Tour de Beauce
 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.tourdebeauce.com |
| History | |
| First edition | 1986 |
| Editions | 34 (as of 2019) |
| First winner |  James Gilles (CAN) |
| Most wins |  Benjamin Day (AUS) (2 wins) |
| Most recent |  Brendan Rhim (USA) |
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.
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
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
General classification
Points classification
| Year | Winner | Team |
|---|---|---|
2001 |
Czeslaw Lukaszewicz (CAN) |
Team Canada
|
2002 |
 Lubor Tesař (CZE) |
 Nürnberger – Versicherung
|
2003 |
John Lieswyn (USA) |
7 Up/Maxxis
|
2004 |
 Viktor Rapinski (BLR) |
Navigators Insurance
|
2005 |
 David O'Loughlin (IRL) |
Navigators Insurance
|
2006 |
 Sergey Lagutin (UZB) |
Navigators Insurance
|
2007 |
Ben Day (AUS) |
Navigators Insurance
|
2008 |
 Moisés Aldape (MEX) |
Team Type 1
|
2009 |
 Danilo Wyss (SUI) |
BMC Racing Team
|
2010 |
Ben Day (AUS) |
Fly V Australia
|
2011 |
 Francisco Mancebo (ESP) |
Realcyclist.com Cycling Team
|
2012 |
Francisco Mancebo (ESP) |
Competitive Cyclist Racing Team
|
2013 |
Nathan Brown (USA) |
Bontrager Cycling Team
|
2014 |
 Toms Skujiņš (LAT) |
Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
|
2015 |
 Dion Smith (NZL) |
Hincapie Racing Team
|
2016 |
Gregory Daniel (USA) |
Axeon–Hagens Berman
|
2017 |
Robin Carpenter (USA) |
Holowesko Citadel Racing Team
|
2018 |
 Serghei Țvetcov (ROM) |
UnitedHealthcare
|
2019 |
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] | ||
Mountains classification
| Year | Winner | Team |
|---|---|---|
2000 |
Jaroslav Bílek (CZE) |
Wüstenrot–ZVVZ
|
2001 |
Arquimedes Lam (MEX) |
Tecos – Mercurio
|
2002 |
Chris Baldwin (USA) |
Navigators
|
2003 |
Irving Aguilar (MEX) |
Tecos – Mercurio
|
2004 |
Jeff Louder (USA) |
Navigators Insurance
|
2005 |
 Wojciech Kalemba (POL) |
Paged-MBK-Scout
|
2006 |
 Francisco Colorado (COL) |
Colombia es Pasión
|
2007 |
Gregorio Ladino (COL) |
Tecos Trek VH
|
2008 |
Glen Chadwick (NZL) |
Team Type 1
|
2009 |
Darwin Atapuma (COL) |
Colombian National Team
|
2010 |
Daniel Summerhill (USA) |
Felt–Holowesko Partners
|
2011 |
Scott Lyttle (NZL) |
PureBlack Racing
|
2012 |
Ken Hanson (USA) |
Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies
|
2013 |
Pat McCarty (USA) |
Bissell
|
2014 |
Joshua Berry (USA) |
Team SmartStop
|
2015 |
Mauricio Ortega (COL) |
Orgullo Antioqueño
|
2016 |
Robert Squire (USA) |
Holowesko Citadel Racing Team
|
2017 |
Nigel Ellsay (CAN) |
Silber Pro Cycling Team
|
2018 |
Ben Perry (CAN) |
 Israel Cycling Academy
|
2019 |
Óscar Eduardo Sánchez (COL) |
Canel's–Specialized
|
| No race between 2020 and 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Quebec[2][3][4] | ||
Team classification
| Year | Winner | Country |
|---|---|---|
2000 |
Wüstenrot–ZVVZ | Czech Republic
|
2001 |
Mróz–Supradyn Witaminy | Poland
|
2002 |
Team Nürnberger Versicherung | Germany
|
2003 |
Ed' System ZVVZ | Czech Republic
|
2004 |
Hoop–CCC–Polsat | Poland
|
2005 |
Navigators Insurance (NIC) | United States
|
2006 |
Navigators Insurance (NIC) | United States
|
2007 |
Navigators Insurance (NIC) | United States
|
2008 |
Team Type 1 (TT1) | United States
|
2009 |
Fly V Australia (FVA) | Australia
|
2010 |
Fly V Australia (FVA) | Australia
|
2011 |
SpiderTech–C10 (CSM) | Canada
|
2012 |
UnitedHealthcare (UHC) | United States
|
2013 |
UnitedHealthcare (UHC) | United States
|
2014 |
Hincapie Sportswear Development Team (HSD) | United States
|
2015 |
Caja Rural–Seguros RGA (CJR) | Spain
|
2016 |
Holowesko Citadel Racing Team (HSD) | United States
|
2017 |
Hangar 15 Bicycles (CYN) | United States
|
2018 |
Hagens Berman Axeon (AHB) | United States
|
2019 |
Floyd's Pro Cycling (FPC) | Canada
|
| No race between 2020 and 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Quebec[2][3][4] | ||
References
- ^ "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
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tour de Beauce.
- Official website