The 2010 Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal was the first edition of the Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal

Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal

The Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal is a one-day professional bicycle road race held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Its first edition was held on September 12, 2010 as the final event in the 2010 UCI ProTour....

, one-day professional bicycle road race

Road bicycle racing

Road bicycle racing is a bicycle racing sport held on roads, using racing bicycles. The term "road racing" is usually applied to events where competing riders start simultaneously with the winner being the first to the line at the end of the course .Historically, the most...

 held in Montreal

Montreal

Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...

, Quebec

Quebec

Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....

, Canada

Canada

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. It was held on September 12, 2010, as the final event in the 2010 UCI ProTour

2010 UCI ProTour

The 2010 UCI ProTour is the sixth series of the UCI ProTour: a series of 16 races in which the ProTour teams, considered the elite teams of the sport, participate alongside a number of invited "wildcard" teams. As in 2009, there is no competitive element to the ProTour of itself, but all its events...

. With the Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec

2010 Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec

The 2010 Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec was the first edition of the Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec, one-day professional bicycle road race held in Québec City, Quebec, Canada. It was held on September 10 as the penultimate event in the 2010 UCI ProTour...

 held two days earlier on September 10, 2010, the 2010 edition was the last of only two stops in North America

North America

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 for the 2010 UCI ProTour.
It is part of the UCI World Ranking

2010 UCI World Ranking

The 2010 UCI World Ranking was the second edition of the ranking system launched by the International Cycling Union in 2009. The series started with the Tour Down Under's opening stage on 19 January, and consisted of 13 stage races and 13 one-day races, culminating in the Giro di Lombardia on 16...

.

Course

The course consists of three climbs each circuit and is well-suited for climbers. The climbs consist of:

• KM 2: Côte Camilien-Houde 1.8 km, 8% average grade
• KM 6: Côte de la Polytechnique 780 m, 6% average grade, including a 200 m climb at 11%
• KM 11: Avenue du Parc 560 m, 4% average grade

Note: The last climb crosses through the finish line

Teams

Twenty One teams were invited to the 2010 Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal.
Teams from the UCI Pro Tour

Teams awarded a wildcard invitation

Canadian National Team Canadian Cycling Association The Canadian Cycling Association or CCA is the national governing body of cycle racing in Canada....

Results

	Cyclist	Team	Time	UCI World Ranking 2010 UCI World Ranking The 2010 UCI World Ranking was the second edition of the ranking system launched by the International Cycling Union in 2009. The series started with the Tour Down Under's opening stage on 19 January, and consisted of 13 stage races and 13 one-day races, culminating in the Giro di Lombardia on 16... Points
1	'		4h 58′22″	80
2			+ 4"	60
3			+ 4"	50
4			+ 4"	40
5			+ 4"	30
6			+ 9"	20
7			+ 14"	10
8			+ 14"	8
9			+ 14"	6
10			+ 14"	2