Canadian cyclist Ryder Hesjedal to race in Tour of Alberta next month
EDMONTON – Canadian cycling star Ryder Hesjedal will race in the Tour of Alberta next month.
The Victoria native, who finished 40th in July’s Tour de France, said he is looking forward to the race’s mountain stages.
“I have a lot of connections to Alberta through family and friends,” he said in a statement. “I was proud to be at the inaugural edition in 2013 and I can’t wait for this year’s exciting route with the mountain finishes in Jasper, which suit my strengths.”
The six-stage Tour of Alberta, which is scheduled for Sept. 2-7, features two mountain finishes in Jasper National Park to Miette Hot Springs and to Marmot Basin ski area.
A former winner of the Giro d’Italia, the 34-year-old Hesjedal races for Team Cannondale-Garmin.
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