Tour de Beauce
Tour de Beauce 2012 | |
Race details | |
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Date | June |
Region | Quebec, Canada |
English name | Tour de Beauce |
Discipline | Road race |
Competition | UCI America Tour |
Type | Stage race |
Organiser | Canadian Cycling Federation |
Web site | www |
History | |
First edition | 1986 (1986) |
Editions | 36 (as of 2024) |
First winner | James Gilles (CAN) |
Most wins | Benjamin Day (AUS) (2 wins) |
Most recent | Josh Burnett (NZL) |
Tour de Beauce is a men's elite professional road bicycle racing multi-day event held each June in the Beauce region of Quebec, Canada since 1986. It is the oldest stage-race in North America, and is a Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)-rated 2.2 continental circuit stage race on the UCI America Tour.
The Queen Stage of the Tour de Beauce features the ascension of the iconic Mont-Mégantic National Park, a 6-km climb averaging 10% and peaking at 18% on the highest elevation road in the Province of Quebec.
The race has five stages, including two half-stages, one of which is usually held in Quebec City. Quebec has hosted a stage of the Tour de Beauce for 25 consecutive years.
Classifications
The race has five individual classifications, and the leader in each wears a special jersey.
- Yellow jersey: General classification (overall leader)
- White jersey: Sprint classification
- Polka dot jersey: Mountains classification
- Red jersey: Young rider classification
- Blue jersey: Winner of Quebec City Stage
Past winners
General classification
Year | Winner | Team |
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1986 | James Gilles (CAN) | |
1987 | Yvan Waddell (CAN) | |
1988 | Gervais Rioux (CAN) | |
1989 | Sean Way (CAN) | |
1990 | Graeme Miller (NZL) | |
1991 | Czeslaw Lukaszewicz (CAN) | |
1992 | Jean-Christophe Currit (FRA) | |
1993 | Marty Jemison (USA) | |
1994 | Jacques Landry (CAN) | |
1995 | Eric Wohlberg (CAN) | |
1996 | Igor Bonciucov (MDA) | |
1997 | Jonathan Vaughters (USA) | |
1998 | Levi Leipheimer (USA) | Saturn Cycling Team |
1999 | ||
2000 | Tomáš Konečný (CZE) | Wüstenrot–ZVVZ |
2001 | Henk Vogels (AUS) | Mercury–Viatel |
2002 | Michael Rogers (AUS) | Mapei–Quick-Step |
2003 | John Lieswyn (USA) | 7 Up/Maxxis |
2004 | Tomasz Brożyna (POL) | Action |
2005 | Nathan O'Neill (AUS) | Navigators Insurance |
2006 | Valery Kobzarenko (UKR) | Navigators Insurance |
2007 | Ben Day (AUS) | Navigators Insurance |
2008 | Svein Tuft (CAN) | Symmetrics |
2009 | Scott Zwizanski (USA) | Kelly Benefit Strategies |
2010 | Ben Day (AUS) | Fly V Australia |
2011 | Francisco Mancebo (ESP) | Realcyclist.com Cycling Team |
2012 | Rory Sutherland (AUS) | UnitedHealthcare |
2013 | Nathan Brown (USA) | Bontrager Cycling Team |
2014 | Toms Skujiņš (LAT) | Hincapie Sportswear Development Team |
2015 | Pello Bilbao (SPA) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA |
2016 | Gregory Daniel (USA) | Axeon–Hagens Berman |
2017 | Andžs Flaksis (LAT) | Holowesko Citadel Racing Team |
2018 | James Piccoli (CAN) | Elevate–KHS Pro Cycling |
2019 | Brendan Rhim (USA) | Arapahoe Hincapie p/b BMC |
No race between 2020 and 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Quebec[2][3][4] | ||
2023 | Luke Valenti (CAN) | Team Ecoflo Chronos |
2024 | Josh Burnett (NZL)[5] | MitoQ–NZ Cycling Project |
Points classification
Mountains classification
Year | Winner | Team |
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2000 | Jaroslav Bílek (CZE) | Wüstenrot–ZVVZ |
2001 | Arquimedes Lam (MEX) | Tecos – Mercurio |
2002 | Chris Baldwin (USA) | Navigators |
2003 | Irving Aguilar (MEX) | Tecos – Mercurio |
2004 | Jeff Louder (USA) | Navigators Insurance |
2005 | Wojciech Kalemba (POL) | Paged-MBK-Scout |
2006 | Francisco Colorado (COL) | Colombia es Pasión |
2007 | Gregorio Ladino (COL) | Tecos Trek VH |
2008 | Glen Chadwick (NZL) | Team Type 1 |
2009 | Darwin Atapuma (COL) | Colombian National Team |
2010 | Daniel Summerhill (USA) | Felt–Holowesko Partners |
2011 | Scott Lyttle (NZL) | PureBlack Racing |
2012 | Ken Hanson (USA) | Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies |
2013 | Pat McCarty (USA) | Bissell |
2014 | Joshua Berry (USA) | Team SmartStop |
2015 | Mauricio Ortega (COL) | Orgullo Antioqueño |
2016 | Robert Squire (USA) | Holowesko Citadel Racing Team |
2017 | Nigel Ellsay (CAN) | Silber Pro Cycling Team |
2018 | Ben Perry (CAN) | Israel Cycling Academy |
2019 | Óscar Eduardo Sánchez (COL) | Canel's–Specialized |
No race between 2020 and 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Quebec[2][3][4] | ||
2023 | Eric Inkster (CAN) | Cycling BC |
2024 | Liam Flanagan (USA)[5] | Team Skyline |
Team classification
References
- ^ "Levi Leipheimer acceptance of sanction" (PDF). Retrieved 2013-07-09.
- ^ a b c d "Cancelled - Tour de Beauce". CyclingCanada.ca. Cycling Canada. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Le Tour de Beauce annulé / Tour de Beauce cancelled" (PDF). CyclingCanada.ca. Cycling Canada. 18 June 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Cancelled - 2022 Tour de Beauce". CyclingCanada.ca. Cycling Canada. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Southland's Josh Burnett Wins Tour de Beauce in Canada". What's On Invers. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
External links
- Official website