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.
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 |
Editions | 36 (as of 2024) |
First winner | |
Most wins | |
Most recent |
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
editThe 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
editGeneral classification
editPoints classification
editYear | Winner | Team |
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No race between 2020 and 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Quebec[2][3][4] | ||
2023 |
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2024 |
Mountains classification
editYear | Winner | Team |
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No race between 2020 and 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Quebec[2][3][4] | ||
2023 |
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2024 |
Team classification
editYear | Winner | Country |
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Wüstenrot–ZVVZ | ||
Mróz–Supradyn Witaminy | ||
Team Nürnberger Versicherung | ||
Ed' System ZVVZ | ||
Hoop–CCC–Polsat | ||
Navigators Insurance (NIC) | ||
Navigators Insurance (NIC) | ||
Navigators Insurance (NIC) | ||
Team Type 1 (TT1) | ||
Fly V Australia (FVA) | ||
Fly V Australia (FVA) | ||
SpiderTech–C10 (CSM) | ||
UnitedHealthcare (UHC) | ||
UnitedHealthcare (UHC) | ||
Hincapie Sportswear Development Team (HSD) | ||
Caja Rural–Seguros RGA (CJR) | ||
Holowesko Citadel Racing Team (HSD) | ||
Hangar 15 Bicycles (CYN) | ||
Hagens Berman Axeon (AHB) | ||
Floyd's Pro Cycling (FPC) | ||
No race between 2020 and 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Quebec[2][3][4] | ||
2023 |
Team Ecoflo Chronos (TEC) | |
2024 |
Team Skyline[5] (TSL) |
References
edit- ^ "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.