Colin Joyce sprinted to fifth place and kept his grip on the overall lead at the Tour of Alberta presented by ATB Financial after his Axeon Hagens Berman teammates turned in a concerted show of force on a soggy, cool second stage on Friday.

Colin Joyce scored one of the Axeon Hagens Berman Cycling Team's biggest wins of an already prolific season by out-sprinting 10 others from a breakaway Thursday on the opening stage of the Tour of Alberta presented by ATB Financial.

The Axeon Hagens Berman Cycling Team's seven-man roster for its season-ending race, the Tour of Alberta presented by ATB Financial, is built to maximize opportunities, said General Manager Axel Merckx.

Lupus Racing Team Roster Announcement - Tour of Alberta

The Cannondale-Drapac Pro Cycling Team sends an opportunistic roster to this week’s Tour of Alberta, headlined by Canadian Mike Woods and Americans Alex Howes and Lawson Craddock.

Rally Cycling heads north with a strong, balanced team to tackle the UCI 2.1 ranked Tour of Alberta, September 1-5. Coming off a successful Tour of Utah, the team looks to win stages and ride high in the general classification in the final major North American stage race of 2016.

The Tour of Alberta, presented by ATB Financial, announced the host cities for its fourth edition, as well as its first team entrant, the powerful TREK-Segafredo.