The race organisers of the Tour of Alberta have announced the 12 teams which compete at the 2017 edition of the stage race, headlined by Cannondale-Drapac. The American team is the sole WorldTour squad in 2017 with UnitedHealthcare, the only Pro-Continental representative.
Rohan Dennis won the overall for Cannondale-Drapac in 2013, then known as Garmin-Sharp, when six WorldTour squads were in attendance. 2017 is the first year the race will have just one representative from the WorldTour. Despite the lack of top teams, our of Alberta's President Scott Fisher believes there will tight and exciting racing on offer over the four days in early-September.
"With one of the top teams from this year's Tour de France in Cannondale-Drapac, our defending champion returning, and Canada's top teams, it is shaping up to be a great field," said Fisher. "The ATB Tour of Alberta has always been a preview to rising stars of the sport."
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Cannondale-Drapac are yet to announce which riders it will send to the race.
Canada's three Continental teams, Silber Pro Cycling, H&R Block Pro Cycling Team, and Garneau-Quebecor, have all been invited to the race.
Defending champion Robin Carpenter returns with his Holowesko/Citadel team aiming to claim consecutive titles.
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