Stage three is the king stage of Edmonton Red Deer Tour and the peloton heads into the Rockies. It starts in Grande Cache and moves through rolling foothills toward the southeast. The peloton will come to Highway 16/Yellowhead Highway, which will take it to Jasper National Park. The bunch will then turn off onto Miette Road to the hot springs of the same name. This is where the grades really kick up. From where the peloton le...
Read moreStage three is the king stage of Edmonton Red Deer Tour and the peloton heads into the Rockies. It starts in Grande Cache and moves through rolling foothills toward the southeast. The peloton will come to Highway 16/Yellowhead Highway, which will take it to Jasper National Park. The bunch will then turn off onto Miette Road to the hot springs of the same name. This is where the grades really kick up. From where the peloton leaves the highway, it’s 17 km to the finish line. The riders will climb pretty good for about the first 6 km. That climb gets up to 9 per cent. A perfect place for an attack. There is about 5 km of descending, before the final 6 km feature a gradual climb, averaging roughly 8 per cent in the final 2 km. The scenery, especially the canyon that’s visible on the descent before the final climb, is spectacular.
