Tour de Beauce

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.

Tour de Beauce
Tour de Beauce 2012
Race details
DateJune
RegionQuebec, Canada
English nameTour de Beauce
DisciplineRoad race
CompetitionUCI America Tour
TypeStage race
OrganiserCanadian Cycling Federation
Web sitewww.tourdebeauce.com
History
First edition1986 (1986)
Editions36 (as of 2024)
First winner James Gilles (CAN)
Most wins Benjamin Day (AUS) (2 wins)
Most recent Josh Burnett (NZL)

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.

Past winners

General classification
YearWinnerTeam
1986
 James Gilles (CAN)
1987
 Yvan Waddell (CAN)
1988
 Gervais Rioux (CAN)
1989
 Sean Way (CAN)
1990
 Graeme Miller (NZL)
1991
 Czeslaw Lukaszewicz (CAN)
1992
 Jean-Christophe Currit (FRA)
1993
 Marty Jemison (USA)
1994
 Jacques Landry (CAN)
1995
 Eric Wohlberg (CAN)
1996
 Igor Bonciucov (MDA)
1997
 Jonathan Vaughters (USA)
1998
 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Saturn Cycling Team
1999
 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Saturn Cycling Team [1]
2000
 Tomáš Konečný (CZE) Wüstenrot–ZVVZ
2001
 Henk Vogels (AUS) Mercury–Viatel
2002
 Michael Rogers (AUS) Mapei–Quick-Step
2003
 John Lieswyn (USA) 7 Up/Maxxis
2004
 Tomasz Brożyna (POL) Action
2005
 Nathan O'Neill (AUS) Navigators Insurance
2006
 Valery Kobzarenko (UKR) Navigators Insurance
2007
 Ben Day (AUS) Navigators Insurance
2008
 Svein Tuft (CAN) Symmetrics
2009
 Scott Zwizanski (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies
2010
 Ben Day (AUS) Fly V Australia
2011
 Francisco Mancebo (ESP) Realcyclist.com Cycling Team
2012
 Rory Sutherland (AUS) UnitedHealthcare
2013
 Nathan Brown (USA) Bontrager Cycling Team
2014
 Toms Skujiņš (LAT) Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
2015
 Pello Bilbao (SPA) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA
2016
 Gregory Daniel (USA) Axeon–Hagens Berman
2017
 Andžs Flaksis (LAT) Holowesko Citadel Racing Team
2018
 James Piccoli (CAN) Elevate–KHS Pro Cycling
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]
2023
 Luke Valenti (CAN) Team Ecoflo Chronos
2024
 Josh Burnett (NZL)[5] MitoQ–NZ Cycling Project

Points classification
YearWinnerTeam
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]
2023
 Tyler Stites (USA) Project Echelon Racing
2024
 Brendan Rhim (USA)[5] Project Echelon Racing

Mountains classification
YearWinnerTeam
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]
2023
 Eric Inkster (CAN) Cycling BC
2024
 Liam Flanagan (USA)[5] Team Skyline

Team classification
YearWinnerCountry
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]
2023
Team Ecoflo Chronos (TEC) Canada
2024
Team Skyline[5] (TSL) United States

References
  1. "Levi Leipheimer acceptance of sanction" (PDF). Retrieved 2013-07-09.
  2. "Cancelled - Tour de Beauce". CyclingCanada.ca. Cycling Canada. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  3. "Le Tour de Beauce annulé / Tour de Beauce cancelled" (PDF). CyclingCanada.ca. Cycling Canada. 18 June 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  4. "Cancelled - 2022 Tour de Beauce". CyclingCanada.ca. Cycling Canada. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  5. "Southland's Josh Burnett Wins Tour de Beauce in Canada". What's On Invers. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
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