Among the top finishers during Friday’s opening stage at the ATB Tour of Alberta, one name was unlikely to roll off the tongues of most casual fans. Jack Burke, from first-year development team Aevolo, put in a stellar ride to finish fifth atop Marmot Basin and claim the jersey for best Canadian.
“For myself it’s huge,” Burke said. “It’s probably the biggest result of my career so far and for the team. It’s the first year the team’s been around, and this is the biggest race we’ve done so far. We’ve been looking forward to this, so it’s an incredible way to start the race off.”
Burke was part of the large breakaway that slipped away on the first of three loops in Jasper National Park before the Marmot finish. The Aevolo rider bided his time in the move along with teammate Tyler Stites, waiting for the final 14km climb to make his move.
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With 25 kilometers to go, Aevolo had Stites commit to help Burke get as big of a gap as possible. By the time the break hit the climb, the escapees had a two-minute advantage on the peloton.
Eventual winner, Evan Huffman (Rally Cycling) rolled off the front of the break on the climb, and by the time he got 15 seconds it was the last they saw of the Rally rider.
“We put a little bit of money on Sepp [Kuss]," Aevolo director Mike Creed said of Huffman’s teammate who was also in the breakaway. “So we told him to wait for Sepp, which was probably the smart money. But when Huffman went, he’s so freakin’ strong that he just rode out.
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