Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal
The Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal is a cycling race in the Canadian city of Montreal .
The one-day race was held for the first time on September 12, 2010. The premiere winner was the Dutchman Robert Gesink .
Just like the Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec that took place two days earlier, the race was included in the UCI ProTour in its first year (since 2011: UCI WorldTour ). Alongside the Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec and the Tour Down Under, it is the only WorldTour race outside of Europe . As with all WorldTour races, the UCI WorldTeams are entitled and obliged to start.
route
The 12.1 km long, demanding circuit leads the riders around the Université de Montréal and on the Mont Royal . In each of the 17 laps, the drivers have to overcome 229 vertical meters, which are distributed over three smaller inclines (a maximum of 11% steep).
winner
- 2010 Robert Gesink
- 2011 Rui Costa
- 2012 Lars Petter Nordhaug
- 2013 Peter Sagan
- 2014 Simon Gerrans
- 2015 Tim Wellens
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2016 Greg Van Avermaet
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2017 Diego Ulissi
- 2018 Michael Matthews
- 2019 Greg Van Avermaet
Web links
- Official website
- Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal in the Radsportseiten.net database