Tour de Beauce

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 35 (as of 2023)
First winner James Gilles (CAN)
Most wins Benjamin Day (AUS) (2 wins)
Most recent Luke Valenti (CAN)

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.

Past winners

General classification

Year Winner Team
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
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
2023
 Luke Valenti (CAN) Team Ecoflo Chronos

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
2023
 Tyler Stites (USA) Project Echelon Racing

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
2023
 Eric Inkster (CAN) Cycling BC

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
2023
 Team Ecoflo Chronos (TEC) Canada