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 | |
|---|---|
| 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 | 35 (as of 2023) |
| First winner |  James Gilles (CAN) |
| Most wins |  Benjamin Day (AUS) (2 wins) |
| Most recent | Luke Valenti (CAN) |
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 edit
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 edit
General classification edit
Points classification edit
| Year | Winner | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Czeslaw Lukaszewicz (CAN) |
Team Canada
| |
 Lubor Tesař (CZE) |
 Nürnberger – Versicherung
| |
 John Lieswyn (USA) |
7 Up/Maxxis
| |
 Viktor Rapinski (BLR) |
Navigators Insurance
| |
 David O'Loughlin (IRL) |
Navigators Insurance
| |
 Sergey Lagutin (UZB) |
Navigators Insurance
| |
| Ben Day (AUS) |
Navigators Insurance
| |
 Moisés Aldape (MEX) |
Team Type 1
| |
 Danilo Wyss (SUI) |
BMC Racing Team
| |
| Ben Day (AUS) |
Fly V Australia
| |
 Francisco Mancebo (ESP) |
Realcyclist.com Cycling Team
| |
| Francisco Mancebo (ESP) |
Competitive Cyclist Racing Team
| |
| Nathan Brown (USA) |
Bontrager Cycling Team
| |
 Toms Skujiņš (LAT) |
Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
| |
 Dion Smith (NZL) |
Hincapie Racing Team
| |
| Gregory Daniel (USA) |
Axeon–Hagens Berman
| |
| Robin Carpenter (USA) |
Holowesko Citadel Racing Team
| |
 Serghei Țvetcov (ROM) |
UnitedHealthcare
| |
| 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 |
Tyler Stites (USA) |
Project Echelon Racing
|
Mountains classification edit
| Year | Winner | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Jaroslav Bílek (CZE) |
Wüstenrot–ZVVZ
| |
| Arquimedes Lam (MEX) |
Tecos – Mercurio
| |
| Chris Baldwin (USA) |
Navigators
| |
| Irving Aguilar (MEX) |
Tecos – Mercurio
| |
| Jeff Louder (USA) |
Navigators Insurance
| |
 Wojciech Kalemba (POL) |
Paged-MBK-Scout
| |
 Francisco Colorado (COL) |
Colombia es Pasión
| |
| Gregorio Ladino (COL) |
Tecos Trek VH
| |
| Glen Chadwick (NZL) |
Team Type 1
| |
| Darwin Atapuma (COL) |
Colombian National Team
| |
| Daniel Summerhill (USA) |
Felt–Holowesko Partners
| |
| Scott Lyttle (NZL) |
PureBlack Racing
| |
| Ken Hanson (USA) |
Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies
| |
| Pat McCarty (USA) |
Bissell
| |
| Joshua Berry (USA) |
Team SmartStop
| |
| Mauricio Ortega (COL) |
Orgullo Antioqueño
| |
| Robert Squire (USA) |
Holowesko Citadel Racing Team
| |
| Nigel Ellsay (CAN) |
Silber Pro Cycling Team
| |
| Ben Perry (CAN) |
 Israel Cycling Academy
| |
| 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
|
Team classification edit
| Year | Winner | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Wüstenrot–ZVVZ | Czech Republic
| |
| Mróz–Supradyn Witaminy | Poland
| |
| Team Nürnberger Versicherung | Germany
| |
| Ed' System ZVVZ | Czech Republic
| |
| Hoop–CCC–Polsat | Poland
| |
| Navigators Insurance (NIC) |  United States
| |
| Navigators Insurance (NIC) | United States
| |
| Navigators Insurance (NIC) | United States
| |
| Team Type 1 (TT1) | United States
| |
| Fly V Australia (FVA) | Australia
| |
| Fly V Australia (FVA) | Australia
| |
| SpiderTech–C10 (CSM) | Canada
| |
| UnitedHealthcare (UHC) | United States
| |
| UnitedHealthcare (UHC) | United States
| |
| Hincapie Sportswear Development Team (HSD) | United States
| |
| Caja Rural–Seguros RGA (CJR) | Spain
| |
| Holowesko Citadel Racing Team (HSD) | United States
| |
| Hangar 15 Bicycles (CYN) | United States
| |
| Hagens Berman Axeon (AHB) | United States
| |
| Floyd's Pro Cycling (FPC) | Canada
| |
| No race between 2020 and 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Quebec[2][3][4] | ||
2023 |
Team Ecoflo Chronos (TEC) | Canada
|
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.
External links edit
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