race will also include last year’s winner Rohan Dennis, along with Canadian Ryder Hesjedal.
ATB Financial has also been named as the new presenting partner for the Tour of Alberta.
