Stage 0: Calgary prologue, 4 km Full Results and Report
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Tom DUMOULIN (GIANT-SHIMANO) wins the 4 km uphill time trial in 5:59, 14s ahead of Serghei TVETCOV (JELLY BELLY P/B MAXXIS). |
Stage 1: Lethbridge → Lethbridge, 143 km Full Results and Report
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Riders keep dry waiting for the rider call up at the start of stage 1 in Leth | 
1 and 2 after the prologue, Dumoulin and Tvetkov at the start | 
Downtown Lethbridge | 
The break forms on the 2nd of 6 circuits | 
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The Break | 
Giant Shimano chasing | 
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Giant Shimano in charge at the front with 3 to go | 
Orica working to get Matt Goss set up for a win | 
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With 2 laps to go, Garmin's Gavin Mannion on the front of the chase | 
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Break with Mathew HAYMAN and Robin CARPENTER | 
Chasing down the break in miserable conditions on the final lap | 
When the forecast calls for 100% rain, this is what you get | 
Bunch sprint in Lethbridge | 
Close finish between the top three riders even spread out on the road | 
Narrow win by Ruben ZEPUNTKE (BISSELL DEVELOPMENT) over Ramunas NAVARDAUSKAS (GARMIN SHARP), half cut off in this photo | 
Race leader, Tom DUMOULIN (GIANT-SHIMANO) finished in the lead group | 
First pro win for 21 year-old German Ruben ZEPUNTKE (BISSELL DEVELOPMENT) | 
Stage 1 podium: 2nd Ramunas NAVARDAUSKAS (GARMIN-SHARP), 1st Ruben ZEPUNTKE (BISSELL DEVELOPMENT), 3rd Ryan ANDERSON (OPTUM P/B KELLY BENEFIT STRATEGIES) |
Stage 2: Innisfail → Red Deer, 145 km Full Results and Report
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Jonas AHLSTRAND (GIANT-SHIMANO) chased down Theo BOS (BELKIN) to win the Stage 2 sprint finish in Red Deer | 
Stage 2 photo finish | 
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Stage 3: Wetaskiwin → Edmonton, 158 km Full Results and Report
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Depart from Wetaskiwin | 
The first of 2 circuits as the riders depart | 
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Lots of long rollers today | 
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Yesterday's stage 2 winner leading the chase | 
Belkin getting ready for the last 25k | 
KOM leader Simon Yates | 
Orica-GreenEdge's turn at the front | 
One of today's breaks | 
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Matt Goss | 
Yellow Jersey | 
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American champ Eric Marcotte makes his move | 
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Belkin chasing | 
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Passing through the finish line in Edmonton | 
LLate three men break dash for the line: Sep VANMARCKE (BELKIN) ahead of Ramunas NAVARDAUSKAS (GARMIN SHARP) and Leigh HOWARD (ORICA GreenEDGE) | 
Sep VANMARCKE (BELKIN) wins Stage 3 in Edmonton | 
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Stage 4: Edmonton → Strathcona County, 164 km Full Results and Report
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The break at the first Canadian Pave' | 
Looks a little like Italy's Strade Bianche race in Tuscany | 
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It got dusty, even for the break | 
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The peloton in the dust | 
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Belkin pulling at the front of the climb | 
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Bruno Langois and Janvier Hadi lead the race into the first of 3 finishing circuits in Edmonton | 
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Belkin leadout | 
Sprint finish in full flight in Edmonton | 
Sprint finish perspective Edmonton | 
Theo BOS (BELKIN) wins ahead of Daryl IMPEY (ORICA GreenEDGE) and Jure KOCJAN (TEAM SMARTSTOP) | 
Robin Carpenter with remnants of some off roading | 
Your Stage 4 podium: 2nd Daryl IMPEY (ORICA GreenEDGE), 1st Theo BOS (BELKIN) and 3rd Jure KOCJAN (TEAM SMARTSTOP) |
Stage 5: Edmonton, 124 km Full Results and Report
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Four race leader hats for Tom DUMOULIN (GIANT-SHIMANO)... looking for one more | 
Theo Bos wasn't impressed with the weather before today's circuit race start in Edmonton | 
Two of Canadas' favorites - Christian Meier and Top Canadian Ryan Anderson | 
Hincapie on the front of the 2 climb on the circuit raced 11 times | 
The peloton hitting the KOM | 
KOM winner Simon Yates doing what he does best | 
Edmonton scenery | 
Garmin Sharp at the front protecting the team GC | 
ONE TO GO! | 
Dramatic finish to Stage 5 and the GC battle. Daryl IMPEY (ORICA GreenEDGE) wins the final stage and the GC (by just 1s with the 10s bonus for the win) ahead of 2nd Ryan ANDERSON (OPTUM P/B KELLY BENEFIT STRATEGIES), 3rd Ramunas NAVARDAUSKAS (GARMIN SHARP). | 
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Simon Yates | 
Sprint points winner Ramunas NAVARDAUSKAS | 
Disappointed pre-stage 5 race leader, Tom DUMOULIN (GIANT-SHIMANO), missed a wire-to-wire GC win by just 1s | 
Orica GreenEdge celebrates | 
Tom Danielson | 
Your Stage 5 and Race Winner, Daryl IMPEY (ORICA GreenEDGE) | 
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Jersey winners | 
Stage 5 podium: 2nd Ryan ANDERSON (OPTUM P/B KELLY BENEFIT STRATEGIES), 1st Daryl IMPEY (ORICA GreenEDGE), 3rd Ramunas NAVARDAUSKAS (GARMIN SHARP) | 
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Lots of shots of the Stage 5 podium: 2nd Ryan ANDERSON (OPTUM P/B KELLY BENEFIT STRATEGIES), 1st Daryl IMPEY (ORICA GreenEDGE), 3rd Ramunas NAVARDAUSKAS (GARMIN SHARP) | 
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Garmin Sharp wins the teams competition | 
Your GC podium: 2nd Tom DUMOULIN (GIANT-SHIMANO) + 1s, IMPEY, Daryl (ORICA GreenEDGE) 16:07:56, 3rd Ruben ZEPUNTKE (BISSELL DEVELOPMENT TEAM) + 8s | 
Disappointed Tom DUMOULIN (GIANT-SHIMANO) didn't want to celebrate |
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