Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal
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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
.
With the Grand Prix Cycliste de Quebec
held two days earlier, the Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal is one of only two stops in North America
of the UCI World Tour. As of today, no cyclist has achieved a Canadian double by winning both the Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal and the Grand Prix Cycliste de Quebec
in the same year.
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
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. Its first edition 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 Quebec
Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec
The Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec is a one-day professional bicycle road race held in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. Its first edition was on September 10, 2010, as the penultimate event in the 2010 UCI ProTour....
held two days earlier, the Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal is one of only two stops in North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
of the UCI World Tour. As of today, no cyclist has achieved a Canadian double by winning both the Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal and the Grand Prix Cycliste de Quebec
Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec
The Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec is a one-day professional bicycle road race held in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. Its first edition was on September 10, 2010, as the penultimate event in the 2010 UCI ProTour....
in the same year.
Route
The Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal is not alike many single day events a point to point race, but a circuit based race. The riders race for 17 laps on a 12,1 km long circuit. During a lap on the circuit the riders need to climb three hills: Côte Camilien-Houde (1,8km long and 8% average grade), Côte de la Polytechnique (780m long and 6% average grade) and Avenue du Parc (560m long and 4% average grade). The finish is uphill on the Avenue du Parc.Winners
| Year | Cyclist | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 2010 Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal The 2010 Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal was the first edition of the Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal, one-day professional bicycle road race held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was held on September 12, 2010, as the final event in the 2010 UCI ProTour... |
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| 2011 2011 Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal The 2011 Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal was the second edition of the Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal, a single-day professional bicycle road race. It was held on 11 September 2011, over a distance of , starting and finishing in Montreal, Quebec, Canada... |