Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec
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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
.
With the Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal
held two days later, the Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec 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 Québec and the Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal
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 Quebec City
Quebec City
Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...
, 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 on September 10, 2010, as the penultimate 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 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....
held two days later, the Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec 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 Québec and 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....
in the same year.
Route
The Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec is not a like many single day events a point to point race, but a circuit based race. The riders race for 16 laps on a 12,6 km long circuit. During a lap on the circuit the riders need to climb four hills: Côte de la Montagne(375m long and 10% average grade), Côte de la Potasse (420m long and 9% average grade), Montée de la Fabrique (190m long and 7% average grade) and Montée du Fort (1000m long and 4% average grade). The finish is uphill on the Montée du Fort.Winners
| Year | Cyclist | Team |
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| 2010 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... |
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| 2011 2011 Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec The 2011 Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec was the second edition of the Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec, a single-day professional bicycle road race. It was held on 9 September 2011, over a distance of , starting and finishing in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada... |