Tour de Beauce
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 |
History | |
First edition | 1986 |
Editions | 32 (as of 2017) |
First winner |
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Most wins |
(2 wins) |
Most recent |
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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. The Tour de Beauce is a Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)-rated 2.2 continental circuit stage race on the UCI America Tour.
The Queen Stage of the Tour de Beauce features the ascension of the iconic Mont-Mégantic National Park, a 6-km climb averaging 18% grade 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 Québec City. Quebec has hosted a stage of the Tour de Beauce for the last 25 consecutive years.
Classifications
The race has five individual classifications, and the leader in each will wear 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
General classification
Points classification
Year | Winner | Team |
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Mountains classification
Year | Winner | Team |
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Team classification
Year | Winner | Country |
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Wüstenrot-ZVVZ | ||
Mroz – Supradyn Witaminy | ||
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) |
References
- ↑ "Levi Leipheimer acceptance of sanction" (PDF). Retrieved 2013-07-09.
External links
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