I’ve covered the Tour of Alberta the previous two years shooting for Corus Entertainment but this year was a bit different. For the 2016 race I collaborated with Rally Cycling(formerly Optum Pro Cycling) to do a piece on their Acura RDX Support vehicle on behalf of Acura Connected. I got some insight on team strategies and even got to ride in the RDX support vehicle as we chased race leader Evan Huffman for the stage 4 time trial.
![Rally Cycling Acura RDX at Hawrelak Park](https://farm9.static.flickr.com/8131/29799488411_3877443a95_m.jpg)
Rally Cycling Acura RDX at Hawrelak Park
![Tour of Alberta Stage 4 with Rally Cycling](https://farm6.static.flickr.com/5651/29768944102_388f10350a_m.jpg)
Tour of Alberta Stage 4 with Rally Cycling
![Kirsti Lay at the 2016 Tour of Alberta](https://farm9.static.flickr.com/8129/29799487331_0cd8315fc6_m.jpg)
Kirsti Lay at the 2016 Tour of Alberta
![Stage 5 Start at the 2016 Tour of Alberta](https://farm6.static.flickr.com/5635/29768942922_54d625ac41_m.jpg)
Stage 5 Start at the 2016 Tour of Alberta
![Rally Cycling Acura RDX at the 2016 Tour of Alberta](https://farm9.static.flickr.com/8140/29768941812_557b65d650_m.jpg)
Rally Cycling Acura RDX at the 2016 Tour of Alberta
![2016 Tour of Alberta with Rally Cycling](https://farm6.static.flickr.com/5830/29588944140_d831275e98_m.jpg)
2016 Tour of Alberta with Rally Cycling
![Rally Cycling Acura RDX at the 2016 Tour of Alberta](https://farm6.static.flickr.com/5163/29768940452_11612f14c6_m.jpg)
Rally Cycling Acura RDX at the 2016 Tour of Alberta
![2016 Tour of Alberta with Rally Cycling](https://farm9.static.flickr.com/8068/29588942700_58f58fbce7_m.jpg)
2016 Tour of Alberta with Rally Cycling
![Rally Cycling Acura RDX at the 2016 Tour of Alberta](https://farm6.static.flickr.com/5045/29768939472_e451463224_m.jpg)
Rally Cycling Acura RDX at the 2016 Tour of Alberta
![2016 Tour of Alberta with Rally Cycling](https://farm9.static.flickr.com/8235/29882545935_b1e4348a22_m.jpg)
2016 Tour of Alberta with Rally Cycling
![Stage 5 Winner Francisco Mancebo at the 2016 Tour of Alberta](https://farm9.static.flickr.com/8468/29768938162_f7e96dc5f0_m.jpg)
Stage 5 Winner Francisco Mancebo at the 2016 Tour of Alberta